Participant Blogs

I can't do it   I will fail   It is only my imagination    Thoughts like these crossed my mind when we were told that we were going to prophesy over our team, the school and the community. I was really afraid, thinking what if I get a prophecy wrong. Then what? What if, because of that I will be the reason why people drift away from God.  What if I am the only one that does not hear God's voice?  What if it is only my imagination?  What if...?  What if...    What if because of my "what...

I heard the hollow eco's of silence. Darkness surrounded me and emptiness lurked within.   Suddenly a piercing cry smashed through the silence, "stop believing the lies!" I wondered what lies the voice was talking about. Then the light engulfed the darkness and I realized what the lies was. I always thought God didn't speak to me. But then He started to reveal all the times He did speak and I just didn't realize it was Him. I thought I made up the pictures and words I got, that it was only my imagination. I didn't even think that it...

The time of sitting in teachings; receiving words of prophecy and encouragement; being sent out into the streets with no more than the clothes on our bodies and a heart full of faith; and being under the watchful eye of our leadership, has finally come to an end. A sort of abrupt one.    It's strange that you've been waiting for this moment for so long, and yet, on its arrival it still catches you a little off guard. Luckily the preparation process was thorough, which provides a sense of peace at the thought of heading into the unknown for the...

From the day that I decided to join Global, I knew I was never going to be the same again. But I did not realize that I will change this fast. I always thought that I was a good Christian and that I knew God quite well. But it feels like the moment when I stepped into the Global World God just smiled at me and said "Okay cool, but look over here. I bet you did not experience this before." He is always willing to show more of Him to you. That is exactly what He did to me....

Sitting on a night at the final end of a training period for new students of Global Challenge Expeditions, I find myself excited for them and their year. The adventures to be had, the people to be met, the views to be seen and the roads to be walked/jumped/ran on or where they would just stand - to take it all in.   Little more than 4 years ago, I was the new pilgrim embarking on the fresh path of the unknown, with the only constant assurance being that that which lies ahead was already planned by a Higher hand....

This sentence is gonna sound a bit like a contradiction to the previous blog I posted about the beauty of weakness but bare with me for a moment and you will see how it fits in together. The world teaches us that vulnerability equals weakness but actually vulnerability equals beautiful strength. It is much more difficult to be vulnerable and honest about how you feel than not. It is when we are real and share the rawness of what is really going on in our heart, that takes so much boldness and courage.   Since Jesus have taught me about...

Availability and not ability   What a time we have had in Johannesburg with Brian and his team!   It was truly an amazing experience where we learned so much about ourselves and about God and his plans for us.     I personally learned   so much about how God wants to use us in our everyday life’s.   I learned that it is not about our ability to do things but about our availability so that God can do things threw us.     We saw some truly amazing things, such as healings that took place, people getting...

"Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to all creation", a small whisper and prompting that would change the course of my life. In the movie, Hobbits: The unexpected journey, Gandalf, one of the most powerful wizards, asks his friend Bilbo a hobbit, to go on an quest with him and a group of dwarves to reclaim the kingdom of Erebor. Bilbo would soon realise that this journey would not be at all what he expected, taking him on a treacherous and dangerous path, fighting orcs, giant spiders and even a dragon. Relating to Bilbo was easy when...

Most of my life I was comfortable in my own space. This space was my protective bubble that I lived in. I created this bubble to please only myself. This safe zone that I created for myself became a giant Fortress that surrounded me. When this happens you fear life. You are unwilling to change. Slowly but surely you are closing up so that you can't receive anything. In this bubble I created my own world, gods and a thinking process.   That bubble like Fortress, that I've built, bursted. That fakeness of wearing a mask fell off when I...

Taking photos in the outdoors we see this eagle in flight and pull out our camera's immediately focussing on the eagle close by and blurring out the rest, zooming in to see the detail of the eye forgetting about the rest. Having the right angle to capture the Beauty of the feathers, have the shutter speed just right to catch the perfect shot. Have the aperture bigger to capture more light to emphasize the Eagle. Have the right aspect ratio to get the size of the photo right.   We are so focused on using all these features to get...