How I was 
Hello fellow racers, supporters, friends, and family,
I want to share with you my story
of how I was called to the Missions Field/The World Race. I hope by the end of
this blog you will understand how much of a God thing it is for me to be going
on this Race. 😀
Mission field – The beginning stages
I remember it just like it was
yesterday; I was eight years old and had just been baptized and filled with the
Holy Spirit. When I came up out of that water I immediately felt an urgency to
help people in need around the world. As you could imagine at such a young age
I didn’t quite understand what to make of these feeling inside my heart, but I
continued to seek the answer.
I have had people prophesied over my life, and
it’s always the same general statement “Philip you will reach nations and make an impact on the world around you“. I would be confused by these statements, so I would
talk to God and ask him “God how can one person make an impact on the world?”
and I never understood how until last month when God finally revealed my answer
— LOVE. Just as plain as can be God
said my prophecy would come true through the power of “love”. Everything
finally makes since to me, as simplistic as it is love is how I am going to
reach the world. This cannot be fulfilled however with humanly love, rather it
is through the power of God-love that I will make an impact.
I love how God
will wait until the perfect moment to reveal future plans for your life. This
is how I stumbled upon the world race.
The discovery of – 
It was
a Sunday morning at church, praise and worship had just ended and I was feeling
an urgency to do more in my life than just the everyday norm. Pastor Chuck ran
up to the stage and announced to the congregation that we were going to skype
with a young lady (Ricki Smith) who was an international missionary traveling
with The World Race. I was very excited to see someone my age fulfilling God’s
work around the world. When we skyped with Ricki she was in Cambodia at the
time, and as she began to share with the church what God was doing in her life
and the people’s lives around her I was very inspired!!! Pastor preached his
sermon which confirmed that I was supposed to be doing more with my life, and I
left church feeling confused and sad.
Ricki Smith
Check Out Ricki’s Blog! Support and love on her. (:
http://rickismith.theworldrace.org/
I felt sad because I didn’t understand how
I was going to do more with my life. As I was driving home in my car I began to
think about God’s calling on my life to the Missions Field and how I wish I
could be doing what Ricki was doing on The World Race. Two weeks went by and I
could not get The World Race off of my mind, I kept feeling God telling me to
apply for the Race. I kept thinking to
myself “But God I could never raise the money to go” but I didn’t want to be
disobedient so I went to the church and found one of Ricki’s cards and quickly
rushed home to check out the website. While browsing the website I began to
watch videos, and look at pictures of different racers and their journeys.
I
started to read Ricki’s blog post “Thee Lucky One” and before I knew it I was
balling my eyes out; the world race is a God thing.
My journey on the Race has already been
amazing, after I applied I was accepted and potential finances started pouring
into my life. I know that God is guiding my every step, and that he will
fulfill his promise to me about applying.
I am so excited to take part in this magnificent journey. I
don’t know what all God has in store for me, but I do know that God has big
plans for me during the Race and for my future thereafter.
Many blessings,
Philip Cron.
