Participant Blogs

If I could use three words to describe Cuba, it would be Chevrolets, ice cream and pizza. Chevrolets, because 90% of the cars in Cuba are old, vintage Chevy's driving up and down the colourful streets, giving it a 60's vibe with golden oldies playing on the radios of these vintage vehicles. Ice cream, because every 10 meters down the street there’s an ice cream parlour selling ice cream for 1 Peso, which is 50c in SA. Same sell scoops and others soft serve, nevertheless it’s cheap and a life saver on those hot, Cuban summer days. And pizza, because...

We were in Cuba for 23 days. We arrived at Havanna, spent 3 days there to do our visas (which is a testimony in itself), and then got on a truckbus to Santiago for 13 hours. We spent our time here working with the people of GlaDios, working in a garden, painting the church tower, moving rocks, and spending time with the locals. (Spending time with the locals is probably what makes Global so much cooler than only traveling.) One night we heard about a youth meeting at a church. We decided to go. I was prepared to sit and...

  My Journey through Israel and Palestine opened my eyes to many new things. We saw places I have read about all mt life in the bible, I met people from all walks of life. Tasted food and flavour combinations I had never imagined before. I saw old testiment stories pointing toJesus. I gained insight in Judaism and Islam. Most profoundly I experienced God calling me DEEPER, Not only to learn more or new things but to come DEEPER. I have always heard this from other people and many people prayed it over me, but there is nothing like experiencing...

Oh Israel the Lord has spoken! It's time to come back home!!  After one month in Isreal and this being the most adventures time of my life..    Looking back now sitting at the airport again... on the sabbath again... luckily we learned now that you don't get public transport on this day and being more prepared I look back and all that comes to mind is this song from United Persuit Hidden:   There was one when I was young  Who knew my heart He knew my sorrow He held my hand And he lead me to trust him...

The last day in Isreal. My time here was to be with Jesus just to experience him in a new way he is the one that was leading us to places wen we did not know where to go. The whole mouth with God in the Holy Land 

Ha! Got you to open my blog. While your here you might as well read a bit furher. The Hidden World team has been in Israel for 29 days. It's been fun, rough, tough and blessed. We are leaving tomorrow to the airport, sleeping there and leaving early Saturday morning to Russia. We went across the whole of Israel. We've been north, east, south and west. We were at the Sea of Galilee, Red Sea and Dead Sea a d Mediterranean Sea. We walked, took busses, taxis and hitchiked to places. We bought food, got food given to us and...

-What a disaster! Or to state it rather in a more positive light, what a leap of faith!  Landing in Israel on a Saturday morning without any public transportation and with all the supermarkets closed, wasn’t a breeze. We caught cars to take us up to Tiberias at the Sea of Galilee and arrived in groups of 2's and 3's at the McDonald’s which was also closed to our disappointment. After a few hours of chasing after the wind to find a place to sleep (camp) we ended up taking a taxi to the southern part of the sea and...

This whole Global Challenge has been tough. I've really been struggling to fit into my team and to find my purpose. I spoke to my leader and she said a few things that was needed, but I want to tell you about two things. Fitst she said that you're value is not in your purpose, it is in who you are. Second thing is that we are not human doings, we are human beings. I am not going to elaborate on that, but think about it. Anyway, continuing. It went really bad with my emotional and spiritual state. I started...

All I remember is the pain that once was.. "world" you didn't want me, you just used me and when I couldn't give anymore of me I was worthless to you... but piece by piece Jesus picked me up and restored me. All of your words fall flat and I will never go back to you. "World" your love isn't free, you have to pay for it.. again piece by piece Jesus filled all the wholes that you burned into me. I never have to wonder my worth because Jesus loves me... piece by piece Jesus collected me off the...