Participant Blogs

     I'm Ida Uys. I'm a student at the University of North-West, Potchefstroom campus. I'm studying physiology and biochemistry, 2nd year.  My walk with the Lord is only for a short while now, but absolutely worth it. I never could imagine my life with Him. Then I was dragged to a conference on campus and my life changed. I actually just went because of my friends, but i realized that I was totaly on the highway to hell. I was scared, NO, terrified that the Lord won't forgive all my sins. And as I thought about that it became...

Step by step we are walking on a road that has been prepared for us to walk on, by the Lord.  Stopping sometimes and thinking "is this for real" .  We are really overwhelmed by God's provision and guidance. The time in South America has from the beginning been a step of faith for us.  So many things were unsure and unplanned for this time.  But how great it is to now look back over these two weeks and see God's plans fall in place and His will being done.  Our first direction was to a prophet in Brazil.  He then...

I don't have any words to describe my feelings. I'm so overwhelmed. First I was afraid and didn't know what to expect in Laos, but it turned out pretty good. This two weeks was a journey of patience for me. I spend some time with God to find out what His heart is for me. Then He came and show me that He is going to give me more and more challenges in life and on my journey and that will be the challenges that's going to make me grow closer to Him ! I had some challenges and with...

Not from here   The Northbound journey is purposefully set up in a way to expose us to so many different aspects of the world. In the past 8 months we have visted nations with dominant religions of Islam, Hinduism, Bhuddism, Catholicism, Orthodox Christians and even atheism. We saw the effect of human governments on nations through failed capitalism and communism. We were confronted by the brutal effects of war, both current and historic. The Syrian refugee crisis followed us from Jordan through Turkey and into Europe. A historic natural disaster was fresh on the face of the nation of...

Some say this is paradise. What is paradise? Maybe then this will be paradise to you. Or maybe this will set your dream on the paradise that is awaiting the followers of Christ – like it did for me.

We are in Hong Kong!  After a 12 hour flight, we have safely arrived in Hong Kong, pretty tired and worn out.  For those of you who are curious we are now 14 hours ahead of Texas time; put that on a post it note to remind yourself.  Unfortunately on the flight there was no turkey, stuffing, or green bean cassorole like Kim and I had prayed for. 

Don’t renovate the hate
That separates
But restore the core
Of what Christ spake

Resurrect the circumspect
Of words
that uphold the bold
My soul is sold
Not to the words of this world,
The cold

When we first arrived in the town called Incahuasi in the Andes mountains of Peru, I had a big struggle to breathe and walk due to the altitude. I felt like I was tired all the time and I found myself wanting to separate from the group, but I didn’t understand why this was happening inside of me. Another part of the struggle was due to southbound joining in work with another group of South African people. Because of this, there were a whole lot of people speaking another language that I could not understand. All these things together were...

 Before this year, the only thing I knew about Cuba was that Buena Vista Social Club is from there and something about a revolution, with a guy named Ché, who looks cool on handbags and t-shirts.  After being here for 3 weeks, I can tell you there is so much more to this long, narrow island in the Caribbean.

 

A 13 hour wait in the Doha airport, Qatar while waiting for our connecting flight allows for a uniquely perfect environment for the creation of new and boardum deifying games, including sock sliding and stress ball soccer. Not to mention people gazing ,which is way more interesting here and lots of time to think... Aware that this is but the first of many airport visits I decided to be productive and blog. The phrases ' what on earth am I doing ' may have entered my mind as I stepped of the plane earlier today. Mabye it was the lack...