Participant Blogs

Hello!   To all who expressed support through prayer and finances we are priviliged to inform you that Project Jabulani Park was successfully completed on the 10th of February 2011. As Explore Africa team and the South Bound team we had an incredible and meaningful time with the children of Coffee Bay Christan School. Together we managed to build a jungle gym, dig a sand pit and put a fence around the school. When we were not busy working we played with the children and could just give them love. Furthermore we had the  oppurtunity to share the Gospel to the kids, wash...

If there is one thing I can say about our team is that we never really plan too far in advance and you know what, I LOVE IT. It’s probably because we are 5 guys and alot of people may not necessary agree with the way we operate, but it has really opened up the opportunity for God to lead us and has grown our faith as well as make our journey very exciting. So needless to say a week before we would have flown into New Zealand we still weren’t sure where we were going to stay, what our...

Please help us build a house for a family of 8 currently living in a small hut in which they can barely accommodate the whole family and their belongings. The lack of a secure house becomes especially oppressive in the face of the fast approaching rainy season. Please help us raise R33, 000 in order to provide a secure house for this family before the rains come. We woud like to start the project on the 23 rd of May and finish on the 5 th of June 2011.   To meet this family and their current 'home' please see...

“Nothing is hidden from Your sight; Wherever I go You are with me; You know every detail of my life; You are God and you don’t miss a thing.” The last week or so I’ve been thinking about the whole idea of my life and in what way God has control over the things that happen in my life. Reading stories of people like Joseph I have again just realized how God in intensely involved with what happens in our lives. When reading the words to the song above it just emphasizes how nothing on this earth is hidden from...

On our way down from North to West Africa we crossed a country called Mauritania. Im sure for most of you the name rings a bell but if you were asked whether you know anything about this country your reply would probably be the same as mine was. Not much. I didnt know much but from what I read and what people told me this was a strict muslim state were Christians were being killed for their faith, a country firmly in the grip of Islam, a dangerous place were one shouldnt really go unless you really had to. But...

Psalm 139:1-18 O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. (2) You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. (3) You see me when I travel and rest at home. You know everything I do. (4) You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. (5) You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. (6) Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! (7) I can never escape...

I was sitting on the beach, on the last Sunday before we would head back to Tanzania to fly home after 8 months in Africa when it dawned on me. I have made it. Wow, by Gods grace I have really made it. Me and my team have traveled all the way through North, West and East Africa, through 13 countries to our current destination in Pemba Mozambique and we can say we have made it.   For some of you this might not sound like much but for me it truly is a great work of God. Seeing that...

We were busy feeding the village kids in Pemba when God spoke to me. It was so clear. This is what Jesus called us to do. To feed the hungry, to pray for the sick, to give the orphans a place to sleep, to love the widows, to love the lost and to free people in bondage. To be Jesus's hand and feet. This is what Jesus did and this is what we are called to do. This is what the Gospel of Jesus asks of us. The problem is that we sometimes believe the Gospel of Jesus but we...

It is just over four weeks since I have arrived in Jbay and a lot has happened. From saying goodbye to my family to greeting my new team. It has been somewhat challenging and God has especially been challenging me to trust him In the last three weeks God has specifically challenged me to trust Him with my finances, my family, the journey, the year, my ability to lead the team and my future. He has challenged me to basically trust him with everything and because I initially failed doing so it felt like a mountain on my shoulders. Thankfully...