Brandon Boyd of the October 2011 B squad, which just launched on Friday, kicked-off his World Race at the Catalyst conference in Atlanta last week.  Read below to see the
incredible start
that Brandon had to his 11 month journey.
 
October 5, 2011

3:27pm  Picked
up at the Atlanta airport by Allison Johnston, Program Coordinator for the
World Race. 

5:00pm  Met with
organizations and Adventures in Missions volunteers putting on the experiential Social Justice tent
at Catalyst.

6:13pm  Ate a
Chick-fil-A sandwich for the first time.

7:31pm  Traveled
back to Gainesville, GA, to spend my second to last night on American soil. 

October 6, 2011

5:52am  Drove to
the Gwinnett Center with some World Race alumni.  Not much sleep, but well-worth it!

7:34am  Told a
crowd of several thousand from the outside stage about the World Race and that
I’m going to live out what God has called me to do:  bring the gospel to the nations.  Amazing experience! 
So much excitement was in the air.

8:20am  For two different things, people offered to help meet my needs.  First, some Catalyst attendees offered me a place to sleep that night and others would give me ride to the
airport the next morning.  So
encouraging to feel Jesus’ love tangibly. 

7:40-11:50am 
Shook hands and shared with hundreds of Catalyst attendees about what
God has called me to.

12:15pm  Did a
backstage interview with Catalyst. 
It’s so much easier to talk about a life calling that I know God has put
into me.

12:30pm- 5:30pm 
Was given a hammock by Kammok for free to take on the Race and a
donation from a Kenyan supporting this journey.  I also slipped into some sessions to hear some incredible
teachings.  God is so good! 

5:57pm  Got to
tell the Catalyst crowd about what God had done that day through His people
stepping up.  Incredibly humbling
and encouraging.  Thank you
Catalyst!

6:30pm  Ate some
pizza with the Adventures staff.  Maybe
the last slice of pizza I’ll have for months. 

8:34pm  Met up
with my gracious hosts for the evening to spend my last night on American soil
for almost a year! 

October 7, 2011

“Early enough” Picked up at the hotel and taken
to catch my flight to Guatemala.  Thank you to all who transported me to and from all over Atlanta!  
It’s amazing to think that it’s just going to get better from here.

 

Did you get to meet Brandon at
Catalyst?  Encouraged by his story?  Let him know here
Also, you can follow Brandon throughout his 11 months and 11 countries on Twitter
@CatalystRacer