Almost everyone I talk to about the World Race says something to the effect of “Wow that’s amazing… Why do you want to go?” All of these conversation paired with reading the blogs of current/past racers has made me sit down and really think about why I want to go. I have an amazing life here so why do I want to leave it for 11 months??
The answer I came to is that I want to be changed for the better, I want God to reach into my life and make me a better person. God has given me a heart for His creation, and I hope that, even for a second, God opens my eyes and allows me to see the world through His perspective.
The world is broken and at the end of this trip I hope to be able to look back and see that my life has changed and that I have been able to change at least one life in one of the countries to which I travel. I want to be able to show people around the world that even in the darkest times, there is hope.
At the end of this trip I want to come back with a knowledge of, and a fire for what God wants me to do. At this point in my life I’m floundering, I don’t know what my career will be. What I do know is that God has placed a calling in my life and the World Race is just the beginning.
