From the beginning of this journey, God has made it clear to me that the World Race isn’t for me.
I didn’t always want to go on the race, in fact a year ago I swore that I would never do the race.
It was the end of the month of my World Race Exposure Trip. There I sat under a mosquito net in the cozy room that had become my home. Reliving the past month in my mind, I tried imagining doing this for ten more months.
“I can’t God, please don’t make me go, this trip could end up changing the entire direction of my life and I don’t know if I’m ready for this,”
Deep down I think after being on the WR exposure trip for a week I knew God was calling me to go. And I think even back then so much of me really did want to go on the race, but I was afraid.
I was afraid of what the World Race would do to me, how it would change me, how it would disrupt my plans, and change my relationships.
And that is when I felt my Father gently remind me it’s not about me. Yes the World Race would end up changing so much about me, but its so much bigger than that! If I say yes, God is going to do so much more than change my life on this trip.
And then He reminded me of my family and friends.
“Yes,” he said , “I’m even going to change their lives through this too!”
So I was sold! And that is how I knew the World Race wasn’t for me, it was for everyone! And that God could not have offered me and those I love a better invitation than the World Race. Because that is what the World Race is…it’s an invitation.
God is going to do some amazing work in the nations. He is going to heal, He is going to clothe, He is going to feed, and He is going to love those who need it the most! And the best part is, He is going to let you and me be apart of that!
God doesn’t need me to go out with my backpack for 11 months to change the world, I’m just one person and realistically I can’t change the world. And God doesn’t need you to write me a check to send me. But he invites us anyways. He chooses us because He loves us and wants to get to know His children better.
For a while I got so distracted, thinking all about myself and all about how this was MY race. I lost sight of the fact that the World Race isn’t for me. And so I was embarrassed to ask for donations. I thought why would I ever beg people to give me money to help pay for my flights, my food, and my trip! And that’s probably why I am so far from reaching the $15,500 needed to go on the race. So many times I have wrestled with the idea of just writing a check myself and being done with the stress of fundraising. But then God reminds me that this isn’t my race and I would be robbing everyone else of their invitation to take part in what God is going to do in these 11 countries.
Even though I’m the one leaving, this invitation that I have said yes to is just as much about me as it is about You!
And so I come not asking you for donations, but offering you an invitation. An invitation to join your Heavenly Father and myself on this World Race.
What that invitation entails, I will leave up to you and your Abba to decide. Whether it’s sponsoring me, praying for the 11 countries on this trip, praying for the needs of the people we encounter, sponsoring a child…we all play an integral role in bringing about His Kingdom dream. God has a specific plan for you. Please know that if you accept this invitation, you truly will have a hand in every life that will be changed during this trip.
If you will be joining me or you are thinking about joining me on this race please RSVP to: [email protected]
I would love to hear how God has chosen you to be apart of this race or I would love to talk to you about how you can be apart of this amazing journey!
