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  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...

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,...

Firstly I would like to apologize for the short blogs, but there had seemed to be a problem when I use the "read more" button, so this time I will not use it. After a very challenging season, where our team got really tested in China, we went off to Russia. To be truly honest, I was not looking forward to Russia, I mean not compared to all the other countries. In fact I thought Russia was still communism, and believe me its not anymore. Anyway I might be giving away my IQ, so we landed in a place called...

For 4 years I dreamt about doing an Explore Africa journey – fighting with the Lord every time He said “no”. Finally for 2012 He said “Yes”. During 2011, probably one of the hardest years of my life – a year intensely faced with my own iniquities and the iniquities of others – I heard Him say “Yes” to a number of things.  Some of those things did not quite turn out the way I heard Him, others started with great excitement. I said yes to lead this year’s Explore Africa journey, yes to dream about the future of Explore...

The fun and games started when the five Global Challenge X teams were sent up from Pretoria to Zambia in a challenge.  It was a tough one to start with and I must admit that I was a little concerned about this but luckily I had great co-workers to make sure I don’t feel too sorry for the team and do send them off.

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

3 busses, 5 lifts and 5 taxi's!!!!....
Orange Team is Go - Go - Go!!!!

Praise the Lord! He provided LITERALLY every step of the way.
We never had to stress or to something extra-ordinary, but just believe!!!
God works best when we are weak, and that was our story the whole trip.

Monday night we heard that we had our first challenge, to get to Zambia before Friday the 25 January.

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. *

I can't believe it went by so fast. Last weekend we were at the Bloemfontein prayer meeting where over one MILLION people came together to pray for South Africa. What a amazing experience. You could feel the unity! But it doesn't stop there. We need to become a praying nation. We need to keep praying for our country. Fighting the battle on our knees. But before road tripping to Bloemfontein the community decided to do a Daniel Fast. To be honest I didn't really get the Daniel Fast but I did decide to fast sugar, dairy and meat. The fast...

Red means stop, green means go, but ORANGE means GO, GO, GO!!!