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I was coming to love the Jesus that emerged from the New Testament writings.
I had impulses to fall on my knees and reach out to him. I suspected that all the
yearnings for I knew not what that I had ever felt…were in truth yearnings for
him. For God. -Sheldon Vanauken

I have felt a yearning inside of me since I was first introduced to missionaries as
a child. The Jennings, a family from the Chicagoland, decided to dedicate their
lives to a ministry in Korea. I remember my parents inviting them to our house
when I was young. I remember sitting on the light brown couch in the living
room, thoroughly captivated by the stories of changed lives, language school,
and a truck that delivered not milk, but tofu. Mr. Jenning was a short, but
strong and intelligent man who seemed to value me as much as my parents.
Perhaps he could tell that when he was in town, I had no interest in playing
with his daughters or my siblings. All I wanted to do was listen and learn
about what his family was doing, where they were going, and how God
was using their gifts and time.

This interest, this yearning, aided in my decision to help start up a campus
ministry in Salamanca, Spain with Campus Ministry Fellowship International
(CMFI) and CCF (Christian Campus Fellowship) during my sophomore
year in college. I lived, studied, and helped this ministry for 9 months and my
life was irrevocably altered because of this.

This yearning still resonates with me today, as I prepare for The World Race.
While there is a long list of to-do’s and fundraising still at hand, I know that
God is faithful and I am trying to be faithful to Him, as well.

There are times where this yearning has faded-but only when I have been
dedicated to a ministry, like when I was in Spain and also when I lived in
Long Beach for the summer of 2007 with Campus Crusade for Christ’s
Summer Project. That summer was centered on my work at a kayak center,
various inner city ministries and volunteer work, feeding the homeless, and
assisting at a new local church.

 
While I am not sure where this yearning will lead me the rest of my life, I do
know that The World Race is the next logical step for my life. With your help,
prayers, and partnership-I am confident in God that He will lead me to where
I am supposed to go and who I am supposed to be Christ to.