“It’s an 11 month mission trip to 11 different countries,” is how I usually answer that question. But it’s really an answer to the prayer I have been asking of God for over two years. More on that later; for now, let me try to help you understand a little more about the World Race!
Here is how Adventures in Missions describes it:
The World Race is a stretching journey to serve “the least of these” while amongst real and raw community. This unique mission trip is a challenging adventure for young adults to abandon worldly possessions and a traditional lifestyle in exchange for an understanding that it’s not about you; it’s about the Kingdom.
Sounds kinda crazy, right? It sounds that way to me, too! Over the next few weeks I hope to share more of my feelings about the Race with you. But for now, I want to give you as much information as I can about what I’ll be doing next year!
Who: World Race is a mission trip organized by Adventures in Missions. Anyone ages 21-35 can apply for World Race. By the time we launch in January, I will have about 25-30 people on my squad.
What: My route is called Expedition. We will serve in the 10/40 Window, an area between 10 degrees and 40 degrees north of the equator. About 4.95 billion people live in this area and most of them are unreached. We will be sharing the hope and love of Jesus in all kinds of ways from teaching and praying to building and playing. I’ve heard that no two days on the Race are the same!
When: My squad will launch in January 2018 (on my birthday!) and return in November 2018.
Where: Everyone tells me that our route is subject to change, but as of right now, we will be serving in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Nepal, China, Tajikistan, Kyrgystan, Turkey, Spain, and Morocco.
Why: In October 2016, I was riding in a van on the backside of a sugar cane farm in Nicaragua when the Lord broke my heart for the hard-to-reach unreached people of the world. When I read the description of this Expedition route, I began to weep. I knew this was the route God had chosen for me; he planted the seed that day in the van.
There is so much more that I could include here, but I don’t want this blog to be a book! For now, watch the video and be amazed with me. And stay tuned for more about my World Race journey!
Numbers 6:24-26,
Erin
