As I look back on this last year I am in complete awe of how God has transformed me. So much has happened and the amazing part is I haven’t even left for my trip yet. I found out about the World Race while I was in Haiti back in 2011. God new exactly what he was doing because even though initially I was scared to death, that short trip opened my eyes and my heart to life beyond myself and into the true purpose of what God had planned for me. I remember sitting on the rooftops looking out onto such a beautiful disaster and hearing the hope from the Haitian people as they sang songs of praise. I had never felt so alive and free in my entire life. During my trip I heard about the World Race it sounded like the wildest adventure anyone could ever ask for; 11 countries in 11 months. It sparked a fire in my heart and I new this was something for me. Riding on the plane home back to United States, I new I had been changed. I saw things I will never forget and developed such a heart for serving others. When I arrived back at home, I immediately told my parents about the World Race, saying this is something I would like to do within the next few years. However, those next few months I couldn’t get it out of my mind. I felt God calling me to get involved, to go beyond myself, before God, to the ends. So I’m giving up everything and I’m going.
-Ciera
-Ciera
