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...
Participant Blogs
Global Challenge Missions Blog Archive: These are real blogs, from real people, bringing real change...
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....
We so easily say God's our be all and end all. Being in a new country every month, having to adapt to new cultures and different weather just about every 4weeks we find comfort in our Bibles, God and time spent with Him. Even if we lack in commitment toward spending time with Him, at least we know He's always there. My question and what I'm faced with after our blessed time in New Zealand is whether God will stay my comfort when I'm back in my comfort zone. Is God my comforter now because everything else is unfamiliar or because...
Training ended on a high note Thursday evening and the Global Challengers of 2013 are ready to go! The Commissioning was so special - we gathered at Global Junction, with almost the entire Global Challenge community in attendance. We had a fantastic time swapping stories and memories from training while eating the mouth-watering food they prepared for us. We also received our Global Challenge gear, which really finalized it for me: I am now ready to go into the nations!
It's almost unbelievable to think that a month could pass so quickly, and what an amazing experience it has been! From blikskud in PE to traveling with a luxurious bus to Transkei, we realised the beauty in Transkei realy lies in its simplicity. The simple life of the Transkei brought us back to earth and taught us what
true humility is all about.
Name: Debre é Kluge Age: 25 Religion: Christian Weight: NEED TO KNOW ONLY Time at agency: 4½ years Mission : Fighting the enemy, being a bearer of good news, making sure my co-super secret spies’ armour are A-OK (they check mine too on a regular basis – standard procedure) Report from the field: Since departing from SA 5 months ago, the enemy has been on the move. We have seen him deceive multitudes in China, Malaysia, Thailand and India. But hope remains. Our Commander-in-Chief has been with us personally since day one, providing our strategies, strength, and in every physical...
Ever wondered how God would take HIS coffee, like how many sugars, how much milk etc.? I mean a cup of coffee a day keeps the doctor away right? Right or maybe HE doesn’t drink coffee at all uhmmmm? Of lately I’ve found myself wondering about this. I mean being around coffee lovers I have learnt that coffee sets a good tone for the day, it blesses people and so I wanted to bless God. I’ve wanted to make coffee for people in the way I like it but I realised that not everyone likes 3 sugars, a litre of...
INDONESIA – a beautiful island country, that is caught up in the suffocating grips of Islam...with countless mosque megaphones proclaiming death and lies over her cities every day. Darkness is a constant companion for those living under this false religion, being imprisoned by the traditions of men...even if they do not admit it. There is a tent of darkness that lies over this nation - keeping them in bondage...BUT – the LIGHT has come! His name is JESUS CHRIST ! He proclaims FREEDOM to the CAPTIVES and RELEASES those who sit in DARKNESS !! So, in June I chose to...
Healing. An event that I used to think only ever happened to other people...not to me. It certainly couldn't happen to me in Gamboa, Panama... Or could it?
We left Jeffrey’s bay to take our flight to JHB from P.E -- Our flight was delayed an hole hour and we left P.E at 7 pm, that meant we could miss our flight to Egypt because we needed to book in before 9 pm flight leaving at 21:45 we landed just minutes before 21:00 and the race was on to ''book in'', God stop time for us and all was booked in at 20:59. Take off. Clearly something did not want us to go --- But GOD had other plans -- praise the Lord When we got to Egypt our enemy...
“What is REAL?" asked the Velveteen Rabbit one day...
"It's a thing that happens to you. When [someone] loves
you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but
REALLY loves you, then you become Real."
