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,...
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Honestly I am not a writer but I will just talk about what the Lord has placed in my heart and something He has been challenging me with for the past month since I arrived, in South Africa, for my training. I am an introvert. I love my personal space. People don't always excite me. I mean they do for like 5 minutes and then I am like oh my gosh ,what have I gotten myself into. So being at Global has been a great challenge for me. I am around people 24/7. Being around so many people has exposed...
Hello my beloved bretheren, I would like to say "Here is David," but I can't because its my first blog, and the first blog of my life. We will see what will happen... I would like to jump right into a special phase in the first month of our training in Jeffreys Bay. The Get-to-know-each-other-time was already over and suddenly we jumped into some kind of Get-too-know-each-other-even-better-time. I'm not allowed to talk about "Survivor“, but what I can say: “Suffering connects” ;D After that we had the privilege of regenerating for two days in a remote school hostel in the...
I love my home. It is where family is. It is where I grew up and was given grace in the process of growth. It is my safe space and place of rest. It is a place of sharing. Home is more than the walls and the things inside it. It is where adventure and discovery occurs...which brings me great joy. Walking into Global Challenge has given me exactly what I believe to be like home. I've only been here a month but already I have been challenged in my doing and thinking. I learn a lot about Jesus and...
Do you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be? I was confronted with these words the last couple of weeks, in the sense of 'Are we what we do?' Are we what our surroundings make us out to be? Are we what our profession tells us to be? Or are we maybe something else? During the first week of training we were confronted with why do you do the the things that you do? Is it maybe to impress someone? Or to reach a goal- for instance for self glorification? I use to think...
This week we were construction workers under construction. Not only did I make a lasting contribution to the Global Leadership Academy by working on the school building, but God built into my life rather unexpectedly. During the day we worked physically, but it was after hours that God really worked in me. I can say with quite certainty that this week I heard the Holy Spirit's promtings and God's voice more clear than ever. Never have I ever been so excited to get to quiet time, because it was so alive. Through out the week God worked with me from...
