Participant Blogs

  As I think back to GCEX 2010 and being a member of Northbound, time has gone by so quickly. It can be hard to believe that we went to so many different countries and met the most amazing people. It seems so surreal, a distant memory, like a distant shore for a sailor who hasn't spotted land for miles. Oh, but it was very real, very real indeed!   The country that was ever so on my heart during the year was China. We were only to reach her in July/August. I thought of this nation most of the...

Training and equipping is always necessary and vital for effective ministry.  Even when we may think we know alot already, there is still so much more to learn. Our first week was  settling in and getting to know our fellow team members.  We had some time to discover the kingdom islands, which you can't find on the world map, in case you were wondering, it's in our hearts. Haha....and yes some of us did search for the islands on the map.  And then kingdom wars followed......we were divided into teams and waged war against each other as a part of team building and also how to...

The Great Wall Ready, set, take off.......Many people asked me before leaving, am I ready, how do I feel, am I excited?? Waiting for 6 years or more, to enter the promise of China on a  long term/full time basis and now becoming a reality. The answer was mixed. The familiar feeling of I'm leaving what I know and the people I know, to the unknown. The mixed feelings of excitement and I can't believe I'm doing this...the dream becoming a reality!  That's where the step of faith comes in. We discover by experience and at first hand. And Him...