Participant Blogs

In old Jewish culture, people would put precious purfumes and expensive oils in jars made from clay. These liquids where used only on special occasions,  and times of high importance or urgency. But the problem was that these jars were sealed shut after the content was poured in, to keep it safe. So now the only way to get the oil out to use it, was to brake the jar open. There was no screw-on lid for use and re-use. It had to be broken completely to get the good stuff out. Kenya was our first country we visited and...

India has been great. I't weren't like the previous countries where I've been mostly challenged by the people and lifestyle. Rather I was challenged with how serious I am about living for God. The first week we went up into the Himalayas, to the farthest town where you can go by vehicle! We had a week's training and saw the most beautiful scenery! Part of our 'race' in the mountains was to help locals plant rice, which I just loved! Getting into the mud, all dirty! After that we went to an orphanage/mission school. We painted their school, taught Maths...

    Called to the nations...   I want to share God's provision with everyone.  He is faithful in the small thing and also in the huge things (like asking people for money). It is such a humbling experience to see God provide and see how God stir in people all around the worlds hearts to give and to pray.  I'm sure if it isn't for all the prayers I wouldn't be so blessed. I did some maths and I realised that R48 000-00 ($6400) divided by 80days = R600-00 ($80) a day.   November 2008 21 Alabanza - Pta 22...

Team: Marielle Visser, Arthur McKinnon and Ashleigh Hooper

When you read Luke 10 in the Bible it seems very straight forward, simple and easy... but in reality it is difficult to know how to apply it practically in today’s world. Our Luke 10 experience had many interesting and fun aspects, but the three things that were most evident in our Luke 10 journey, was definitely: We Prayed a lot, We Ate a lot and we Laughed a lot!

It's just around the corner....it is here....very close......yea ! I entered the Phuket Laguna International Marathon that will take place in June this year. During the entry you have to give your date of birth. So they send me my application confirmation which includes the following detail : Age Group : 40 - 49 years So there it is. It's now just around the corner. 40 . Soon I will be 40 ............AND RUN LIKE NEVER BEFORE  !!!

      We made it back to Jeffrey's Bay! What an amazing time we had in Coffee Bay and it couldn't have been any better! After beginning the journey with the call, faith, and expectation that God would provide in our hearts, He did that and more .      The journey home, the faith only had to continue. With only a little money in our pockets, we had the challenge of getting back to Jeffrey's Bay (9 hour trip) on faith; asking God to provide for us every step of the way.                                                     I can testify that God was faithful...

Friday and Saturday was great! On Friday morning we played with the kids at the Sheng Kung Hui Primary School where we stay. We helped the other teams as they presented kids, even from 3 years old, with the Easter story and, as you can imagine, played a lot!

 

When the bell rings, they run ... NOTHING like Nambia!!

At noon, six of us went to visit some Psychology students at the University of Macau. Of course, I were first to go, and we had a real fun time and a wonderful lunch!

Gertina, Tjaart, Jana, Rey and Mari in a relaxed mood.

We went to Sydney on one of the weekends, which was amazing. We went to Hillsong and saw the opera house, its cool but I thought it was bigger. We are working on a farm doing all kinds of odd jobs. The sheep farm didn’t work out but God made sure we had a place to be. We are feeding horses and copping out trees all kinds of things that need to get done. It is so cold here, yesterday it started to snow! It was my first time in snow!! Thank You Jesus! I loved the snow but never...

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...

This one goes out to the world changers, shining their light in the face of danger. A word that God has given our team this year is to focus on the living stones. His bride, his people. People through whom he is making the impossible happen in the nations. Our team had an incredible time and we were sad as the first half of our journey came to an end. We laughed, we cried and we faced many challenges, but most of all we got to be a part of what God is doing in the churches all over the...