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Month 1 & 2

August and September 2010

United States of America

While there are thousands who are hurt and needy out in the world, there are problems here at home too. We found that first hand when we as a team went out to Downtown Atlanta and volunteered our time making hygiene kits for homeless men. There are people that just need the Lord in their lives and its up to us to start our World Race experience in our very own backyards!

Month 3

October 2010

Guatemala

A country rich in history and natural resources – fertile soil from the volcanos help yield excellent coffee – Guatemala is the perfect place to initiate your World Race experience. Outside of its aesthetic appeal, it is a country in desperate need of God’s touch. Gripped by poverty and bound to a spirit of religion, the people of Guatemala are hungering to see the kingdom of God invade their lives. World Racers radically change the atmosphere in which they find themselves. You’ll have the opportunity to usher in the kingdom to this land and people in the form of relationships through incarnational ministry (read: living just as they do), reaching out to the people in the fringes of society, hard work, and maybe even a miracle or two.

Month 4

Nicaragua

This location is always a World Race favorite. It’s a country full of wonderfully warm and caring people, and participants always leave having had a powerful experience. However, hopelessness, addictions, destitution, and poverty still plague the many lives of Nicaragua. There are orphans who have grown up without knowing the love of a parent and families who get by each day by scrounging scraps from the city dump where they have made their homes. In Nicaragua, you’ll have the opportunity to bring God’s love through slum ministry, door-to-door outreach, outreach to children, and more.

Month 5

December 2010

Christmas in Costa Rica….Need I say more??

Philippines

This Asian island nation, once a Spanish colony and an American protectorate, is a country in tension, trying to cross the threshold between the third and first world. It offers a variety of landscapes – beaches, mountains, volcanic lakes – and languages, with Tagalog as the national tongue. The Catholic Church is a substantial piece of the religious pie, however, Islam is growing in the island of Mindinao. The Filipino people and culture love music and dance and community. While there, you may find yourself living with and giving hope to the destitute, caring for orphans, and challenging the growing number of Christ-followers to rise up.

Let’s hope we can find a TV somewhere for Super Bowl Sunday so I can watch the Dallas Cowboy’s win the World Championship

Cambodia

Roughly 30 years ago, Cambodia experienced one of the most gruesome genocides known to humanity, in which over one-third of the country’s population was slaughtered. Still in recovery from their past, the people of Cambodia are thirsty for hope and yearning for a message of forgiveness and reconciliation. Part of your ministry here will be to act as a living example of the freedom Christ can bring through orphanage ministry, teaching in schools, street outreach, and more.

With nearly two million people estimated to be stuck inside of prostitution in Thailand, it has become one of the most popular places for sex tourism. Change lives in the city and rock worlds in the countryside. Thailand’s sure to capture your heart.

South Africa

How many people can say they spent their 24^th birthday in SOUTH AFRICA?!?

Swaziland

The Kingdom of Swaziland is one of the last remaining monarchies in Africa. Home to 1.1 million people and a landscape that will take your breath away, it’s also home to the highest HIV/AIDS infection rate in the world (26.1% in adults and over 50% of adults in their 20s). It’s estimated that by 2050, this country won’t even exist. Young orphans are scattered throughout this nation that is in desperate need of attention. For years, AIM has been committed to seeing these statistics reversed. Here, you will most likely find yourself involved a variety of outreaches: education, orphan care, feedings, and more.

Mozambique

This is one of the most beautiful countries in the continent of Africa. This is a favorite location of the World Race for a variety of reasons (the people, beautiful landscape, ministry partnerships, and more). Although the stronghold of poverty grips this nation, Mozambique is seeing signs of redemption and economic recovery. Due to this extreme poverty – or perhaps in spite of it – the church is growing, as well. This month on the Race, you will be teaching, preaching, practicing “true religion” with widows and orphans, and more. You may also probably have one of your most memorable travel “days” here. You’ll find out what we mean soon enough.

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