My name is Sara, and started the World Race in October 2008 and finished it at the end of August 2009. I’ve been in the United States since my return, first to New York, where I grew up, then retransplanting myself to northern Virginia.
I had the wonderful opportunity to serve at training camp in October of this year down in Gainesville, GA (along with several brothers and sisters from my squad!) and met the M and N Squads. I thoroughly enjoyed being on the other side of Ignition and was so blessed to be a part of this leg of their journey.
I’ve also been blessed to meet several World Race alumnae who live in the greater Washington, DC area and look forward to meeting some of the newer ones. While I still miss my squad and teammates dearly, connecting with the World Race community at large that’s slowly coming together here has been a huge consolation.Michelle McBeath (January 2007 World Race?) and I finally met this month!So when I’m not working as a paralegal at a law firm (same line of work pre-Race, but a different place), reconnecting with my church & friends, I do my best to help track the stories of Racers in all stages of their journey – before launch, on the field, back home, the next season – and share them with you.
Consider us your liaisons, your bridge, your ambassadors to the World Race. . . world. And as one of those people, I’ll let you in on a couple lessons I’ve learned.
My life before and after the Race is “same same but different.” I’m returning to the familiar, but I’m not the same. . .
Sorry for the gaps of time between posts; it doesn’t necessarily mean I haven’t been blogging. If you happen to read/subscribe to the Updates blog, you’ll notice I’ve been writing there lately. Meet your neighborhood friendly Marketing/Mobilization volunteer!
This is more of a continuation of this post on the Updates blog:
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I’ve thought of updating my autobiography on this blog, but I feel like a majority of my posts have been just a continuation of it. I apologize also for not blogging elsewhere more regularly. That’s something I resolve to improve in before the start of the new year.
Do know that my hope is to continue partnering in ministry with the World Race to any degree I can, which currently is volunteering in marketing/mobilization. Stay subscribed to stay updated on where God’s taking me and what He’s teaching me; even better, subscribe to the Updates to get a wider perspective.
