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Just want to say hi to every one that has been wondering where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to.

Well January had really kicked of very quickly and this is actually already February.

So the first week of Jan was preparing for the official start of Global Challenge eXtreme 2008 (GCX).

 

Dear friends!

Just a few quick pics to show you what we have been up to in Bosnia Hezegovina the past few weeks. Myself and a few South Africans are serving the local Christians in Summer Camps held for all age groups with the aim to bring them into a relationship with Christ!

What an amazing country! Turkey was really a blessing to me. The food and the people made it so loveable. Let me tell you what we did in Turkey..... We arrived in Istantbul and traveled to Kusadasi. There we stayed at a wonderfull hotel called Hotel Sezgin. The managers of the hotel was so friendly. The same as the rest of the people in Turkey. People would come up to us to talk and even invited us to spend time with them and then they would treat us with all kinds of Turkish dishes for free. The food in Turkey was...

  Hi everyone :) Some picture from Sydney city :)

First of, hello from this, my new blog with which I'll be sharing some of my experiences of the journey that I'm partaking in this year. This first entry is a short synopsis of what has precluded this journey and also what has happened thus far. After having to say goodbye to a significant other in my life I also tried to say goodbye to the world... Fortunately God had other plans for me and decided I should stay a little while longer. This is when I had reached the lowest point of time in my life and I finally embraced...

  Explore Africa Expedition We are a team of 7 young people embarking on a mission to travel and serve in different parts of North, East and West Africa. At the heart of our mission to serve in Africa, we seek to see Christ made known in our continent. We will travel through 13 countries from March 2011 and will return to South Africa in November 2011. During this time we will be serving the poor, sharing the good news of Christ and studying the scriptures. In order to make this journey possible, each member needs to raise up to...

Imagine living in place that has a thick cloud constantly hovering over you (that is pollution and dust), a place where dust storms and different heats are your seasons, a place where honking and swerving to the right and left is a constant part of driving, a place where stories of persecution and someone passing away that you know is normal, a place where women need to be aware and covered to protect themselves, and a place where rioting and unrest is felt. There are so many words needed to explain this country of Egypt. We’ve now been here just...

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDKH9CBXnDY 400x400]   This video and photos are what happened when a group of us were helping out with sorting and packing clothes and shoes to be delivered to the needy in Jeffreysbay during our training. Some of us tried a few pieces on and what you see here is the result of that! Who said you couldn't enjoy yourself while serving!  

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