Participant Blogs

Thank you Africa, for teaching me an abundance of things about you, yes, but more about myself. Thank you that you have shared your ways, wonders and wisdom with me.You are family.    Breathtaking Kenya. The beauty in the surrounding nature and the maasai people so extremely proud of their culture took my breath away. The way of simple living changed my perspective completely about prosperity. From bucket showers to elephant jaw-bone toilet seats. Camping in 24h rain and only getting to see the ocean of stars once or twice. Campfires for mainly cooking but the better part of it...

I use to think that I need to go somewhere to "find myself" but now I know I've nevern been lost, you learn who you are by the choices you make and the chances you take...    So the more times you do something that you wouldn't normally do, you know... that choices you make that's way out of your comfort zone. The important part about those choices are following them through, owning them and your mistakes because thats how you learn. The great thing about learning is it will never stop, even with this year I'm away from everything...

Kenia fue el primer país al que arribamos durante nuestro East Africa Tour - LiveYourWay. En este país , las primeras personas que nos recibieron con los brazos abiertos fueron los integrantes de la comunidad Masai .  Esta es una comunidad afincada desde hace mucho tiempo en las altas montañas de Narok. Conocer su cultura y costumbres marcó mi corazón y me dió una nueva perspectiva acerca de las misiones interculturales. Es reconfortante saber que existen personas con un llamado misionero especial trabajando en la evangelización de esta comunidad además de buscar su integración a la sociedad actual. Kenya was...

We arrived in Kenya at the olkoroi camp after a entire night of pushing 4x4 taxis through mud and over hils. The meaning of Olkoroi is Colobus monkey in the Kimasai Language. The camp got its name because it's located next to a river and the monkeys are commonly seen from the camp's viewpoint.   After about a week the leaders decided to do a split sothat the guys can go for a hike into the forest, and the ladys can have some bonding time aswell. We set of with our small bags with only one pair of clothes and...

With open arms you greeted Me. Without any hesitance you showed me your beauty.  It was better than I have ever imagined. With Pride you showed your wide open planes, misty mountains and roaring thunder in the far distance. You touched my heart and changed Me. You revealed all of your Jewels. The roughest, unsmoothed jewels in the ghetto’s and unreached places. They are being smoothed out by Him to become the biggest and most precious stones, hidden from the world yet continuing to do the same that was done to them. You revealed your heart, your deepest cuts, and...

I used to think that to expand the Kingdom, I have to reach as many people as possible, but now I know that it is much more effective( and more the Jesus way)  to disciple people in such a way that they can disciple faithful people who can disciple others.  Did you know that if a single head of wheat is left to reproduce in the perfect conditions for 7 years, it will feed the entire world population for a whole year?  Is possible for the church to multiply like this head of wheat?  I just don't think Jesus is...

"I came that you may have life, and that in abundance."   31 days, 28 travel-buddies, 3 countries, 1 awesome God! I was given one month of life, the source of it and what makes it a gift. The past month in Africa was one of adventure, prayer, learning, changing. And rain. Lots and lots of rain! Both physically and spiritually, drencing me in God's love and leaving me soaked and rinsed from the grime that unnoticingly covers our hearts over time, to reveal a changed, unrecognisable new person.   As the drops fell from the sky in Maasai land...

Twee keer ʼn week sit ek saam met ʼn paar matriek seuns. Ons kuier oor die lewe, geloof, ʼn Bybel versie of twee, en as hulle wil dan bid ons. Van hulle glo in Jesus en van hulle is uitgesproke ateïste. Niemand van hulle is ooit regtig in die bui om te baklei oor geloofsake nie en nie een van hulle probeer ander in die kerk kry nie. Om die waarheid te sê, kerk is effens van ʼn dooie punt by almal van hulle. “Ek sal eerder in ʼn boot sit en dink oor God, as wat ek in die...

Probably the most overused word and definitely the word most misunderstood: Love..Well I've had it wrong all along.We all know love's description in 1 Corinthians 13, but then I looked at this verse in 1 John 4: 7-8 "dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God (for God is love)" I was struggling to accept the idea that my love doesn't look very different from those who do not believe, because, "anyone who loves...

We all know the very famous song; "It's more than a feeling"  and we've all joined in singing it at the top of our lungs playing some serious electric air guitar. But after 4 and a half weeks of being in training at Global Expeditions, these words have developed significant new meaning to me...   After a very emotionally active day, we had a nice worship set up for us, fairy lights and all the necessary things to create a nice "vibe". And I loved it, ybecause I was excited for wanting to feel God's presence because the right atmosfeer...