Participant Blogs

  This has been two very interesting weeks! But Awesome!   We've been fixing a little (over 700 junior children) rural school 2km out side of JBay. Our first job was strapping on rubber gloves and digging sewerage out of blocked toilets  (I say we strapped on the gloves, cause there's no ways you want that glove to come off!) Hens the title of my blog- I've done many grose things but this one was by far the worst! I didn't include a photo 'cause I want you to be able to enjoy your supper tonight:)     Our team then got assigned the playground -   The  playground consisted mostly of garbage and...

As the 42 members of the Global Challenge boarded the plane, on the evening of the 24 of Feb, which was due for Cairo you could sense the anticipation in the air!  This was the big moment that everybody had been waiting for.  6 weeks of training had led up to this very moment!  As I looked over to those close enough to me I could see each one quietly reflecting. What, I could only guess.... As the door of the plane opened, a chilly Egypt airport awaited us at 14C.  This cold caught us all a bit by surprise, as...

I ended my last update by saying that I am stepping out into faith this year. And trusting God to Guide my footsteps, Pro 16:9. As I am typing this I am at the Dahub Hostel Cairo watching the busyness of life pass by me.  It's been two full months of Global Challenge Expeditions (GCEX) Base Camp preparation. I've watched God transform 50 young adults into a congregation ready to share the gospel of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. As you are reading this we will be at the Red Sea sharing our stories with the locals and reflecting on...

Just as a quick reminder...we are in Egypt at the Red sea and here is more coral reef than you can imagine!!  Anyway...besides all the beautiful scenery in the sea, and out, and getting to know all the locals in this amazing little town of Dahad, we also got to spend some time at a retreat outside Alexandria and three days in Cairo. In the time we spent at the retreat we recieved teachings on the Old Testament which broke so many things, thought processes and mysteries open for the first time!! The one thing that very clearly stood out for...

  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...

Photos: 1. Hitch-hiking in Africa 2. Reciting the Koran with ink and wood. 2. Point des Almadies 4. 5. In the middle of nowhere      

                  I was surprised to see how beautiful China was when we started to travel more to the country side.  The huge mountains stretched out for kilometers on end.  My eyes were opened to a new idea of what china was all about.  And soon enough God started to show me what He saw for this beautiful place. During my stay in China I was reminded of the story of Joshua and the Israelites.  Linking these thoughts to a scripture I would like to read from Joshua 6:1-3 "Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel;...

Were to begin on the last 6 weeks in Jeffreys bay... A few words that I gan think of to describe the past weeks in Jeffreys would be growth, unity, love, grace, compasion, friendship, prayer and team building. I say growth because not only did I grow, but we grew as a team closer and in unity. Spiritualy it was a great journey were in the first few weeks God really came to shape us and to prepare us for the journey, taking out and away stuff in us that we don't need. And through that I grew as person...

It's that time of year again where students try to raise funds for whatever they want to do. For me I never liked it, because it is hard to ask for money. I trust God that He will provide for me. I need R86 900 for next year and I was sitting at home and I was so nervous about getting this amount of money. God told me to go to Global Challenge, He gave me Isaiah 49:6 which says:" I will make you a light to the nations so that you may save people all over the world."(God's Word...

In Global there is one rule, always expect the unexpected…