11 countries. 11 months. 4 Continents.
Last year around this time, I set out to change the world, yet the biggest change happened inside of me. I saw and experienced incredible things; things that people dream of being able to experience. His beauty and people around the world just take your breath away and break your heart all at the same time. I can’t even begin to describe it. I am sure you have seen my pictures and read some of my blogs, so you have glimpses of the adventure that I embarked on.
Before I left, I read stories of people on the race stepping off of planes and immediately feeling at “home” in whatever country they were in. I heard about how their heart broke for those African children or that one orphanage in Cambodia. I read about all the miracles they saw and how they felt called to live in that third world country to make a difference, any small difference or impact would be enough. I read all this and my heart would start racing. My spirit would jump and roar inside of me at the thought of this all possibly taking place within me. I left with an expectation of God radically changing me and my world.
Well that happened, just not in the typical world race missionary way. I actually didn’t see any miracles with my own eyes. I didn’t go to any one place and feel at home. Everywhere I went felt like home in some way or another. My heart broke for the people and things I saw, but in a very different way than I expected. When I was pulled up into leadership, God propelled me into who He has made me to be. He gave me glimpses of what was to come and allowed me to step into my anointing. He showed me my passions and desires, well rather, His passions and desires for me. The race was a humongous wrestling match between my Father and me, over what He wants for my life. It took me eleven months to finally stop wrestling and start thanking Him. His dreams for me are slowly becoming my dreams for me. It’s a beautiful thing.
Ultimately, He has called me to prophetic evangelism, whatever that means. He has called me to speak His Word of Truth boldly and courageously. He has asked me to go to the nations and make room for His glory to be revealed and for Him to reign. He has also asked me to empower and equip those whose hearts beat like mine, knowing that there is more to this life than just living for oneself. Most importantly, though, He has invited me to demonstrate His heart and His love to the people He puts in my path, and He has ultimately called you to the same thing.
For this next season, however long it may be, He has asked me to be in Gainesville, Georgia. There is a program called CGA (Center for Global Action) that is relatively new, being put on by Adventures in Missions, the same organization that I went with on The World Race. As far as I can see, CGA has been established to disciple, train, and develop people so they can do what God has called them to do, whatever that may be. After being back in Georgia for a week long reunion with my squad, I have a better idea of why I am going there. To put it short, I am going to be more rooted in the Word, to develop life-long habits that will keep me grounded and rooted, and I am going to sit at the feet of people who can pour into me and call me up into the woman I aspire to be.
There are more details with what CGA entails and I would love to explain it more in depth with you, but those are the most concrete ones. For the next three months or so, I will be staying in a beautiful lake house with other women in the same program. I will be pouring back into the organization that cultivated the atmosphere that allowed God to change me forever. I will be serving missions all while being discipled and trained to eventually proclaim His goodness to the world. I am so incredibly excited and humbled to know that God has carved out this time, again, for me and Him to walk intimately together in order to impact others with His love.
For now, I have committed to 3-4 months. God originally spoke three months to me, but I am always open to the changes or extensions that He throws my way. CGA costs $600 per month, I have the first month plus $200 of the second covered already. So I really do not need that much more! In addition to CGA, I need help financially just to live daily life, and my school loans are constantly rearing their ugly head too. After praying and wrestling with whether to ask for help in those areas as well, I believe God wants to provide and take care of me in every way, not just in the ways that further His work and His kingdom. He wants to bless His children in the biggest ways and in the silliest and tiniest ways too! He wants to do the same for YOU. So don’t be afraid to believe that about our Daddy and ask for His supernatural loving provision.
At this point, I am humbled by the shift that must take place in order for you to choose to support me, either for the first time or for the second. I am not going on a crazy trip that is for a certain period of time and has certain expectations and qualifications. Now, you are investing more so in my life. You are investing in who I am and how God can impact others through me. Gosh I am so humbled by that. He has revealed that I am going to be relying on Him in this way for the rest of my life. It is scary but so exciting at the same time because when you depend on Him to just eat and live; you see how real He is and how ACTIVE He is on your behalf. By supporting me this time around, whether it’s for CGA, for everyday expenses, or to help with my school loans, you are sowing a seed into my life that will not return void.
My heart beats and lives to see His glory revealed. To see people start to believe in the impossible again. To see people that are walking around dead, wake up and start living the life that is available for them through Him. This is just the beginning! He has given me visions of the countries, the miracles, the platforms, and the people that He will put before me and I am so humbled and driven to His feet for provision in every way. I would love for you to be a part of the crazy adventure that He is calling me to. Who knows, maybe along the way, either up close or from afar, He will grab a hold of your heart in a more tender and powerful way that will change you and those around you forever!!! That is my hope and expectation.
If you would like to support me, could you please message me on facebook, email me at:
[email protected], or call me at (916) 802-6767 and let me know which area you would like to sow into. Even if it is for prayer alone, my goodness yes please that would be fantastic! I would almost rather have prayer than money, but I realize that we live in a world where money is needed, so that would be lovely as well!
If you just shoot me an email, message, text, or phone call, I can take you to the next step for supporting me in whatever way God puts it on your heart. Now, I could just have you do it automatically with the click of a button, but one: I don’t know how to be that savvy on computers, and two: that is so impersonal! I would love to pour into you and encourage you and stay in contact with you along this adventure, whether you support me or not. I mean that!
Thanks for listening to my heart. Thank you for the little things and the crazy things you do that demonstrate our Daddy’s Love to the world. We are all just living life intimately with Him and trying to spread a little love and joy while we do that. Our work environments are just different, that’s all.
Sending you my love and gratitude.
Love, love love.
Britt Baker
Ps: For those of you who like to do things in a quieter manner, here are the links to support me:
To support CGA:
brittanybaker.theworldrace.org, then click on: Support Me and My Next Adventure in Georgia!!! – this is also my blog still so be on the lookout for those 🙂
To support me in general or to help with my school loans:
You can do so through paypal.com and simply send money to my account by putting in my email: [email protected]
