Cambodia – Thailand – Hong Kong Hope – Springs Eternal, by Johannes Wagner The Bible teaches us that without VISION , hope for the future or revelation about the future, people perish ! (Prov 29>18). In Cambodia you can travel from one place of Phnom Penh, the capital city we stayed in and experience complete hopelessness and upon entering another area, feel Hope rise within you. It is really a metaphor of different areas of our lives... In one area of our lives, perhaps finances we feel hopeless, yet upon experiencing love in...
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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....
As part of our mandate to reach impoverished areas in the world we have a strong mission to look after orphans. Thus one of our ongoing projects has been the consistent investing into the lives of orphans in India. Over the past few years significant amounts of energy and funds have been ploughed into two orphanages in India that GCEX has a special relationship with. Despite this some parts of the orphanages are in serious disrepair and need urgent attention. In September and December this year two teams are preparing to leave for India on an Impact India expedition. During...
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Guatemala a time of sharpening the Sword, by Johannes Wagner We have been prepared to be prepared ... Prepared for Guatemala prior to going there and prepared in Guatemala for the rest of the journey... If we went nowhere except Guatemala, our lives would still have been changed! We had an ACTIONpacked, ADRENALINEpumped, HEAVYduty, HIGHimpact time in Guatemala. Our viewpoints were challenged, our perspectives broadened, our insight deepened, our capacity expanded, our lives were altered. We received Word, Truth and authority – we had an encounter with our King, an appointment for an anointment ....
The last month we were shaped and formed from young people moving in all different directions into a young family united in love and fired up for the mission. We learned what our personalities are and how we can support the body so that it functions properly. All this thanks to the great leadership of Global Challenge allowing God to lead them. Two weeks ago at 5 o'clock we were woken up and had to pack up all our belongings. We were then divided into groups and given a paper with about 20 challenges on them. We all spattered into...
What a wonderful feeling to be back in “civilization” after 2 months. Clean streets, western food and a clean, soft bed. This was my first feeling after arriving in New Zealand at the end of April. “The West” however was not without its own challenges. What we gained in comfort and familiarity, we lost in lenience though. After touching down in Auckland, we had to go through customs and this is where our excitement was halted for about an hour. While Ivan and Darko were taken to one end of the customs hall, Stoffel and I were escorted to the...
So my bag was stolen... . Why would God do this? I thought He looks after us and our stuff and that everything always works out for the best if you trust Him... But, sometimes we just miss the entire picture and get it all wrong. For the past two weeks Cornie and I have been waiting in Addis Ababa for my passport and God just had it all planned. We went to a local international church and saw Ethiopia stretching her hands to God. We met the Pastor after the service and Cornie felt led to ask him about...
I sat in the church last night and remembered a dear memory. He left me with a smile on my face! It was the day the HeartCore team and I had to testify in a church in Richards Bay. The well trained group nearly fell down the steps as they tried to get Otto in his wheelchair on stage. At first Otto had shaky hands to introduce himself. It was after the first laugh from his audience that he nearly kept them busy for the full 10 minutes of the service we had. It is unbelievable how God can choose...
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"What we do, does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling." It has been a while since I've seen words come to life in such an inspiring way. Rwanda is a beautiful chapter in this journey. So beautiful that there aren't any words to truly express how much influence it has had in my own thoughts and especially my relationship with our beautiful Saviour. I look forward to more chapters with you in it. You have taught me so much. Not only about your people but also about myself. I loved spending...
Ever wondered what happens on a Challenge where you would have to travel a couple of thousand K´s in a couple of days? L anded in Mendoza, Argentina we had 6 days to get to Peru, Lima – this is the raw uncut MINI series of what happened enjoy - THE LIME JOURNEY [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP6plkoCWuA 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWnzY9mZNws&feature=channel 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt7biNpOTxk&feature=channel 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT0YEVPfgxQ&feature=channel 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiQrPiB99J4&feature=channel 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgMx_cccK_g&feature=channel 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_sbh7e7JwM&feature=channel 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8bW5pbFPII&feature=channel 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsgBcEsoqCk&feature=channel 400x400] n [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIpV0VYJhDk 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koKiLciYCRs 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGVVYUwVUIA 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyw0khYfGMc&feature=channel 400x400] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgjNDWGi55c 400x400]
Hi everyone This is my first blog after leaving India and I now find myself in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I love the fact that every McDonalds has free WiFi. So, as I mentioned, we left India behind with a sad heart. The kids at the orphanage grew on me as time went on and by the time I had to leave, they had crept deep into our hearts. The amount of love that they are getting and the amount that they need are two different things. This is not a reflection on the efforts of the staff, but just what...
