I sit on the porch of a big, white house and when I look through the windows, it is unfurnished and collecting dust. As I look out over the expanse of the land, it almost seems like too much to harvest and care for by myself. It needs new fences, because the old ones are not doing their job anymore- they weren't properly built and the gate is nearly falling off. As I sit, I look at the chair next to me; at the moment, all that sits in this chair is a box filled with hopes, dreams, fears, insecurities...
Participant Blogs
Global Challenge Missions Blog Archive: These are real blogs, from real people, bringing real change...
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....
2018, was a year I’ll never forget. It was filled with moments and people that will never leave my heart. I am looking back on 2018 with nothing but joy and thankfulness. It was a year of changing, letting go and seeking Jesus in every way possible. I found truth. I learned to live to love. I learned to be content with where God has me, good or bad. I learned that sometimes it takes really hard seasons in life to get where God has you going. I’m dancing into 2019 with Jesus, my best friend, my...
It is so far a amazing journey. I just love training. We been put in the wilderness for 4days with nothing els but our cloths we had on . What a adventure to get out of your comfort zone . We all smelt like pigs but what a time. After wilderness week we had a training course where we went deep in the Word . After that we had a teaching about God's grace . What a wonderful teaching. And now we are journeying with school kids .
After a year and a half of preparation and excitement overload, the journey has begun! My heart had been stirring for missions and when Global Challenges was mentioned in conversation, this overwhelming peace flowed over me and a resounding, "Yes! This is what I've been searching for!" echoed within. One of the highlights of training so far has been the revelation of how I see God. The team was listening to some worship and a line of the song mentioned something about seeing Him. Now, I am a very visual person and an animal lover so bear with me here....
Signs everwhere, insanely tall buildings, crowded streets, people hurrying, cantonese characters, lots of lights...
drug addict ministry, prayers, guard duty, worship in different languages...
If you are bored, I carry good news! You have not yet discovered it. Do you find yourself compromising good to find excitement at your expense? Secretly you must know you are not from here?
Barefoot In Kenya I wrote a poem about Africa. Unfortunately for some and fortunately for others, it is in Afrikaans. I did consider translating the poem but it just wouldn’t be the same. So I’ll put it in the next seperate blog post if you want to read it. I’ll post it right after this one. There is much to say about a lot of things. I like to think think think and sometimes I sink in my think, but when I let the Holy Spirit breathe into my thoughts it feels like I’m floating on my back...
Unfailing Grace has brought me to this place where God can really use me.And where I can get to a place where I can have devine encounters with His intimate character. In these two weeks I have realised that God has called us to serve, to be humble and to love. And despite our pasts or human nature, Gods plans will manifest and He will use us in ways we never thought possible. While I'm writing this I'm just realising that with every sunrise and sunset, how thankful I am to know the God of all creations and to have...
She sinned much therefore she loved much. How do you wrap your mind around this? When we have struggels we can have more empathy with those that are also struggeling. When we are aware of our own weakness and vulnerability,we can love more unconditionally without trying to fix the other person. Jesus is busy transforming my thinking about everything, mostly to being open towards brokeness and vulnerability. I tend to run away from my flaws and insecurities, but Jesus wants me to run to it, to embrace it and bring it to Him. He wants me to embrace myself and...
Oh how I've learnt to love oblivion. One of The Love's sweetest way of loving us is to humble us. "There is in fact more to life than you know" There is more to hope for. Once again I am found wanting. A sweet need to discover another side of His reality, one learns to love so easily. This is how I understand it so don't quote me. We are all made in God's image, but then sin gave us a heart of stone. Whenever conviction takes place, a new manner of thinking is introduced to you. The...
