Hello! My name is Corrie! I’m 23 years old and am from Knoxville, Tennessee. I graduated from Bryan College in 2014, spent the summer in Israel and am currently living in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
I might be known by some for my “man voice,” eating unhealthy amounts of Mexican food, getting a little too pumped over a point-winning volleyball play, taking ridiculous jumping pictures across the world, blasting Spanish music in Jeepie, binge watching unnecessary amounts of Netflix (oops), coveting every kitten I see and owning too much Star Wars paraphernalia…
But there’s more to me – if you have the patience to get there – than Darth Vader antenna toppers (my most recent dorky purchase…shout out to DISNEY WORLD!), copious amounts of salsa recipes, movie marathons and stinky knee pads (old teammates: sorry, not sorry). I love the Lord, and I take my relationship with Him very seriously. I desire to glorify Him with my life and character. I’m a loyal friend and a deep thinker, a creative doer and an adventurous spirit. Responsibility and hard work are important to me. I love a good book or a nice stroll around the block. I value authenticity and have found it better to have a few close and truly authentic relationships than a ton of shallow friendships. It’s easier for me to express myself through the written word than out loud.
I love other cultures, other languages and other people groups, and I feel most alive when I travel.
I’ve had a passion for missions since high school, but my desire to serve the Lord through missions has really resurfaced in the last year.
This last season of my life has been a season of waiting. The Lord made it very clear that He wanted me to wait – He asked me to wait for Him, to wait upon Him. And He promised me that I would see His goodness. And that’s precisely what happened. I waited, (a task that’s completely against my nature) and waited…and waited. And then out of no where He sent me to Israel, and it was there that he made His first big move. He revealed Himself to me in new ways and the Holy Spirit became real to me like I had never experienced before.
My heart longs to see this world, and my heart longs for the world to see Christ. After returning from Israel I tried to settle into the normal life of a college grad, but I couldn’t seem to shake my heart for missions. The Lord was calling me to more, and after months and months I finally conjured up the faith to step out and pursue what He was stirring in my heart.
He is calling me to continue on the adventure He started with me. He knows the desires of my heart, and He knows how to fulfill them in ways I never dreamed possible. The adventure didn’t start and end with Israel. He wants to give me more. To show me more. To love me more.
The World Race is an invitation from the Lord to adventure with Him. To step out in faith and experience Him on a deeper level. It’s an invitation to trust Him, to love Him and to let Him love me. It’s an invitation for refinement, for growth and for spiritual maturing, and I want it all!
I invite you to watch this 3 minute video to get a glimpse of what The World Race is:
