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We arrived in Kenya at the olkoroi camp after a entire night of pushing 4x4 taxis through mud and over hils. The meaning of Olkoroi is Colobus monkey in the Kimasai Language. The camp got its name because it's located next to a river and the monkeys are commonly seen from the camp's viewpoint.   After about a week the leaders decided to do a split sothat the guys can go for a hike into the forest, and the ladys can have some bonding time aswell. We set of with our small bags with only one pair of clothes and...

               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...

Run where Jesus walked!   Finally after 3months of waiting for the right time to start my first blog for 2014 the release  came to actually write it. I am super excited for what God is going to do in this blog because in all honestly I really don’t know what to write but I know God has a plan with it. First of I will start with what God has been up to in my life these past 3months.   So for those whom don’t know this is my second journey with this blessed or ganisation and this time...

In one of Jack Johnson’s song he sings about news readers not even being sad when they report about someone who died. I agree with him. News readers show no compassion. I believe that some of the severity of a case is sometimes lost due to this. I have taken it upon myself so translate to you the situation in Myanmar.

Before I enter a new country I have this picture in my mind about what to expect and what life will be like in that country. New Zealand, as the first first-world country we visited, I imagined to be be this perfect life. I imagined strongholds way different than Asia. Strongholds like materialism and money. But what I experienced in New Zealand was more than just that. New Zealand was a home away from home. We were blessed with a week at Algie's Bay to focus on debrief and to spend time with God. We were welcomed with so much...

Asia! With that word my thoughts would immediately turn to rice, black hair and strange sounding languages. Even now after being in this part of the word for a month these would be the first things jumping to mind, but now so much more as well! Super hot weather, friendly and generous people and God given break throughs are added to that list. New places, people and cultures are continuing to excite and challenge me. Our first two countries in South East Asia have been the Philippines and Thailand. Arriving in the Philippines most of my thoughts were consumed with...

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...

Quoting my last blog: “Would I do it again? In a heartbeat.” Well, the heartbeat came. The heartbeat went. 8 years ago I attended a church service where someone stood up and said he feels there is people in the audience God is calling into Africa. Something struck my heart, but at the time I was studying Industrial Engineering and sort of just laughed the idea away. Those words did not return empty (Is 55:11). This year God has chosen me (what a privilege!) to shepherd the Explore Africa team through the Middle East and Africa. Training the 2 nd...

What a privilege! We started our time in Indo on a very luxurious note. Meeting some parents in Bali. Oh what a glorious time it was. Beaches, sun, fun and a whole lot of feedback. Of course when you start to invest and spend time with people, you grow attached.   Yes, it was devastating to say goodbye to the parents (and Reinhardt) I can't even imagine how hard it had to be for the biological children, if saying goodbye made me cry and I was just a friend.    After Bali we met up with our friends at Destiny...

Lots of things happed on the trains in India. Schalk and I had to sleep together on a bed that is as wide as the distance for my fingers to my elbow. We had to do that for 2 nights now.

This one night we were sitting all together and one unlucky Indian man was sitting against the wall in the corner and doesn't understand English. So we wanted to mess with his head a little bit. We dined like Peter Pan. (Everything we did was fake and imaginary) We talked to the waiter and ordered starters, meals and milk shakes, everything you could think of. Schalk offered the man his drink but he didn't want it, so Rueben drank it. We held our pose as much as possible and had so much fun. The poor man. hahaha.