Lol ok. So all the racers were asked to write a blog about why they are doing the race. The reason for this is because on month 5 when we are all sweaty and dying and have lice and want to quit we can look back on this blog post and remember why we are here.
So here we go. My freshman year of high school I found out about the world race from my gal Madison Burch. I researched it during my speech class and went home from school that day and told my mom that I’m doing this thing. 4 years later and fresh out of high school- my mind has not changed and I’m still doing this thing. 🙂
if you would’ve asked me four years ago why I am doing the race, I would’ve lied to you and told you that I’m doing it for Jesus and I want to change the world. But in reality I was doing it for me- all I wanted was a cool Instagram and eat cool food and go to weddings around the world- silly yes I know but it’s big facts.
However if you were to ask me why I’m doing the race today. I would tell you this: Sometimes I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I AM DOING THIS. Sometimes I don’t know what made me think that leaving my number 1 gal aka my mother or my best friends for 9 months was a good idea. Sometimes I don’t know how I feel about using holes as a toilet or sleeping on Bus for 36 hrs to travel to a village where they may not even accept Jesus Christ as their Savior. Sometimes I don’t know how I feel about teaching a bunch of little kiddos how to speak English when I barely can speak it correctly myself. Sometimes guys I just don’t know. So yeah that’s the cold hard truth BUT let me tell you what I do know.
I do know that Jesus has called me to do this thing. I do know that Jesus is going to comfort my homies while I’m gone. I do know that even though I’m using a hole as a toilet and sleeping on a bus for 36 hrs that it will be all worth it, even if ONE person got to hear the name of Jesus. I know that God is going to radically change some lives and I can’t wait to see it. THAT IS WHY I AM DOING THE RACE. I’m not doing it for me, the weddings, the food, and the friendships although all these things are great but the reason I am doing the race is because I know who my Savior is and I want everybody else to know him too. Im doing this because I want to see people fall on their knees and Surrender to Jesus Christ. I’m doing the world race because I’m ready for my comfort zones to be stretched. So yeah overall, I’m doing this world race not for me but for Jesus Christ and that one person who needs their life radically changed by him.
