Participant Blogs

   The Pilgrimage - True North   If you will permit me I would love to take the time and reflect on our North Bound journey and what we have been doing.   The beginning of understanding in this instance would be knowledge of the vision. Us as students only receive the framework of the journey and that makes it unexpected, new and exciting, which is great! Among other things the North Bound journey is about faith, stepping into the unknown. By living the framework us students endurance is tested and brother James refers to this when he states endurance builds...

                                                      -Ps 18: 1-2-   “I love you, LORD , my strength.    The LORD is my rock , my fortress , and my deliverer ; my God , my rock , in whom I take   refuge ;   my shield , and the horn of my salvation , my high tower . “   Reading this remarkable Psalm I asked myself: “how much do you LOVE God?   How much do you understand loving God? And then asking God how I can love him more I got a very simple answer.   “The more you obey Me the...

Normal 0 Sorry to say that our second day wasn’t as eventful as the first one. Two of our team members, Marisa and Christine were sick in bed the better part of the afternoon (the rest of the team offered them moral support by also sleeping the afternoon).   The morning we were more productive though…Marisa, Elzet and Paul went to buy breakfast for the team, while Christine and Herman took care of the blog Orange team wanted to post. While buying breakfast Marisa and Elzet (they lost Paul somewhere along the road) met a man who gave them his...

Hi there wonderful people! So as we are now officially on our global challenge (am actually sitting in Qatar airport near  Saudi Arabia),  and it has been about  7 weeks since we actually started, I thought it was about time that I maybe introduce myself and kick off the blogging madness…

 

 

Today felt like a real Cape Town winters day.  We woke up at 06h30 with the sound of rain on the roof… and it was still dark outside.  Welman and De Necker were loving this and missing their Cape homes very much.   Last night we arrived in the little town of Langkap and because Ps Silvanus was busy ministering, we took the 30 – 40 min walk to the village where he stays.  He put us up in a large room and we even got mattresses and pillows.  What a blessing.  Last year’s team slept on straw mats, so this...

During the last days in Peru, we were in a town named Ferrenafe. Because I was very sick, I had to separate from the group. Part of us went back to Ferrenafe, while the rest of the group stayed in the mountains a few days more. This time was very hard for me. I really wanted to stay with the group. It was very difficult to live in the realization that I did not have the strength to hike through the mountains and because of this, many lies started coming into my mind. During the second day there, I spoke...

In the race of life, specifically this year of GCEX, we start off with so much excitement and enthusiasm. You’ve prepared for this as best as you could.   The trigger of blessings is pulled and you give your first step. Hey, this tempo is quite comfortable, even thought the route is not always so clearly indicated. While running, you get some forks in the road and make your choice. Sometimes you’re down, sometimes you go up. Sometimes, many times after a long downhill, you hit a dead end and all you can do is turn around – run back...

Greetings my King.  Thinking back on the life changing things that happened during the year, mesmerized with the feeling of nostalgia as I project myself back to those beautiful places where life grasped me by the hand and tugged me into the divinity of His beautiful creation. I look back to the times where I learnt to appreciate the smell of fresh air, the sound of birds chirping, glorious white gold and feeling cold without an air con. Times like these.  Adventure and a lust for life developed within the deepest parts of my entire being. The passion of being...

We departed from Turkey almost two months ago already, but it was such an overwhelming experience to be a pilgrim in the country where a big part of the new testament plays off that I struggled to put it into words. Here is my attempt at celebrating the highlights! We arrived in Istanbul, a cosmopolitan city located halfway in Asia and halfway in Europe with a strong Middle Eastern influence. The streets smell of incense and turkish delight and various kinds of fruit teas can be found in every sidewalk cafe and street market. Here I found that Psalm 16:5...

“This is my command – be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 This was said to Joshua just before he crossed the Jordan River to enter the Promised Land, and it was as applicable for us as it was for him. With a truly intense border security (not joking) I found myself praying similar prayers to the first two Israelites who entered the country: Lord, please make me invisible and give me favour with the people. And He, being the same yesterday, today and...