Santiago, a bustling city filled with motorbikes, trucks, horse carriages, musicians, street dancers, stray dogs, food trollies, markets and anything in between. There's no room for a misplaced foot . You can delight in a local delicacy about every 50m and the cheap ice-cream brought out that ice-cream-loving-kid in all of us. Our host church was right in the centre of Santiago. The youth members of the church, who received us, are living examples of God's love in them for other people. Cuba was the first country on our year journey and everyone struggled with missing loved ones back in home....
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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....
In my mind, India has always been one of those legendary places that I have read about in books. As a child, I remember learning about Amy Carmichael who went to India and took in temple girls under her wing and taught them the Truth of the scriptures. Of course, I had read and heard countless stories about Mother Teresa and the work that she was selflessly doing in this land as well. India is all that I had read and heard about and more.
"You can only love Me with the amount you love yourself." When I heard that I felt like I should have gotten up and ran as fast as I could. Run until my legs couldn't carry me anymore. I couldn't though. It was as if something had glued me to the cold cement floor. "You can only love Me with the amount you love yourself." Lord. I don't even acknowledge myself as a person? How do I love myself??? "You are allowed to love Me, love me with unconditional LOVE, and feel good about it." What is unconditional love?...
My Beloved Shepherd, My Lord & I
(Part Five)
In my weariness from earthly cares, do I hesitate to answer when the Divine Shepherd knocks at my door, and so turn Him from me?
rHebrews 3:15*Then while it is still called Today, if you would hear His voice and when you hear it, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.
Psalm 95:7-8*For He is our God and we are His people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today,if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts as at Meribah (Contention) and as at Massah (Proof), in the day temptation in the wilderness.
Red means stop, green means go, but ORANGE means GO, GO, GO!!!
This is how the orange team kicked of 2008. Bringing a fresh breeze as the first Orange team ever in the history of The Global Challenge, we are determined to go into the world in a God-seeking life-style, sharing the Good News with the nations, going out to serve and love the people as followers of Chirst.
We had a wonderful week of debrief in Macau!
And since we didn't have any time for a challenge in China, Sulene thought it wise to give the teams the opportunity to get to see Macau's interesting places, in other words ... a challenge!
Proud to announce that the red team was the winners (!), though humbly sharing their first place with the orange team!
Here we are at the lighthouse at the Guia fortress (Elizma's GC shirt has
just been washed when the challenge was announced!)
I can't believe we are actually done with training. Wow, God blessed me so much in such a short time...I can't wait to experience him in 11 different countries!
Chef your way... With the motive of going into canada of working for some money was not the first thing on our minds, we new that we were going to serve the people their, but we also new we were going for the people!! I got voted for working in the Kitchen the whole summer to become a chef... I got the name the Russian chef, the people i worked with in the kitchen were like my familly and i also got the oppertunity to share the Gosple with them. The month we were in Canada at the Ignite summer...
Kenya and beyond I'm listening to Reggae and classical guitar music simultaneously as they compete for my attention, both expressions of changing and merging cultures found Kenya and beyond I'm listening to Reggae and classical guitar music simultaneously as they compete for my attention, both expressions of changing and merging cultures found in the Distant Relatives Eco back packers our team is staying in. After two weeks in Tanzania and serving in Kenya our team has had a couple of days to debrief, lighten our backpacks and take final sips and deep...
