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Global Challenge Missions Blog Archive: These are real blogs, from real people, bringing real change...
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....
Where else could a team of laymen have a mud fight, eat incredible Colombian food, and finish a HUGE rerouting of a sewage system project in less than two weeks? Well, in Fusagasuga you can if you are the Blue team. Yes!, the five of us embarked on this massive project with our baby soft hands and frail backs only to complete the project as burly Russian like work women and man who conquered the tough Colombian terrain.
We started building on Saturday- and to our surprise, were able to put the walls up in just 2 days!!
In the absence of formal education we find a church with ll the bells and whistles that is associaed with my minds concept of church! It has a building and two passionate pastors. There are several sermons a week of great joy and thanksgiving, that meet the needs of all the people. There is several bible study groups and discipleship training even dane classes for young nd old, dont foget about the kids church as well as community involvement, that is what i call church. So why is this special? Why is it worth the effort to write a blog...
On arrival in Bangok, we received our first challenge...and what a challenge it was! It took the RED team 38 hours to complete, but we finally made it to Phuket.
I was confronted with this question a few days ago, and at that time I could not. So now I want to share this challenge with you, as well as give you a taste of what it can be and must be like...give answers to people so simple that kids can understand...you ready? Question from a small boy, after he was taught that Jesus lives in him and he lives in Jesus. Usually kids take it very literally when you give them answers, and this boy took it like that. He asked the teacher: if Jesus is in me,...
The weekend of 30 April until 2 May we had our Local Challenge in Vereeniging. Eleven teams entered the challenge not knowing what they might find in this time... And wow did we find alot! Here are some picture of events that took place over the weekend. Friday afternoon we built for ourselves in the rain a shelter to sleep in. Saterday morning started off with a 7H00 bible study and a one liter ice-cream per team to eat. At 10H00 we all cathered in Orange farms (Local Community) to paint three Sunday school class rooms at the local church. Serving in the...
Imagine...
The sound of laughter and children at play,
the streets announcing the birth of a new day.
Yahweh Shammah - the Lord is there
A new born baby taking the
first breath,
not even knowing there's something like death.
Yahweh Shammah - the Lord is there
A widow in mourning standing at a grave,
the fatherless wondering how to behave.
Yahweh Shammah - the Lord is there
A very big city always alive,
where most of the people are busy to strife.
Yahweh Shammah - the Lord is there
Date: 06 April 2009 Place: Nazareth / Tiberias / Sea of Galilee, Israel Israel Challenge (continue) ... some photos! We started the challenge by "energizing" ourselves with grape fruit... Got into a tree... Visited a Kibutz to find out more about the people living in it (Kibutz - Farm villages next to the Sea of Galilee) We visited St Peter's Primacy Church and reflexted on a miracle where Jesus told Peter and the disciples to throw the fishing nets at the other side of the boat. We performed a swimming...
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