Participant Blogs

  Why do we make life so complicated? Why do we so easily make mountains out of mere ant hills? It is not supposed to be this difficult and I dare say it is rather tiring to worry about everything all the time.    My stay in Egypt these past two weeks has been a time of growth and transformation. Firstly I would like to mention that all the pictures I have seen, all the history that I have read and heard throughout my years of study about this wonderful place, I could have never imagined it to be so...

Tonight I am watching a bright orange sunset from a rooftop in Egypt. We haven’t even been out of the country for more than 5 days and I already feel myself wearing out slowly. I have a longing for home that I cannot explain and the year rises like a steep hill in front of me. As I sought Jesus on my emotions I was reminded of an experience I had in the December.   One afternoon my father and I went up to the mountain on the farm where we live. As we drove higher and higher I started...

Jesus is not a franchise There is this saying that my dad would often say, “Jesus is not a franchise”. It never made much sense to me but recently I was confronted with a thought that made me think about it. We all worship God and we all love Jesus but our faith so easily becomes religious practice. I hear people make statements about Jesus and I find myself wondering if they realise what they are saying. Don’t get me wrong, my intention is not to judge people’s hearts, but rather take a look at my own. During our time...