During the last 6 months or so the Lord has been speaking to me about being Holy and the areas concerning that. I want to share with you what the Father has placed on my heart..... Leviticus 19:2 says, "Be holy for I the Lord your God am holy!" Here we can see that God demands us to be holy. It's not a question, but rather a statement. So in fact God is asking us to be sacred or set apart for Him. Why? 2 Timothy 2:21 says the following, "If anyone purifies himself from these things, he will be...
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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....
Picture yourself under a palm tree with the breeze in your hair looking out into the crystal clear blue green ocean with the waves breaking on the white sand.
Sounds like paradise right? Wrong.
The Warm Heart of Africa... Leaving from Kenya to go to Malawi to now Zambia, was a journey of going through the past to the present, and then seeing the future. Malawi is truly the warm heart of Africa. The people are gentle, welcoming, and the very atmosphere of the country has actual warmth that fills your heart. Entering the country felt like breathing fresh air. Malawi, at its foundation, is a Christian nation with the majority of its population attending a church each Sunday. I love Malawi very much but my heart aches for this country. This structure of...
We all know the commandment "Love one another" very well and have heard numerous sermons on exactly this topic and yet, when I am faced with a situation in the team where I am irritated or upset about something, the last thing I think about is to love my teammate. I tend to put an "if" after the commandment, adding conditions to my love, although the commandment never states that love should be deserved, it only asks us to love, even when your love is not returned. I try to defend my stance with "But he did this and therefor...
Waiting actively on God, seeking His will and well waiting, is really rewarding!!!
Probably the most overused word and definitely the word most misunderstood: Love..Well I've had it wrong all along.We all know love's description in 1 Corinthians 13, but then I looked at this verse in 1 John 4: 7-8 "dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God (for God is love)" I was struggling to accept the idea that my love doesn't look very different from those who do not believe, because, "anyone who loves...
When Jannie arrived to start the missions and outreach part of our course, he asked a very unfair question to each one of us. He wanted to know what the ONE thing we remember from the course thus far would be if we forgot all else. What would be the one thing that stands out?
Of course we all felt that it was impossible to answer this question as there have simply been too many wonderful revelations from God during the first four weeks already. But here are the answers from the team:
So today work Your way started travelling to Thailand! We split up into 2groups, Me (Bernard), Henro & Angelo was in one group. De Necker, Philip, Welman & Freddy was in the other group! Angelo, Henro and Ber had a wonderful time. God blessed us so much! We had about 3 lifts then we reached our destination! Our first lift was a army truck, this was an great experience for our team. Our seccond lift we got was in a huge truck. Henro sat in front with the driver and Angelo and I sat on the bed inside the...
I have enough money for next year!! It is just great knowing that, when God sent me to go on WYW, He provided me with what I need so that I can be obedient. That is one of the things about God that I love the most. He will never send you to do something without Him by your side.
This was a great weekend! Meeting the people that got back from their journeys. It was so fun and great to hear some of their stories. The challenge was BUITENSPORIG LEKKER!! Thanks for everybody that stayed and welcomed us. Bernard Hollander and Phillip Pretorius, I want to thank you the most. WYW is going to be AWESOME. The thing I wonder most about is what I am going be like when I come back. Because there is not a possibility of coming back the same. One of the hardest things is: thinking that I still have to go home tomorrow for 43 days...
