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100 Lessons in 100 Days

Author: alexandrabanks | November 18, 2017 | by archiveworldraceblogs

Yesterday officially marked the 100th day of our journey on the World Race. That’s 100 days in Asia, 100 days living from one backpack, 100 days of having no permanent home and often no … Read more about 100 Lessons in 100 Days

How Many Girls Does It Take To Kill A Scorpion?

Author: alexandrabanks | October 24, 2017 | by archiveworldraceblogs

Yes, you read the title correctly. A scorpion.  But not only a scorpion....there's also a spider as big as the palm of my hand....and a dragon lizard that live(d) in our shower. #RIPlizard We … Read more about How Many Girls Does It Take To Kill A Scorpion?

Unexpected Blessings

Author: alexandrabanks | October 19, 2017 | by archiveworldraceblogs

This story begins on a rooftop in Nepal.  Our team was 2 days away from leaving Nepal to go to Thailand and we still did not have a ministry host to work with for the upcoming month. As we sat … Read more about Unexpected Blessings

The Day We Saw A Crippled Woman Walk

Author: alexandrabanks | October 14, 2017 | by archiveworldraceblogs

Once upon a time a group of faithful, devout, joy-filled Christians prayed for months and months for a group of foreign missionaries to come to their small town of Thoen, Thailand. After months that … Read more about The Day We Saw A Crippled Woman Walk

The Day 2 Brothel Workers Did My Makeup

Author: alexandrabanks | September 22, 2017 | by archiveworldraceblogs

They call these places "Cabin Restaurants", but we all knew better. We were in a brothel.  Walls painted hot pink that had faded over time. The lights were dim. Plywood walls painted lime green … Read more about The Day 2 Brothel Workers Did My Makeup

Jesus + 300 million other gods

Author: alexandrabanks | September 17, 2017 | by archiveworldraceblogs

The past 2 weeks in Nepal have been a whirlwind! Our squad had “Debrief” the first 5 days in Kathmandu. During this time our Squad Mentor and Squad Coaches flew in from the U.S. and poured … Read more about Jesus + 300 million other gods

Fully Seen & Fully Known

Author: alexandrabanks | September 1, 2017 | by archiveworldraceblogs

“Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies … Read more about Fully Seen & Fully Known

Why I Stopped Doing Things For God

Author: alexandrabanks | August 20, 2017 | by archiveworldraceblogs

Stop doing things FOR God. Okay Lord, I hear you loud and clear. I haven’t even been on the Race for half of a month and God is already wrecking my life in the best way possible. You see, … Read more about Why I Stopped Doing Things For God

Hello from India!

Author: alexandrabanks | August 15, 2017 | by archiveworldraceblogs

HELLO FROM INDIA!!!! Our squad has officially been in the country for 6 days (which feels like 6 years...time overseas goes by so much slower). We had a couple of crazy travel days which included … Read more about Hello from India!

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