Participant Blogs

Guyana and Suriname Guyana? Is that in Africa?  No, It's right next to Suriname.  Suriname??  This is the general reaction I get when asked where I am at the moment. Luckily I have a quick explanation to clear up any confusion: It's just north of Brazil. Going into Guyana I had absolutely no idea what to expect. It's not like Jamaica or Cuba where you have a preconceived idea of what it may be like...all we knew was that there were a lot of mosquitoes (not my idea of a place I would want to be in for too long)....

  What a perfect day? What an amazing way? What an awesome sight to see woman being pampered and finding God in the finer things of life... I never realized how easy it is to see the work of God and to experience the way Christ is changing peoples' lives. A night of flowers, candles, great food and desert - pampering gained a new meaning as the laughter came to life in the presence of some live music.   Woman goes through life never believing that they are truly beautifully made and that God really loves them. But God came...

God's heart is for every person on earth to have an intimate relationship with Him. 

On the first day of the new year my prayer for our team "Northbound" is that we will be Salt and Light to the nations! The Sermon on the Mount "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are...

“Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” (psalm 34:8) 

Our journey began on a Thursday morning.

Our mission: Create an awareness of foreign missions and Global Challenge as an outlet and Link up with Past Participants and parents of current participants and encourage them.What we noticed: God has been equipping and stirring up people to walk out the life of abundance where they have been positioned and He just so happened to allow us to be involved in that process…

"Be Still." Two words. Constant and always present. Having morning coffee, I hear it: "Be Still." Swimming in the clear blue ocean. Walking on snow white sand. Watching a Fiery red sunset. "Be Still." Fellowshipping with people who have become family. Listening to music, old and new. Feeling the presence of God. Be Still. Two very simple words, put together to speak chapters. Our time in Tanzania and especially Zanzibar has taught me a very important thing. And that is to practice the pause. When in doubt pause. When angry or irritated, pause. When tired or stressed, Pause. And when...

It’s been 28 years and it was not enough to find my own identity, so here I am to search for mine and show the World, “Why God created me?” God was really great and awesome throughout my life, and HE is enough for me, in this exciting year ahead of me. I know HE will be there in every step, I take. I know HE loves me and HE is going to show me miracles ahead, which I never thought of. I love HIM and what to share it with all, I encounter in the year lay ahead of...

A LOUD HELLO to everybody! For those of you who did not meet me at the briefing weekend last year, I`m Tian Bothma, 26 years of age, and a member of the Hidden World expedition. Today marks 7 days before the start of the GCEX 2011 expeditions, and I can no longer contain the excitement. Knowing that I can’t begin to imagine what awaits me or any of the other participants on the expeditions ahead of us, I simply wish to share a small part of The Word with you all. It is from Joshua 1 verse 9: “the LORD...

Here is the YELLOW team for GCEX 2010* Wynand, Danie, Elsabe and me!