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Wagon maker. The Almighty Yahweh has called me as His son, established me as a rock and planted me as a fruit-bearing tree. He has lifted me on eagle’s wings, therefore I will run and not grow weary, I shall walk and not get tired. Integrity is the aim of my game, with fear and respect for Yahweh and others. I will run from evil. I will live for Christ and be seated with Him with love, joy and peace in my heart. I am baptised in the Holy Spirit. My word is my word. I like to be holy...

Zapote is the name used for a delicious fruit in the area where Santiago is found in Cuba. The outside looks like a kiwi fruit without the fuzz, the inside is pinkish orange, has a big black pip and the flesh is almost like that of an avocado. The taste is reminiscent of a combination of mango, grapefruit, papaya and avocado but not quite. It has elements I can sort of reference but unlike anything I've ever had before and that for me was Cuba. The streets, vibrant with life, people everywhere, horse carriages, scooters, public transportation trucks, vintage cars,...

John 14: 12-14- ‘I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things then these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.’

Do you have sometimes moments where you will do something regular like shopping or watch t.v. and suddenly something stimulates your mind that makes you relize how awesome our God is. For example when you're walking in a mall and you see a little baby and the thought comes to mind how fragile but so unique that little baby is, or if you watch a bird bathing in a bird pond and you see something of God in that whole moment.  Well, I have now such an overwelming feeling of God's awesomeness while I'm thinking of the pass few days and while I'm sitting here in Japan looking at all the airplanes standing before me waiting to get airborn! The last part of the run way just before the airplaine lifts up is called "the point of no return". Isn't it an awesome way to decribe how a life in Christ is? How many of you can testify that since God began His journey with you, there is a point of no return in your life! amazing! awesome!

It has been a challenging yet amazing month :-) To know the Lord more and more intimately will be a lifelong journey but in the last few weeks a lot of milage has been covered. The road was rocky at times and I will honestly admit that I have never cried like I had in the last couple of  weeks. Yet my prayer remains - more tears - as they are healing!! What a privilige to be made aware more than ever of God's grace. To know that even though I don't always believe - His opinion of me remains...

With dynamics from a strong woman of faith, courage like a lion, and strenght like a ....well she is strong! We have Vicky!! Armed with a paintbrush and a prayer that is fired up in Heaven, we have the one, the only, Sonja!!! Last, but not least, the one who likes to sleep on everything that moves, the "protector" of the girls, hehhe, and the one with a heart searching for more of God, Paul!!! This is introduction time, and we dare you, watch this space!!! In this next few weeks, we will give feedback on our journeys, from Guatemala...

So the Luke 10 challenge started for Freddy and I, we had no idea where to go! 

You can take the gypsies out of the suffering program but you can never take the suffering program out of the gypsies… We need to explain the term ‘suffering program”. While in Niger a Canadian missionary friend heard what our budget was and that we would not be able to afford air-con in the 45 degree Niamey heat and thus referred to our team as the suffering program.(This term needs to be said in a thick Canadian accent).Traveling on a shoestring budget in Africa has taught us to be VERY resourceful. You know like taking enough sachets of tomato sauce at...

The thought ın my head as I wake up ıs - If you don't do thıs no one else wıll! I have not even opened up my eyes, I can not put 2 thoughts together ın my head, and thıs revelatıon ıs there.  He??????  A lıne out of a favorıte movıe:  The Lord of the rıngs.  Where Caladhrıa tells Frodo that carryıng the rıng ıs hıs burden, hıs task and ıf he cant do ıt no one else can or wıll.  She also gıve hım a gıft the lıght of her people:  her words  "may thıs be a lıght to...

Food in Zambia is the best!!!!! When we speak about food, or think about food, we say.....

We really like our traditional food alot! We love "boerewors en pap", or, "macaroni en kaas", or "braaivleis and coke",
but here we had to adapt to their eating styles and food.
We have "slap pap& quot; or oats in the morning, with coffee. In the afternoon we eat fish or kapentas or beans with mshema.
That really was a challenge at the beginning, but after a few weeks in Zambia we have adapted to their food and ways.