Don't play with it. It's fragile. If you bust a string none of us can play. It's just a guitar. I caught myself being so obsessed with something that can be so easily fixed if it were to break. Even replaced. I'm still new, I'm still learning. The only difference between me and my 5 year old niece is she isn't afraid to experiment. To listen to every string. To play. To just enjoy the sounds. I try to listen and mimic. She plays because she wants to hear the sounds she allows the instrument to make. Carefree her little...
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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....
At the end of our stay in a country we are given questions to answer. These questions usually go along the lines of what did you think, how did you feel, etc. The purpose is for true reflection to take place and so that everything isn't internalised. This is called debriefing and I admit that it's really empowering. In Benin, a small West African country, we've each been given the task of writing a blog. It's a good thing since I'm also overdue on writing a blog anyway. But, and here's the reason for this explanation, this isn't just any...
I used to see walls enclosed around me, but now I am living with no boundaries. I am like an unbridled horse- FREE to run the distance. I can’t even see the end of the field- just the sun on my back and wildflowers under my feet. The farther I run the less afraid I become. I have stepped into FREE COUNTRY, where the territory never ends because it was created and is governed by the True King. The walls around me I had made myself- their names were doubt, shame, fear, and useless. My walls were torn down and...
Spending time
in a dusty town in the middle of China, spending time in the Snow Mountains, freezing to death and eating ice-cream all in one day!
India was great... well when we weren't in Deli at least. The Himilayas was a bliss, and thats were we go a challenge as well. We got to plant some rice and I rode on a donkey in a ‘Saari'. Had an amazing view of the mountains basically everyday - but that also had to end. We went back to Delhi and had to chose to stay with Margot. This was when the real challenge started for me! At the orphanage the kids are great but I'm struggled to connect with them!!! When you get there it only takes you a...
During the past few days everything I knew about God and salvation was challenged, but in a good way.
Over the years I have learned that Christ is and will be Everything to me, and that He has died for me and that everything what I have done in the past is forgiven. So now I am as clean as white as snow, and I am good and ready to serve him.
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Jordan to Israel As a team we got to the airport on time, in fact most of the team got there early and that made me happy. The flight and layovers were good and we had no difficulties. We got to the Amman airport late afternoon and were not going to attempt crossing over to Israel since it would be a close call if we would find the border open. So our only option was to stay overnight at the airport and take the earliest transport to the border. We looked around for transport options so we would be settled...
Hello from Bogota, Colombia! Wow! I know it has been a while since i have been able to update you personally on how i am doing, but i really want to now! So far, it has been a journey! From the time that i set foot in South Africa i hit the groun running. I was busy taking in a new culture, meeting new people, and learning things about God and experiencing things about Him that i never have before. After taking flight in March and landing closer to home in South America, i have definitely been...
"These last few weeks felt like running a 100m race with God."- Pieter van Zyl (Westbound 2017 Team member) I couldn't agree more. These past weeks we learned so much, it feels like Jesus is taking you on a race. You go through some thorns, but you run over them; you conquer them. Yes, there are tears, but they also turn into tears of happiness and triumph. In this race you learn so many things. How to trust God for your finances, knowing that you can do nothing out of your own, but only through God's strength. You learn to...
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