Participant Blogs

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.' - Matt 18:4 Wow, God is so Great and I now know why He adores the little children.  Our task for today was to go out, two-two, and connect with two people.  We also had to find a child and bless him/her and just love them.  Ida and I went out, prayed and asked God to lead us.  We ended up in the rural areas of the city.  On our way, we talked to a man about his children and his life.  We walked on...

Hi my name is Hendrik Roux I am 18 years old and I am finishing with school at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool I started this year with the Question: What am I going to do with the rest of my life? This was a Great battle for me. I didn’t know if I should go study or even what to study... I didn’t know what to do with my life. I was reminded that I was trying to solve my own problems and not listening to God My prayer to God was that He should lead my life and show me...

Our journey of finding the R690 000 for the Augmentation fee has placed me on a journey of my own. It fascinated me to see how the Lord provided the money. We were constantly praying, waiting and fasting for the money.  But one thing we didn’t see coming was that the Lord had already somehow provided money within Global Challenge to pay the fee. We were always expecting it to come from the outside, for someone mysterious to walk up and write us a cheque. Meanwhile the Lord had already provided what we needed- we only had to open our eyes...

Sitting next to the road - Mauritania   Being left beside the road by the taxi driver, all 8 of us.   Let us start at the beginning.   Crossing the river into Mauritania, we had to wait for 3 hours for a stamp. We got our visas in Niger, but we still had to wait. Then they wanted to deport one of the team members for allegedly forging a visa. We showed them our receipts, convinced them to phone the embassy and then only after being scolded in a language that I do not understand, we could continue. But...

  Taking a 16 hour bus ride to Nairobi was quite an experience. Our bus driver was so confident in his driving ability that cars on the road seemed insignificant; he would proceed to gently run others off the road if they were in the way. There was no toilet on the bus and we stopped about every 5 hours, one being a break on the side of the road with no bushes… This poses as a much easier break for men than women. We arrived in style at our ministry point taking a taxi that lit up the night...

As I walk up the steep, stone steps and look behind me at the valley I was convinced I had to make my home in, I am undone at the beauty my eyes behold. A spacious, inviting room adorned with greenery and fresh flowers in every corner- in the middle is the most beautifully set table I have ever seen. As the setting sun spilled in and lit up the room, I see a seat the has my name on it: a spot reserved and set just for me. You come and take my hand to lead me to my...

The time in Thailand was a huge blessing to me. After China, it was great to do some physical work, and to be in a country where I can just wear my shorts and slip slops. We spent most of our time in Thailand building and helping out Pastor Wasun in his ministry. It was a great learning school to me, as it was my first time building. I realized how much there is to know about it, and how much I enjoyed it. At times it got a bit frustrating and I got tired of working with my hands,...

Welcome to my first blog!  We had the privilege to experience a lot during the training time, but I just want to share two of my highlights. The survival week was one of my favourite times in traning. The fact that we had every day challenges against the other teams to get food changed my thinking about it, we should be thankful for our daily dishes and it is a privilege to have enough to eat. I enjoyed my teammates and the fact that we did everything together as a team. Luke 10- journey: We had the task to travel...

We are in Phuket, Thalang - busy painting the school! We have had such a blessed time here, seeing so much of God's creation and delving into His word together. We learn more each day! On Saturday, we are leaving to go more North to another ministry point. I can't wait to see what God has planned for us there!

Our time in Russia was great. We made lot of new friends that made our time in Krasnoyarsk very memorable. We are thankfull for all the blessings that our fellow believers gave us and all the condensed milk!!! Our friend Natasha made a video of our time with them and I would like to share it with you. The fun of presenting South African evenings, playing sport with the youth and having fellowship. Video by Natasha an music by Akon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGv16iPqTVE