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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,...

 

Week 5 and 6 of training has been a time of learning. The Transkei and the beauty of God's creation has been the best teacher, spiritually, emotionally and physically.

It has been a crazy week...We are in our fourth country already...  We are masters of Asian public transport --- when we aren't amazed by the country side we sleep at 90 degree angles...  It has been a wonderful journey...horseback around the piramides in Egypt, swimming in Thailand, praying for dinner at 2 am in Kuala Lumpur and on the back of a motor cycle in Cambodia..this is only thew first week of 80 days 2008/09...  God has used this time to build close relationships within the team --- it feels like we know each other for quite a while...

What an experience we have had both as a team and personally during our time in Turkey.  It was the country we have been in the for the longest amount of time but also the country that felt as though time flew and I would have happily stayed longer given the chance! So Istanbul was hot and humid and a little too much for the senses to cope with, but our reunion with the half of the team that spent July in Croatia whilst we were in Bosnia and Herzegovina made it all worthwhile.  We had so many stories to...

Forget it! I am done! I can’t take it anymore! The honeymoon is over and the real life has begun. Why is it that there is a constant struggle? There is an unspoken struggle in life that has always been there and is so often not worked through and ignored. I am at a place, in this journey, where there is struggle. It’s struggle that’s always been there but it just hasn’t had to be worked through. Everyone no matter who they are gets irritated about something. They get hurt by the way someone says or does something, they think...

  So in this: my second India blog, I'll be chatting to you all about japati:) Did you expect that? I think not!! ;D So the first phase of making japati is getting all the ingredients; this metophorises ( is this a real word? Yes I create it;) ) God preparing and equipping me for my journey... He took me deeper into inner healing which refreshed my soul. Turning my face from pain Into joy psalm 40:1-3. I also lead my first session with the children sharing about being salt! Cool as salt is also an ingredient for japati along...

      After an amazing and exhausting journey from Peru to Guatemala we have finally arrived! Here, we are based in a small touristy type town nestled in what appears to be mountains surrounding a lake. At a closer look, these mountains are actually volcanoes and the lake is just that is a huge crater from a previous standing volcano. Panajachel is a tranquil little town. Everywhere you look, the Guatemalan people are catering to the tourists that pass through. But if you look closely, you will see the people remaining true to their culture.

 All the teams have been finalised for GCEX 2009. South Bound has been divided into four groups - Red, Pink, Yellow and Orange. They will be led by Megan, PJ, Paul and myself, under the overall leadership of expedition leaders Hattingh and Sally. The official ORANGE TEAM for GCEX 2009 is (drum roll please)... Yvonne Lombard, Johann Baasden, Henri Labuschagne and Liesl Roos.   I am very excited for what the Lord is planning for our team this year, and we invite you to follow our journey around the world by reading our testimonies and praying for us.