Loving Laos and the people. They are blessing us sooo much and showing us so much of Laos. We are trying to bless them more than they are blessing us, but I dont think it is possible. Really cool country and people. Working with the youth of the church is really inspiring and I really am touched by them. *
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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....
So we are at our first destination, Hong Kong.
The pulling contest was taking place in Thailand. With a pull here and a pull there, and everywhere a pull, the challengers raced for the finish line…
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Five days, five countries… We travelled from Guatemala to Costa Rica, passing through El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. God really surprised me and it was such a joy to truly trust God and go wherever He had prepared for us. I had found myself laughing at the situations and places we were in because I really experienced the promises of God so practically. In Psalms 91 God says ‘If you say the Lord is my refuge and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent for He will command...
Mozambique/ Zanzibar Journey The road to the island The rest of the group, Adi and his wife Rohan, Dan, Cristyanne and Corneli safely arrived in Vila Ulongue on the 21st. The next morning our departure was delayed with a quick visit to the hospital. We had to test Adi and Ro for Malaria- it was luckily negative but it turned out that they had tick fever. All in all the Malaria testing and the anti-biotics cost us 12MTs- thats about R4.- For both of them! That night we slept next to Lake Malawi and spent the next day there...
CHINA - by Marizy Morkel
The past week I was confronted, ones again, by the reality of the lost souls in this world. Our fellow brothers and sisters, for who Jesus also died on the cross and loves dearly, have been blinded by a false religion and the tradition of following Islam.
Since we have been in Thailand, we have met up with some additional guests to the Southbound family!
What a beautiful country! I released this when we drove from the airport in Sarajevo to our accommodation in Mostar. Between the mountains right next to a river I had my very first summer camp. There are a few churches in this area and they have a summer camp this time each year. Actually it is a 3 week camp, but this year it is only one week. The camp dated from Monday 14 July to Saturday 19 July 2014. This is how my journal goes... Day 1: Have you ever seen the movie Camp Rock? This camp kind...
Whilst in Bali we had a physical representation of what was busy happening in our team. An earthquake followed by a possible tsunami. The earthquake in Bali was long overdue. It has been building up and getting closer and closer to collision.When it finally did, it was very sudden, unexpected to be as bad as it was. Just a few moments after the earthquake the tsunami warning hit. Everyone was told to try and prepare themselves - possible evacuation. Throughout this year i have come to love my team more than i had realized. In Bali, we had an earthquake. Things in team...
hey all you cool people out there... it's been a long while but everything that has happened has just been so overwhelming... our last week in SA was amazing we all recieved such gr8 prophecies our lives and that to me was such a gr8 encouragement.. finally we got through the base camp time and we eventually started our journey of a life time..... leaving OR tambo airport about 2 weeks ago was very sad but yet so rewarding in the way that God just comes and comforts and gives great peace to those who ask... well on the flight...
