God has been doing some crazy stuff in my life, and I am excited to tell you about it! When I was 12 I went to Nicaragua on my first missions trip, and it was there that God gave me a passion for the lost, poor and broken people in the world. I believe God wants to use me to help change lives. In May, I am graduating from High School, and I believe God is leading me to do something a bit out of the ordinary and take a year to do foreign missions. There were lots of different options when I began looking at programs, but God kept leading me to The World Race Gap Year!
I started the application process, and after each step, I felt more and more that God was in this. Well, I got accepted, and after I freaked out a little bit, I became excited and ready to take this huge step in my life.
So… in September of this year, I will be going on a crazy journey called The World Race Gap Year through an organization called Adventures in Missions. This program is a 9-month mission trip to 5 different countries, and I have been accepted to a route including (tentatively) Swaziland, Lesotho, India, Nepal, and Nicaragua. God will be using my team to do many different things like building relationships with orphans, teaching English, helping plant churches, and meeting other needs as God leads us, all while spending time growing deeper in my walk with Jesus. I know God wants to do BIG things in and through this trip!
Will you help send me on the World Race? Because I am going to 5 different countries, and will be gone for 9 months, I need to raise almost $18,000 all together. This will cover travel, living expenses, insurance, and gear I need for the trip. I am working and saving all I possibly can as well as planning some fundraisers, but I would love to have people in my life be part of this journey with me by supporting me! I know this is a LOT of money, but I also believe this is what God has given me as my next step in life. So I know He is going to help me get the money I need. By praying with me, and/or giving financially, you also become part of this awesome work God is doing.
Thank you for standing with me in this! You can follow my journey on my this blog page and giving options are below.
I am really thankful that you would consider supporting me!
There are several ways you can donate towards my trip:
Donating Online- (tax deductible)
To donate online, you can go to my blog page at emilyduncan.theworldrace.org, and click on the “Support Me” link in the upper right hand side of the page and then follow the donating instructions.
Check by Mail- (tax deductible)
Make checks payable to Adventures in Missions and you must include “World Race Emily Duncan” in the memo line, otherwise the donation will not be directed to my account. Please mail all checks to Adventures in Missions, PO Box 742570, Atlanta, GA 30374-2570
Cash or Check to me- (not tax deductible)
If you would like to give me cash or a check towards my trip, I will use it to purchase the gear I will need as well as traveling to training camp for The World Race, purchasing insurance for the Race, etc. Every penny donated will be put towards this journey!
Tax Deduction Information-
Adventures In Missions is a tax-exempt organization under IRS code 501(c)(3) and is a member of the ECFA. (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability). Due to IRS and ECFA regulations governing the administration of tax deductible donations given in support of a particular trip/program, support contributions given on behalf of an individual will be used to offset the costs of the trip/program you are involved in. All contributions are non-refundable regardless of the participant’s success in completing the program.
