Why the World Race…Why Now?
For those who are not familiar with the World Race, it is a missions opportunity through an organization called Adventures in Missions. You, and the team you are a part of, have a specific route. You visit 11 different countries in 11 months. You and your team will be serving in numerous ways. Anything from ministering to victims of human trafficking and slavery, spending time with children at orphanages, serving in coffee shops and teaching English in countries where sharing your Christian faith is illegal, along with other ministries. The goal…to show that there is hope in Christ in this often dark world.
So…why the World Race? I have felt a calling in my life for quite some time now, to serve in the mission field. However, I have always come up with an excuse, or two, every time God has told me “This is My plan for you.” And, every time I threw an excuse at God, He threw an answer right back at me that I couldn’t argue. “But God, how can You use me? I’ve done some pretty evil things.” His answer, “Have you read about my servant Paul?” “But God, I’m a pretty opinionated person. What if I don’t have a heart for certain people you call me to minister to?” His answer, “Have you read about my servant Jonah?” “But God, I’ll have to leave my family as I go into a foreign land.” His answer, “Have you read about my servant Joseph?” “But God, I have even denied knowing You at times. How can You use me, if I have been ashamed to admit knowing You at times?” His answer, “Have you read about my servant Peter?” And I could go on and on with these examples. Finally, I came to a point where I just didn’t listen to God anymore about missions. I still prayed, and read my bible, but I blocked out missions. Or so I thought.
One night I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, which for those of you who know me I don’t do that very often. I should have known right then that my God was up to something. I came across an advertisement for the World Race, clicked on the link and began to read. I was only a couple of sentences in when I heard God say, “You’re going to do this.” At that moment I realized this is it, this is God’s calling for my life. No more running, no more fighting, no more excuses…it’s the World Race. And it’s now.
