To all of my supporters,
If you are receiving this e-mail, it is because God has lead you to donate to this thing called the World Race, and wanted you to be a part of something bigger than both you and me! I just want to state again how grateful I am for your donation, and a HUGE THANK YOU for getting me this far!
I remember a year ago I was so pumped and excited, it was maybe two or three months after breaking the news to my mom that I got accepted to travel the world and help people in need and let them know that there is someone who calls me daughter and saved me, yet He wants to save them too. When I signed up for the World Race, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I was thinking traveling, adventure, helping people, YES I’m in!
As I started my journey, the excitement was real. I saw the race set out before me and I was pumped to start up the mountain. I was in Georgia for launch with my mom (who loved the photos, and was getting all sappy because it would be 9 months till she saw me again) and it seemed so surreal. We started in Africa and that’s where I experienced some really big heartbreaks of leaving people I got to love so well. They were like families to me. I was leaving pieces of my heart everywhere I went.
Asia was next. With some huge cultures shocks and living out in the jungle. I have been eternally grateful for everything the Lord has revealed to me. From teaching people English, loving children in the village where no one knows they exist, teaching more English, loving women who have been trafficked and are in dance bars and brothels. This is my career. This is what I want to do for my life. I see the Lord calling me to the field of missions and sharing the Gospel in a third world country. I rededicated my life in Nepal, the right way of fully surrendering 110%. This was His journey not mine. I want to own my very own nonprofit organization and to study Humanities and International Studies that will seek to cultivate a biblical worldview centered on redemption, restoration, and reconciliation through Christ.
The last two months have been very hard for me. Being away from home and finally making it halfway through the Race. I’m sitting on top of that mountain looking at it all and just saying WOW. I’ve experienced homesickness and last month in Cambodia when I injured my knee, I was out of ministry for 2 weeks. While being injured, it was hard to see what the Lord was laying out right in front of me. I like to be the helper, to give to those in need. I don’t like it the other way around, and to be honest ,even fully relying on God.
We are finally on our way down that mountain. With Thailand being my last country in Asia, we are heading to Central America next month for the last three months of the Race. it is absolutely crazy to think I am heading home to the States. The way back down the mountain is like a sprint. It’s in full speed, and I see the finish line. It will be here before I know it. It is going to be hard to adjust and to be back into normalcy. Especially, I realize that my reality and heart has been pieced out in 11 different places, 11 different cultures, and 11 different families.
I admit. I haven’t been fully able to connect with the people back at home and I’m sorry for that. But I’m writing you this to tell you how much the Lord has used you. He used you to make a difference in 11 different countries for His kingdom. It is hard to believe, I’ve tried to show it through videos, but my videos can’t do justice to what your donation has done for me and to the people I’ve encountered along the way. My blogging skills aren’t 100% and it’s hard to write all that I experienced BUT WE ARE HELPING THE KINGDOM! How great is that?!
To recap a few…
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It’s helped kids who have been involved in gang violence come out of it in Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa.
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It’s introduced me to the sweet boy who is trapped in an orphanage that I love with all my heart in Swaziland.
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It ‘s provided toothbrushes and toothpaste to the kids who come to school barefoot, with holes in their clothes, yet have the biggest smiles in Mozambique.
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It put Sai Phai, India ON THE MAP! (Where there are kids with big dreams to leave the jungle and become missionaries themselves.)
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It introduced us to a 16 year old girl named Lemon who wants to come out of dance bars and join Maya Ministries Guest House.
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It let us share the Gospel (Christmas Story to be exact) to college kids in Vietnam who need to know they are their country’s future. (Vietnam is a CLOSED country)
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It let us meet our host in Cambodia, who desperately needs prayer for conviction of the way they are running their English school.
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People back in the states have been telling me their testimonies of what God is doing through me for them, even though I’m over here.
WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!!!!!
Again, I am eternally grateful and honored to be serving these countries. All is for the glory of God to light the path where I am going with my future.
All of my life I was told I have a big heart and big dreams. In reality, my dreams come true when I share the love of Christ with others around the world. You helped be a part of that. You are helping Janelle become Janelle. (haha)
With that being said, I am $1,381 away from being fully funded. My deadline was Jan. 1, 2016. As I approach February and a new continent, will you please prayerfully consider donating one last time to the World Race? Every dollar counts and will get me that much closer to being fully funded. Remember, all donations are tax-deductible. If you would like to see how your dollars make a difference across the world and follow my journey, please visit my blog at janellejenovese.theworldrace.org.
To make a donation, please click on the Support Me tab! I warn you up front, my latest blog from Cambodia is raw, but it’s real and I wouldn’t be here without you! God loves you and me!
With blessings, love, and much thanks,
Janelle Morgan!
