One night in Amman We flew to freezing cold Jordan from hot South Africa and had to get to Isreal from there. It was getting late and we knew that the border was going to close soon. So we just planned to sleep in the airport and go to the border first thing the next morning. As we arranged transport for the next day with a man he invited us to go sleep in his summerhouse for the evening. He took us to the house, got some gas to heat the house with a heater and even gave us some...
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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....
If practise makes perfect then it is safe to say I am an ever improving gardener! We have spent a lot of time in gardens, pulling out weeds, clearing rubble and planting new plants. This humbling work has taught me a few things which have so much symbolism to how God is working in my heart and the hearts of the team! It brings so much joy to see the vision of the gardener before we start, there are weeds everywhere, rocks in the wrong place and some plants dominating most of the space. The gardener looks at the garden...
''You can only be saved once you've come to know how lost you are." (Dr. Sam Thomas) May this Christmas once again reveal to you the meaning and value of the life and death of Christ. Hope each of you has a blessed Christmas.
It was my birthday on the 26th of April and what a blessed day I had. God really blessed me in more ways than I could ever think of. He is so good!
Our team is talking in a interview on thursday on a Canada radio station. Thursday 26 April @ 8:10am (2:10pm in South Africa) on UCB Belleville http://ucbcanada.com/ a local magazine is also interviewing us on wednesday 25th
Training Coming to Global has been my first big 'shift' in life, since I was homeschooled and never changed from hometown before. Not only has my physical circumstances changed but my heart and mind has reached some 180 degree changes as well. Our God is always eager to work in us and His grace is enough to do the work. During the first week of training we had a survivor camp. (But I never even knew that Global students has a survivor camp.) It was unforgettable. The first night I thought that I was going to die from the cold....
Sunny and hot, running around like mad and suddenly it all gets windy, cold and stormy.
After almost a month in Colombia we are now in Taganga, on the north coast of Colombia, and we’ll be heading to Cartagena before we take a connecting flight to Guatemala through Bogota and Panama City. I have thought it well to create a page for Megiddo Ministries (the ministry through which I send out newsletters) on facebook . Through this it is much easier to make Megiddo Ministries more easily interactive, being able to give through short status updates, notes, testimonies, photos and videos in a less formal format than a newsletter. People can also respond and interact more...
NEPAL IS A COUNTRY RIGHT??? While we were in Shimla we prayed about where to go next, and the answer was without a doubt Nepal. First, I had to learn that Nepal was in fact a country, and not a city on it’s own. Yes, my Geography is not up to date about countries in Asia. It turns out that everyone who wants to climb Mount Everest comes to Nepal, so there were many tourists to reach... tourists in search of something more, and in fact, we really have the answer. And we know the perfect tourguide – because He...
And so our journey comes to an end as we spent our last 25days in India. This colourful and vibrant country was definitely nothing like I have seen before. We spent our first few days adapting to our surroundings and soaking up everything New Delhi has to offer: historic monuments, spice bazaar, street food, and a multitude of colours and smells. It was a pleasant yet overwhelming experience. Soon we boarded a 12hour train to the famous holy city of Varanasi. It is considered holy by the Hindu religion because of the river (the Ganges - that is said to...
