Dear world out there How can i describe the past three weeks with mere human words? I wish is were possible to transfer thoughts from one mind to another without using word, because words can be so limiting. I'm experiencing JOY, laughter, excitement, intimacy with my First Love :) , beautiful scenery, extraordinary talks (thanx floyd), amazing honest raw abundant seeking-His-face worship (thanx retief, and God), hard work at the primary school and wonderful new God-honouring friendships being born, to name just a few of the things i'm experiencing! In short: I'm loving this simple life! :) God is my Base...
Participant Blogs
Global Challenge Missions Blog Archive: These are real blogs, from real people, bringing real change...
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....
Been in Bethlehem is an overwhelming feeling !! We are living just down the hill from MANGER square.. The Bling Bling team are living alone for the week and doing ministy in the Palestinian Refugee Camps. We have had an amazing time of orientation about the current situation between Israel and Palestine - i now realise how blinkered and uninformed i have been of whats going on around us... These people are desperate for any bit of hope and we have the answer - Jesus! The Silver team has had a very special time of bonding this week through prayer...
Left: Johan testing our Mauretanian driver's sunglasses on the trans-sahara trip. Left: Planning our Sahara trip. Left: Our driver and some of us. Late the 1st day. Left: The craziness of Saint-Louis Senegal.
.jpg)
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10pVT4D-IFo 400x400]
I was sitting on the beach, on the last Sunday before we would head back to Tanzania to fly home after 8 months in Africa when it dawned on me. I have made it. Wow, by Gods grace I have really made it. Me and my team have traveled all the way through North, West and East Africa, through 13 countries to our current destination in Pemba Mozambique and we can say we have made it. For some of you this might not sound like much but for me it truly is a great work of God. Seeing that...
NEPAL, Katmandu, this is the ground on which we start our journey and what a journey it is going too be! First there are some things you should know about Nepal. There is the occasional power cut, pigeons flood the rails of rooftops,smog covers the foothills and hides the mountains from sight, the pollution a causes some locals to wear masks and prayer points and stone idols are spread amist the dirty, the strike is over and the streets come alive with cars , motorbikes, bicycles and people. Oh the people the wonderful, beautiful people of Nepal. I think I...
Healing. An event that I used to think only ever happened to other people...not to me. It certainly couldn't happen to me in Gamboa, Panama... Or could it?
Israel - the Holy Land. The land overflowing with milk and honey. The very first nation we encountered. With a lot of faith and no set plan we arrived at Ben Gurion in the early hours of the morning. This was it. Too late to look back, too soon to say what lay ahead. We just knew it was going to be a grande adventure with Jesus. And it was. Sleeping on the rooftop of a hostel with the most incredible view of Jerusalem, spontaneously dancing at the Western Wall - we did it all. All that the city had...
And a huck huck huck for a jolly good cluck!!! What a day, what an adventure, what a team and WHAT A GOD!!! I am writing on behalf of my 'D' group... want ons is die groep! Suiyen, Sam, Henk, Isa, Riaan en Leo (our chicken) ...!!! No words can describe the way we are feeling right now... Chasing cars, milking cows and playing in their poo (mmm), horse riding on the beach, hitch-hicking, Amasi drinking, gospel preaching, constant praying, heritage site visiting and fire men! Not to mention the unforgetable drive into central PE location to claim and chase a chicken, Leo... Not only did we...
