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...
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....
Carla Peru: "Oh how beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!" -Isaiah 52:7 After 5 of our team members met up with parents, sisters and Maxine we headed to a lakeside village named Copacabana (not the world renowned beach in Brazil, but probably more beautiful between the mountains and the highest lake of its size). There we spent a few days before heading to Cusco, Peru. Probably the biggest highlight of the parents' visit (and my whole year)...
Did you see the movie ' The Terminal" with Tom Hanks?
Me, Marna, Roelf, Janica and Karlien have got a glimpse of how he must have felt sleeping in the terminal...
…it rained while Noah was in the ark; n
…Moses met with God on Mount Sinai;
…the 12 spies explored the land of Canaan;
…Elijah traveled to the mountain where God spoke;
…Jesus fasted in the desert;
…Jesus appeared to his disciples after His resurrection;
…the GCX’08 team received training in Zambia before taking the Good News to the nations!
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,...
Hi at the moment we are in China. We had a very good time in Thailand. God challenged us on quite a few things, especially trusting Him, servanthood, submitting our own will and desires to His. God is really good even if things get tough. He stays faithful in every aspect. It is shocking to see how lost the world is. It doesn't matter if you are in Thailand or China. Thankfully there is always hope in Jesus Christ! And we as red team just experience that hope more day by day. Tommorow we are giong on a 3 week...
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
Doing Global Challenge has been a dream of ours for a very long time and after more than a year of preparation and planning it was time for that dream to become a reality. 2012 was going to be the year in which we take our step in faith and say “Yes Lord, we will follow!”
In the Bible, bread is more than just food. Bread is fellowship. Bread is dependence. Bread is a body. And bread is life. This multi-faceted source of nourishment played the staring role on the stage of my Luke 10 journey.
We serve a faithful God. His providence and His love featured in each of the blessings the Yellow Team received. After a reshuffling of the small teams of Distant Worlds, I am now in a team with Luiza, Kasia, Charné and Fred as my leader.
