Seven Things You Might Have in Common With Our Featured Racer

Kelly Gauthier‘s our most recent Featured Racer and she’s currently in Nakuru, Kenya, and you’re probably . . .not.

 

Here are seven ways you might relate with
Kelly’s life pre-World Race.

1. Did you find out about the World Race via Google? Kelly’s magic words were… click to find out. 
2. Ever think, “It’s not gonna hurt to apply. I’ll do anything once.”? And doubt you’d get
   accepted? Was she? 
3. Do you find fundraising difficult? It can be but because of reasons you wouldn’t have thought, such as…
4. Have you admitted, “I don’t deal well with
   changes”? What a paradox: Wanting control over surrendering control. 
5. Have you “lived in community before”? So had Kelly. Could community living on the
   Race really be that different? See what Kelly
   says. 
6. Have you attended or do you attend a church
   where spiritual gifts-namely healing, prophecy and tongues-are thought to have
   ceased. Read about her experiences on the field. 
7. Ever do something that wasn’t easy but was so
   worth it? You don’t have to take our word for it. If you need to know for yourself, go for it.

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As an alumna myself (October 2008 G squad), there’s a lot of my story I see in Kelly’s. I relate to #2 & #4.

• I applied back in August 2007 thinking, “The worst thing that could happen is they say, ‘no’.”  Well four years later…
  Just kidding. I love my life, f’reals.
• Through the years, I’ve realized that despite being a Jack, er, Jill of all trades, I am very much a planner and function better within structure.