My name is Chris J. Telfer not Christopher just Chris.
Yeah I know weird but hey can’t argue with Mom.
I am a 23 year old Jesus Freak ready to go on an adventure of a lifetime.
I am so blessed to have the opportunity of going on the world Race with others burdened to serve the Lord.
So I guess this is where I tell ya about myself.
Well I Was born and raised in Pueblo Colorado.
Frisbee Golf is life here so I spent much of my time hanging out with friends and looking for direction.
In 2002 I moved to Greeley Colorado to attend the University of Northern Colorado and I really feel the Lord led me there for more reasons than I will ever know.
My plan was to become a full on Broadcast Meteorologist.
I worked hard in college with two internships in both Cheyenne and Denver.
I was determined to prove that I had it all together but the Lord humbled me in such a loving way.
In 2003 I accepted the Lord into my life and really began to embrace him.
I suddenly felt dissatisfied with where my life was heading yet I had it all together or so I thought.
The Lord slowly began to change my heart.
He slowly revealed who he had created me to be.
In the summer of 2006 I felt burdened to go on a mission.
Before I knew it I was on a barge somewhere in the middle of the Peruvian jungle with a bible and a heart yearning to get to know this God of mine.
I quickly learned what the Lord had fashioned my heart for.
What it meant to live the Gospel.
What it meant to leave and serve his people, the body of Christ.
It wrecked me!
It completely changed my way of thinking and how I lived my life previously.
The Lord had removed a blind fold and now allowed me to see his face in those I was serving.
Immediately I came back quit my job and have placed my faith in him as my father.
I boast not in these actions as a product of my own doing, but rather grace from my father to carry them out.
I am a wreck because now all I want is more of him.
All I want is to be living in the will of his son Jesus.
The Lord revealed I was going on this trip before I went to the jungle.
At first I thought I was crazy and so did everyone else, but now I see the Lord has called me.
We as World racers have the ability to excite a generation to not only speak the Gospel but to live it out.
To take a leap of faith and put sole dependence upon the one who delights in being sought out.
It is going to be hard leaving the Body of Christ here in Greeley Colorado.
The Lord has blessed me with such a solid foundation of believers to guide my every step. I look at it as a new chapter, ready to be written on my heart by the all mighty God.
Before I know it I will have to tear myself away from them just as Paul did.
I will miss them and thank God for their counsel, friendship and Godly love.
