Participant Blogs

Would you believe me if I said that as I was standing there looking over the Transkei, I believe that God was skipping through the mountains and the wind.   The 9'th of February we got into busses heading for the Transkei. We lived at a little place called Canzibe, It was an experience I'll never forget . The people don't have much in the Transkei, but the view they have makes them rich .We spent time doing a lot of children's ministry , painting , door to door ministry, hospital visits and being part of a xhosa church. It...

I am content This... this took me 18 years and 8 months. I just got at this point were I gave over and yes I still get those breakdown moments where I try to open the door of self control again but,I am content. God came these two months like a mighty crane and demolished everything I knew and everything I thought I knew. Then, well then He came to me in my broken and stripped place and talked so soft and gentle.He knocked and I did not want to open the door but still He went to gather lilies...

The past 2 months of training at GCEX has taught me many things. I am thankful for all that I have learnt and felt prepared me for my journey to Asia. This is my first time coming to South Africa and I have started to love the country, the people and the culture. But the most important is that I have learnt from God how to love Him more. Here I experienced fellowship and family and through this they helped to equip my heart for the nations. I learnt how to love others as God loves me. I learnt to...

God, are You there? “ Yes my son, I am.” But I don't feel or hear You? “Just TRUST ME My son.” But God, I am struggeling to have faith because I don't know if You are there or not. “ My son, I am going to teach you faith. Read James 1 and hold onto that!” So yeah, as you can see I am currently on that journey with Dad and believe me when I tell you, IT IS VERY HARD! Nobody said it was going to be easy and quite frankly I like it hard, it truly brings...

Many times in life we are faced with a decision that would forever alter the course of our lives. I was faced with such a decision and stepping out of the ´norm´ was harder than I thought. After five years of studies, the obvious choice would have been to pursue a ´comfortable´ path leading to a ´comfortable´ life filled with an abundance of comforts. On the other side of the spectrum, my heart had a conflicting view with that of society´s norm. I had a longing for adventure and with this longing came a fear that this would never be...

Lighthouse = A building that emits light in times of darkness Every year the kids of GLA go on a camp according to their team colours. This year I accompanied the orange team to Oyster Bay and Oyster Bay is such a beautiful place! It was a good time for me to rest after an interesting week, because the previous week I would sum up as hard and challenging but there was still a lot of good moments, moments to treasure. After it ended many had tears of relieve and joy, I was just happy because it was over. The...

DANCE, SING, SHOUT, OPEN ARMS, REVELATION AND RELATIONSHIP!!! Those are the things I experienced, no wait!!! Those are the ways how God revealed Himself to me for which I'm thankful for until the end of days! Want to know what happened? Strap yourself in because you are about to find out. Let me tell you something today. JESUS CHRIST lives in YOU, yes you! If you did not know that now you do. Did you know that JC ( JESUS CHRIST ) CONQUERED EVERYTHING? Remember when Jesus died for us He CONQUERED EVERYTHING. Just keep that in mind throughout this...

I fix my eyes on You, Jesus, because you are my source of life. During my two years at university the Lord really started working in my heart and I surrendered my life to Him. I studied BA Law for two years and embraced every moment of being a hostel student. My law classes were filled with excellent lectures, lots of laughter with beautiful friends and merciful marks. It was a wonderful time of spending time with friends that love Jesus and getting to know who I am as a child of God. Although I really enjoyed the experience of...

Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matthew 4:19 When I started my training at Global Challenge I was filled with excitement to travel and change the world for Jesus. Little did I know that I completely missed the point. In the last few weeks of training I was very challenged about the way I spend time with Jesus and whether I am really listening to His voice. After pondering on this thought, I came to the conclusion that I was planning on going to the nations, without Jesus. Like Jesus called the deciples to be fishers...

The courage in taking a little step can be the start of a great journey. So, before telling stories about my experience in the nations this year, I think it is pretty important to remember that God was already part of the beginning. God placed a desire for people in my heart long before I ever realized it would mean, going into the nations, would be part of it. Taking a year off, like this, and going into the nations never seemed like much of an option for me. I always imagined my life to proceed in the very stereotypical,...