Travel to 11 different countries in 11 months, meet a ton of new people, make some awesome friends, and serve Jesus while doing it?
I’m in.
Well, it’s about time I tell you all about why I’m doing the World Race!
I cannot remember the exact moment that missions were put on my heart, but I do know as I began college a seed was planted. Every summer since I began college, I would tell my mom I wanted to take a year off to do missions. It was difficult for me to see the purpose of going to school when a large part of me sensed that I should be somewhere else. I listened to my parents and stayed in school (which I am beyond grateful for!)
My mom made a deal with me, if I graduate college with my degree she would then support me so that I could do missions. Seemed fair? Well, It’s my last year of college and missions is still deeply ingrained in my heart and my mind. Although my parents would prefer a three-week mission trip, I am grateful that they will stand behind me for these 11 months.
Deciding to do the world race was a huge decision for me. Saying yes to the race means saying no to everything else (literally. I will only have a backpack, I’ll miss holidays with my family and quality time with my friends). As I felt a call to missions in my life, the next phase was to respond, which is when God kind of became silent in my life. God had told me what direction to take and it was my turn to respond to him. I had to trust in him and walk in obedience in what he had called me to do. In this time of silence, I was confused beyond belief, the only thing left to do was to put my deposit down and I was waiting for a miraculous sign from God to show me to do it. As I sat in my room, looking at my computer screen debating if I should hit enter to send in my deposit, thoughts began to run through my head, “you are not capable. You can’t spread the gospel around the world. You can’t raise that kind of money. You are not enough for this”.
It was when the devil put those lies in my head, I decided to do the world race. When the devil told me I couldn’t, it was then that the Lord told me I will.
When the devil feels threatened, when he sees something that could bring honor and glory to God, he will do everything in his power to keep you from that, he will tell you anything he thinks you might believe to scare you out of what God called you to do.
The fact that the devil felt so threatened by me doing the race is how I knew I was supposed to do it. I put my deposit down just as I laid down my doubts. And the walk (of obedience) with God continued.
Want to know more about the race and what I will be doing?
Where am I going:
I am on route 3 for the World Race!! The countries on this route include Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia. Although these are the countries that have been given, every route can be subject to change in anytime, this could be due to safety issues, lack of ministry opportunities, or there may be a greater need elsewhere.
What am I doing?
Each day will look different on the race. Some of the things that us racers will be doing include (but are not limited to) taking care of orphans, evangelism, building relationships, preaching and teaching, sharing your testimony, construction work, leading VBS, sports ministry, working at a camp, working with refugees, serving prisoners, helping with Human trafficking, and serving the poor.
I would absolutely love if you would walk alongside me on this journey. Much prayer is needed for this trip, for the people we will be encountering, for myself, and for my fellow racers. If you would also like to donate it is definitely appreciated! There is a donate button at the top of my world race. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!
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