I Love my India!!! That is what all the locals say whenever you start a conversation. I wondered how they could say that. Everywhere you look, you see men urinating, spitting, laying in the streets; children begging and poverty everywhere is all you see. It is hard for me to see India as beautiful or incredible (as billboards everywhere say), UNTIL I step foot on the campus of Emmanuel Orphanage.
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....
Okay, so the title might be a bit misleading, but it’s still about acceptance. I am someone that has a lot of questions, analyzes and overthinks things. So of course I will have a lot of questions about what I believe, about God, why some things happen and why some things don’t. One thing is physically healing. Why doesn’t everyone get healed and why does it sometimes feel so complicated to pray for someone to get healed? The first day of teaching in Johannesburg God answered both questions. The second one He showed me...
"A bird's not defined by being grounded but by his ability to fly. Remember this, humans are not defined by their limitations, but by the intentions that I (God) have for them." - The Shack I was busy reading this part in the book and it reminded me of something beautiful. It is all about love and relationship with God and we can have this because it already exists in God Himself. I had so many prophecies over my life about love and that love is my way to connect with people. It also brings peaceful atmosphere. Well...It is definitely...
Day 29 - a (almost) month filled with new family, overflowing joy, serving with Jesus, living a life to love with God and making unforgettable memories... Global challenge welcomed me with open arms the moment I set my foot in the Mission house.The Godly-love the students, staff and community have for each other are contagious! God blessed me with new brothers and sisters to share my Global journey with. God poured joy into my heart this 29 days. He opened my eyes to see joy all around me. He showed me His joy in people and in the smallest of...
My Day in Dallas!!!
On our way from Hawaii to Guatemala we had a layover in Dallas, Texas.
YEAH for me!!!!
We went to Johannesburg as our first ministry point. Going into Johannesburg I wasn’t prepared for all the things God would do in my life and the promises he would make for Johannesburg. In Johannesburg I had the privilege to get to know the people within the city and I had a chance to work with the real gold of the city, the people. God made it very clear through multiple prophecies that He has REVIVAL in store for Johannesburg. God also miraculously healed me from ADD. On the contrary to what I was expecting of Johannesburg, the...
Tomorrow is my first time I am leaving this beautiful country that I’ve called home for the last 24 years. It’s been tempting these last few months to start fantasizing about distant lands with interesting people and the unknown adventures that await. So not to get caught up in wishing the clock to tick quicker, I’ve had to come up with questions for myself such as: When I’m talking to someone I ask myself ‘Who is this person?’ Even though I’ve known them for a long time. Or When I’m in a place I’ve been, I ask myself ‘Where am I?’...
As a little girl up I always had a heart for orphans. I always wanted a career where I could help people who can’t help themselves. Be a voice for the voiceless. It was something that I wanted to do in my life. As part of our trip to Kyrgyzstan we were planning to visit the local orphanages for disabled children. Statistically, Kyrgyzstan is one of the countries with the highest amount of orphans. Most of these kids are social orphans which means that they have at least on living parent. Parents can’t take care of their children due...
Over the past month my world has been flipped upside down! Things I thought I knew, I realized I had no understanding of. One of these concepts was love. It mentions in 1 Cor 13 how important love is and all of its fruits of it such as kindness and patience. This is the type of love my heart so longed for and desperately wanted but unfortunately I found myself falling back into the old, cheesecake type of love. This type of love is cheap, doesn’t last long and only speaks with words and not actions. It was a...
I'm in a quick moving tin shell running underground with many souls on board. No word is said No sound is made Eyes don't wonder off their screens, books or newspapers, And I can only wonder how one of the biggest cities in the world could become so quiet? Eyes that look up, hastily shy away with a hint of fear within - what are they looking at? What will they see or say? I can merely smile with sadness, My heart filled with compassion for a people who have lost the ability to interact. What will become...
