I saw a young child of arround 6 years in the isle of a busy street in Agra, India she wore a white dress but the dress was soo dirty at places that it looked black, totally contaminated with dirt. There was no one close to her, to protect her from: cutting remarks, glares and advances.She was so exposed to the world and the evil people in it. Nothing seperating her from this... There is an ever present evil as the streets in India really aren't safe!It struck me so much as every child needs and deserves love as well...
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This is the blog for the first 2 weeks of Russia. If you wanna hear about the time in the village for the rest of the time, check with Sabra! For two weeks we were in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Northbound was split up in this time, so it was Riaan, Tiaan, Dedre, Sabra, Robynne and I. Our contact there is a sweet family from Australia. We helped out at an english camp for about 25 kids aged from 6 to 16. Global challengers were in charge of helping the kids learn more english and a sharing time every...
Date: 02 March 2009 Place: Anafora / Cairo, Egypt Our time in Egypt began with a climate shock. We expected to experience warm weather conditions, but instead our layers of jackets emerged. During the first few days we stayed 50km outside of Cairo, called Anafora, studying and dwelling into the Bible. Learning so much about our great God. Then we left for Cairo.. and experienced Cairo to the fullest in the first 2 days. These 2 days we explored the city and experienced the Egyptians way of living… also looking for a souvenir. We had close encounters with their...
Date: 23 April 2009 Place: Kusadasi / Efese, Turkey This morning I was reminded of when Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. He also took his disciples with Him and asked them to intercede for Him. That night Jesus stood before the biggest event that was about to happen in history!! An event that is remembered by those who loves Jesus and dismissed by many others. During this time we as team was reminded of Ephesians 6. About the Spiritual war that we face every day but also about the Lord's armour that protects us. How...
Date: 06 April 2009 Place: Nazareth / Tiberias, Israel Our time here in Israel is almost coming to an end... It was a very special journey for me to learn more of the Old and New Testament. Experiencing and seeing it as described in the Bible. In this time here our group was challenged to learn more about the Persian Empire; while the other two groups looked at the Babylonian and the Assyrian Empires. A person can’t also travel through Israel without looking back on Jesus's life stories by following the footsteps of Jesus, physically throughout the country. There...
Date: 08 June 2009 Place: Panajachel, Guatemala With great JOY I can testify that the GOD did astounding things... and I will be leaving Panajachel with the words mentioned by the pastor: ¨Global challenge usually leaves a significant mark on the people so that they see God not just in their own Village but in the world, with a bigger picture, a bigger of hope¨ SERVING in Gautemala I am almost leaving Panajachel, leaving behind a lots of sweat drops, a couple of tears and awesome people. It was a time of SERVING, being part of...
Date: 07 March 2009 Place: Dahub, Egypt Our time here in Egypt came almost at an end. It was a wonderful experience, meeting some great Egyptian people, learning their culture and understanding the Moslem religion. The last few days we also discussed how to approach Moslems and to show them in their own Koran that Jesus is the Way and the Absolute Truth! What struck me most about the Moslem people are that they extremely hungry for real and authentic friendships. One of these people I've met, was a man I started to chat with on a bus in...
What a privilege! We started our time in Indo on a very luxurious note. Meeting some parents in Bali. Oh what a glorious time it was. Beaches, sun, fun and a whole lot of feedback. Of course when you start to invest and spend time with people, you grow attached. Yes, it was devastating to say goodbye to the parents (and Reinhardt) I can't even imagine how hard it had to be for the biological children, if saying goodbye made me cry and I was just a friend. After Bali we met up with our friends at Destiny...
Date: 24 March 2009 Place: Bethlehem, Israel We are almost completing our time here in Bethlehem. In this ancient city, we have been working very hard at a church where two nuns are living. Centuries back the persecuted Christians dug and built caves underneath buildings to hide away from their persecutors. One such building is the old church where we stayed and worked. We were so blessed by the two nuns at the church. They took us in their home and cared for us. In return we assisted them around the home, being a blessing to each other. A...
