What is the World Race?
The World Race is an interdenominational ministry with Adventures in Missions that invites lovers of Jesus to serve together on the mission field – bringing light to some of the darkest places of the world. I will be spending 11 months in 11 different countries serving and loving those that God puts in front of me. It is a credible ministry that has sent about 4500 World Racers out into the world. If you would like to learn more about the World Race, click here.
I’m sure some of you are thinking, “what in the world is she doing?” or “why the world race?”
Well, I explained briefly in the “About Me” section what lead up to me deciding to go on the world race:
“Why the World Race? Well, a friend of mine had a dream where I was on the World Race. I didn’t think much of it when she told me, but a few months later I could not get it off of my mind. Then, I had a dream where God spoke to me, and He showed me that He was inviting me into something where I had to let go of the “comfortable” and just say yes. As I began praying more and more about it and received some confirmation – I felt a deep peace to go on the World Race, and I felt the Lord say yes. I am tired of living and feeling held back – so I am stepping out and saying yes, and the rest is up to God! :)”
Here is a closer look of this process:
Last summer I had a feeling in my stomach, a deep deep hunger inside of me stirred up to let go of things that are comfortable so I can embrace something new. I did not fully know what this was, but it felt like the Lord was preparing me for something big. Since then, God has been showing me how to let go of false comforts so I can live my life with a big YES. He has been teaching me how to rely on His still small voice in a much deeper way, how to lean on Him in moments of difficulty or frustration, and how to become more confident in Him. While there is still so much more I believe this has been in preparation for this next season. Choosing to go on the World Race requires a lot of letting go of what is comfortable for me, and saying yes to a life of surrender. Because of a dream that I had one night, I have consistently felt like I am standing on the shore of the ocean, ready to let go of all my “baggage”, and jump in.
In the midst of this, I began to dream more and more about missions. Since I was a little girl, the Lord put it in my heart to go into the Nations and love people of different cultures, and to serve and love people in ways that would impact them. One of the first times I heard the Lord’s voice in 2013, I heard Him say to me, “You are a bird, wherever you go I am with you. I’m calling you to the Nations,” as I heard this I looked into a window and in the reflection of that window, was the map of the world that I had not noticed previously. For a while I let go of this dream because I was afraid I was not equipped, qualified, or if it was truly for me. The Lord has restored this dream overtime, and I know now that He has been preparing me for it since I was a little girl, before I even knew Him.
Please be praying for me as I step out into this adventure with the Lord!
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. – Matthew 28:19
With Love,
Miranda
