Participant Blogs

Have you ever felt like your not meant to be anything, that your just another lame nobody?A purposeless being who just go through the motions of life? Well I fell in this trap. I told myself that just an average life is enough for me, that I'm not worth having a great dream! I recently discovered that this is not true, that there is more to life t just an average, ordinary, boring life. Each of us is unique and special and has our own unique and special talents and skills. God gave them to us and He gives us...

  It is our privilege to share with you the news that God has miraculously lead us to a village in the Amazon to design and help with the building of a new church building. If you’ve read my previous blog you would know exactly how this happened and how our new ministry partners in the Amazon, CONPLEI, sent us to this village for this purpose. In the small village of Philadelphia, close to the town Benjamin Constant, a thriving new indigenous Amazon Indian church is in need of a new church building, as their old one is becoming too...

"But it's my last one..."  Yip, the day has arrived, it is the 31st of May and the last day of our blogging challenge. For us the day started at 5am at Tobi's house.  Everyone packed his belongings and we had some delicious oats to fill us before leaving for the bus station.  We all said our goodbyes and it was a privilege to be able to bless Tobi and his family with a prayer.  We enjoyed our stay tremendously and Welman found  his long lost sister, Pinky... the evidence was in the hair. Welman and Pinky.  Pang looking happy....

Flying to Ethiopia, as we reached the altitude safe enough for us to "go about the cabin", I wondered if God would do just as much as He did in Egypt. Or even if it was possible to be as impacted and shaken as I was in Egyp,t but one moment later I knew the answer... He would do even more in the countries to come and this was still just the beginning. As we flew to Ethiopia I met a man named George. George is from the Congo but is now living in Sudan and flying to Ethiopia for...

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,...

This was an amazing week for me... okay I'll just tell you this I was baptized on my birthday 7 o'clock in the morning on the beach. It was AWSOME. Theopsotics is a great ministry that everyone should see into. Go 2 the website www.theopostics.com or just go google it. I don't have much 2 say right away because it was 2 much 2 explain. But I can only say that we really need some help with finances. so if you are reading my blog and feel strongly in your heart about donating some please do so..   all my...

God has been so faithful over the past few weeks, that I can do nothing else but to honour and glorify His name!! It is because of Him, His plans and His calling that some of the finest young people in the world have decided to surrender their lives to Him...  I am reminded of the verse in 2 Corinthians 5 which reads:   "... those who live, should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again!" It is when we decide to lay down our own lives and own ambitions, when we...

 

Colombia: the land of arepa’s and mazena, rain and mountains, Guerillas and missionaries, drugs and fresh fruit. A country of diversity, violence and disturbances where Christ is worshipped as one who is still on the cross. 95% of the Colombian population is Catholic, with only a small percentage of Christians. While there are a number of Christian groups that work within Columbia, it was our privilege to spend time with New Tribes Missions, who do an amazing job working with local tribes and translating the bible into their own language. We worked at a previous NTM training ground in Fusacasuga, about 1-2 hours north of Bogota, which is now a camp for school groups and church groups to use. Our ministry was to help the maintenance team with work projects around the camp. Our mission was to complete them in 2 weeks. Our inspiration was Christ! What an amazing privilege!    

Cameroon, Cameroon , I will see you soon. The nation of exhortation will make Africa boom. Laughters we had although transport made us mad... What has stolen your dreams? Wat has killed your people? What has taken you from Yahweh? I cry a deep cry to our Father: Bless Cameroon with their flag. May it hang on high, with pride, justice, dignity, fearing God, honoring Jesus and listening to Holy Spirit. Red I give you... please take up salvation. Green you have... use it... I have new things for you. Yellow on your faces... please jump for joy to Me;...

Having a blog covering 4 jam packed weeks turned into a very long writing session and even longer blog so I broke down the blog into a few sections: Bucket list and funny moments May Pen St Ann's Bay Montego Bay Kingston Jamaica culture observation My time there Bucket list and funny moments. (more details below) Playing street cricket in the back streets of Kingston with random people and getting a LBW while bowling Watching Cool Runnings in Jamaica Being the only white person in a church for a 4.5 hour service Going to Dunn's river falls Walking past a...