In the Bible Jesus asks 307 questions. He is asked 183 of which he only answers 3. Asking questions was central to Jesus' life and teachings. In fact, for every question he answers directly he asks—literally—a hundred. During the time that the guys worked on a farm in Turkey, we were forced to learn a lot about endurance. The farm owner didn't have a lot of grace with us and expected a lot from us, because we follow Jesus. He believes that to be an example, we need to work harder and achieve more than the rest of the...
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Global Challenge Missions Blog Archive: These are real blogs, from real people, bringing real change...
I used to think that to expand the Kingdom, I have to reach as many people as possible, but now I know that it is much more effective( and more the Jesus way) to disciple people in such a way that they can disciple faithful people who can disciple others. Did you know that if a single head of wheat is left to reproduce in the perfect conditions for 7 years, it will feed the entire world population for a whole year? Is possible for the church to multiply like this head of wheat? I just don't think Jesus is...
On this path we call life, many times there are mountains that we have to climb. Often it feels like these mountains are too big to conquer. Most of us want people to see us in a certain way. I wanted people to look at me and see someone that is consistent and able to take on any challenge. It is easy to act like I can take on any challenge when things are going well. The problem is that, in the past 2 months, some mountains have suddenly appeared and planted itself right in front of me. Leadership from home told us...
When I arrived on the 10th of January in Jeffreys Bay to start our training for "Global challenge expeditions" , it was mostly the first and the last word of the name that got me excited. Little did I know how much God is going to "Challenge" me to grow in a closer relationship with Him and become more like Him. Louw often says we need to look for opportunities to serve (and there are many times that these opportunities present themselves). I saw myself as someone that enjoys to help and serve people. And it is true to the...
