Let me start by saying: I love the World Race, but I don’t like the stigma that comes with the term “World Racer.”
When People hear “World Racer:”
They react as if I’m some great Christian
They expect me to be a better person
They tell me, “Wow, your faith is so strong”
They focus on me, not Jesus
Jesus is the one who:
Called me here
Is increasing my faith
Sees my brokenness
Calls me redeemed
Is pursuing me
The thing is, He is doing all of these things for everyone of us. Just because He called me here to show me these things doesn’t mean I’m better. It means I’m too dense to learn them at home. Haha
No ministry I’ve done on the Race is anything that can’t/doesn’t happen at home.
During ministry on this trip I have:
Played with children
Painted
Scooped pig poop
Read to kids
Lead Bible studies
Worked on social media
Coached softball
Played soccer
Taught English
Played “Duck, Duck, Goose”
All of these things and more can be ministry in any place, at any time.
So if you see someone going on a mission trip, please don’t praise them for the trip. If anything congratulate them for listening to God’s calling.
So remember that if God hasn’t called you to another country doesn’t mean that God’s calling in your life is any less: valid, beautiful, precious, hard, valuable, or necessary.
I am not a “World Racer” I am simply a child listening to where my Father has asked me to go.
