A Month of blessings We are currently in Senegal, Dakar with Explore Africa and I want to share the month of blessings behind us. While on Mount Sinai I prayed that God will reveal himself in a big way to myself just as he did to the Israelites during the exodus of Egypt. I prayed that he will open the red sea, give us water from a rock, be a cloud of fire of warmth during the night, guide us during the day and feed us with manna and meat. And thats what he did on our travels to Dakar....
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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....
Hey to everyone and to all out there. My weeks here at J bay have been such an amazing experience and still is. just got back from Global Survivore and wow it was something that I will never forget. had to camp and build my own shelter with my group i was with, had to fight for food and well came last most of the time hahaha but it was a time that we could build into each others lives.Getting ready for a trip to the Trans sky to help build a school water tank fence, garden and much more...
We were busy feeding the village kids in Pemba when God spoke to me. It was so clear. This is what Jesus called us to do. To feed the hungry, to pray for the sick, to give the orphans a place to sleep, to love the widows, to love the lost and to free people in bondage. To be Jesus's hand and feet. This is what Jesus did and this is what we are called to do. This is what the Gospel of Jesus asks of us. The problem is that we sometimes believe the Gospel of Jesus but we...
Panajachel is a little town in Guatemala. The vibrant streetlife eccoes the evermoving waters of the lake and the women -all still in traditional dress- carry themselves with the same silent grace with wich the volcanoes rise in the distance. It is here, amidst this coulerful array of life, that we found ourselves living for about a month.
Since I arrived in Jeffreys Bay I have learnt so much about God and who He is. Training has been such a great blessing and it is such a great privilege to be able to dwell on God's word and be in the presence of other young people who are seeking God's heart. Every day I am learning more about what it means to die in ourselves, and it is a continuous process but I trust that this is something that God will help me with throughout the year. I have also learnt so much about the freedom that lies in...
God's creation is something so beautiful and something so complex ! But yet it is so simple ... He made all this for Him and then made us so that we could enjoy it with Him and see how all things glorify Him, we are the crowning glory of His masterpiece, then through that we could love Him more ! Let's get back to our intended purpose ... let's go back to being at peace and loving Him !
We finished our last exam on Saturday the 6th of December and with that 12 years of school has come to an end. It was a great privilege and opportunity to do Home School and a blessing learn values over such a long time from their lives. The years passed in a blur!! All came to an end far to quickly, now a new world awaits us. We decided to take a Gap Year and serve the Lord Jesus in the nations of the world and in doing so, listen to what the Lord Jesus specifically call us to do...
White men have been accused of a number of inabilities. White men can't jump... White men can't dance... Travelling through Africa I'm convinced these accusations are not without cause. Today I concluded (again) that white people also struggle embrace the beauty of a motorbike taxi. As we race through peak hour traffic in Kampala, the wind blows through my hair and I clasp my little white fists around the luggage rack under my backpack. I pull my abdominal muscles as tight as I can - to stay upright through the abrupt stop and start ride. I clench my teeth...
Turkey update 1 ended with us about to leave Kusadasie. We wanted to go to Cappadocia, but we did not really have the finances for that and I felt for a while that we need to do a hitch hike in Turkey I decided now is the time. The only problem was that I was under a slight misunderstanding of where exactly Cappadocia was in Turkey. I thought it was about 100km from where we were at the sights of the old city of Colosse and Laodicea, but in fact it was about 700km away not at Colosse. This I...
"Someone asked will the heathen who have never heard the Gospel be saved?" "Its more a question with me whether we -- who have the Gospel and fail to give it to those who have not -- can be saved." Charles Spurgeon If there is something I can take out of our Africa journey, it would be Gods heart regarding the great commission. The whole of heavens army and all the witnesses are eagerly awaiting on the completion of our mission. The whole time here it felt as if we were being cheered on to complete the race,walking in...
