I’m Cali, I’m 20 years old, and I’m currently a student at UW Madison. In about 6 months I will be leaving everything I know, my home, my family, my friends, any and all comforts, and America behind. I’ll be trading in my college life to love and live amongst the poorest and neediest people around the world.
I’M GOING ON THE WORLD RACE!
What is it?
The world race, although a mission trip, is far far more than that. The world race is a yearlong commitment for young adults to dedicate themselves wholly to the work of the Lord. Over the course of 11 months and 11 countries the opportunities to show the love of Jesus are countless, through sharing the gospel in local communities, serving in churches, teaching English, working in orphanages, or ministering to women trapped in prostitution. The world is a broken place filled with broken people, God placed on my heart to go to these people. So in January I will start my journey to reach them through the world race route 2; Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ireland, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania.
Am I Crazy?
Not at all! Maybe in worldly standards because I putting school off, selling my car, and quitting my job to live in places that more than qualify for the third world. But I’m not crazy. I’m learning to live my life recklessly abandoned and with a reckless faith.
RECKLESS. This word has been on my heart since I returned from Central America this past April. I spent 3 months there, working in orphanages, teaching English in schools, and showing some Jesus-like love to tribes in the jungle. The experience was life changing, I learned how surrender everything to God, and I became completely dependent on him. Looking back now I can see so clearly how God had been using that trip to prepare me for what he had next. He taught me to surrender so that I could recklessly abandon my life back here. I don’t know if you have ever been in a place where you had no choice but to be completely and totally dependent on someone else but it is a scary place to be. And that’s where God brought me throughout my time in Central America, to rely solely on him…for everything. I believe he did that to show me that a reckless faith IS possible.
I am beyond excited for this opportunity, but I would by lying if I didn’t say I was a little nervous. But you can help with that! Partner with me in prayer! There are so many things to be prayed for, here’s a few;
-That in the coming weeks I would not became weary or filled with anxiousness, but that I would lean on the truth that God has called me to where I am going
-Safety, health and protection once abroad
-That God would prepare the hearts of the all the people my team and I will meet
-And finally that God would provide for me financially
This is a yearlong endeavor, needless to say it cost quite a bit. Though the numbers intimidate me, I have to trust that God has a plan and that He will provide for me. If you feel that you would like to be a part of that plan and financially support me you can click the support me button on the left side panel OR at the top of the page to make an online donation!
This song is on replay for me as I prepare to leave for this awesome adventure.
Sometimes I think
What will people say of me
When I’m only just a memory
When I’m home where my soul belongs
Was I love
When no one else would show up
Was I Jesus to the least of us
Was my worship more than just a song
I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You
If love is who I am
Then this is where I’ll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back
I want to live like that
I want to live like that
Am I proof
That You are who you say You are
That grace can really change our heart
Do I live like Your love is true
People pass
And even if they don’t know my name
Is there evidence that I’ve been changed
When they see me, do they see You
I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You
If love is who I am
Then this is where I’ll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back
I want to live like that
I want to show the world the love You gave for me
I’m longing for the world to know the glory of the King
I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You
If love is who I am
Then this is where I’ll stand
Recklessly abandoned
