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Have you ever prayed for someone or something but have not seen the results you really hoped and believed for with all your heart?

You know that some people are just more prone to mosquito bites and such?  Well, I am one of those.  So starting out this year, I stocked up on enough Tabard.  As it turns out, mosquitoes are quite courteous and will respect the fact that you went to all the trouble of smearing yourself with a stinking cream.  Gnats, however, are not so well-mannered…   Whenever I looked at the 10 plagues that hit Egypt, I never thought the gnats that God sent to rise from the dust were a very hectic one.  This was before my first real encounter...

 

A magnitude of 8.6 earth quake struck off Indonesia yesterday and sent people scurrying to higher ground. Tsunami alert warnings went out, people were evacuated from all the beaches in Phuket and the airport was temporarily shut down.

21 August – 15 September 2014   Turkey was absolutely a country that I will never forget. We had the privilege to do a pilgrimage of Paul’s journey through Turkey. I can testify about how God protected us and blessed us during this time.   To start with we went to Cappadocia.   Now if you want to experience a beautiful dawn you should go there. We sat on the rocky mountain while watching the sun rise. As the sun rose about 150 hot air balloons rose into the air. What a sight to see.. I just kept on thinking...

Malaysia is the most beautiful country I'f ever seen!  I love it here!

There we were at the bus station in Nakhon Sawan with 3 tickets to Mae Sot and money to spare.  We were overjoyed, but that still didn’t solve another problem… we have not had a wash in almost 2 days and in the humidity of Thailand, well, you would not want to sit next to us on that bus. Luckily in this part of the world they do not use western toilets.  They have those “gat-in-die-grond” toilets with a bucket with water and a scoop next to it.  We each picked a cubicle and our bodies soaked up the fresh,...

Today I am halfway through the journey of a lifetime, an adventure with You, Lord, Creator, Lover, Father, Friend.   I remember how You captivated my heart by calling me to an adventure. You invited me "come with Me" and promised that it will be wild, great and full of You. Thinking back on the past four months it was already all of that and more...   Reality struck me for a moment, as I perceived the beauty around me, the palm trees, the Caribbean ocean, the small islands so close that I can see the white beaches and hear...

One way to describe Guyana is Amazon jungle with a hint of India. The food is very spicy and ricy. Lots of colors. The caribbean accent is very prominent. Oh and sand. Lots and lots of sand. A peculiar thing if you think about it. Sand belongs on a beach, not in a jungle. Or that's my western mindset. Georgetown is the capital and is about 5m below sea level. The coast is mostly mangroves and dykes to keep the ocean at bay. While we were here it was election time and a new political party won. The people have...

Submitted by Elizma Myburgh

 

I remember my dad once wrote me a dramatic monologue to perform entitled "You need to climb the mountain to reach the star". How true those words are! Not funny at all that I were thinking on these when Sac took us up a mountain to see some waterfall ... Sac, it was worth every muscle-stretching step and thought of murder!!

They look like mini swimming pools.  Pools of rice.  Feeding 400 kids daily with two gas burners and big pots is a challenge.  If there are only one tap and a really dirty floor outside it gets worse.  It is in this challenge that we would like to help. The kitchen boys in Kota has a very special place in our hearts.  It is them who Clara and Hattingh befriended the first year.  They are the ones who cannot cope in school and have to work here.  You can read some of Clara's blogs to listen to there stories. Emmanuel Home...