The fact that you’re reading this blog means that you have at least heard about this thing called “The World Race”. You may have envisioned a rugged reality TV-show or a religious vacation, but the World Race is neither of these.
So, What is the World Race?
The World Race is an eleven-month long mission trip to eleven different countries across the globe. Here are some things it is kind of like:
The peace corps, because it involves social justice work, travel, and a significant time commitment
Short-term missions, because we will be in each country serving for about a month
A medical residency or an internship, because you get to serve in many different settings to many different types of people while learning about your own strengths, desires, and callings
Church, because it is centered around the presence of God
School, because it is hard work and a main goal is to learn
Dancing, because it is fun, beautiful, awkward, and challenging all at the same time
The world race is a missions trip. It is a growing experience. It is eleven months of service. It is a time of actively and deeply pursuing God’s heart for the world. You can learn more about it here: http://www.theworldrace.org/
Why Are You Going?
Now this is a question I’m excited to talk to you more about in person! The biggest reason I want to go, though, is this:
God’s greatest commandment is to love. First, to love God with all of your heart, soul, mind, and strength. And then, from that place of loving God and being loved by him, to love others the way God loves them.
To a degree, I know God’s love, and I love people. But I want more. I want to love God with everything that I am. I want to pour out my life to him as a happy, willing, living sacrifice, and to love his kiddos the way he does.
He cares about the widows, the orphans, the university students, the people sitting in trash piles, the lost ones, the business men, the forgotten ones, and the ones who think they’re doing just fine. I want to share the liberty and goodness of The-God-Who-Doesn’t-Give-Up-On-You with those people.
What Will You Be Doing?
Month to month & place to place, this varies dramatically. Here are some of the things other world racers have done: visit orphans and widows, help with church plants, do construction work, minister to victims of sex trafficking, heal the sick, teach English lessons, encourage missionaries, preach, and evangelize. Depending on the needs of the community and the leadership of the holy spirit, I will be doing these things and more.
How Can I Get Involved?
You’ve done a great job so far just by being interested enough to read this! Thank you for that. Other ways you can partner with me in this trip:
Be in prayer for me & my squad
Donate gear
Give me a hug when you see me
Invest your money
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Tell your friends about my trip
Ask the holy spirit how he wants you to be involved. He always has the best ideas!
More to come, my friends.
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal broken hearts, to proclaim freedom to the captives and vision to the blind, to restore the crushed with forgiveness, and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor” –Luke 4:18-19
