Participant Blogs

Rice,rice and more rice...rice can be nice but rice with fish in Malaysia is something else,hehe, the boys got beaten by eating too much of the funny food and was man down for 2 days!!  But what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!!  We are visiting few migrant workers is really terrifying to hear their stories and how their lives were changed while living in Malaysia.  We heard that some of the children need to sell rice for money and the water that they use to dip the rice in is the only water they got, to drink, imagine the taste...

After two weeks in Malaysia, I can honestly say that if anyone were to tell me the rest of the year's program has been cancelled and that we had to stay there until the end of the journey, I would not have minded! My heart is full of praise as sit here and try to put in words what I am currently feeling, so instead of giving a low down on our daily activities, I thought of sharing a bit of where my heart is at...

Just before Nepal God gave me and Jade word: "expect the unexpected," and did He surprise us every day with the unexpected. In Nepal Northbound divided into two groups : purple and turquoise. Arno, Willemien, Miga, Vanessa and Jade are in the purple team(our team)and this blog is about what we as small team experienced. God sent us to a family that supports an orphanage with 15 boys. Due to a medical operation the host underwent, they could give as much of their attention to us, so we supported them instead. By supporting them God taught us how to bless...

Looking back on our time in Kuala Lumpur, there is so much that I’ve experienced and seen in these 3 weeks, it’s impossible to share all of it.  Yet, I can say God’s been faithful

The Airplane cruised down the runway , I could hear the engines increasing in speed as the noise grew louder and louder.

Then suddenly, just before take-off, one engine cut out. Silence. The pilot stopped the aircraft and taxied back to the airport.

Guatemala - More more more!! We arrived in Guatemala City on the 17 th of May and from there we chicken-bussed our way to a beautiful touristy town called Panajachel, on a lake between some volcanoes. We were received by a modern-day-proper-follower-of-Jesus, ridiculously-on-fire-for-God couple, Ben and Lilly. Each night we received teachings from Ben on baptism, spiritual warfare, casting out demons etc. and we also got our hands dirty and went out and practiced these things!  Ah I love these people!! Our time with them meant so much to me, I am changed for ever! I just want to be...

The colder temperatures of Nieu Zealand were very refreshing after the humidity of India. We arrived in Auckland around 26 June and spend a week of debriefing and recharging at a beautiful place just north of Auckland, Algies Bay. We were really spoiled by the Kiwi South Africans (potjiekos and koeksisters) who took care of us. Thank you all. Six of the team; Tobi, Wesley, Kobus, Margot, Zylna and me went down to Wellington from 5 -12 July where we joined a local church' winter program called STORM which is a acronym for Service To Others Really Matters. The team...

Already a month and a half is gone, and I can barely believe all the things I have experienced and learned! Cambodia was a blessing - especially the joy of the people in spite of their tragic history. I have no specific highlight, because even the "not so nice" experiences (like visiting the garbage dump community) were very enriching. However, we had many fun moments as a team and also together with the Khamer people. India is a different story...chaotic, smelly, dirty, almost godforsaken. Yet, I have never " seen" God so clearly as in the lives of the dedicated orphans at...

    Hi guys! Just a quick update on whats been going on here in J-Bay.  The first 2 weeks of Global Challenge 2009 has really been awesome, I had the previlage to meet some AMAZING God seeking people whos heart is just to serve God and learn more and more about him.. We are busy working at a primary school near J-bay in iThemba, where we are giving the whole school a face lift, painting, cleaning, building, you name it and we are doing it. :P We are also busy getting ready for the year that is ahead with all kinds...

When we arrived in Peru, we did not have any information about what we would be doing while we were there. There was a lot of change. We could not even imagine what we would be doing the next day. Each day was a surprise. The Pastor that we were working with had organized that we would distribute Bibles and present dramas in schools. The first day we did a drama and gave the Bibles out to the children. But sometimes, we did not have the opportunity to do a drama and share the gospel, we were only able to...