HAPPY EASTER to all of my friends and family
I miss you all, all the more on holidays like this and I think about you regularly.
So it's Easter and that makes it a holiday and a special day.
Now obvioulsy there is a lot to be thankful for today, and last night my team and I watched the Passion of the Christ. Such a moving film – if you haven't seen it, or even if you have, today would definitely be a good day to watch it and weep.
Last holiday season (New Year) I posted a blog: You Know You're A World Racer When…
This time I'm taking a slightly different approach. You may have seen the kinds of adverts or tag lines that say something along the lines of "[Product/Service name]… helping you [Product/Service purpose] since [Product/Service founding date]". So without further ado (although I may do another one in the future, so this probably isn't definitive):
The World Race, helping you…:
- Learn how to truly trust God with every aspect of your life unconditionally,
- Become excellent at charades,
- Step out of your comfort zones,
- Struggle to say basic phrases because you have half a dozen languages in your head,
- Get used to wearing the same outfit (including underwear…) for several days at a time,
- Value good internet when it's available,
- See everything that's wrong with you and how you can grow,
- Lose all sense of items' worth because of multiple exchange rates,
- Value the opposite sex as sisters without having to worry about sending mixed signals,
- Reject the materialistic assumptions of western culture,
- Understand your place in the world,
- See God's plan and power at work in His church around the world,
- Deepen relationships with family from across the planet,
- Share your faith honestly and openly with people from home to people in remote villages,
- Live life in real, transparent, uplifting community with members of the body of Christ,
- Learn how to eat on a $3/£2 a day budget,
- Be ready at a moment's notice to lead a children's game, teach English, sing worship songs, preach or do anything else required of you,
- Write, take pictures and make videos that showcase what you've been doing,
- Make up your own fun when left with nothing to do and nowhere to go,
- Learn how to sleep anywhere,
- Learn how to live with only enough stuff that you can carry it all by yourself at once,
- To choose joy in every situation,
- Honour, prefer and show consideration to everyone,
- Eat anything, however strange, set in front of you,
- Decide that you want at least one tattoo,
…since 2007.
