Life like no Other

Once more in Philippians 3 Paul starts by motivating the church to REJOICE in the Lord.  Joy is the predominant theme of this letter and I’ve learnt that the word “joy” in its various forms occur no less than 16 times.& nbsp; Rejoicing in God is not something we can do out of our own flesh and we should not even attempt to, but by the grace of God and the power of Christ in us, we are able to constantly find our joy in Him.  I have discovered that nothing else satisfies like He does and even though I can find happiness in a number of things; my joy is never complete without Christ.

This entry is very late but due to limited time, I have not been able to blog for a while, but boy oh boy was China the most challenging.

A number of GCX08 participants are from SA Gemeente (Congregation) in London:  Stefan (GC staff), Sulene (Project leader), Hector (Red team leader), Marizy (Lime team leader), Debree (Lime team member), Liza (Blue team member), Mari (Blue team member) and Nina (who was part of GC07 and joined the Lime team during our time in Zambia).

We still appreciate the support, prayer and encouragement we receive from SAG a lot.  All of us have been greatly blessed through our involvement in SAG during our time of working in the UK.

Something I will always remember with gratitude from SAG, is the fellowship and upliftment I enjoyed in cell groups, camps, trainings and ministry groups.  I believe that the number of people who have joined the Global Challenge from SAG is a wonderful testimony of a living God who has worked through the church's ministry to "WEN, BIND, LEER, STUUR".

 Thank you so much for your support SAG.  Please continue to pray for us. 

 Here are some pictures of SAG members in action on GCX08!

Geared with shades, a camera and my GC07 scarf, I have had the opportunity to observe some of the fascinating lives of the different people groups in this province.              These people are all fearfully and wonderfully made by One amazing Creator God of all!!!

From the moment we tried to cross the border to enter China it was evident that we were stepping at least on someone’s toes…  It felt like everything was against us – as if all the enemy’s forces were joined in an attempt to keep these vessels from spreading God’s light in China.  But our God is an awesome God and His power is far above any forces, principalities or authorities of this world.

(Sulene's Newsletter 28 March 2008)