Participant Blogs

  God is the encounter we can not control,  that we will never get to the bottom of. One of the most dramatic moments of silence in the New Testament is Jesus' silence before His judges. The Gospel shows us how the high priest and Pontius Pilate urges Jesus to speak. And we are told in John's Gospel that when Jesus gives no answer to the charges made against Him, Pilate is "amazed."  In this story it shows that Jesus was precisely in the position of someone having His voice taken away. He is a person who has been reduced...

When I look around, al I see is people walking around in chaos...nowhere. There is a strange feeling to a place where disaster have struck, leaving people with little to nothing hope. Kind of makes you think, you know... about what you have, what is truly necessary and what if something like this happens to my family? Will God allow that?  If He does, will He give us new hope?  Will I still praise God in that storm? I've had a few questions and things to think about this last couple of weeks. But what I've realised is that, spending...

As a team we are all starting to realize that we are moving towards the end of our 1 year journey. Rice has become our comfort food and we can probably write a book on all the jokes we made about it. The idea of any ending makes me feel sad, but where there is a beginning there is obviously an ending. It's a repeating cycle we constantly face and we always make such a big deal about it!  What I have realized is that the closer you get to the end, any ending, the more you would want it...

  “Abba, I belong to you!” Five words that will be etched into my life forever. Words that have been spoken by many, but truly felt by little. These last few months have been a rollercoaster. So many unexpected turns, so many ups and downs, so much turbulence but so much freedom.  I was thinking about all the people that came before me. All the people that had to make a conscience decision to follow Jesus blindly into what He was doing for them. I recall the story of Cain and Abel. Abel brought a better sacrifice to God by...

God has a voice.  What does God sound like? How does His voice sound? When and how does He speak? God is the creator of all things.  This is a question that I’ve had all my life. What does God sound like when He speaks? Is His voice gentle like a father speaking to his children or does His voice sound like thunder when he is mad? Does He have a deep sounding voice or just a normal speaking voice or does He have an accent like I do when I speak in a different language. For long I was...

Nuestro tiempo en Brasil fue muy especial , Dios nos permitió conocer varias personas y familias cristianas para compartirles la vision y el trabajo que se va a realizar en el Peru el proximo año. Ellos estan muy encantados de apoyar y participar en este proyecto. Tambien fue un tiempo en la que nuestro Padre Celestial  confirmo el inicio de una nueva etapa en nuestras vidas , una etapa que involucra a otras personas trabajando en este proyecto. Despues de la capacitacion ,entrenamiento y viajes a diferentes paises africanos , Brasil fue nuestro lugar de descanso. Admirar la belleza de...

Philippines was definitely another country of breakthroughs and new beginnings for our team. We discovered something new about the beauty in creation, the Word of God and ourselves, while also growing closer to one another and the Lord! One of our host Pastors in Cebu was a quiet man but a great spiritual leader who is very passionate about sharing the love of Jesus. He came, shook and broke some of our ideas of what a life of ministry looks like. While on Olango Island we experienced God at work in everyday life. We saw how He sustains us when we...

Complex thoughts and diverse battles is something that is a reality in everybody's life. We face high mountains with rocky pathways, we find ourselves next to active volcanoes close to eruption, we stand in vulnerability to love even our enemies, but right now, I face rough rivers without bridges, and my goal is waiting in sight on the other side and the only way to reach it, is to jump in and swim between the sharp rocks and high grade rapids with tons of water rushing at high speed.   The longer I hesitate and wait for the water to...

Step into the classroom thinking this is it. Leaving your books in your bag like you know what to expect. You’ve done this before so why would you bother expecting more.    And so it begins.   You do what needs to be done with the time that has been given to you. You continue as you always have believing lies and making them true because thats what happens when you believe a lie. You grow reluctant towards purpose as you wear the mask that everyone sees as true. As you continue on surviving you find deeper strength that shows...

After traveling through Turkey for 6 weeks I’ve seen and learned a few things. I’ve met some really cool people and had some really unique experiences. Turkey was full of everything.  We’ve also met some really difficult people. Difficult to talk to, difficult to share with and some really difficult to love.  One man in particular, I was almost convinced of his intention to get me to dislike him as much as possible. Conversing and sharing our stories with him was inconvenient and loving him seemed impossible.  And quite frankly, it made me feel inadequate. Incapable of understanding why I...