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For my first blog post I thought I’d share my story on why I’m going on The World Race. I always knew I wanted to take a gap year but I was never sure what I wanted to do, except that I wanted to do something like volunteer work. For a few months I researched so many possible opportunities but none of them sparked a passion and desire in me. But at the end of November, I remembered hearing about The World Race & I thought I would look up it up. For about 2 weeks I spent all my time researching about it and then I talked to my parents and decided to apply.
The more I researched and the more I talked about the idea of the Race, the more excited and sure I became that this was for me. This past summer I spent 2 weeks in Kenya on a missions trip. Although it was only 2 weeks and not 9 months, I felt completely changed by it. I felt the love and faithfulness of Jesus more than I ever had before. When I came back to the States, my daily activities weren’t the same & I craved the feeling of having my life and thoughts centered around Jesus. I realized how much I loved living the more “simple” life. While I was there I wasn’t surrounded by technology or the other first world problems. I was surrounded my a team that I loved like my own family, the most amazing and lovable kids, and of course, the love of Jesus. As I looked more into The World Race, I realized that there was nothing I would rather do for 9 months than live a life similar to the one I had lived for 2 weeks.
I think there is nothing more amazing than glorifying God while serving and loving others, which is something I absolutely love to do. And if these little things can help show & bring the love of Jesus, well then I’m all for it 🙂 And honestly, I am just wayyyy too excited to go. And although I know it will be hard at times on the Race, there is no other way I’d rather live my life at this moment!
