Why The World Race?

Hello. I’m Connor and it’s a pleasure to meet you!

Maybe you know me or perhaps you don’t. If you do know me then it’s possible you also know that for a very long time I have been passionate about missions. If you don’t know me, well… now you know that I’m passionate about missions. 

My eyes were opened at the age of 16 when I went on my first missions trip to the country of Haiti with my mom. This trip changed my life in many ways, the main one being it solidified in my heart and mind that sharing the love of Jesus with people around the world is how I want to spend my life. 

So, I studied missions at a Bible college, I went on every missions trip that came across my path, I asked questions, sought advice, made connections, and spent hours thinking about which path I should choose out of the many options in front of me. 

Eventually, I became frustrated and confused. I experienced some disappointments and faced some realities that caused me to take a few steps back. I lost my passion and began to doubt my reason for pursuing missions. This created even more confusion and eventually, I fell apart. 

Last year I quit my job, moved away from home, decided to focus on myself, and ask some tough questions. What is my purpose? What is my passion? Mission work was my thing as a teenager, but was it really what God wants me to do? 

During that time, God (unexpectedly to me) reignited my desire to help people overseas. This surprised me because all of a sudden missions was more than a teenage commitment, it became a very real and genuine desire within my 24-year-old self! 

As this passion began to grow in me again I saw an ad on Facebook for the World Race – an 11-month missions trip that travels to 11 different countries. I was familiar with the World Race, but all of a sudden I couldn’t stop thinking about it. It is almost as if God was fusing my reborn desire for missions with a desire to participate in the World Race. 

 So Why The World Race? 

Because God is patient through our searching. He is present amidst our doubt. He is loving in our frustration and anger. He is a good, good Father who delights in fellowshipping with His children and enabling them to do what He has created them to do. I truly believe that the World Race is a gift from my heavenly Father. A chance to act upon the desire He has placed in my heart as a 16-year-old teenager as well as a 24-year-old man.  

I am simply deciding to say, “Yes.”