Participant Blogs

After getting out of our comfort zones in the North, we could not wait for some relaxing beach vibes in Phuket. Everyone knows about the island’s amazing beauty and vibrant culture making it an ideal all year round holiday destination. This of course was not our focus and we were excited to be serving our new host: Roeline Muller (fellow South African) who is ‘not a missionary, only a Christian worker’. This amazing woman has started a NGO called Asia Center Foundation that provides education and support to both children and parents from lower social-economic backgrounds in Phuket. This people...

Malaysia has been very interesting, hot and beautiful.  We started out with a bang when we got our challenge in KL.  Had the privilege to spend 2 days at a beautiful beach, and are currently working at a school for underprivileged children. We met up with a few interesting people along the way.  Some was entertaining and gave us a good laugh and some blessed us with more than we could ask for.  We even met up with people from SA. Our time has almost come and gone for Malaysia and I can’t wait to see what India has in store...

As we drive through this seemingly unending luscious and natural bush all around us, we view a picture perfect landscape through the dirty bus windows which has now become our eyes to the world we see....

  We become like the one we worship...   As I journey through the world, there is a lot of things surfacing in my heart that is revealed to be selfishness in my relationship with the Lord. I come to find that I should not serve God because it is good for me, but because He is worthy to be served! I really want the Lord to work in my life, but I'm not so keen to DIE in myself, laying down my right, my time, my relationships, my possessions, my family, my future, my ambition. And if I neglect to...

It is the 17th of April, I’m in India, its about 18h30 and more than 30 degrees…!

To recap since my last blog…

Genesis 12:1       “The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your   father’s household to the land I will show you.” This verse fills me with mixed emotions because as I read it I realise God tells us that "He will show us the way", but first He asks us to be obedient and "Go from our country and our father's household"...Wynand and I will be part of the Global challenge 2012 team and we invite you to join us on this journey! Soli deo Gloria! Donate Now          ...

Good day everyone So my first blog will be about our hard work at the first project that we are busy with. All the guys have blisters after this week! But we do this out of the love of God! This was probably one of the hardest weeks and that was just a small taste of what is lying ahead. This week we also managed to raise some of the money that was needed to complete the project. I was also for the first time on this very high roof that in that moment I also realised that I am...

Vietnam was a warm hearted country with open, smiling faces.   You would guess that after the war people would be hard to anyone that looks american, but that wasnt true at all.  Vietnamese youngsters and even older people would walk up to you to learn some english by simply talking to you. Little groups would even approach you to find an opportunity to speak and learn english.   This opened a lot of doors to tell people about our beuatifull country, what we are doing, and share our testimonies. We were blessed with a  host which we met by...

Written by: Hector 

After 6 weeks of intense classes, village life, malaria mosquitoes, foreign foods and lots of rain our time at Zambia (FCE) has come to an end. It was a good time and we have received very valuable and necessary training. I want to thank the FCE staff for what they have invested into us as a team and for having us there.

Here are a couple of pics from Zambia:  

ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK ON OUR WAY TO SOUTH AFRICA

In Colombia, we dug trenches!   We dug quite far and wide, but I really loved it. Hanging out with the blue team, moving pipes about and playing in the mud like we were small children again. But while working and being in "semi lock down" at the camp there was plenty of time to spend with God and also reflect abit on my journey so far. God has really been journeying with me and I want to share a part of what he has been doing in my life. For so long I have always been the quiet one,...