All the people push at once, everyone demanding something else, a cheaper bus, to carry your luggage at a certain price of course, pushing and screaming in French... I'm at the bus station in St Louis, Senegal, and in the midst of the crowds I look down into two big eyes and a small hand asking... begging... begging for money, begging for food, begging for a mom and dad, for shelter, begging for love, begging for a chance to be a child again... The boy in his big blue shirt - or did it only seem big because his body...
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(This is still a blog from the Amazon from March) A blog of pictures from our week on the Amazon River After seven amazing days and incredible times soaking in the Word, we are ready for Colombia!
“ The Status” 'Warriors on the verge of breakthrough...' The confusion of six youthful ambitious young warriors entered a battle field without the comfort of their leader. The older were exposed and the young were confused and manipulated beyond their human understanding falling in a hole so deep overflowing with emotions of the unknown world that lays beyond the walls of desperations for comfort. The call to stand stronger than ever before were on the verge of breakthrough and the time of testing their faith in their training has arrived at their doorstep of their hearts and minds,” will the...
Global Run Asia will start in July 2016 in Thailand. We will assist children with running training, equipment and also be involved in their personal lives and family lives. Our Vision : reaching the children of Thailand with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through sport, and planting a church in that community through relationships, events and discipling. We have seen how lives of children change trough this running program, and we would like to get more involve, adding the gospel of Jesus to this environment. Follow us through this journey on our blogs, or contact me on my email...
When God calls you on an adventure, you say yes. No asking questions or checking your schedule. Just a simple, no second thoughts, YES! So with one month left of traveling the world, eating what is set before me and sleeping anywhere, I am now saying yes more than ever. It started with a trip into the foothills of the Himalayas to a small Sherpa village. So with an 'off road' bus we traveled for 10hours on a gravel road and then some with a jeep or two. We arrived at our destination after sunset and were welcomed by the...
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.
I've been wondering what to write, what should be said, what could be left out? Guatemala has been one tough cookie, but one of those with the hard exterior and the juicy insides. The Lord has done so many amazing things this month. Oom Jackie says "I'd like to confuse you so that the Spirit can change you." There was major confusion this month, huge headaches, rivers full of tears, AND a massive breakthrough. When does demonology turn into a mud slide? When did Peter start to sink? When did major panic and confusion set in? When I took my eyes...
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...
As humans we instinctively fear the dark and the unknown that comes with it. We often imagine monsters lurking in the shadows - watching us, waiting to attack. As children we have night-lights and soft toys to comfort and protect us against these monsters, with a graceful parent to check under the bed every now and then. Once we reach adulthood the monsters change into more realistic things to fear such as burglars or LEGO blocks on the floor, anything that could cause physical harm. Either way we still approach the dark with caution and heightened senses, ignoring the...