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Our journey took an unexpected turn due to the civil unrest in Venezuela and we were detoured to Santa Marta. The team has had a great time just pouring out what we have received, serving with La Esparanza chuch and South American Missions.    And what an interesting time we've had! The South-Americans have quite an outward focused culture. Since that first week in Sao Paulo I've been amazed by the sense of community facilitated by living on your front porch and in the streets. As a result, outside-church seem to be the order of the day. We've had church...

Normal 0 We arrived quite early (6:00) after a cold night in the bus.   Somehow water got in from the floor of the bus (strange, but true) and soaked some of our hand and day bags.   We sat and tried sleeping in the cold on the bus stop until God gave us further instructions… about 9:00 we got on a train and traveled to a backpackers’ towards the center of town. Between the two trains we had to catch to get to our destination Paul gave us all a VERY big fright by falling down the stairs…crutches and...

Leadership gets defined when you are thrown into the back of an airplane wondering if all the team members are on board. Or when, a supposedly agreed upon, 5 minute per person shower, turns into a self proclaimed 10 minute spa treatment with 6 other people waiting for their turn with a "what are you going to do about this" expressions on their faces. Or even that moment when someone tries to convince the guys that lentils have the same amount of protein as a steak. And all this before breakfast. Our team is neatly divided into 5 smaller teams....

  (This article has valuable insights on thinking about money in general but also has a number of specific references to those who are privileged to work for an NGO/Church/Missions organisation and need to raise monthly support.) As a missionary or volunteer one of the thorniest issues usually represents itself in the question of personal income. Where will I live and what will I eat? The idea of asking other people for money can come across odd, and granted, can be very tricky and sensitive. Some think it is difficult to raise support- and yes, it can have its challenges....

Mindset.......filled with the Holy Spirit; the hands and feet of Jesus...........walking side by side with the spirit,..the love of Jesus shining through your eyes.............a relationship with my  Saviour..........Submit completely to God..........Obedience..............lying your life down on the altar every morning..........loving your neighbour....Seeking God throughout the day...........Looking with your Spiritual eyes............Reading and studying Gods heart, his words, his Word!!!.......Experiencing the joy of Christ every day............ In this time God has opened my eyes and moulded me to show me just a little bit of his heart for these people that He loves so much. It was a privilege to get to know some...

Where to begin... I guess if I’m truly honest with myself and everyone who will read this I’ll start off with this: Never in my life have I thought there’s so much off myself I need to discover. Off God and His Word, yes, but myself, after 28 years... not a chance! As soon as the first day it was clear that my comfort zone was something of the past and I was challenged to be with a group of people every minute of the day... totally transparent and open to talk and pray about anything that might hinder my...

A Tour of the Father's Heart for Africa:  Explore Africa Expedition   Perception through the human eye alone is limited, both in depth and distance. Our weak attempt to see the Father's heart through visual aids offered to us by the world and sometimes by religion itself leaves us abandoned to an even more severe blindness and to oppressive misconceptions of who He is.  My heart's desire is to take on His lenses and embark on an expedition of His Heart for African nations. I am embarking on an adventure to get to know the Father’s heart through service and...

Sitting atop a building in the Middle East, with intimidating hills staring at me from a distance, I wonder why we're, most of the time, rushed..? The hopeless running after things which are seemingly thought to be unseen, though we can measure its worth by just an up and down look. Nice jewellery by the way...   It spills over into more of us, I mean, aren't we sometimes like that with God, such a desperate searching for deeper and more. But actually when we rush Him and get frustrated, its more about us than Him. And more - things...

Whatever gave me the impression that Egypt would be a hot desert country ... gave me the wrong impression.