I’m Eduard. I’m 18 years old. I’m joining the work your way team this year to embark on an adventerous journey to the nations. Our team is only four strong but we believe that there’s a reason why the navy seals travel in teams of four. I’m responsible for buying and cooking meals for the team this year. I trust and believe that God will provide for us abundantly. I am excited to explore the wilderness of different countries as well as the different cultures. Training has been tough so far but it has done me good. There is also...
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....
My Shephard's presence...?
(Part Two)
Do I have a constant sense of my Shepherd’s presence, regardless of my surroundings?
Deuteronomy 33:27*The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drove the enemy before you and thrust them out, saying, Destroy!
Matthew 28:19-20*Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you
all the days – perpetually, uniformly and on every occasion, to the very close and consummation of the age.
By, Liza Kruger
Last year I was apart part of Global challenge and I knew Jesus wanted me to do a second year, but I didn't know how it was going to look like. On the 1st of March we left for Zithulele Transkei. Our team volunteered at the various NGO's for a month. The drive there was beautiful, full of excitement and expectations for what this small rural place in the middle of nowhere might hold for us. My biggest dream is to be a full time missionary in the underground churches in Iran. I always had this perfect Idea of how...
"If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done" Thomas Jefferson So here I am. I stand on the brink of a year filled with what one can only describe as an adventure only to find over the last three months I've experienced much of exactly that. New levels of faith, love, exceptance and solid lessons to point us in the right direction . Firstly, I found myself as an only child drop kicked to the deep end and forced to live between 15 men. I've been so loved by...
Life is all about listening and waiting, being patient. We tend to do things the opisit way around. We strive to be better and better and the faster we achieve status, the more forfilling our lives will be. Why does everything have to be a rush? A race to success. What is success anyway? When I've achieved my goals, of couse. What if the only goal I have is to love? Is that enough? Will that ever be enough? What if I own no possessions and no one tends to love me back? We all know what the "Christian answer"...
After 19 hours of flying time, a 5 hour layover in Atlanta, and a 1 hour layover in Senegal, I touched down in South Africa!!! It was a long trip, but God blessed me tremendously throughout it!
hello all!! my capitalization and punctuation may be a little off because of the keyboard i'm using, but you'll get the message just the same...we are in our third country going around the world. i can't share a lot of specifics right now because i must protect the people i have met, however there are a few specifics i can share...
Who would have know that a small dusty town in the Free State would become such a big part of my walk with Jesus. I found Jesus in the routine and day to day working life. From building a stone floor with the girls to planting over 10000 spinach and onion seedlings in 2 days AND setting up TWO microgreen tunnels from scratch...all in the Freestate heat. Jesus really challenged me with endurance and working with excellence in all I do unto His name and for His glory. Endurance and finishing with excellence has always been a struggle for me....
We are almost finished with our week in Malaysia. Sorry that we haven't had a lot of internet time, and I don't have much now, but I'll try to at least get up a bunch of pictures.
