Participant Blogs

India definitely has the ability to grow on you...figuratively, and thinking about it probably literally as well – but then I will advise you to consult your doctor as soon as possible.    I.N.D.I.A ...a land overflowing with street vendors and the famous, but very unpopular squeaky horn. The streets are full of random street cows, the smell of masala, buzzing crowds, thousands of stray dogs, crazy trains, Hindu gods, snake charmers, sari wearing ladies and strings of orange flowers  - all wrapped up in a culture so thick you can taste it. During my previous visit to India I...

First she just walked into our room... "Who do you think you are... Do Chinese people have no manners? And no, I do not feel like roller skating tonight! I'm lazy, by bed is warm and I seriously do not feel like trying to figure out what you say over loud music... These I have to admit were my thoughts when our funky Chinese friend came to fetch us for our roller skating date...

   The time we spent in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia was the most difficult part of the year so far. Everybody asked why? It is a wonderful and beautiful city, with friendly people, lovely food and a vibrant atmosphere. Why? Well, there are several reasons why. I was jealous because I wasn’t a part of the Thailand team. It was the country I was most excited to see, but then I stayed behind in KL. It was difficult, extremely difficult. Later on I realized that God chose me to be there and not Thailand; with this the green colour disappeared...

  The Hammam   So the two lovely South African ladies that organized our stay in Casablanca arranged for us that is those who wanted to, to have a truly Moroccan bath.   So with a lot of excitement and a bit of anxiety we went to have a bath.   On arrival the girls go one way and we guys the other.  We, the guys, are ushered into a steam room and told to wait.  (Not understanding the language this took some gesturing from two of the locals for us to finally understand.)   After some time, we were called...

The time in turkey for me was AMAZING ( and no it is not controrary on my last blog, it is because of that and because of what God has done through that that even though it was difficult it was still a GREAT TIMEA) I got confronted with so many things and so many ways that we live our life in South Africa, and God really came and revealed to me what it really means to Give up everything to Serve him, i met people that lost their jobs, their families, their friends, their whole life just because they...

“Deeper: deep | dēp | adjective  1. extending far down from the top or surface 2. very intense or extreme - intensely felt”   There’s something about the ocean that pulls me so intensely, but something that makes me so immensely scared at the same time.  I want to jump off a cliff into the very depth of the ocean again and again and again, and I cannot help but stare in awe at it’s perfect formation of waves and movements. But when I think of going deeper than usual or when snorkeling on the edge of a reef drop...

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 We are almost at the end of our time, and wow, it is the year in which I have definitely learnt the most. We just came from Bosnia I Herzegovina where we were blessed. We had an awesome time with the pastor there, Pastor Mladen, and for once we didn’t call him Ben. In Bosnia we had the opportunity of praying for the church, where we could proclaim Christ as King, and pray blessings over it. We felt in the first week that we ought to pray against generational curses, and the first teaching the church had that week was...

Mount of Olives in Jerusalem What an amazing, joyous and blessed day! We attended the Baptist church service in Jerusalem and delighted the congregation by joyfully singing Jabulani. After the song the church had an influx of an American tourist group and we sang once more! The church was so full that some of us even had to sit on the floor. The sermon really spoke to our hearts and set such a wonderful tone for the events to follow. Procession with Palm branches down Mount of Olives Marching band to bring Glory to God As we watched the masses streaming down from...