Participant Blogs

In New Zealand our team got split into 2 groups. 6 of us went down to Wellington. I was in the group that went down to Wellington, not just to go and watch the Rugby but also to go do Storm co, a ministry. When we arrived there we had no idea of what lay ahead, but soon found out we were staff along with teenagers! It didn't take us 5minutes to realize that they were bubbling over with joy. Okay well - they didn't just bubble of joy but just cause they can. They giggled and talked and shouted and...

 I got here not knowing where we are going 2 sleep... sooo I asked and they said we are sleeping in our tents. I was quite shocked hehe. but in the end it turned out to be the most amazing experience. God made me someone else... It's not easy 2 explain but living with over 60 people for a week doing things i never thought i could do really shaped my being. I love these people. God has a spesial plan for everyones life. The first 2 daYS were very misterious not knowing whats going 2 happen next. we were...

After a few weeks in the Caribbean it was time to return to the mainland of South America. Columbia stretches in diversity from high Andes mountain ranges, to coffee farms to tropical beaches. Our time in Columbia was equally diverse as it started with the much anticipated parent visit in Bogota and Cartagena, moving into a backpacker challenge from Cartagena to Santa Marta, ministry in the hot, tropical coastal town of Santa Marta and finishing off in the much cooler Fusagasuga mountain town. The parents visit was a time of exploring, relaxing, story telling and being showered with love, affirmation...

Macedonia was beautiful. We were received with open South African arms and felt so at home, but the atmosphere changed when we entered the colorless Tavanoche camp. By the time we reached Macedonia most of the refugees had traveled on and it was only those without money or with children that were left. It was hard to lift spirits without even being able to communicate. So we fully relied on God. It was inspiring to see how people are obedient to God even if it was to their expense. We expected life for missionaries would be careless and fun. It...

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIkFGOQoseQ 400x400] Beeeee beeeee eeeeeeeeee is the usual language that sheep use. I can guarantee you I haven't heard another sound while I was working along side with Darko somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Australia, the motherland of sheep you could say. What a privilege it was, getting up in the morning at 6, driving half an hour to the paddocks unloading this unloading that, fill that , pump that, put that there, get out of there, tag him, run after him... beee beeee after two weeks, we almost sounded like sheep. But there was something more than just working. Seeing sunrise...

Our journey to Suriname started a long way back in Boa Vista. Little did I know that when we set off in our overly cramped taxi, that we would be starting an epic 2 week journey to the beautiful land of Suriname. The first leg of our travel was done with 2 overly priced taxies that took us across the Brazil/Guyana border. Soon realizing once we entered Guyana that we had illegally arrived in the country we made a quick u-turn back to the border to get our passports stamped. Then for the second time we journeyed back into Guyana,...

I recently again read this piece by John Stott and would love to share it with you…

“We see with our minds eye the three thousand million unevangelized peoples of this world, who have had no real opportunity to respond to the gospel; the poor, the hungry and disadvantaged; people crushed by political, economic or racial oppression… We see these things: Do we not care?

 by Marisa Fourie

Even though this phrase has been said so many times, it can never be said too much.  This is indeed what I’ve been experiencing up to now and every day I come to realize it more and more.

How dark is the so-called dark continent of Africa?

Why was it in the first place called a dark continent? To be honest I’m not quite sure… But living in a traditional, local Zambian village opened my eyes and heart to a light that shines real bright!

When we arrived in Kiminini (Kenya) at our host, we had been welcomed by his family and his extended spiritual family too: Two Mamas with the biggest hearts and smiles I’ve ever seen. They invited us to come to the village at the foothills of  Mt. Elgon just across the border in Uganda, to come strengthen and encourage some more family members. And we did.