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It’s important to us that all of our World Race and Gap Year missionaries have an opportunity to connect with Jesus and what He’s doing, to be awakened and activated to their role in the Kingdom of God, both around the world and here in the United States. We are dedicated to ensuring these experiences happen in the context of a plan for sustainability, and we are constantly growing in our effort to make sure our service is actually helping. World Race and Gap Year teams work with long-term base teams and strategic ministry partners that have a long-term plan for sustainability. And this...

This week’s blog comes from World Race: Gap Year participant, Elina Landin, currently serving in Ecuador. For more of her stories from the field, check out https://elinalandin.theworldrace.org/.  Photos of dancing in a field with underprivileged children, buying an assortment of fruits from the bustling city market, painting the walls of an inner-city orphanage. The concept of ministry as the world knows it, is foreign in the world of a global pandemic. Handing food to the children of Africa isn’t as picturesque with a mask on and 6 feet apart, but maybe that was never the point. ...

There is no doubt that COVID-19 has put a strain on our routines, our plans, and ultimately, our definition of normal. Yet, even in the midst of so much uncertainty and unknown, God is still moving. We are deeply committed to the mission God has given us to reach the world for Christ. Though we may have new challenges now, we are still mobilizing missionaries while adhering to the guidelines that allow us to care for not only our participants, but those we are called to serve. With diligent preparation and wisdom and safety at the forefront, World Race has launched squads to Colombia,...

This week’s blog comes from World Race Alumna, Mary B. Safrit, a Manhattan-based writer, podcaster, speaker, and creative coach. She creates content that helps single Christians build community, find belonging, and live out their calling. Her podcast, Unsuitable with MaryB. Safrit, on which she interviews single Christians about their lives and faith, is in its fifth season. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts. For blogs, resources, and more, check out marybsafrit.com. I left for The World Race as a fresh college graduate in September of 2012. At the end of month 3, we were...

The beginning of a year is a time for fresh perspective and renewed vision. As we start 2021, we want to intentionally follow Him into the new year with our hearts and hands open to deeper connection with Him and the abundant life He has for us and embrace the newness God has for us. The World Race is all about new experiences that push people closer to Christ by taking them out of their comfort zones. We asked Racers to do something they’ve never done before. Here’s what they did…    What is God calling you to in the new year? Check out this resource to help you...

This year has certainly been one for the history books. Future generations will read stories of sickness and hopelessness. Isolation, division and destruction will be headlines of 2020. Even still, we’ll see the beauty that can come from these ashes. When everything stops… there is no more striving; instead, we will see healing and hope. Stories will be decorated with community, reconciliation, and restoration. We’ll see a generation of believers awakened to a deeper understanding of God’s love and their identity in Christ. Those that earnestly seek first the kingdom of God will see Him...