Well here I am, officially accepted into the World Race.
I’ll be honest, the days preceding my interview, I was experiencing an equal balance of excitement and nervousness. I mean, wow, The World Race, the opportunity of a lifetime! What a great opportunity to serve people around the world in close community to Christian friends all united around a common purpose to spread the kingdom. This trip is a cumulation of everything I wanted in life: friends, service, missions, adventure, travel, etc.
My interview went well, and I remember sitting back after and just saying to myself, “I don’t know.” I knew if God wanted me on this trip, then I would be accepted. If I was denied, then I knew God had a different direction for me. I was told I’d be notified of the outcome in 3-5 business days. Imagine my surprise when I received a phone call the next day from a Georgia area code moments before I was to start work.
I anxiously accepted the call and heard the magical words, “Hi, we want to let you know that we would LOVE to accept you and to have you join us on the World Race.“
I was in…
That can’t be right, I mean, surely there are more qualified people than I. It was a this moment that I was reminded that “God doesn’t call the qualified; He qualifies the called.“
Wow! Words are difficult to express my feelings knowing that God has reached out to me to leave my comfort zone and serve unreached people groups in eleven countries in the 10/40 window.
I’m very excited to see how God comes through for me this year. My family’s income has been faith-based for fifteen years now, so I know God has a miraculous way of coming through. My main excitement is to see God show Himself as real in my own life by providing for my needs. I cannot pay for this on my own, and I don’t know many people, but I find solace in knowing that my Heavenly Father owns the cattle on a thousand hills and has a plan for providing and growing my faith in the process.
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Till All Nations Hear,
Josh Correa
