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Wonderful in Malaysia!!

You must leave everything behind, sacrifice all you have to start something new, and move some boundaries in yourself.  That's what happened when I chose a journey that's something totally different, unique and fantastic - you know, sometimes you want some dust on your feet and experience some point-break moments in your life and that's exactly what I do now.  I came with an expectation where my physical, emotional, mental and spiritual condition will be carved and being formed through this year.  This journey is about stepping out in faith, follow God, and don't have fear on this new journey. ...

Global challenge is all about learning. I’m currently still working on time management though so reader, prepare yourself for a speed story.   The first couple weeks of the challenge have been filled to overflowing with.. well challenges... personally, spiritually, in groups, while being far more unclean (literally covered in dirt and sweat) then I’d anticipated and also in spaces I’d never dreamed I’d be in before (like the time I was sleeping in a shelter with my team and a snake slithered up against my arm and there was NOTHING I could do about it). Suffice to say one...

Content. A state of satisfaction.   In Laos we stayed at a centre for deaf people. The first thing everyone in the group noticed was how happy the deaf people are. Throughout our stay there we often talked about how it amazes us that they are so content with what they have, they can’t hear anything, they aren’t rich (money), yet they are happy considering the circumstances. There was also something about their friendliness and happiness that felt warm and special. It reminds me of where Paul says in Philippians: “I know how to live on almost nothing or with...

Travel challenge, was the announcement at the end of Thailand. We were to travel from the north of Thailand until Panang Island in Malaysia, about 2000km and only enough money for food. So before we head out we all gather together in groups of 3, praying, asking the Lord and acknowledging him to direct our path. We prayed for about 15 min and soon we all believed to have gotten pictures from the Holy Spirit. In unity we all remarkably recieved picture that was almost simular. We recieved pictures of the sun, the sunset over the sea as well as...

How do you begin to explain to people why you want to do a journey like this? Simply put, I am Chasing Happiness. Although this might seem like a strange statement, for me nothing has ever made more sense. Initially when I applied to Global I was expecting an adventure, but it soon became abundantly clear that this was so much more. In the little time I have spent with both the Global community and my fellow team members, I have experienced God in a totally new way. He has opened my eyes to seeing Him in the smallest of...

Many times on journey and in Jordan while we are serving, I almost felt arrogant to say or even imply that it often feels like maybe God is also serving us? The Bible explains that God's character never changes and that He is always stays the same. Can I maybe imply that the creator of the universe still serves us with the same servent heart as His only Son, the Son He send to save the world and the same Son that said that if you want to know the Heavenly Father, look to Me. Not seeing God's provision, protection...

I'm not good enough  I'm not worthy I'm fat I'm ugly I'm full of flaws I'm damaged goods I'm unfixable   These are all the lies I believed. These are the lies that corrupted my thoughts. These are the lies that damaged my heart.    But  God came and spoke truth in me.  I AM good enough I AM worthy  I AM wonderfully made I AM beautiful  I AM perfect I AM everything He wants me to be   He set me free from the enemies grasp. And He told me that I am chosen. He has chosen me to...

From the moment we tried to cross the border to enter China it was evident that we were stepping at least on someone’s toes…  It felt like everything was against us – as if all the enemy’s forces were joined in an attempt to keep these vessels from spreading God’s light in China.  But our God is an awesome God and His power is far above any forces, principalities or authorities of this world.

(Sulene's Newsletter 28 March 2008)

    The kind of people that could change lives with just a smile. Vietnam has truly been a life changing experience for me, because we arrived after 12 in the night at our destination I wasn’t expecting a very warm welcome but when we arrived we were greeted with big smiles and warm hearts and in that moment I knew the Lord was present in that place. They sat us down at a table where they prepared a meal for us and we could not have been any happier. I went to bed that night with a joyful heart...