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What is The World Race?
 
The World Race is an 11 month missionary journey where participants travel and live in 11 different countries for 1 month each. The focus is to reach out to communities across the globe who are living without the presence of God in there lives. We aim to offer hope to every hurting individual who is in need of a relationship with Christ. We worship a great and mighty God who loves us dearly, and created us in His image. A good portion of our world does not know this, doesn’t believe this to be true, and/or doesn’t understand the weight of such a decision. Our calling is to follow God wherever He leads us and to whomever He is drawing towards himself. We are his adopted children set apart for his purposes.

Over the 11 months that I will be gone, I will be blogging in order to share stories, tell about how God is working, and give you a vision of what it is like to be where we are. I hope that you will embrace this opportunity, as I have, and trust God with your arms wide open. It is written that if we “Abide in him, and his words abide in us” that he will give us whatever we wish, when we pray (John 15:7-11); and God is glorified in that (vs 8). And my favorite part of this promise that it was told to just so we can have Christ’s JOY, and that our JOY may be FULL (vs 11)! How awesome is that?! 
Guide to my blog:
       1) check out my team-mates blogs on the bottom left. (click on their names.)
       2) check out a few of the videos that have been posted 
       3) subscribe to my blog, for updates
       4) Donate for my trip so you can help support me. (click on “Support Me!” button)   

My hope is that God will use me & my experiences to minister to you, and reveal how He is working across the world and at home in your life. Please, feel free to comment and let me know what you think and how to pray for you. I trust that God has a plan for both of our lives and that He can use each of our lives to bring Glory to himself.
 
 
Where we are going…
 
 
 
Ireland

Ireland boasts a heritage of Christianity through Catholicism. Yet
the lifeless display of faith reveals that this nation is farther from
God than ever. Rampant alcoholism and suicide rates reveal a desperate
need for hope.  Through sports, children’s outreach, and the
relationships that just happen along the way, World Race hopes to
reintroduce a life-giving faith to this beautiful, historic culture.

 
 
Romania

The northern regions of Romania are home to the gypsy people of
Romania. Strangers in their home land, they are segregated, ostracized
and forgotten. Yet, they are a strong, proud and colorful people who
are beginning to embrace the light of Christ in a whole new way.
Teaching English, leading sports camps, and planting churches are but a
few of the tasks set before us as we enter this area of the world.
 

 
 
Egypt
Egypt is a country rich in historical significance.  The Egyptian
people are no less rich in their cultural goings-on today.  A country
shaped by the past and under religious bondage, the people of Egypt are
hungry to hear of the freedom brought through Christ.  While pyramids
and palaces give the land a romanticized veneer, under the surface lie
hearts in need of relationship and hope.

 

Jordan and Israel
The Holy Land attracts Jews, Arabs and Christians alike to be a part of
a location so rich in our combined religious roots.  Serve the people
of Israel while walking the paths trod by Christ.  Serve in this new
World Race location while walking the paths that Christ Jesus once did.

 
 
 
Kenya

The Masai bush, the Nairobi metropolis, the Kiberra slums…comprise a
country diverse yet unified in history.  The Kenyan people are
colorful, musical, artistic and hungry for the love of Christ.  As a
new era dawns in Kenya, so does the Gospel of truth and faith.  By
meeting felt needs in the bush and the city, we hope to leave lasting
fruit and lasting ministries to carry on beyond us. Watch more…

 
 
Uganda

From the Ugandan islands to the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, the African
people of these nations share a common bond.  Through the wild lands,
home to Africa’s “Big Five” animals coexist people, reached and
unreached with the Gospel of Christ.  Through evangelism, church
planting and discipleship, we will be a part of a movement to further
the kingdom of God in this precious region of the world.  Read more…
 

 
 
Pioneer Africa

During your World Race, your team will take a month to “Ask the Lord”
for a new mission field. He may lead you to a location developing,
growing and booming or He may lead you to a land untouched by the World
Race or even Christianity as a whole.  It will be a time to listen to
the voice of the Lord and, with true abandon, follow Him into the wild
blue yonder.

Vietnam
Leaving the Caribbean, the team will cross the Pacific and land in a
whole new world. The country of Vietnam has been under communist rule
for decades and the oppression has taken its toll through seasons of
warfare and rebuilding. The government is adamantly against religious
freedom and as the country suffers in Buddhist bondage, the light of
the Christian remnant shines as a candle in the darkness. Read more...

Cambodia
Fifty years ago, Cambodia saw one of the most devastating genocides in
history. The Khmer Rouge slaughtered nearly two million people – 1/3 of
the country’s population at the time. In 24 hours cities were emptied,
left to be ghost towns. The nation has been in constant upheaval until
recently. The strength and resiliency of the Cambodian people is
inspiring.  Be a part of holding orphans, born into a new era; meeting
felt needs in some of the worst slums in the world; and church planting
with an adolescent generation on the verge of religious revolution. Read more…

 
Thailand
Even though the official law states that prostitution is illegal, it is
estimated that nearly 2 million women and men engage in this practice
daily thus creating the lucrative sex industry of Southeast Asia. In
addition to reaching out to the rural communities of Thailand, we go to
the streets, into the darkest of spiritual environments to share what
is most needed: hope. By helping women learn practical vocational
skills and providing an alternative form of income, the face of
Thailand’s premiere sex industry is being changed one life at a time. Watch more…