Hi everyone the red team is in Jerusalem Isreal together with the rest of the southbound and northbound teams. It is a real blessing to be here and we have explored the city and visited the mount of olives, the garden tomb, the wailing wall etc. We are also going to Bethlehem tomorrow. It is amazing to see and experience the places where Jesus walked and lived. The Red team is or 3 of the 4 is sick at the moment and we really need prayer for our health. Other payer requests is that you will ask God to direct our steps as we travel...
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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....
First 4 days Well as stated in the last blog, in stead of going to Venezuela we ended up going to Santa Martha in Columbia. We got on the bus and for a nice relaxing 20h bus ride to Santa Martha. We were met by pastor Julio and Jon a missionary of the church that we were put in contact with. We were blessed with our own 3 bedroom apartment that we could stay in for the first week for free and they had a programme planned out. We started the first few days with some kids ministry in the...
Our last days in India ... God blessed us with a time of rest. Time to be in His presence and to rest in Him. Nainital is a beautiful town in the mountainside , in the north of India . A lake that is satiated in the valley. We had prayer walks around the lake and revelations from Gods word.
All creation proves the realness of God! Even in China, driven by Communism and prosecuting the Christians to go underground, the symbol for salt is a church!
Ci-dessous, le texte de notre leader Chris. J'ai pris la liberté de traduire le texte... Nous sommes toujours à Antofagasta, nous repartons mercredi... Bonne lecture ! "Voila comment ont commence une aventure... Après notre aventure à Machu Piccu, nous sommes montés dans un bus au départ de Cusco à 22h30 et à destination de la frontière bolivienne. Nous sommes arrivés à la frontière bolivienne le lendemain matin avec l'espoir de pouvoir revoir la jungle amazonienne dans ce pays, mais... Dieu avait un plan différent. Environ 1 heure plus tard, nous nous sommes retrouver sur le trottoir du côté Péruvien, car...
What rhymes with Panama? Mama. And what rhymes with mama? Snacks and toiletries. 139 days after hugging our moms goodbye at OR Tambo, it was finally time for them (unfortunately not all of them) to hop on a plane and fly half way across the world to spend time with the team. They came to visit the one child that they sent out but left with 10 new children that they will welcome home as their own. Two days in Panama City and five days in Boquete offered many opportunities for our moms to get to know the...
Tell the world that Jesus lives Dear friends and Family. Why am I doing what I am doing? There are many answers to that question, but ultimately the most important reason is that more people hear the name of JESUS. At the moment that is also the biggest challenge and struggle. I said the last time I would write more about Dakar. There is not much to write about the hectic busy city, except that the embassies are no longer where the map shows them or no longer there at all. I respect different faiths and beliefs and agree that all...
Congratulations!!!! This is the real thing... Your first Challenge!!! Use the instructions... See you in Johannesburg, Kempton Park on Monday afternoon at 16:00... You are on your own!!!!! But are we really on our own?? Of course not!!!!! The challenge: Teams must get from Jeffrey's to Jo'burg and deliver their "gift", which is a fish called Jubal, to a house in Kempton Park, preferably alive!!! *with R400 per person (includes food) = R2000 *may use your cellphones during this challenge *not allowed to use people we know *travel by overland, not allowed to fly We got a lift from our...
You never know what you can live without until you have to carry everything in one bag on your back -JS This week has been the craziest and probably most frustrating time of my entire life, we didn't get our Macedonia visas and had to come to Israel earlier. I have never felt the need to make notes of what happens to me until I experienced this week and knew I had to tell you guys all about it. I am currently sitting in my tent and decided I HAVE to write. Everything I am using now fits into my...
Just as winter threatened to close in on us we hopped over the equator! Since we began our travels it has been full of adventure and fun. Here are a few of the many "forever moments" I would love to share with you. Forever moments are those moments that you would like to last forever. God giving us the word that we would go up to Christ the Redeemer staue in Rio and then actually going because of miraculous provision! Realising we are not visiting churches but actually going to Copacabana beach and a tour around Rio with pastor Markos.......
