Mission Work & Impact
If there’s a passion that burns deep within your soul for your Maker, then come with us to South Africa. You’ll see God move and you’ll experience His love for the South African People – a love stronger than anything you can imagine. This love overcame death and that same love is coursing its way through the hearts of the people. It’s a powerful thing to witness.
Following Jesus to the ends of the earth might feel a little scary, but hey friend, there is safety in this relationship with Him! The trust is impenetrable. Will you join us?
What does community look like on the Race?
One Alumni shared: Our Squad is coming together in miraculously fast ways. Walls are falling down and there is a sense of love and comfortable camaraderie amongst us. We’ve created a culture of community. We eat, sleep and breathe our neighbor. If something bothers us, we hash it out. If something blesses us, we speak it.
The honesty is both supernatural and foreign to many.
Here’s what ministry in South Africa could look like:
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Home EvangelismBuild relationships when you visit local homes in the community.
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Bible StudiesDive into the Word with faith building study and powerful worship.
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School ProgramsSupport innovative programs that leave a lasting impression.
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Baby Rescue ProgramExtend a lifeline through heartwarming baby rescue outreach.
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School-based evangelismFuel inspiration in students that combines sports, life skills, and academic assistance.
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Life skills teachingEquip and empower people with life-changing programs.
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Academic assistance programsCome alongside young students and offer encouragement and help with their coursework.
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Community projectsJoin our partners to build a legacy of change.
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Coffee OutreachSip coffee and share stories at our coffee shop ministry, where every cup brews connection and compassion.
Straight from the field
“REVIVAL. That’s the only word that could describe the last 3 days for me. There’s a revival happening here in South Africa and I got to see it with my own eyes. Back home in America, there’s such a push for religion and prayer and Jesus out of our schools. But here, I’m encouraged to see South Africa’s younger generations pushing for the complete opposite.” – Allison Ngo
Giving away my water for a water fight, this is ministry.
Playing “don’t let the balloon touch the floor,” this is ministry.
Learning Spanish, this is ministry.
Helping the ladies pick mangoes from random trees on the street, this is ministry.
Teaching English, this is ministry.
Planning 6:30am workouts, this is ministry.
Sorting the produce donations on Monday mornings, this is ministry.
Handing out aguapanela con pan, this is ministry.
Leading the women’s ministry lesson, this is ministry.
Eating raw potatoes with a new friend, this is ministry.
Playing no hands in the back of the cargo truck, this is ministry.
Hugging people good morning, this is ministry.
Dancing with kids, this is ministry.
Anything you do to love and live like Jesus, this is ministry.
Your ministry is where you are, it’s how you represent Jesus, it’s how you love others, it’s how you treat others, your life is ministry- if you let Jesus work in you and through you.
Let every moment of your life be a moment to serve Jesus and serve others.
Let your life be a ministry that reflects Jesus and the salvation He offers each one of us.”
Eutiva, D Squad (Mission)
Meet our partners in South Africa
Impact Africa
Impact Africa’s mission is to serve, educate, and rescue individuals while provoking them toward a passionate relationship with Jesus Christ through socially relevant outlets of ministry service. This deeply impacts individuals, communities, and nations. We are compelled to use every opportunity, gift, and talent entrusted to us to fulfill this mission! Our teams are typically involved with house-to-house evangelism, Bible studies, school programs, and baby rescue programs.
Global Leadership Academy
Global Leadership Academy is passionate and determined to see that every child in their care discovers and realizes their God-given potential. They aim to develop authentic leaders who will impact their school, community, country, and eventually the world. Our teams are typically involved with school ministry, children’s ministries, and beach outreach.
BEAM Africa
BEAM Africa sees a future where the poor are afforded the opportunity to improve their quality of life and pursue their dreams. Their mission is to be instrumental in facilitating broad-based inclusion of marginalised people in social, economical, and educational activities. Our teams are typically involved with their life skills classes, teaching English, and children’s ministry.
Love Story
Love Story is a relief organization that seeks to meet the needs of the poor and marginalized. They aim to restore hope through feeding schemes, education programs, clothing distribution, and poverty alleviation. Love Story believes in building families and sow into the community in various ways such as support groups, bible studies, soup kitchens, clothing distribution, hospital visits, volunteer participation and community revamps. Our teams are typically involved with the feeding programs, evangelism, and hospital visits.
Culture
Most urban South Africans wear casual clothing, including jeans. However, tennis shoes are rarely worn unless the person is exercising or on the beach. Fashionable shoes or sandals are normally worn.
In some ethnic groups it is not polite to gesture or give and receive objects with the left hand. Receiving objects with cupped hands is considered polite.
Explore
Take a hike up Table Mountain in Cape Town and survey one of the most breathtaking views in the world.
Leap off of the highest bungie jump in the world off of Bloukrans Bridge. It is located at the border between the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape in the Tsitsikamma area.
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Read updates from racers on the field. Follow their blogs to keep updated.
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