INDIA IMPACT is about to kick off and I probably don't even have to mention the excitement, anticipation and expectations that is whelming up... I, myself, have come to India a few weeks before the group and I've had a wonderful time exploring various parts of the country, visiting friends and being exposed to different kinds of work as well as the realities of living here. It has truly been a blessed opportunity as I am digging deeper into God's heart for my life and for this nation. A verse that has struck me right in the midst of the...
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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....
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md6awcgMk9A 400x400] It was with a strange excitement that we stepped off the airplane in Manaus. For a couple of weeks we’d been talking about this part of our journey. The trill of going into a place for the first time, not knowing where we would sleep or what we would do, but knowing that God sent us there for a purpose and a plan, and that He would guide our steps as we walk into whatever He had designed for us before time even began. Walking down the corridors towards the luggage reclaim, the reality struck us of...
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,...
There is just one thing that i realised from my time in Cairo and that is how thankful each one of us that grew up in a Christian home/community can be. We have got ALL the resources necessary to read up on anything that we need or want to but still we as Christians (South Africans) moan and groan and complain about everything. For us it is an issue just to walk to the bookshop, buy a book and read it where here in Egypt there just isn't ANY Christian bookstore. We complain and struggle to wake up at 5 in...
"There are few things more exhilarating than venturing out with no better option than to trust and then finding the Object of your trust worthy of it! The act of trusting forges a strong and powerful memory of the kind of grand adventure that comes only from letting go" Venturing out and trusting is what five of us South-bound members decided to do last week. We arrived in Thailand a week ago, with ministry set up for us here and more than enough of that to keep us busy and eliminate too many off-times. So when we did get time-off, Pieter...
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.
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...
Life doesn’t start the day you only give your life to Christ, I mean I did that many years ago, but still I wasn’t walking in victory. How is this possible, do you ask? Come with me and I’ll tell you…
The Lıon and the Lamb Croatıa... one of the most beautıful countrıes we have been to thıs year, not because of the ancıent cıty ın Splıt or the beautıful scenary but because of the people. The Lord really used people durıng thıs tıme to teach and shape me. One of the bıggest themes throughout Croatıa was ‘the Lıon and the Lamb’. He took me on a journey through Song of Songs and Hebrews and just Hıs revealed Hıs unendıng love and faıthfulness and grew me ın godly fear and reverance. I grew ın character and realısed how desperately ın need...
