Dear Friends,
As many of you probably know, I’ve signed up to do the World Race in July.
The World Race is a trip designed for
college graduates and young professionals who are discovering a deep need within
themselves to see the world as it is and begin an adventure of faith, passion,
and ministry. It is a chance to experience eleven different countries in eleven
months, while planting and strengthening churches all over the globe.
It’s
an intense, backpacking trip that tests the comfort of American
Christians and leaves them seeking more than just a nominal faith. Over
a hundred and fifty participants have already taken the plunge, and
more like myself will follow this year. However, we need help raising
awareness, which is where you come in.
You can visit the following links for more information and share
them with your friends and networks:
Recent News Release
World Race Promo Video
World Race Website
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World Race Promo from The World Race on Vimeo.
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For me, The World Race is something that God is leading me into. It’s
something that combines a lot of things that I’ve been wanting to do
since graduating college, all into one huge program. Travel, going to
serve the poor in the name of Jesus, getting outside of my comfort zone
here in America, seeing the things going on in the world for myself.
Plus, of course, lots and lots of opportunities to take photos and
videos and use those to tell the stories of the people I meet along the
way.
In a way, I am going and trying
to find God’s place for me in the world. Yet I also don’t expect to
have one ‘place’ or one thing, metaphorically speaking, to come out
knowing at the end of the year abroad. I’m expecting my entire life
perspective to be radically changed. I’m expecting nothing I know will
ever be the same again. I’m expecting everything I do for the rest of
my life will somehow be impacted by this experience.
I don’t
really feel like I’m searching for ‘enlightenment’ so to speak…more
I’m searching for how to BE the Light, God’s light that is, to a world
of darkness. Because on this trip I will see so much darkness, so much
pain and suffering of innocent people, and I will not be able to
alleviate their pain and I won’t understand why and I myself will hurt
for them, in my heart. But, if I can by just one smile, one hug, one
act of service, one prayer or one “Jesus loves you” in their native
language somehow show the love of God to the people I encounter…it
will all be worth it.
