Participant Blogs

These last few weeks I have constantly been confronted with control or more over the lack thereof. Starting this journey I never knew I had such strong control issues 🙈  God placed me in a group of people that are mostly adventurous and can easily adapt to change. I on the other hand plan everything before hand and dislike last minute changes (which is pretty much the definition of Global Challenge). But I am slowly realizing that God is teaching me to relax more and to not just rush through life. However this is not an easy lesson to learn,...

How do you begin to explain to people why you want to do a journey like this? Simply put, I am Chasing Happiness. Although this might seem like a strange statement, for me nothing has ever made more sense. Initially when I applied to Global I was expecting an adventure, but it soon became abundantly clear that this was so much more. In the little time I have spent with both the Global community and my fellow team members, I have experienced God in a totally new way. He has opened my eyes to seeing Him in the smallest of...