Participant Blogs

At first sight we thought that we were back in South Africa. After all the the countries we've visited so far Portugal felt the most like home! The longer we stayed the more it became true. We were feeling more and more at home and after 10 days when we had to leave, it was very hard! The host parents we stayed with played a huge role in this. Peter and me stayed stayed with Manuelle, Alda, their 2 daughters and two sons. They really treated us like family! We had great times playing with the 2 sons that was both in primary...

Blessing Upon Blessing Egypt sounded like such a bad place to be in by the way the Israelites were slaves and Pharao with his hardened heart. But today it is a pritty nice place! :-) There was a few high points and very few low points for me in Egypt. Firstly there was DAHAB!! We visited Dahab for a week to give us some rest after the first part of the journey. In Dahab we enjoyed the eastern restaurants where we all were seated on the ground on comfy pillows and enjoyed Coconut milkshakes. We also went snorkeling at places like the...

The week in the Holy Land was a big experience. It left both a bitter and sweet taste in our mouths. Seeing where Jesus where born, did many miracles, died and rose again was very sweet indeed. The conflict between Israel and Palestine was more bitter. We stayed in a coptic convent and was served by two very loving sisters. The night we arrived we received a feast of chicken and all kinds of vegetables which really gave the week a good start. We were informed about Jerusalem by a great friend of Global challenge and her insight about the history of...

What an amazing country! Turkey was really a blessing to me. The food and the people made it so loveable. Let me tell you what we did in Turkey..... We arrived in Istantbul and traveled to Kusadasi. There we stayed at a wonderfull hotel called Hotel Sezgin. The managers of the hotel was so friendly. The same as the rest of the people in Turkey. People would come up to us to talk and even invited us to spend time with them and then they would treat us with all kinds of Turkish dishes for free. The food in Turkey was...

Halo again to all my supporters and friends. This is a a photo blog about Greece, which we visited first. It was my first time I set foot out of South Africa and happily Greece was arranged in a way that we could first get acquainted with different languages, money systems and cultures. It was an overwhelming experience for me and my eyes already started to open for how many different people there is in this world that needs Christ. Here follows a few photos from Greece: A picture of the flight from South Africa to Greece. It was the...

The last month we were shaped and formed from young people moving in all different directions into a young family united in love and fired up for the mission. We learned what our personalities are and how we can support the body so that it functions properly. All this thanks to the great leadership of Global Challenge allowing God to lead them. Two weeks ago at 5 o'clock we were woken up and had to pack up all our belongings. We were then divided into groups and given a paper with about 20 challenges on them. We all spattered into...

I just started training in Jeffreysbay for Global Challenge. I received a new family that supports me and which I can trust. I have God on my side. How can this year and the rest of my life not be good?!!!! Lets start with the training. The classes is exciting, insightful and fulfilling. We are doing the Veritas bible school and it is so practical and fun. It starts with basic things about how we should read the Bible by exegesis and then how to apply and teach it in our lifes. Feels like I started to read the Bible...