Southbound had the awesome opportunity to be able to perform our dance and drama at a buddhist Festival on Koh Chang Island, Tailand. [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n32Wizs28B4 400x400] Afterwords we gave out tracts and bibles and now we are praying that the harvest would come in!
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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....
GCEX 2010 work Your way in AUSTRALIA For sure I can say that my favourite country Australia has become this year. We were placed in a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains, where we served for two months with hard work and leading camps for children. Mountain Trails is a Christian camp, which works with different activities, like horse riding, dirt bikes, activities with ropes, etc. And through the activities will share the Gospel with the children. We worked on different jobs, building fences for horses, building four little houses for "bike camps" cut and chop wood, jobs with...
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!
When I think of Guatemala, I think of Chicken Busses (explenation will follow later), colourful markets, language chaos due to lack of Spanish skills and the story of Ben, the pastor.
Let me give you a better idea of what I am talking about...
Normal 0 21 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Hallo everyone! Sorry for being quiet for such a long time, but now I have a great story to tell. Well, we have been in Israel for 22 days, and how amazing it has been. Before I tell you about the challenge, I want to tell you (in short) about our time in Israel. We began by splitting the North team. The Silver team worked at a YWAM base in Bethlehem. The lime girls together with two of the blue team girls, helped at a school in Jerusalem. The rest of the...
Killing Fields, Living Fields... Even though this is the title of a book depicting the life and times of the church in Cambodia during one of the most recent human atrocities, it very much speaks about the country as a whole these days. A country that only came out of a bloody time of war and occupation as recently as 1993, it’s slowly busy recovering to its once promising future which was laid bare by a regime of brutality and inhumanity a mere 30 years ago when anyone who seemed to be influenced in any way by the Western...
In a community broken by neglect, insecurity, poverty and lack of parenting and opportunity, children are in need. One in two children in the area are impacted by the effects of HIV/AIDS. As a result, children are deprived of their basic childhood needs. In the Transkei there is an opportunity of hope that Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 YOU CAN be a part of. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Starting on 3 February 2011 , over the period of 10 days, Global Challenge South Bound team will launch the "Fence of Love"...
Finifugal used to simply be one of those pretty words that sounded cool if one of my english friends used it in a sentence. Little did I know that this word, that sounded like some or other Asian dish in one of Eastbound's stories, would gain meaning and reveal one of my hearts greatest fears. It is used to describe a person who fears endings, who tries to avoid the final moments of a story, relationship or some memorable journey. Someone who runs from goodbyes and prolong the ending of a good book. I used to be a finifugal traveler....
