Hi all! Or should I say, Aloha!! Hope all of you had a blessed Christmas time with family and friends! We started our Christmas Day watching the sunrise on a beautiful beach! It was stunning! Hawaii is really beautiful, and for those of you who didn't know, LOST and JURASSSIC PARK was shot here! So imagine! Our time here so far has been one of rest and de-briefing India, and so far it has only been blessed! We are camping at the YWCA camp ground, right in front of the sea!! The local people think we are insane because we...
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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....
The west point of Africa! Been there done that and no t-shirt! It marked the start of Willem's and myself 1400km hitch hike to Bamako. Traveling one gets use to drug and smoking offers, some countries worse then others and some none at all. The 1st was the case with the west most point of Africa. There sitting amongst the rocks with the waves crashing in the back ground 3 young men where smoking and high on something. Trying to convince us that drugs, weed and dirty sex is way of life it was pointless trying to convince them...
So this is a blog that God put on my heart to write, but for a while I didn't want to write it. But you know God he always gets his way and anyway who are we to argue. So this journey started in a small town in India called Nainital. Every afternoon we went on our own and then we would talk to God but we go into the town to do it because we pray over the people of the town. So that day it was just a emotional draining day for me and it was really hard, so...
My journey is to walk with God and to hear His voice everyday. He knows what's in my willing heart. The Holy Spirit is a part of God that comforts, guides and leads me through my journey. As God fills you from the inside you change and will never be the same person again. So where do I start to describe how great the Lord is. I have already seen and learned so much these past few weeks. Doing self investigation and learning so many things through God's work, in my own life, and through others around me. I can't...
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I'm going 2 write this entry in english so all my new friends can also read what I say/blog. I came on global challenge with the expectation of not having time to grasp the things that are around me but in the last two days i realised God really wants me to see the perfection of His creation. i apperciate every second that i have spent under the water and cant wait to see what i can find every day when i snorkel. i realised God really wants me to apperciate all His Great works and creations. including the small...
I know you haven't heard from me in quite some time, blogging wrongfully comes second for me when time on the internet is limited. But I believe you will soon feel updated on the life and happenings of lindie pienaar. The morning just before we left on the journey, all five of us - for the first time - felt sure that the Lord put Mexico on our hearts, without discussing it with one another. So we started out on our Luke 10 yourney being sure about only two things: 1.We're heading for Mexico and 2.The Lord will guide our every...
I can't believe that it's only been 3 weeks!! There has been so much going on, and God has been moving in such an awesome way! We started out 3 weeks back at the caravan camp site and got to know each other better as a group, then we moved to the ucsa camp site and did lots of hard labour, which came in handy the next week when we went to the bush for survivor. We've made gardens, helped at a school, worked in the community and so many things! All I can say is watch this space. ....
Hello everyone!!!
Since this is my first blog, I thought it good, just to give you all a bit of background of myself!!
