Participant Blogs

  An amazing year it was. Before returning back home, we visiting our last country to realize again the great impact one can make by just giving it all - in INDIA. We traveled into India with the great prospect to serve and love greatly… but instead we were loved just as much and even more. We found ourselves in Kota at Immanuel orphanage; working during the early morning hours & using the afternoons and evenings to spend with the children. We were teaching them about the Bible and the stories of Jesus, by means of dramas. In Kota working......

We ended our time in Guatemala with a Luke 10 journey. A journey of Faith and trusting in the Lord for everything during that time. From the food we are about to eat TO the place to stay at TO the people's life's your going to touch.  It is wonderful to look back and see the God's Hand in everything that happened...  Our Luke 10 journey started off in Panajachel... 5 fold. Marcel experienced from the Lord in a very distinct way that we should go to Chichicastenango (Chichi in short)... a city not to far form Panajachel.  So we...

Date: 08 June 2009 Place: Panajachel, Guatemala   With great JOY I can testify that the GOD did astounding things... and I will be leaving Panajachel with the words mentioned by the pastor:   ¨Global challenge usually leaves a significant mark on the people so that they see God not just in their own Village but in the world, with a bigger picture, a bigger of hope¨     SERVING in Gautemala  I am almost leaving Panajachel, leaving behind a lots of sweat drops, a couple of tears and awesome people. It was a time of SERVING, being part of...

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Date: 16 May 2009 Place: Kusadasi, Turkey to Panajachel, Guatemala   Kusadasi, Turkey What difference can one make into someone´s life? By a simple smile OR a hand of support OR just a friendly ´Meraba´ (Turkish) OR ´Hola´ (Spanish)? Before departing for Guatemala, we knew we left a significant mark in Turkey. The city of Kusadasi in Turkey does not know how much they are missing...the love of Jesus Christ. During our stay in Kusadasi we met some young Muslim guys and we had great times playing rugby and fellowshipping. We also invited them to our evening Bible studies and...

Date: 23 April 2009 Place: Kusadasi / Efese, Turkey   This morning I was reminded of when Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. He also took his disciples with Him and asked them to intercede for Him. That night Jesus stood before the biggest event that was about to happen in history!! An event that is remembered by those who loves Jesus and dismissed by many others. During this time we as team was reminded of Ephesians 6. About the Spiritual war that we face every day but also about the Lord's armour that protects us. How...

Date:  06 April 2009 Place: Nazareth / Tiberias / Sea of Galilee, Israel   Israel Challenge (continue) ... some photos!   We started the challenge by "energizing" ourselves with grape fruit...     Got into a tree...     Visited a Kibutz to find out more about the people living in it (Kibutz - Farm villages next to the Sea of Galilee)     We visited St Peter's Primacy Church and reflexted on a miracle where Jesus told Peter and the disciples to throw the fishing nets at the other side of the boat.     We performed a swimming...

Date:  06 April 2009 Place: Nazareth / Tiberias, Israel   I would like to introduce our sixth team member and proud friend... he will be travelling with us throughout the year and he loves it when people leave comments for his team or any of the team members. His name is Phillipues IV aka FLIPPIE... A photo is shown       Love the blue team... Marcel, Mariska, Annerie, Anelda, Chris & FLIPPIE

Date:  06 April 2009 Place: Nazareth / Tiberias, Israel   Our time here in Israel is almost coming to an end... It was a very special journey for me to learn more of the Old and New Testament. Experiencing and seeing it as described in the Bible. In this time here our group was challenged to learn more about the Persian Empire; while the other two groups looked at the Babylonian and the Assyrian Empires. A person can’t also travel through Israel without looking back on Jesus's life stories by following the footsteps of Jesus, physically throughout the country. There...

Date: 04 April 2009 Place: Nazaret Village, Israel   Nazareth, the town where Jesus grew up and where I was reminded about the Great Love of Jesus Christ. We have visited a place called Nazareth Village. in this Village you will experience how people lived in the time Jesus walked on earth. It was a great privilege to experience their way of living…   A typical work place... During our tour though the village it just gripped my heart to reflex on His crucifixion yet again. The hours and hours of torture He endured that led to be nailed hanging...

Date: 24 March 2009 Place: Bethlehem, Israel   We are almost completing our time here in Bethlehem. In this ancient city, we have been working very hard at a church where two nuns are living. Centuries back the persecuted Christians dug and built caves underneath buildings to hide away from their persecutors. One such building is the old church where we stayed and worked. We were so blessed by the two nuns at the church. They took us in their home and cared for us. In return we assisted them around the home, being a blessing to each other. A...