Tour with a Difference


I always stand amazed at the privilege it is to do the things that I do... April 11 to 27 was no exception, having 83 young people and adults travel
to Johannesburg SA to;

• Feed the poor
• Build relief housing
• Attend Super 15 Rugby in Loftus Park
• Play the Blue Bull’s from Pretoria
• AND here the good news of Jesus Christ.
(see video & photo galleries)


Jesus said that He came that we might have life, and have it abundantly. This April was a season of abundance for all those who attended. And NO, it was not easy, it was hard. Sleeping in camping facilities with cold showers, sometimes in the rain, mixing concrete by hand, filling in a 250m long trench and putting in 12 hour days... But the group LOVED it.. why.. They were building memories, living life and doing so much more than existing.

Jim Rayburn used to say. “It is a sin to bore a kid with the gospel”. Often I believe that we have taken this saying out of context, focusing on creating ‘fun’. I believe it is not about entertaining kids but about making life rich. That what youth do this day is worth their time, putting meaning into their existence, building a memory, and engaging the wonders of life.

This year’s work camp had its challenges with cold weather, unreliable bus scheduling, and even I was hit by a car on my birthday. But it was the way that the leaders and the staff came together to flex, overcome and move forward that really made the mark on the lives of the kids...

We do not go out of our way to ask for conversions at a camp like this. We speak the truth of the gospel, we live the truth of the gospel and we pray that lives change. But no matter who attends they cannot get away from the fact that they can see the abundant life that is available and possible with Jesus Christ as their guide.

Please continue to pray for these youth that became so excited about life while on this trip. Pray for their leaders that have come home to debrief them in their world, so that applications can be made personally and locally. Pray that they long for more adventures at this level, that draws them to the Cross because they see there is so much more to life. Pray for those who did figure out their relationship with Jesus Christ to come back and effect change within their local churches spreading the experience of abundant life...

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