Participant Blogs

“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!” – 1 John 3:1a.  In my primary, as well as high school, we had to study the general needs of people in Life Orientation. We would be presented two columns, on the one side the heading would read “Needs”, and the other column would read “Wants”. So every year the teacher would draw the two columns on the black board, and we would put up our hands to help her fill in each column. I guess I remember this tradition so...

Europe   WoW!! What an amazing journey. While we were still in Canada serving at one of the camps, there was a team helping to facilitate activities for one of the churches at the camp. This organization’s name is Athletes in Action and they spread the gospel through sports ministry, when they heard about our idea to cycle through Europe they helped us get in contact with Athletes in Action in the Netherlands. When we arrived in the Netherland, they welcomed us with open arms as family, an awesome feeling. During the next few days they helped us get bicycles...

At the beginning of 2006 I travelled for the first time to Guatemala. This was just a few moths after a hurricane hit the town of Panajachel and we found many families without a place to stay.

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...

Looking back I am greatful for the chance to be part of what God is doing in Zanzibar. As final serving act we painted the church in Stone Town, together with the congregation. They were so eager to paint that we left the idea of painting it neatly. We did our best to finish is well, but it was also good that the congregation participated. That is worth much more than a perfectly painted building. They were very excited about their "Christmas present".  As previously noted, our budget was tight so the team pitched in to buy the paint for...

   The past week in Jerusalem has been an amazing journey where the stories that you heard from childhood just came to life in a totally new way that I could have never imagined.Just to see all the places where most of the Bible stories took place has been a life changing experience and there is no way that i will ever read a single story the same way.(Wessel)   I have always known that Jesus died for me but seeing His grave (where they think he lay) and realizing the shame, rejection, and pain He must have experience was...

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. ...

Colombia! We are here! For the past 2 week s we have been here and we have been having a great time! We arrived in Colombia safe and sound.  While we’re here, we partnered up with New Tribe Missions.

I've always wanted to change the world, save it from disaster and poverty. I wanted to be the solution, the answer.   Then I met the Lord and I wanted to tell the world about Him. Everybody needs to hear, and I will be the vessel (nothing wrong with that). Together with the Gospel I want to bring humanitarian answers and tell people how they should live. Yet, the closer I move to God, I realize that maybe I am not the answer. Perhaps I am not the best example to follow. Now, as I move around the world, randomly meeting people who...