Participant Blogs

On 31 July 2016 an Organisation Global Challenge sent a team, Hidden World, to Colombia to find God the Father, alias Provider. On arrival at Bogota the team had to split into two groups for hosting purposes. "Our group had 10 people sleeping in a flat that was designed for 4", commented Ashleigh Smart, the travel executive of Hidden World. They have been in pursuit of God since January 2016. "God prearranged everything and then we stepped into it", said Simon Dilger, the teams second in command. Jeanette Snyders, the public liason of Hidden World, shared information that one of...

19 February 2008 - Red Hill

When the Red Hill crises started almost two weeks ago people were talking about how much money it would cost to rebuild the community.
In general the amount turned around the R400 000 mark.
Of course everybody knew that such a big amount would only be possible if God showed up and did something pretty extraordinary.

  Welcome to Malaysia! Southbound is still on our way to Thailand however we also seem to be finding ourselves on challenge in Malaysia! Two very eager and excited expedition leaders handed the team leaders our envelopes with the tasks for our challenge with sunrise this morning. We only arrived in Malaysia yesterday coming from Israel and Cairo and by letting us challenge in and around Kuala Lumpur and to Thailand was definitely a very exciting and comprehensive way to help us see the wonderful city and sights, taste the culture, meet the people, pray and spend some Ringets (Malaysia's currency)....

Is anything in life ever a coincidence?  I don't believe it, and after the first 4 days of the Tri Nations Asia Expidition, I know God is in control and He makes every appointment divine!  Our journey started at Alabanza the 26th of June.  It was the first short term missions conference and what a conference!  I met my team members and immediatly I knew this group wasn't ordanary and that this mission isn't going to be ordanary.  It isn't coincedence that God has chosen the spicific 8 members.  We departed from South Africa on the 28th of June to...

So...the day has finally come(out of nowhere might I add) that I am able to fit my whole life into a backpack... At first this thought left a frown on my face but was quickly replaced with a smile and the recognition of God's sense of humour...and for the first time the phrase "less is more" actually makes sense!! It's probably the most liberating thing I've done in my whole life...and above the fear and doubt that the devil sneaks into our minds comes the undoubtable feeling of God's presence and an excitement I've never felt before!!!   1 Corinthians 9: 24-27 speaks...

  ''I am going'' I have seen( thank you c-kruis..oops 13th floor), I have heard( thank you pastors and most my friends and mentors) and I may not understand but '' I am giong'' ''for me to live is CHRIST and to die is gain'' I have died so many times in my life, refusing what was inside and what was calling out to me.. lying, stealing and even shook my fist at it. I am saying ''I am going''......why  for I know HE is it for me. celebrate my death with me, do not mourne it nor me. celebrate for I feel alive...

  Dear friends and family A short update of our Min_stry in Yaounde with Arsene. Don't have much two write because I spent a few days of the first week in bed with stomach problems and most of the last week with malaria. A friendly lady moved out her home to provide us with a place to stay for the 3 weeks. A group of unmarried women and widows provided food for us everyday. Our time hear was spent visiting small groups and encouraging them, 3 evening leadership seminar at the ch_rch. Two bi_le studies at non beli_vers homes, many visits...

We have spent most of the month in Central America in a small town in Guatemala, called Panajachel. We worked with the craziest pastor in the world! We were challenged to trust God without using our minds, but rather stand on and in His Word.   We literally saw sick people healed and demon possessed people delivered. After two weeks of intense teachings, working and praying, we were sent out on a Luke10 journey.   I suggest you read that piece of scripture before reading our story… Natasha, Sumien and I, travelled through three different countries and were left on...

Over a month into this adventure and the time has come for me to play blog catch up! It seems that 12 years of perfecting my procrastination skills isn't a skill easily dropped. Welcome to Global Challenge!  A crazy buch of young people headed to the nations ready of anything strengthed and effective for only one reason God and God alone. ' 'It is no longer i who lives but christ who lives in me'' Gal 2vs20  Trying to sum up the last weeks is a futile attempt as so much has happened that my words have already began to fail me. Not just the events...

 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...