The World Race is an opportunity to be changed, to see the world differently than before. This paradigm shift often happens through difficult situations, where participants are exposed to the deep needs of the world. In the process, their hearts are broken, and they learn about how God wants to use them to redeem the pain in the world and see his kingdom come. Here are a couple stories that illustrate this process.
Janina Laier writes the following story from Puerto Barrios, Guatemala:
As an official “World Race missionary” for nine and a half months now,
I am realizing that my mindset has been completely altered. Now when I
look at most people, I habitually find myself asking the Lord whether
or not He has something to tell them through me. I habitually find
myself asking the Lord how to love them in the moments He gives us
together. Sometimes He speaks, and sometimes He doesn’t. However, my
eyes search theirs for some sort of story; a story of desperation,
sickness, hurt, or some other void that Jesus wants to fill. I like to think of it as gaining the eyes of Christ.Read more: Gaining the Eyes of Christ
Renee Ramirez writes the following about her time in Swaziland:
We have been working the Remar Centre which is a Christian based rehabilitation center. However, it is so much more than just that. It has become a rehabilitation center, an orphanage, and a safe house. People who do not have a place to sleep or need a place to stay often show up on the door steps of the Remar Centre. Police officials have even been known to drop children off at the Centre when they need placement. The age range of those who live at Remar are newborn to late 50’s. There are newborns there with their mothers and there are small children who are orphaned. The older children take on the “motherly” roles as they help with the cooking, cleaning, bathing of children, and anything else that needs to get done.Read more: Thoughts on Remar
