Hi everyone!! I haven’t written a blog since last JULY so it has been quite awhile. As you know, life has been absolutely wild recently. Senior year is not ending the way anyone expected and there are so many unknowns in the world right now. Corona has also brought many questions regarding the race. Are we still going? Is the route changed? Is it even safe anymore? Soo let me tell ya
World Race leadership is very optimistic and confident that we will launch this year! I still have quite a bit left to fundraise and as you can imagine that has been difficult due to the current situation. But! If something does unexpectedly change and the trip does get cancelled, I could choose to do the race in a later year or donors will have the option of a refund.
A minor change has already been made and training camp has been moved from July to right before we launch in September. We will have training camp immediately following our parent launch event and then depart for the field directly after training camp. This means we will launch on September 16th, a little later than expected.
ALSO WE GOT A NEW COUNTRY! In March before the craziness started SOUTH AFRICA was added to our route! We will spend the first 2 months in Swaziland and then then just the girls will go to South Africa for a month! We will meet back up with the guys in Ethiopia where we will spend the next 3 months, and then finish in Cambodia for the last 3! In South Africa we will be working with Global Leadership Academy in Jeffreys Bay. We will be teaching classes and helping with improvement projects around the school. We will spend the afternoons at various community outreaches.
I’m still so excited and can’t believe this is actually happening! Please continue to pray that everything goes as planned and everything comes together smoothly. Also please consider donating, any amount seriously means so much and helps a ton!! I know that no matter what happens the Lord is still good and has a plan in the midst of this whirlwind. I hope everyone reading this is safe, healthy and having fun in quarantine!!
THANKS YALL
