It’s been hectic being here and many things have needed to be done and accomplished and normally when we chose to serve Jesus and we are in a group, there is going to be a leader. Many times I have thought leadership was based on ability and capability more than anything else, but from being in a home cell team, lunch team etc. and being under a leader, it’s clear leadership is first spiritual, our relationship with God. In the bible we see many examples of leaders such as Nemiah, King David, Moses and Apostle Paul. From all these and many more I see that for them firstly they sought God at all times and wanted to please him and from that their capabilities and abilities flowed. But for me, the greatest example is Jesus. He too sought to please God and with only twelve men to start with to spread the gospel, fed five thousand people, and accomplished many spiritual and natural tasks. As a leader Jesus was willing to serve others (John 13:5) and to lead by example at all times and not only when it suited him. So I have been greatly challenged by being in these teams and to serve God through what I am doing - Be it leading others or being led. As young Christians we always must be in relationship with God, and through that we will be able to accomplish what is before us.

There are many reasons that cause people to unite within the church and out of the church. Whether the motives are right or wrong I leave that to your discretion. One of the nights we played a card game (onze), a little observation came to me. In the home I am in, there are 8 youth of different races and cultures. Read the full story

I have been greatly tested in the area of faith this past week for several days. It was not a headache, or trusting the Lord for a sunny day so I can go play touch rugby - or anything like that. It was different, concerning my decision and what I had felt in my heart before. The bible talks so much about faith but we always think that faith is something we do, don’t we? In John 20:24-29, we see an example, how good old Thomas didn’t have faith to believe that Jesus had risen and didn’t believe until he had seen, and so he believed by sight and not by faith. But Hebrews 11:1 explains it. In the times we are living in, we need to live more by what the Lord has done and has put in our hearts and not by what we see around us, what makes sense to our natural mind. So next time your faith is challenged and you are not sure believe God, go with what he has put in your heart and not what you see.