A bit about my Luke 10 journey. So we started at about 6:00 am on the 21st with the Luke 10 journey. All together 9 people. We started out in Guatemala and went through El Salvador. When we went through the El Salvador border into Honduras, we split into 3 smaller teams of 3 people each. By this time it was dark, we had no money, no food and only the clothes that we had on. The challenge was taking nothing and just trusting on the Lord for provision in everything. So the challenge started. We hitched a ride all the way through to the...
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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 countdown for a life changing experience is near its end!! 6 Weeks and I'm ready to take the world!! The past month has been an life changing experience. I've met people sharing my passion for the nations, I've come to learn more about Chris and Jesus is now a reality in my life. I had the priviledge of seeing God doing miracles in people around me, challenged from Jbay to PE with R200 in my pocket and going places I have never been before. 'Die bos' was awesome (I know that I am not allowed to use that word,...
The lime team has had a cultural weekend! Here is some photos of what we did: Picknick at the waterfall... Yeasterday we went to a hilltribe village. We as a team had the opportunity to share our testimonies and could encourage the local believers. They received us into their homes with the greatest hospitality.Sunday lunch at the hilltribe village... The village greeted us this morning and sent us on our way with 3 bags of lichis and 2 bags of rice on our hands. Very humling and a privilege!
Since my last blog so much has happened. I cannot tell it all. One of the top moments for me was when we watched the sun set over the old city from Mt. Olives and when a Muslim said the words he wants to show his family the Bible. He gave his heat to Christ moments after!!
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...
Now we went all the way from Central America to Asia.. Woooweeee! so 9 flights and a few bus rides later...we arrived in the Philippines...
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Hey all:) When I was thinking about what to write with regard to what I have experienced in training so far my initial thinking was to talk about all the amazing things God has done. To go into detailed stories about seeing God genuinely save people, seeing His faithfulness time and time again, stories of the beginnings of an expected, unstoppable revival in JBay. I was even tempted to share some of the funny stories and adventures I have had, the people I have met or even the way my eyes started sweating on the day I left friends and...
What an absolute privilege it is to be able to share in the lives of the locals. This opportunity is only possible by the grace of God. Thank you Lord for showing me just a glimpse of your beautiful world and all the beautiful people of it. God holds no measure of time, everything is always going on in his vision. That is how I feel about this year, there is no way I can fit it into one year, 2012, oh no! This year will be with me every year from now onwards and what I have learnt will...
Thailand has been fantastic! Our team has developed so much in terms of unity as well as individually in the Spirit. How can one not have increasing faith after being sustained by God for more than a week. All of our Luke 10 experiences were majestic and to the purest form, a Father spoiling His children. Going into a stage where we started asking questions about our futures, this new faith He has given us tends to the fears and uncertainties about our lives after Global. God is good and sovereign. He has proven Himself faithful beyond measure and through...
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...
