I thought that this year's journey would start when we flew to India at the end of Feb, but God had other plans. From the time I left home on monday the 11th of Jan He has been growing and stretching and teaching me. The people are not nearly as scary as I first thought they were! When we got to share our stories with each other in a group this weekend God showed me that no matter how different we are (and we are VERY different) we are all in the same place in Christ, and we are all...
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Uncertain future, certain God.
Our journey back to South Africa was undoubtedly paved by the hand of the Father. The moment we heard the seriousness of Corona, we as teams were called to meet together at a central place in Brazil - a house in the mountains near a very small town. ...
Led to Lead
I'm leading a team this year! In less than four years God has come and radically changed my life for the better. I believe that each and every single one of us are led to lead. In other words Christ leads us to lead others to him. What a privil...
Would you jump with me?
I remember standing at the edge of a cliff. Looking out at the big wide blue ocean. Looking down and seeing a beautiful scary blue unknown. My heart pounding in my chest like the sound of an epic climactic drum solo. Should I jump? Should i let go of...
Into the nations
Hello, my name is Johan Bruwer. I am on the brink of a 10-month journey where I will see and be a part of the establishment of God’s kingdom in the nations. I believe that the great commission is not an option to be considered, but it is a command to...
Discovering God
After finishing a blog on how God changed my mindset, about things I did not like doing and showing me other wise, I was not convinced that that was what I was supposed to share. After some amazing teachings this past few days and spending some...
"The land of smiles"
Thailand!! Wow it's an incredible place! Filled with beauties that only seeing in person can be understood! It definitely lives up to its phrase "the land of smiles" everyone here is just amazing. This country is special for me! We started in Bangkok...
Hidden World in The World
And just like that we were saying our good bye's and getting on a plane, watching South Africa disappear beneath us and bidding it farewell for the next 8 months. Hidden World is officially in the nations. It still seems unreal to us. 8 weeks ago we ...
Thanking food friends
An exciting update from the GLA eco campus construction site! We would like to give a shout out to the small businesses in Jeffrey's Bay- Beesland Slaghuis, Vyeboom Takeaway, RS Fruit and Veg (Croix Street) and Mengelmoes Kardoes We would like to th...
Break an Egg, Build a School!
The Global Challenge Expeditions Team of 2015 has created an initiative to increase financial support, called the Break an Egg, Build a School Challenge . This challenge is to create a video of you breaking an egg in a creative way and donate at www....
Shalom! Hierdie kant gaan dit goed, ek geniet Jerusalem die meeste! Alhoewel dit God se land is en Sy stad hierdie is dit so 'n weerspieeling is van wat aangaan in die wereld. Hier is nie net Jode nie, nee nee, hier is mense van alle nasies, stamme, tale, volke en gelowe. Dis Crazy. Die plek is die hoogtepunt van my journey sover! Skrif se: "Blessed is the man whose strength is in the Lord, who's heart is set on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem". You can call me blessed! Ons het 6 Januarie hier aangekom en ingeboek in...
I met Jesus yesterday... He had torn clothes and in His drunkenness, highness and with glue dripping from His nose He asked me if I could hold His hand... I was shocked! I never thought that I would meet Him in the streets of Nakuru... In the hearts of homeless street kids who have nothing to offer but love... You see what I have come to realize is that nothing can separate you from God's love, not the things you do, where you come from or what you have or don't have. God is love and those kids just desperately...
The other night Gerrie, Connie and I were walking to buy something when two guys stopped us and asked whether we speak english (because we are in a french speaking country). They come from Liberia and told us that they have been traveling for seven years because of the instability and war in their country. They heard that matters have settled in their country and have been trying to get to an liberian embassy. Unfortunately there isn't an embassy here and they asked us to help in anyway we could. We have a very thin budget so we decided that it should come from personal...
GCEX 2010, wYw in NZ, enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1LV0ZyBRHU Have a look on you tube :)
God is no longer part of my story… Oh the gravity of You, draws my soul unto its knees I will never be the same, I'm lost and found in you. (The Rend Collective) During debrief I was listening to Mike from All Nations drawing parallels to the story of Abraham, the father of our faith. He was explaining that Abraham walked straight to the altar to offer Isaac because He believed that God is a God that can resurrect! That is the father of our faith. Bold and confident. Faith in a God that is bigger than him, bigger...
Where do I start. I haven't blogged since training and it's our 6th country on journey. But a friend, back in Jeffreys Bay, had encouraged me to blog. Driving in the back of Steve's land cruiser, listening to Jack Johnson, on our way to the Frey's home to stay there for the weekend. It's our last weekend and I don't want to say goodbye. There has been so much freedom here, so many breakthroughs. A lot of prophecy in team and unity I've never experienced in my life. Although the spiritual atmosphere was heavy. For the first time I experienced...
What are the first things that comes to mind when you hear Jamaica? Rastas wearing the colours Red, Yellow, Green and Black? Bob Marley? Weed/Marijuana? Or that Walt Disney Movie "Cool Runnings" with the four Jamaicans who trained to enter the winter Olympics with bobsledding? Some people might think about the sprinters that broke some world records in the Olympics, Usain Bolt. These are some of the prejudices that have been set up in most people's minds about this Island. This is also the picture or idea that was stuck in some of our minds when we first came to Jamaica, but we were pleasantly surprised to see that there is so much more to this country and God's goodness and light is shining through the darkness. I can honestly say that our team's initial ideas about Jamaica was completely changed and we will definitely think differently about Jamaica from now on.
In the beginning of the year I had a chat with a friend of mine and she mentioned that she never again wanted to pray for someone she didn’t love. Actually meaning that her prayer is useless without love if its just filled with religion. Her words has been with me ever since and I realized that I needed first to know God’s love for me; experience it, accept it, breath it. His love was all I wanted and needed and it was all I prayed about. “Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am...
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India 3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living according to the truth. In the beginning of March wYw made their way from Johannesburg through Cairo into Mumbai. Where we had the expensive privilege to go and pray at the local Emmanuel children’s home and school. As God has it only two weeks later the pastor mails us and shares that, the piece of land that is so desperately needed for expanding the ministry and previously not for sale. Now it has been offered to them for $10g’s less than it...
