Why the World Race? This is a common and acceptable question. I just wish it was easier to answer. The simple answer is God wants me to. Well, that is putting it rather mildly, it should be more like God is making me go. You see, I recently returned from serving Him in China for over 2 years. I went after graduating college and loved every minute of it (well, maybe no EVERY minute, but you know what I mean, I seriously loved it).
When I decided that I was coming home I wasn't really sure what I was going to do next. There were many possibilities including teaching, as is what God pretty directly told me to major in college, (a whole nother story, ask me sometime 🙂 ) But I was surprisingly content knowing I would come home without any future plans. Then, through a friend of a friend of a friend (you know how it goes) I heard of something called the world race. At first I didn't think much about it, but slowly and surely God starting bringing it up over and over until one night when I was looking at routes. I thought to myself, how cool would it be if there was a route that included the 2 areas I am most passionate about, Central America and Asia, and wouldn't you know but the next route I clicked on (Sept. Route 1) did. Not only that, they went to CHINA!
I immediately started an application, for God had been teaching me that if you don't sow your field nothing will happen, but if you sow in faith He will make it grow in the way He chooses. I took my time with the application, not finishing it until a few months after I returned home but throughout that time I couldn't get the world race out of my mind. Once I submitted my application the voice got even loader and it continued to grow until I officially said yes. I can't imagine how load God would be screaming by now if I hadn't 😉
So, that is how God made me go on the World Race, and I can't wait to see how He shows up on it, and even what else He decides is important enough to yell at me.
