“Maybe some day” was what I thought when I first heard of the World Race. Don’t get me wrong; I thought it was great opportunity but there were a few things I feared. The biggest was I didn’t know if I would be able to raise the amount needed to go, more than $16,000 US.
It was intimidating and I quietly dismissed the idea over the next year and forgot about it. It wasn’t until the following summer that it popped back into my head. It happened when I was talking with someone who went on the World Race and worked for them as well. She was able to answer a lot of my questions and she shared her personal testimony about God calling her to go and providing for her. I remember being in awe of how God was great and able to do the impossible and I couldn’t think of anything else that night.
Ever since my trip to Africa for 2 months, I had found it extremely difficult living an ordinary life. How could I be content with the way I was living when I had been a part of something much greater than I and had seen God work in ways I never had previously? I was thirsty for more and I desired to take part in something again where I could go and let God work through me.
And so here I was, that conversation with that Alumni World Racer had stirred up that flame inside my heart, a desire to go and love people from different nations with the love of Christ.
To be honest I didn’t know what to do so I prayed about it and searched the scriptures to know if I should do this or not. After much praying and being in the word I knew that God wanted me to pursue it and that He would change my direction if He wanted to as long as I was moving forward and wanting to serve Him with my life. I knew at that moment that money wasn’t a problem with God and that if He wanted me to go He would provide all of it.
And so here I am. That “maybe one day” has now become “In less than 5 months I leave for the World Race” to 11 different countries around the world to love the broken and share Christ with the nations. God is amazing!
Thank you!
As of right now, I have 10% of my total support! God has been so good using people like you who have a heart for His work to help make this trip possible. I am truly thankful for everyone one of you and your generous hearts to see many come to know Christ and experience His love! With God all thing are possible. And I am confident that God will bring in the other 90%.
I need you!
I need you guys to keep praying and interceding for our team and for the people that will come in contact with. And I also need your help financially to help me get there. I am missing $1820 to meet my first deadline, which is May 1st.
Thank you so much for your interests and for having an impact on my personal life!
Sincerly,
Eric
