Participant Blogs

What a way to wake up after a rather topsy turvy start to NZ... I can hardly believe its over, its nausiating really... but the good kind.. the I 've got butterflies from excitement 'cause I know what lies ahead kind..  the realisation of how much we need Jesus kind.. the scream into your pillow and kick your legs around kind.. the look how God rocked our world in NZ kind! After being fined 400 dollars for an orange at the airport (insert little gag effect here), we were greeted by Work Your Way (another team who we seem to run into often) Clara (project...

Stefan politely encouraged me to blog. I came accross something I wrote two years ago. Since then our involvement in India increased. It still is a tremendous priviledge to learn from the men you are about to meet.   The difference between hearing about and the experience of the same thing, is like the difference between smell and taste. It is why I believe in experiental learning and why I am convinced that the Lord wants to create a wineskin to disciple people in a context of exposure. However, I did not thought it will hit me personally as hard...

With R50 a day for food, R50 a day for accommodation and R50 a day for transportation and that for  5 guys , we knew from the start that our time in Malaysia and Thailand was going to be a journey of faith and we knew that God was going to have provide.  And looking back he did and so much more. God blessed us more than we could have ever imagined with food, accommodation and transport, sending people over our paths to help us in times of need and giving us wisdom to make discussions. We started off in...

Southbound 2011 is heading to India on Saturday 25^th September to finish off our one year journey and we are excited to experience another culture, with many opportunities for ministry. Four weeks of our time will be spent at an orphanage, which has about 400 children with a range of ages up to 18. There we will spend time with the children and also help with projects such as painting and repairing buildings.

At the moment, as a team we do not have the finances to cover the building materials to carry out the projects set out for us or bless the children with play equipment. To be able to support the orphanage we ask that you would consider supporting the ministry there. The main need is for paint and equipment, as well as the need to bless the children living in the orphanage.

Debrief in Hawaii made me think about all that happened the 1st forty days of our journey, more specifically in which ways God has been busy with me.  It is easy for me to become so focused on others, that when asked what God has been doing in my life, I really have to think about it.  Not that He has not done something, I just become so focused on what He is doing in others, that I overlook His working in my life.  I’m very thankful for a team leader who makes me think about these things… Since Egypt,...

 South Africa - Egypt - Israel - Turkey - London - Guatemala/Mexico - London - Russia - China - Malaysia - Thailand - India - South Africa. This is what the year holds for me.... I want to encourage you, live your life full out for God, He is the Way the Truth and the Life and therefore you can not miss out on life by living for Him!  Reaching other people or doing missionary work is not an event, it is a life-style... God said:   Matthew 28:19-20    "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on...

!!DESPERATE CRY FOR HELP!! GCX - Southbound is currently serving at Emmanuel Orphanage in India. They have been overwhelmed by the desperate living conditions of those children and have no other choice but to ask you to be part of the solution . Children are currently sleeping 3 – 4 on mattresses that are in terrible condition. The orphanage also has to feed 200 children on less than R0.31 per child / per day.   We have created an emergency account and appeal to you to contribute abundantly to this project. All funds will be paid over as soon as...

  We had no set up ministry in Senegal. So nobody was waiting for us anywhere (Our next place of ministry was only 3 countries later in Zinder, Niger). This is quite a daunting feeling since you then have to find all the transport and accommodation on your own.   My plan was to travel to Dakar, the capital, and from there send the team out on their own following only the principles found in Luke chapter 10 in the Bible. Usually quite an adventure.   But now we were still on the border and the day was growing late....

This kind of life is challenging me to the point of action. I am in awe of how I am so often humbled. Just when I think I know what life is about, I am reminded of my inability to live as I so believe I should, as well as my total ignorance. To live in a interdependant community with the core value of loving one another to life is very hard. We are called to pick up our cross daily, and we expect it to be comfortable.    This is where the magic of the upside-down Kingdom is giving...

December 2009 we will embark on and epic expecition through Egypt, Israel and India... For 30 days we will discover and explore ancient ruins and historic sites. Visit world known wonders and have the opportunity to minister and share the love of Christ to hundreds desperately longing for the love od God to touch them. This is an expedition not to be missed! Check out 3 Nations for more info! Petro