Participant Blogs

Hey Guys!!!  I would like to introduce you to the Blue team!!  We are 5 in our team.  Our leader is Marcel and then we are Annerie, Mariska, Chris and me, Anelda!  This last few days we had the priviledge of Joe Ewen, of Scotland, that came to teach us alittle bit more about the gifts fof the Holy Spirit.  During this week he gave each team a proficy and also each member a proficy.  For the Blue Team he proficy that we are the team of refreshment.  God will lead us with a cloud.  Rain is going to fall...

Our time her in China has been a great learning experience.  Living and working with our contact here has been so great.  Personally, it feels like I have seen and tasted the live of going， committing， living， and staying where God has called you to serve。  I realized that there is so much at stack to go when you are not ready。I can not deny the value I see in being mentored and guided, but there is also the urgency for the harvesters to go out and reap the harvest。 Being here and seeing the need for the harvester makes me think...

Hello Everyone!! I'm so glad to finally catch up with you after one month in South Africa! Boy, does time fly when you are having fun! Just to give you a little update on where I currently am and what I'm doing.... I'm in Jeffrey's Baii (Bay), South Africa (the most beautiful place) and I have been here for the past 3 weeks for training. We are having the best time but staying absolutely crazy busy! This is the 2nd time that I've made it to the internet cafe since I've been here. We spent the 1st week getting to...

Extremist rebels are ruling districts in Mali with an iron fist and foreign troops are planning to invade. Thousands of civilians are fleeing Mali into neighbouring countries, including Niger – a country recently hit by famine and flood and unable to take care of extra mouths to feed. We cannot ignore this evolving crisis. Muslim extremists have strictly implemented Sharia law in the districts of Gao and Timbuktu. This means, for example, that a lady cannot leave her house without her husband or she will face stoning. If you are accused of stealing, your right hand is cut off and...

Complex thoughts and diverse battles is something that is a reality in everybody's life. We face high mountains with rocky pathways, we find ourselves next to active volcanoes close to eruption, we stand in vulnerability to love even our enemies, but right now, I face rough rivers without bridges, and my goal is waiting in sight on the other side and the only way to reach it, is to jump in and swim between the sharp rocks and high grade rapids with tons of water rushing at high speed.   The longer I hesitate and wait for the water to...

 Life-changing Guatemala   Dear friends and family in Christ.   I want to thank you all for your continuous prayer for me and for our group!   I appreciate it so much and I don’t think we know how much of a difference prayer makes in our battle against the forces of evil.   Guatemala was a life-changing experience!   We were hosted by Ben and his congregation here in Panajachel, one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.   During day time we work at various work sites, I work at Nimmer and Jenifer’s house.   The...

The island of Java for long periods of time enchanted the minds of those in search for the largest commodity of earlier ages...spices.  Later on they came here for the good quality tobacco and world renowned coffee.  These days, People come here for spiritual enlightenment.  It's true...Indonesia has become the new India!  Distant islands came here for one reason... to reach the lost and to encourage our fellow family members in Christ!  Our journey brought us to the city of Yogyakarta.

Yogyakarta is not a name that will sound familiar to a lot of South Africans and most of our team members have never even heard of it.  Well, Yogyakarta (Yogya for short) is the third largest city on the island of Java in Indonesia and is the powerhouse of Javanese and Indonesian heritage, art and culture.  And, as it goes this year, we ended up there by the divine guidance of the Lord...

During our challenge up in the Himalaja's it was all about doing what the locals do and it turned out to be a lot of fun. PLANTING RICE  The challenge started out with us sitting in class ready for another exegesis.  This time however, the passage given to us could not be found in the Bible and contained all kinds of interesting tasks.  From planting rice, finding a donkey and one wearing a sari while riding it up hill, drinking chai tea and visiting a  tea plantation, playing a cricket game against a local team, preparing an Indian dish from...

Venezuela. A country that has been sitting on the drawing board of Distant Worlds for many months. A name that has been written on our itinerary and on our hearts. And finally, a country that we can say we have been able to share the Good News with. 

  It is our first morning in Yogyakarta in Indonesia. I wake up at around 4:30am to the now forgotten but still familiar sound of the call to prayer being boomed into the neighbourhood from the rooftop of ten plus mosques. Not long after as the dawn starts breaking another strange sound claws its way through my sub-conscience. It's a clanging empty noise accompanied by the shouts of a man...    Later the day I see that the centre where we are staying at is surrounded by rice paddies. And it is a ritual for the workers that sleep around the...