Sometimes people wonder what the fruit of my labor is. Here’s an example of the fruit coming off of what we do:
:: I stole some of this from Seth Barnes who stole some of it from Katie Rowland ::
Katie Rowland just completed her year on the race and sums up the difference it can make in her recent blog:
Many
people have dreams of traveling the world, experiencing cultures,
loving and being loved by 31 other people, playing with orphans around
the world, and seeing the good work that churches and missionaries and
NGOs are doing across the continents of this earth. So, yes, it does
sort of all seem like a dream…but as I’ve been pondering all that God
has shown me along the road on the World Race, I’ve realized one thing.
people have dreams of traveling the world, experiencing cultures,
loving and being loved by 31 other people, playing with orphans around
the world, and seeing the good work that churches and missionaries and
NGOs are doing across the continents of this earth. So, yes, it does
sort of all seem like a dream…but as I’ve been pondering all that God
has shown me along the road on the World Race, I’ve realized one thing.
The World Race is NOT a DREAM.
—> It is an AWAKENING!
—> It is an AWAKENING!
Before the Race, I had a heart for the nations, to some extent. I
desired to learn more about this world I call home and how to bring
Jesus’ love to the nations. But I was ASLEEP…
desired to learn more about this world I call home and how to bring
Jesus’ love to the nations. But I was ASLEEP…
My faith remained UNTESTED.
My comfort zones remained SECURE.
My heart remained UNBROKEN.
My love and my dreams remained SELFISH.
My vision remained CLOUDED.
My identity remained SHAKY.
Now I know that my old life, my pre-Race life, was more like the dream.
It was lovely and nice and full of happy things and comforts and,
honestly, naive ignorance. It was the typical American life, which
millions around the world do, indeed, dream of.
But my soul, my heart, my spirit have BEEN AWAKENED!
My faith has been TESTED and strengthened.
My comfort zones have been SHAKEN.
My heart has been BROKEN.
My human love has fallen short, as I’ve been filled with the LOVE OF JESUS.
My dreams have become more like the dreams of GOD.
My vision is CLEARER.
My identity has been SECURED.
My message is STRONG…I have something to say, and I am going to say it for the rest of my life.
