The world race is not a mission trip. It’s a journey with the Lord. It’s life. The World Race is definitely a change of lifestyle for anyone who says yes to the journey. It’s a journey where you’ll experience what suffering looks like for the first time, where you will live on less money and clothes than you ever have in your life, where you will experience joy and sadness simultaneously, and where all of these things become your life for 11 months. Just like any change, it can be hard to transition into this new way of life. But it is life. This life is very different than the life I was living before I left, but it doesn’t have to be. Sure I may be in a different place, or trying to understand an Indian accent, but I’m still serving the same God.
I don’t want my mindset of, I can’t wait for what God is going to teach me next, to ever fade. I don’t want ministry to be a job I go to from 9-5, I want it to be life. Wherever I am, whether it’s in Nepal or Indiana or the Bahamas, I want to be excited for what God wants to teach me that day and how I can partner with him in that. If anything, the race has taught me to not take a day for granted and that this life can be lived anywhere! The quote, “Wherever the heart is, is where the home is,” has become more true than ever before. I’ve left my heart in places all over the world, and I can’t wait to continue that. I can’t wait for what God is going to teach me today, I can’t wait for what God is going to teach me when I return back to America, and I can’t wait for what God is going to teach me in 2065. The World Race is my life, and I’m excited to continue this life for the rest of my days.
