Wow. I’m on Month 4 of the World Race. The thing that I looked forward to for so long is already 1/3 of the way through (or there’s 2/3 left – I like the sound of that better). The amount of change and growth that has occurred in the last four months is unbelievable. I feel like I have already lived a lifetime of experiences. It’s hard for me to think about what’s left. What more can I experience? What more can I learn?
The answer is infinitely more than I can imagine.
One thing that has been made abundantly clear to me is how big God is. He is unending, there’s always more to him. When I think I’ve learned something new, he reveals yet another side of himself. I started reading the Chronicles of Narnia this month. There is a quote from Prince Caspian that speaks directly into what I’ve learned about God.
Aslan is speaking to Lucy and says, “But every year you grow, you will find me bigger.”
I love this. No matter how much I grow or how much I learn, there will always be more of God. Because as I grow, God grows. He’s always bigger, so much bigger than my human, finite brain can imagine. There’s always more to him, to his love, to his character, to his plans, to simply everything about him. I fall more and more in love with my Father every single day.
I am so thankful that God chose to use the World Race to reveal himself to me and bring me into a deeper, more intimate relationship with him. He has already completely changed me in the way I think and act, the things I find important in life, and the way I want to live the rest of my life. I just have a whole new set of ideals that are more in line with the life God has called me to live. I am becoming the woman he created me to be.
As much as I have already changed, there’s still more. There’s more he wants me to learn. There’s more he wants me to discover about him and this world he created. There are more people he wants to use me to reach with the glorious splendor of his majesty.
There are more kids that need to experience his perfect, unconditional love. More widows who need to hear of his unchanging and unfailing protection and provision for them. There are more hurting and broken women who need to know that their worth and identity are determined by the Lord, and that he has placed an unfathomably high price on their lives.
There is more work to be done.
I know that God doesn’t need me in order to do those things. But I believe that he has called me on the World Race to partner with him in the work that he is doing all around the world. Being on the field for four months has only solidified this calling on this season of my life.
In order to continue doing what the Lord has asked me to do, I need your help. I need you to partner with me in bringing the Kingdom of God here on Earth.
At the end of this month, on December 31st, I have my final financial deadline of $16,267. Currently, I am $3,922 short of that amount. If I do not reach the deadline, I am in danger of being sent home from the World Race. Therefore, I am boldly and confidently asking you to make a financial donation toward this deadline.
By giving a donation, you are making a Kingdom impact on the world that lasts much longer than the time I am on the field. If you would like to join me, please click the “Support Me” button at the top of this page. This will take you to another page with instructions on how to make an online donation.
All donations are tax deductible. If you prefer to send a check in the mail rather than make an online donation, please use the following instructions:
Make the check payable to Adventures in Missions (the World Race is a program through AIM)
Write “RaeLynn DeFalco” in the memo line
Send to P.O. Box 742570 Atlanta, GA 30374
Thank you so much for your love and support. None of this would be possible without you.
With so much love,
RaeLynn
