:: May 2010 :: Newsletter ::
11 countries in 11 months; One update
:: In this Issue ::
Word from Seth Barnesjesus is still in the healing business
Upcoming World Race Trips
the world race giveaway
Stories from the Field
speechless
my childhood nightmare
discovering the kingdom of heaven
my childhood nightmare
discovering the kingdom of heaven
Videos from the Field
thailand ministry
village life in togo
Jesus is still in the healing businessWhat do you believe about healing? A lot of folks who have never experienced God’s healing power explain it away by saying that those gifts have ceased. Tell that to Dan and Becky Haverkos whose story of healing is one of five miracles they describe in their recent blog. Jesus is still in the healing business. Our lack of experience is a poor starting point for constructing a theology of divine inactivity.
Win a FREE trip with the World Race!
We’re going to send someone on an adventure around the world for a year… will it be you? (a hint: this means you don’t have to pay for it). To be eligible you must submit either a written or video blog sharing your story and why you should go on the World Race. And be as creative as possible.
Interested? Find out more about the contest here.
Other Races:
September 2010
Philippines, India, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, SE Asia, Romania, Ukraine, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya
October 2010
Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, Bolivia, Cambodia, Thailand, China, Philippines, India, SE Asia, South Africa, and more.
SpeechlessBy Leise Marie Baschon
When I was told I would be visiting an elderly home I immediately imagined an American nursing home: private rooms, men and women in wheelchairs playing games and drinking coffee, and a nice yard or parlor to sit and talk with them. In our orientation before leaving, I realized I was wrong.
My Childhood Nightmare: Their Childhood RealityBy Justine Zins
Today I walked through a small village in Nigeria, where just months prior hundreds of families were slaughtered in the wee hours of the night into the break of dawn. March marked the calendar in a long decade of conflict between Christian and Muslim, ethnic groups, political groups, and neighbors. This place once named for salvation and peace…
Discovering the Kingdom of HeavenBy Hope Mendola
At 8:00 a.m. my team hopped into a van and made our way to a government housing relocation center. We spent the morning doing house visits, and before I knew it I was helping a family cut loose threads off black pants. I was doing my best to handle the pants with extreme caution when I noticed the tag..
Read more here…
an awesome video of Thailand ministry
Emily Gilchrist from Arkansas shares an amazing video that highlights her time in Thailand while traveling there during The World Race.
Watch it here.
Emily Gilchrist from Arkansas shares an amazing video that highlights her time in Thailand while traveling there during The World Race.
Watch it here.
Village Life in Togo
Weston Belkot of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania writes, “This is what I expected when I came on the World Race. Serving. Traveling. Ministering. Eating. Meeting. Sleeping. Also, this day sort of rocked me. It changed my perspective on life, especially life in Africa, in a way that no other day in recent memory has.”
Watch it here.
Weston Belkot of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania writes, “This is what I expected when I came on the World Race. Serving. Traveling. Ministering. Eating. Meeting. Sleeping. Also, this day sort of rocked me. It changed my perspective on life, especially life in Africa, in a way that no other day in recent memory has.”
Watch it here.
More and more people are going deeper in their relationship with Christ through their participation in The World Race. Lives are being transformed.
