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...
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....
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...
Before our arrival in Thailand we were in Malaysia for 10 days, we had Veritas 1, Kuala Lumpur Challenge and visas for India) We were divided into three groups, 1 groups had gone to Thailand to Phuket Island(Blue team), Lime team on Ka Chang Island and the Silver went to Cambodia with leaders Donove, Haniki Clara to establish new friendships :) My group was sent to the island of Ka Chang, where we will be meeting with the pastor Isaiah and his family and with 4 girls with whom we had a ministry. Sister from London Soranj began a church with the 4 girls (Faithful,Good News,Estr and...
Please spare me a brief moment to just testify how faithful and powerful our Provider is. Global Challenge has been a dream of mine since I've first heard about it in 2008. I was just fascinated by the idea of visiting a dozen or so countries, seeing new places, experiencing foreign cultures and making memories that would last a life time. Due to the incredible amount of money needed to go and the fact that I already took a gap-year after school, it only stayed a dream. Thinking back now, it was truly God's plan because I wasn't nearly ready...
Do you remember some of these girls? These are pictures of some of the girls I met at the orphanage during our time there in 2007. What an amazing privilage and joy it was to see them again this year!!! To see them laugh and sing and dance... To hear them pray and see how they have grown... To spen time with them again - building friendship that impacts eternity in both my heart and theirs... To listen to their joys and fears, their dreams and their tears... To share LIFE and just to BE and to LOVE... "MY...
A year ago I made a definite decision about 2015. It's a year later and we are debriefing the past 24 weeks of the journey. I am not sure who I am quoting now, but this is truly a life like no other. And this is what I mean by that: We have lived in dodgy hotels with almost no facilities and grand hotels with warm showers and coffee machines. We have lived in musquito nests and random islands. We have slept in airports and busstations. We have travelled with ALL kinds of buses and taxis (including a truck...
By the Grace of God I had the opportunity today to read out of the Bible (John 14) in a Muslim mosque to the imam. We had some discussions about Jesus and about what the Muslims believe and what us Christians believe. As some of you know there are a lot of similarities between the Islam and the Christian faith. The word ‘Muslim’ actually means “submitted to God” (the same God of Adam, Noah, Moses, David, etc.) The biggest difference between us is that they don’t believe in the Holy Trinity of God and that the only way they can...
Dear Warriors, Knights and fellow Citizens Just the other night I was crying to the Lord about some things and responsibilities that simply seemed to weigh to heavy. While I was pondering on this I had a picture in my mind of myself with a big and heavy sword in my hands, standing in a thrown room. The thought came to mind that I chose this sword myself, and now I’m so tired of carrying it, nevermind trying to fight with it. I realised that God has a unique sword fitting for me. He created me and He’s the one...
