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Here is where I’m going for almost a year, starting in September.  I will be going with a large group of people from all over the United States and even Canada and England!  Here’s and update of what we will be doing! Enjoy!
 

Philippines (September 2011)
The Philippines is an Asian country with more than 7,000 islands! That’s right, 7,000! It is a country rich with culture. Once was a Catholic country, it is now emerging with the religion as Islam. We will be starting here in September 2011, and will be more than likely taking care of orphans and the destitute. We will also encourage the Christian church to stand up for what they believe. 
 
 

China  (October 2011)

China is home to over 1.3 billion people and over 50 minority groups. China is also very rich in culture, but is emerging with new stances on technology and intellectually. There are even government approved churches throughout the country. As a squad, we will be bringing light into the darkness in October 2011. 
 
 

South Africa (November 2011)

South Africa is known as one of the richest countries in Africa, however, those who live outside the city, are in poverty. The country also struggles with a high rate of HIV/AID’s. As a racer in South Africa in November, I will be working with orphans, speaking the name and about the love of Jesus and will be preaching.
 
 

Mozambique (December 2011)

  Mozambique is located on the coast of Africa. Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world. Floods and droughts have further impoverished this country. In December, the squad will reach out to the widows, orphans through “true religion.”
 

Swaziland (January 2012)

The Kingdom of Swaziland is one of the last remaining monarchies in Africa. Home to 1.1 million people and breath-taking scenic views, it’s also where the world’s highest HIV/AIDS infection rate lives (26.1% in adults and over 50% of adults in their 20s). It’s estimated that by 2050, the country of Swaziland will not 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, the squad will most likely be involved in a variety of outreaches, including education, orphan care, care point feedings, and more.  

 

Bulgaria (February 2012)

This southern-central European country is the 16th largest in Europe. Its geography is varied with mountain ranges, plains and a coastline along the Black Sea. Its economy is growing, but among all the European Union members it ranks lowest in terms of income. Organized crime is an issue as is human trafficking. Bulgaria is mainly a source of trafficking in persons yet also, to a lesser extent, a transit point and destination of trafficking. Here, about half the population claims to be orthodox and over 10% are Muslim. In February, as a squad we will be bringing the light of salvation and hope to a nation that is caught been “developed” and “developing.” 
 
 
 
 Eastern Europe ATL-(March 2012)*

 

Much of this region was under some communist regime for much of the latter half of the last century. Some countries are doing better than others in catching up; some of them are also sources, transit points, and destinations of human trafficking. You may live life with the Romani (or Roma), commonly referred to as Gypsy, a people group without a land of their own and long shunned by society. Through reaching out to orphans, teaching English, and running sports camps, the squad will shepherd a generation caught between a Soviet past and the post-modern European present.  *We aren’t quite sure what country this is going to be yet.*

 
   

Serbia (April 2012)

Formerly a part of Yugoslavia, this country has been through it. Under Slobodan Milosevic, ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo, now an independent nation, were either displaced or killed. After Milosevic, things haven’t improved much. Here, too, organized crime and human trafficking are issues. In a place where the people seem to be leaving in droves, we will bring hope and light to a land that has been thrown aside.  We will speak life into the broken vessels.

 

Nicaragua (May 2012)

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, we’ll have the opportunity to bring God’s love through slum ministry, door-to-door outreach, outreach to children, and more.

 

Honduras/ El Salvador (June 2012)

I will spend this month in either of these Central American countries. Honduras is the third poorest in the region, after Haiti and Nicaragua; El Salvador, on the other hand, is the third largest economy in the region after Costa Rica and Panama. Both have had their share of political/military troubles: for El Salvador, it was a coup d’etat in 1979 that led to civil war from 1980-1992; Honduras went through a six-month constitutional crisis. In both countries, there’s a need to reach out to the youth – not just to keep them out of trouble (like, gangs) but for them to know their worth and that they’re loved.

 

Guatemala (July 2012)

Guatemala is a country rich in history and natural resources – fertile soil from the volcanoes help yield excellent coffee.  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. We’ll have the opportunity to usher in the kingdom to this land and to these 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.
 
*So, here I embark on the journey of the World Race!  Every month is going to be somewhere different with a completely different culture, different people and a different way to experience God!  God is going to do some pretty miraculous things-you WILL hear about them.  Count on it!***