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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....
Normal 0 After breakfast the man dropped us off at a point in the road where the vehicles must drive slower due to lots of speed bumps in the road. We stood there, in the suffocating heat for a long time, praying and trusting for a lift to the next town. We got a lift on the back of a pickup truck to Mapa where we were dropped at a t-junction. After about 20 minutes we got a lift to a small café a few miles on. We drank a cool drink and tried to hitch...
Having church is a church that speaks the native Egyptian language (Coptic) is an amazing experience!!! We had church every night, but we could not understand a word they were saying, so while they were singing I just sat and was quiet before God........and I had this simple, yet significant revelation... He is so much more than we think!!! He is not just your Friend, your Father, your Teacher, your Protector and your Comforter.... He is also GOD almighty, Lord of all the heavens and earth, creator of the Universe!!!! "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of...
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...
Are you coming to the war? Where fire burns and fear is great. There is no means of escape. Where Death is like a lingering shadow tracing behind His victims. Horrible things have happened here. This is where life and death meet face to face, in a battle to see who will win. This is the birth place of chaos and destruction, this is war. Today I saw a different life. A life filled with fear and anguish. A life that was consumed by flames. Today I saw true hopelessness. Today, I looked into the eyes of a war refugee. ...
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...
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The land of spice, rice, colour, fabric, tea, rickshaws, idols, people, people and more people…Walking around in Delhi in the summer is not for the faint hearted. The scent of cow dung, incense, curry, chai tea, exhausts fumes and decomposing trash floods your senses and you struggle to absorb it all. It takes time for one to understand India and enjoy her, her mysterious beauty and her effortless glamour. Some never get the chance to grasp who she is and learn to love her and her people. They don’t know what they’re missing… On this four-week journey trough India I got...
When we came in for landing at Auckland, New Zeeland the words in Genesis came to mind: “...fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” The New Zealanders sure grasp this. And I thought that even though everyone does not have a relationship with the Lord, we are created in God’s image, and He gave us the knowledge and know how to rule over nature and subdue it without destroying it. Staring out of the small airplane window I...
After much over landing from Niger, through Benin we ended up in Togo for an unanticipated period of time. We have just come out of a significant time of the year where we stopped, in Egypt, to look back on the journey with a reflective and teachable attitude. The environment and beauty of the Red Sea and the rugged barren desert mountains in Egypt were definitely the most appropriate context in which to rest and review the first half of our journey. In addition to resting and looking back, we were greatly spoiled by God through generous people, the company...
