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Dear friends, One of the most valuable things I have learned from GCEX, is the meaning and understanding of discipleship. We are currently sharing food with non-believers as a way of discipleship. We have shown and shared the love and care of Jesus Christ by opening our home to people, and giving food or help to those in need. We also shared our hope and trust in the Lord, and we witnessed how people are brought one step closer to Jesus. We call it……DISCIPLESHIP.

     "Burn the ships" that is what explorer Cortez ordered his men to do upon arrival to the New found territory of Mexico. Without a fleet to return home upon, the leader and his men were forced to move forward and would no longer be tempted by retreat.

 

Thinking about it, going back in my mind to retrieve the archives of my memory dated 27 January 2014.   What was I busy with? What were my thoughts milling about? Was there excitement for the year which lay ahead?   I now believe that whatever I was busy with, the great and mighty things in my mind and the year which followed - have all prepared and shaped me for the now time. A time of training for a great year planned for me by God. Work your way 2015!   Where will you be 27 January 2016? You...

The 14th of Janury i arrived in Jeffreys Bay knowing that this was the start of the most amazing journey of my life! today, afte 7 weeks of training which included teling my story, telling Gods story to people in need doining a survivors challenge, being thaught how to preach the gospel, and dying to self so God can live through me. I got baptised in the ocean , with sunrise and the most amazing people witnessing. We had a Luke 10 journey where wall we could do was trust in God for everything. training has been such a amazing...

Our last island in the Caribbean leg of our Distant Islands journey, Curacao, 7-15 May 2012.  That's what our itinerary said, but God had other plans...

 

               A ccording to the teachings of Jesus in Luke 10, from the 21 st till the 29 th of August, we left Kusadasi (Turkey) without money to spend, nor any scheduled place to stay in, relying only on God’s provision and guidance. It was without planning and firstly, island of Cyprus , appeared only as a joke possibly because it would be the farthest, most hidden and where we could get to only with the providence of God. However, we started feeling God’s prompting through several evidences that were being shown to us...

8 weeks of training, where to start! To summarize what we experienced during this time is difficult because every day was so full of new and exciting things!The one thing that stood out was that you can't help others if you don't know the solution to their problem. I've discovered that Jesus Christ is the solution to everything! Even eternal life! Here follows a brief summary of what we encountered during this 8 weeks: We had a local Jeffreys Bay challenge on our first day to learn the area and surrounding places. Through that, we got to learn all the...

So being Dads- Gods hands and feet started in India and wow didn't it start with a bang:) After a 9044km flight from SA to India. We got our contact at the airport, she took us to the orphanage and there our first ministry started straight away. The kids who most of them I saw a 2nd time( I have been at this orphanage in December 2012) is still soooo loving and have such serving harts, I can really learn a lot about unconditional love from them.   A lot happend in my life since December 2012 and a lot...

We arrived in Turkey after our time in Jordan on our way to meet up with Esther. The month in Turkey consisted of two days in Istanbul, two weeks in Kusidasi, a week on the road and then a week in Cappadocia. Turkey started with a bang! The first day in Istanbul was an amazing experience; we had a treasure hunt*...and we found treasure for sure. Lisa and Arne met a guy that we could encourage and that really inspired us; hopefully we can see him again before we fly out of Istanbul. Through meeting this guy I realised that...

Indonesia made me feel welcome from the moment I walked out of the airport. They use some words that we use in Afrikaans, so I felt asif I entered a place like home.   That is really what Indonesia became! Home. If I look at the overall picture, it would seem asif we had the same schedule everyday. Okay, we kinda did, but that was one of the things that made the experience more like what I am use to. In the mornings we went to a school (there were a few, so we switched between them) to share a...