When I first heard of the World Race I was a freshman in high school. I saw it on my Instagram through people I followed and I didn’t really think much of it other than it seemed like a cool experience. Flash forward to the summer before my junior year of high school when I had a call to ministry. It wasn’t really a burning bush experience, it was more of a growing tug on my heart throughout the summer. I spent a lot of time in prayer to be sure that I was hearing what the Lord wanted me to do, the only thing I wasn’t sure of was what ministry was supposed to look like for me.
I have heart burning passions for a lot of things such as children, music, missions, prisoners, victims of sex trafficking and prostitution, counseling, and I could go on and on. I felt very confused because I knew my calling was to be in ministry but didn’t know down to the detail what it was going to look like. I prayed and asked for the next step from the Lord and The World Race came up in many different ways in my life. I met people who had gone on the Race and the website came up as an ad several times and every time I saw or heard of the Race my heart kinda jumped to the idea of being over seas for 9 months.
I am more than 100% sure this is what the Lord is calling me to do. While on this journey, I hope to find my strengths in different areas and situations that I am put in and to grow closer to the Lord to really listen what He is going to teach me. I am hoping for clarity so that when I come back home I can pursue and chase what the Lord is going to want for me during that next chapter of my life.
Ultimately, my WHY is this: I love my God so much that His Son and the freedom that He’s given us deserves to be known to the ones who need it the most and if that means saying yes to 9 months of being away from home and leaving the comfortable and everything I’ve known, then yes I will go. I will go to bring praise, honor, and glory to Him.
with love,
Anahi!!
