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The Beauty of Being Broken: How God Works Through Weakness

There’s something about walking mile after mile with tired legs and an aching back that opens your eyes to just how human you are. Taylor, a World Racer on the Camino de Santiago, shares how this physical challenge taught her a deeper spiritual truth – God meets us in our weakness. Each day on the Camino looks a little different: new scenery, new coffee, new community, new food. Yet one thing stays the same, the need to rely on God. Taylor’s mornings began in darkness, walking under the moon until the sun rose to warm her face. As her team hiked an average of 13 miles a day, their bodies...

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What It’s Really Like to Live in Intentional Community for a Year

Living in intentional community sounds beautiful in theory – shared meals, deep conversations, meaningful prayer. And on the World Race, you’ll experience all of that. But what makes this kind of community life so transformative isn’t just the highs, it’s how God uses the everyday moments, the challenges, and even the conflicts to refine you. Because real community isn’t just about living together. It’s about growing together. Why Community Is at the Core of the World Race The World Race is built on intentional community for a reason. We believe discipleship happens best when it’s done in...

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Journey School: A Gap Year Without Gaps

What if your gap year wasn’t just a pause, but a purpose-filled adventure? Introducing the Gapless Gap Year, also known as Journey School – a brand new opportunity from the World Race that blends immersive travel, spiritual growth, life skills, and learning across Albania, Macedonia, Italy, Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala. This is more than a trip. It’s an experience that will stretch your mind, stir your spirit, and change the way you see the world and yourself. From the Mediterranean to Latin America – Your Journey Awaits You’ll wake up to the coastal breeze in Italy, share meals...

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From Comfort Zones to Calling: How God Expands Your Capacity

When you sign up for the World Race, you might think you’re signing up for travel, ministry, and maybe a few cold showers. And you are. But you’re also signing up for something bigger, something that will stretch you, challenge you, and expand your view of what you’re capable of. Because here’s the truth: God is far less concerned with your comfort than He is with your calling. The Stretch Is Where the Growth Happens On the Race, you’ll be asked to do things that might make you uncomfortable: → Share your testimony with a stranger. → Pray out loud in front of your...

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When You’re Not the Leader: How the World Race Redefines Identity and Influence

When people imagine going on the World Race, they often picture bold adventures, stretching faith, and if they’ve been in leadership roles before, maybe stepping into spiritual leadership on the field. But what happens when the title you thought would define your journey is taken away? For Allyson, a World Racer, the Race flipped her understanding of leadership and identity on its head. She began her journey as a team leader, excited and ready. But by month four, God had something different in mind: she was asked to step out of her leadership position. Suddenly, she was no longer “the...

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From Playtime to Purpose: Lessons from a CarePoint in Eswatini

When Grace B. signed up for the World Race, she imagined ministry might look like evangelism, service projects, or teaching. What she didn’t expect was that some of the most profound moments of transformation would happen through clapping games, baby snuggles, and sticky fingers holding hers tightly. In Eswatini, Grace and her team serve at CarePoints – safe spaces where children go after school for a warm meal, a listening ear, and a whole lot of love. Grace spends her days holding babies in the morning and playing with older kids in the afternoon. “I am so thankful that we get to play...

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