Participant Blogs

             Names are not always what they seem. For most of us it means identity and belonging. The identity that names give speak of description, which in most cases leave the negativity of prejudice and pride behind and also often leads us to form a stereotype.    During my stay in Macedonia I was introduced with the thought that people and places are more than just a name. Macedonia for instance, may be known for it's rich history and important people, but for me Macedonia is like a good find in an antique store...timeless and...

Hello! I’m Alex- Here’s a quick profile… I’m 21 and fromDevon, England. I’ve justgraduated from a dance school and I’m currently working as an enabler inuniversity for a friend with cerebral palsy, to assist her as she does herdance degree. I’m also a waitress in a Spanish tapas bar – I know, I’m not veryconvincing as a Spaniard, but I love the food! This is copyand pasted off my facebook (epic fail on originality): “I laugh a lot,you're probably not that funny! I like adventures and spontaneity and try tolive for the moment. I think toomuch so I write lists......

I can't remember much of the first day in china.& nbsp; We arrived very early the morning in Hong Kong, met up with our contact person, got on a bus, stood in a queue to show our passports as we left Hong Kong, got on a ferry and stood in a queue again to have our passports stamped to enter Macau.  All this standing in queues and getting our passports stamped really confused me.

 My current location is surrounded by dormant volcanoes, a huge lake, taco's, Spanish guitarists and amigo's- Guatemala. For the past two weeks some of us have been building a house for a family. The family originally all stayed in a one room house and the problem comes in that the uncle and one of the daughters both have epilepsy. When the uncle has fits he becomes very violent and for this reason we built another house where he can stay. These past two weeks have been extremely tiring as we wake up early, walk about an hour to the building...

                                       The Nile    The Pyramids                      The first country, the first true journey.... I realized by entering the first country that the journey has finally started.  Breaking out of the habits and comfort zones would be hard but focusing on God and making Him my all will be crucial.  There was so much to learn about cultures and religious practices.  Where to start was on everyones mind.  Learning more about the Muslim beliefs and also how to include Jesus into our stories (ISA). Personally I found Egypt very tyring because there was always a lot of people around in...

There are two kinds of people in this world - those who have been to Thailand, tasted sticky rice and mango and can't get enough of it; and then those who havent tasted sticky rice and mango. It's really that simple. Trust you may be encouraged by what God has been doing in Northbound 2011 on the road from India to Thailand!

South Africa. China. Two worlds collide. Dumplings, fried rice, noodles, squinted eyes, communism, seriously bumpy roads, bicycles, green tea, lots of people, more people – this is China. Howzit my China!

I still hear him struggling to breath and wonder why it is I who's sitting next to his unconscious body! The vehicle just went off the road and we were the first there. I didn't know what to expect when, in Cape Town, in January, Floyd prayed: "God will take you into a deeper level of Faith". Did it mean I have to believe in Him more or trust Him for more? During the last two weeks of CPX I was confronted with bad memories. Ivan's car went off the road next to Red Hill, were we where busy building...

It’s Monday evening around ten and the air is filled with excitement and anticipation. Tomorrow is the start of Global Challenge X 2008, we’re set to depart to Zambia as a team around 11am…
Or maybe not! As we were soon to find out the leadership of this organisation is full of surprises and can never be trusted. They lied to the parents without as much as a sly smile. Challenge 1, Africa Challenge is announced, and what a challenge!

 

    Landing in London was a bit like coming home, the flood of memories, the excitement to see everyone and to hear all the news, the nothing to do while everyone else lives their lives and you're "on holiday."   I was super excited to see my all my friends again, the ‘are we there yet' excitement you have as a kid in the way to the sea. And I wasn't disappointment. It was like I never left, the comfortable with each other and just being. It started me thinking... a lot through the year people prayed for me to just...