Participant Blogs

The past week we met everyone "officially" into our small teams, and WOW!, God really put everyone exactly where they need to be! I am in the Yellow team, and this year the Yellow team is going to MOVE! I can not believe how it is possible for 5 people, to mix, match and adapt to each other. I know we only started, but WOW!, this is really a new family to me. I will never forget my old team, and I love them dearly, but this is a new chapter, one which will only be written by God. So,...

There is a song : THIS IS WHAT LOVE DOES....BY LIENKA. Amazing song. But this blog is about something else...this is what China does...People are always searching for something...They build high towers to the clouds...They worship foreign gods in temples, some are mere idols shaped by human hands....In the streets are hotels, restaurants, markets, and bike shops. And in the still late night, the hungry beggar creeps forward from the shadows...emerging half way into the light. Then he eats his daily meal, the wrotten fruit, waste which was "prepared" for him just an hour before...There is a huge need. Everywhere. Only...

As I sit here and type, I am filled with emotions, wanting to go back, to see the amazing friends again, and definitely to be at Kamp Focus. That is the first place which was so quiet, that I am longing for that. We started our time there with a camp, and in the first week, while having communion, I had such an amazing experience. It was like seeing Jesus in front of me, showing me His hands, and for the first time I cried so much that every time I stopped, I started again. One thing I learned was...

With dynamics from a strong woman of faith, courage like a lion, and strenght like a ....well she is strong! We have Vicky!! Armed with a paintbrush and a prayer that is fired up in Heaven, we have the one, the only, Sonja!!! Last, but not least, the one who likes to sleep on everything that moves, the "protector" of the girls, hehhe, and the one with a heart searching for more of God, Paul!!! This is introduction time, and we dare you, watch this space!!! In this next few weeks, we will give feedback on our journeys, from Guatemala...

Food in Zambia is the best!!!!! When we speak about food, or think about food, we say.....

We really like our traditional food alot! We love "boerewors en pap", or, "macaroni en kaas", or "braaivleis and coke",
but here we had to adapt to their eating styles and food.
We have "slap pap& quot; or oats in the morning, with coffee. In the afternoon we eat fish or kapentas or beans with mshema.
That really was a challenge at the beginning, but after a few weeks in Zambia we have adapted to their food and ways.

 India - a time where we can only look back upon and praise GOD!!! We started off in India with a bang. We worked from 5:30am till about 11am, and then we had some time for biblestudy. After that we worked out a program for the kids, and then we had a whole day of interaction with the kids. That was definitely my highlight!!! I loved everything that had to do with the kids. We prayed alot for money to bless them, and though we didn't even had enough money to stay there, we were blessed by God with about...

What we experienced was God´s amazing power in and through us. And it was real. Real. Everyday. Not because we are special. No. Because God IS! He is true. He is faithful. He can use you whenever where-ever! Are you open? Ready? This is my account. Team Purple Blog is still in the process...:) We started of, and the first thing God tested us in was: are we willing to GO NOW!? when it is getting dark, and we still have a secure place for the night? Will we trust him? Well...it rained as well, and after a prayer and...

It is our time in Guatemala, Panajachel, and it has been amazing thus far!!! It is a time of working, sitting in teachings and learning a lot of Kingdom Principles…basics to say the least…and it is a time of growth for me…SPIRITUAL….and it is totally amazing!!! God has been so faithful, and He just keeps on blessing me daily.. The first blessing was when I had the opportunity to dive in the volcanic lake, and it is SO cool!! His work is just so much more than we can imagine…and it keeps on filling me with awe. God is a...

Totally God!!! Our time was blessed in Guatemala. We met the most incredible people, and God used them to richly bless our lives, to speak into our lives and to help raise us up as true Sons of God. Amen! Praise be to God. This is number 2 for me, in Guatemala. Now until now, for the past couple of months, I have been praying for a mentor, specifically for this year. It is truely difficult, but I wanted and needed one. I know God is my Father, and He fathers me, and therefor I have everything I need. But,...

God is good!!! Praise HIS name!!! This week we had the most amazing time ever! We (the Yellow team) started to bond in a way that is only from God! He worked so awesome!!! I can not express it less!!!!! God worked with us this week in the Old Testament! So I read alot there, in Exodus, Leviticus etc. I was taught about the sacrifices, the specific ways in which God worked then, is the same way He works now!!! He is the SAME NOW, YESTERDAY< and FOREVER!!!!!!!! So it was awesome to learn new stuff, but why? Always why?...