What’s It Like?
4 months down on the race: Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. With a recent shift in continents we are now in Japan. Being a Squad Leader has been an incredible experience up to this point. The majority of what I’m doing out here is investing, empowering, and simply being a vessel for Pops to have His way. I’ve been able to watch racers’ lives change right before my eyes and it’s extremely humbling to have a part in that. Most of the things I do are behind the scenes and at times people on the outside have no idea that I’m actually the “leader”. I have absolutely loved seeing my squad in pursuit of Christ.
To add to this I wanted to share some logistical details of what it has looked like as a squad leader on The World Race. And this is really just touching the surface…
Travel:
4 countries, 18 different cities, 10 of which I’ve done ministry in, with 10 different teams
I’ve lived in the freezing cold desert, the jungle, beach towns, historical cities, a city of 10 million, the slums, and the hood of Colombia (where 5 people were murdered in our neighborhood alone during our month)
28 different beds slept in
I’ve spent 192.5 hours on buses, that’s 8 days
Communication:
Connected to 44 wifi networks (Macbook alone) on which I’ve received a total of 862 work related emails
weekly skype calls back to the office
I’ve also read 488 pages of “Challenges and Celebrations”: weekly individual summaries of where the racers are spiritually, physically, and emotionally
3 squad debriefs where we raised up new squad leaders, made team changes, and welcomed new coaches
For Fun:
I’ve had the pleasure of putting down 5 bags of coffee (this is a personal one, I love my coffee)
2888 photos taken (Canon only)
grew my hair out, got a pony tail, and then cut it
Not So Fun:
Personally:
one WR phone stolen
one Canon 60d broken
two hats lost
Squad:
iphones, ipods, macbooks, cameras, money, passports, bags, Bibles, necklaces stolen (ohh South America…)
Adventure:
5 beaches visited
one volcano hiked at 15,400 ft.
2 different trips to the jungle
a fun day to the world’s largest salt flats and a train cemetery
5 historical towns explored
2 of the world’s largest cathedrals seen
South America is a wild place! The World Race is a crazy trip! Life is a grand adventure!
Support Update:
I’m about $500 from being fully funded and looking for a few more monthly partners at $10, $25, or $50. If interested in joining up send me an email at [email protected] or click the “Partner With Me” tab on the left side of this page.
Thanks again to everyone back at home praying for my squad and I!
