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M I d d l e   E a s t      Egypt – ISRAEL   Global Challenge Expeditiuons work Your way 2010       I hope you enjoyed reading my blog about Israel. With this blog I want more to write what we did these past 5-6 weeks in the Middle East. After we left Australia, we spent 5 days in India where we flew from Bombay to Cairo, Egypt. We landed in Cairo, but we had no idea where and what to do the next 2 months in   Middle East, we first spent several days...

Detour So Germany was not in the original planning as a country to visit, but due to visa reasons we had to go there, the irony was that after our flights was booked Hanna, that is in J-bay but was going to visit a friend in Germany, saw that we would be landing a day after her and flying out a day after her. And since her friend that she would be visiting is involved with the Hillsong church in Germany asked if it would be possible to serve them. The friend came back to say that it would be...

yipppeee yah!! wow, im almost finished packing,,lol, not that it will take me long, i mean how long can it take you to pack 4 shirts 2 shorts and 2 skirts, oh and then some long pants...can you believe it, thats about it!! had my last good meal today, watch some cricket and i am so pumped up, i cant wait to go!! just a long bus ride between me and j'bay!! God has been and is just so amazing,,my dream is coming true, and its just the beginning!! well, that was just a quick hi to you out there,...

Carla: The wanderer. Keneilwe and I were the only two gringas in a room with 'round about 20 people situated in the southern part of São Paulo, Brazil. We were told it was still a very new church and that the passionate couple that God called to plant this church still required some help from the Estacion 337 elders to share some teachings during their services. They had the worship very much under control though, with a brilliant band willing to make lots of beautiful noise in the name of Jesus. After a complete worship session, a word from the...

Egypt has cats, Israel has conflıct and Turkey has dogs...Yes, it is a tour around the world and through biblical significant towns, which now has become nothing more than a tourist market!   Why are we here? Seven days into Global Challenge 2009 God answered this question without me even asking it. Mat. 28:18-20. "Jesus came and told His disciples, I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptiziıng them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey...

On the 25th of February we landed in Cairo and at first it felt as if we were still in SA, it looked like SA.  From Cairo we went to a retrieve centre in the desert.  What a beautiful place!!! It was an amazing experience and I was privileged to have my first birthday away from home, there.  We went back to Cairo for a few days, where we stayed at the Backpackers, this time I realised every thing seems different, especially the people.  It was a whole new experience.  One guy even wanted to buy me, and the price...

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What does it mean to say one is broken or to be broken? How many times have we used this term on ourselves without knowing what it entails? The Bible even makes reference to this word a couple of times. So what is it all about? Over the last 3 months, I have been praying and asking the Lord to break me and teach me what this truly means. I believe that He has revealed a small part of brokenness to me. I would like to share this with you….. In Mark 14:3 it refers to the woman breaking the...

 

It all started on Wednesday morning on the 7th of March when we saw each other again for the first time after our 8 week training in Jeffrey’s Bay.  We met at OR Tambo International Airport ready for our adventure through Africa.  All except Willy who had to take the bus to Harare, Zimbabwe to, get his Ethiopian visa.  We were all filled with an overwhelming sense of excitement and maybe a bit of “Oh Lord, what am I getting myself into?”  But nevertheless, we went through customs with our bags checked in - an average of 20kg backpacks, a 5kg food bag and a guitar and we realized there is no turning back, this is it!

 

"You've changed." One sentence that people either yearn to hear, or dread to accept. As people our tendency is, it seems, to fear change. One will always claim to be 'embracing' change but the reality is actually that their inner being is still trying to defend and hold on to whatever it is has that has supposedly 'changed'. I mean we're perfect right? Why would we need or want to change? Most believers will tell you how God changed their heart. Myself included. I'm talking about a complete transformation, a revolution of the highest caliber. Pride shattering, character building, grace...