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After spending the night in the unknown small town we squeezed into another uncomfortable taxi and travelled to the closest big town of Bamenda. There we had to wait a full day at the bus station before we could catch the night bus to Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon. Yaounde was only 373km away, and the road seemed ok, but it took most of the night to get there. By now the team was increasingly tired and our patience started to run thin. When we were surrounded by a few drunk men on the bus who ended up sleeping all...

      Our first challenge began when we visited a small primary school within Jeffery's Bay Township.  The school's name is Ithemba Primary School.  We had some time to pray for God's vision for this school and how we could help and support the community and most of all to help restore what was lost and give children back some dignity.  Our first mission was to clean the toilets, classrooms and the area around the school.  To give a true insight about the true situation and state of the place:  The toilets were broken and used until they were overflowing.  Can...

     As I write, we are on our way home from an incredible faith journey. A week and a half ago we set out to Port Elizabeth in hopes that we would make it to Coffee Bay in the Transkei in South Africa. Once in Port Elizabeth, we went out into the streets with cans and told people about our mission to go to Coffee Bay and build a fence and playground for the kids. Over the course of three hours we were able to raise 18,000 South African rand for our journey. So, we left on our journey!

 

To describe the odours, visuals, sounds and tastes of India would keep me busy for the rest of my life, however when I am faced with the question, what did I feel in India, there are no words to describe.

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It's Thursday, February 28, 2008, 13:00. The eggplant, nshima, kapentas and beans are in the pots. Slowly but surely our traditional Zambian lunch is coming togeter. Sitting round the brazier, comparing the way food is prepared in different countries, and, even though Reynard is still "bang vir die vissies!" we're wondering whether those in the neighbouring huts will have anything more than a piece of corn/ maize to eat today.

Basecamp!! Many bright tents with different brands are pitched behind a sanddune @ the Jeffreysbay Caravan Park! Young people from all over South Africa have gathered to prepare and pray for the journey of a lifetime.   Like the Isrealites pitched their tents in the desert and waited for God's presence to come down in a cloud or fire so the Global Challenge Expeditions wait for God at the base of the 2009 before they go into the Nations. We are all very excited and with a huge expectation we wait to see what amazing work God is going to...

Africa! What a beautiful place Rwanda and Uganda was🇷🇼🇺🇬 I was mesmerized by the kind hearts of these people. We thought that we were going to serve and love. Instead we have been served and loved so much more. And what makes this even more special is that these people really don't have much. But what they do have they give away or served us with that.   Holding an african child on my lap, waving at schoolkids screaming Muzungo, hugging baby goats and just loving the friendly hearts welcoming you around every corner! I was thinking back on childhood....

  To say goodbye   My bags are almost packed, yet there is no jet plane, no taxi waiting.  Just a bit of adrenaline and a lot of prayer.  Oh, and don't forget - emotions running high!   Tonight it will start:  Explore Africa!  A few weeks of training gone in the blink of an eye and then our first stop:  Egypt.   Was our training sufficient?  Who knows?  What we do know is this:  we trust in God, the provider.  We go in obedience.  We go to spread the word of Jesus' love, of His salvation.     We implore...

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