There is a huge part of my race I have failed to mention. I am a part of a documentary TV series that is following my race and sharing the stories of me, my teammates and those we meet as we travel this year. I didn’t share this part of my life because I was scared ;scared that you my friends would not understand the value this project has and believe that it is just an opportunity to idolize what my squad and The World Race is doing this year. But I have realized that keeping it to myself is a huge disservice to you and to what God is doing. This project is a grand part of my story.
The dream of Gray Media and the World Race Project is a simple one: We want to share the stories of who we are as racers individually and how God is changing our lives this year as we travel around the globe as missionaries for Christ. Through being open and honest with our stories and struggles we know that God will show up and be shown. We want to allow anyone and everyone to be a part of what God is doing in the world, to see what we are privileged to see, and join into our stories.
I will be honest. It isn’t always easy to share your heart on the camera. It isn’t always comfortable to be in tears as God is breaking you and know that it is being captured for possibly the world to see, but it is beautiful and it is worth it. It is worth it for the one person who connects and sees that perfection isn’t necessary ,the one person who finds hope amidst the chaos they are living in and the one person who finds that God is capable of more then they ever dreamed. Maybe it won’t be all that inspiring, but possibly it could be more and do more then anyone ever imagined or dreamed. God likes to do that sort of thing.
Here is the twist. I am filming it.
*taken by Hannah Adison
After much prayer and consideration Gray Media felt God leading them to equip us as storytellers and to be the film-makers, rather then just being filmed. Gray Media is still filming us, but now each team of 6-7 people has a designated film producer who is capturing the stories God is laying out. Guess who God picked? Me. Kelsey, the one person on the team who didn’t bring a camera at all because I didn’t want to miss a moment in front of me. It has been hard. More then hard. I tend to quit things easily, but this is something that God has called me to do. I have chosen to take up this role and it has become so beautiful. I am seeing God and life in ways I would have otherwise missed so easily. I am not missing moments at all. I am capturing them. I have no experience. Half the time my footage is shaky and the white balance is at a crazy scale. I am like the boy who has only a few fish and some bread in my basket and I am offering it on faith and believing God can make it enough; And He will.
I believe in what God is doing through this project no matter how hard it gets. He is sharing the stories of those who have remained too long unheard and bringing truth to the living rooms of countless people. So please join me. Join me in prayer as I embark on this new part of myself. Join me by reading my blog and hearing stories unfold. Join me by supporting me financially so I can continue to follow this new dream and support Gray Media and The World Race Project so we can complete this dream together.
(If you have any questions about the documentary or even about the World Race I would love to talk 🙂 Just send me an email at [email protected]! Thanks for reading — Kels)
The World Race TV Documentary Project from Kelly King on Vimeo.
