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Aug 2022 — Jun 2023
Pacific Rim | 2022
Application Deadline: April 1, 2022
Opportunity Countries
A Hub Model of International Engagement:
We are passionate about partnering with ministries that we know and trust, and who continue to minister sustainably in their communities with or without us. Our new hub model will enable us to serve our partners more effectively while also giving Racers great opportunities to engage in a variety of ministries!
Each region will have a hub country () with a host that we have a deep relationship with. Racers will receive cultural and ministry training from hub leaders that will prepare them to effectively engage in their region. Then hub leaders will work with the squad leadership and will mobilize them to meet needs and engage in ministry opportunities () in surrounding countries.
Thus, your squad will go to the hub countries listed on your route, and you may go to any number of the surrounding countries in which we have ministry opportunities, depending on the current needs and opportunities available. And it is going to be AMAZING!
*This is, of course, dependant on the availability of ministry and openness of the country to international visitors.
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Where You’ll Go - What You’ll Do
Southern Central America
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Location: Granada
Ministry: REAP Granada / Adventures in Missions Base
Focus: Prayer walking, sports ministry, community outreach, prison ministry, community development.
Called “The Land of Lakes and Volcanoes,” thick rainforests, rugged highlands, and beautiful beaches define Nicaragua’s landscape. Its rich history dates back to the Spanish conquistadores. However, hopelessness, addiction, destitution, and poverty plague many in Nicaragua. The poorest nation in Central America, almost 80% of Nicaraguans live on less than $2 a day. One in four Nicaraguans is either starving or suffering from malnutrition. Entire families live on and scrounge for scraps in city dumps. The people of Nicaragua need to know they are seen, loved, and not forgotten by God.
Our Adventures in Missions base and ministry partner, REAP Granada, believes that transformation in Nicaragua happens through relationship. These relationships come from various Touchpoints in the community. Ranging from meeting people on the basketball court to working together on the farm to discipling men and women in Bible study, Touchpoints drive both our mission and vision to transform lives through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Guatemala
Continent: Central America
Focus: Church activation, discipleship, community development
Come alongside our Adventures in Missions base in Antigua as they equip and activate the Guatemalan church into local and international missions. Learn and serve alongside Guatemalans as they share the Gospel with their neighbors. Serve the community through helping with kids programs and feeding programs.
Honduras
Continent: Central America
Focus: Children's ministry, community outreach
Join local churches and organizations as they reach their country with the Gospel and help meet the physical needs of their neighbors.
Costa Rica
Continent: Southern Central America
Focus: Children's ministry, sports ministry, community outreach
Join our Adventures in Missions Costa Rica base as they reach San Jose and the rest of the country with the Gospel. Serve families by providing children’s programs, build friendships with other young people through skateboarding outreaches, among other ministry outreaches in the community!
Panama
Continent: Southern Central America
Focus: Community outreach, manual labor
Join with ministry partners like IC Jesus to share the Gospel with indigenous people groups, ministry to people who are deaf, as well as assisting with hands-on construction projects.
Northern South America
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Location: Quito
Ministry: Inca Link / Adventures in Missions base
Focus: Special needs ministry, sex trafficking ministry, refugee ministry
Ecuador is a small country in South America but it is big on culture, hospitality and adventure. Its active volcanoes and lush jungles as well as the Galapagos Islands attract thousands of tourists every year. Known for its relatively stable economy, it has recently become a large hub for refugees from Venezuela. God is doing amazing things in Ecuador as the local church is being strengthened to reach their neighbors with the Gospel.
Serve alongside our ministry partner and Adventures in Missions Ecuador base, Inca Link! Inca Link is focused on resourcing, enabling and empowering their national Inca Link organizations to reach the 300 million youth in Latin America with Christ’s irresistible love.
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Colombia
Continent: Northern South America
Focus: Community development, church ministry, drug rehab
Our ministry partner Ciudad Refugio has become a city on a hill focused on serving the city and meeting tangible needs. Serving as a drug rehab center, a homeless shelter, a job training center, a church, and many more, Ciudad Refugio is showing the love of Jesus and reversing brokenness in this city.
Peru
Continent: Western South America
Focus: Church ministry, children's ministry, college ministry
There are literally hundreds of churches across the city of Lima, each with a vision to see the city transformed by the Gospel. The vision for ministry partner, RAMAS (which means “branches” in Spanish) is to create a deeply connected network of ministries and churches that serve together for the sake of the Kingdom. The vision is to connect churches across Lima, Peru to empower and build up the Kingdom of God. Serve alongside local churches as they serve their communities. Help the local church evangelize children, families, college students. Watch the Gospel transform the largest city in South America.
Brazil
Continent: Eastern South America
Focus: Children's ministry, community development
Southeast Asia
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Location: Chiang Mai
Ministry: Adventures in Missions Thailand Base
Focus: Church Planting, Anti Trafficking Ministry, Unreached People Groups
Thailand is known by many as “The Land of Smiles”. Though an alluring tourist destination, Thailand’s glimmering cities and sandy beaches are marred by the dark reputation of sex trafficking and sex tourism. Nearly 90% of the population is unreached with the Gospel. Here you will have the opportunity to reveal the truth of Jesus to a deeply unreached country by helping train and encourage local believers to share the Gospel with their neighbors and plant churches, which will multiply to more churches. You will intercede for those trapped in human trafficking through prayer walks and come alongside organizations that are helping rescue and restore those caught in the sex trade industry.
Our Adventures in Missions base team in Thailand has a network of ministry partners with a variety of ministry opportunities.
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Vietnam
Continent: Southeast Asia
Focus: Student ministry
Cambodia
Continent: Southeast Asia
Focus: Community outreach, children's ministry, evangelism, unreached people groups
With Buddhism being the largest religion, the task remaining in Cambodia is large with 98% of the population unreached with the Gospel. Come alongside the local church as we train and equip believers to reach their neighbors. Serve in a variety of practical ways, helping meet the needs of children and families.
Adventures in Missions has a base in Cambodia, and it’s ministry is growing rapidly in Siem Reap and surrounding villages.
Malaysia
Continent: South Asia
Focus: Prayer ministry, community outreach
Partner with local ministries who emphasize intercession for their country and community projects that demonstrate the love of Jesus.
Philippines
Continent: Southeast Asia
Focus: Youth ministry, church ministry, feeding program
Serve with local ministries as they meet the needs of abandoned children and the poor by “showing” them the Gospel.
Indonesia
Continent: South Asia
Focus: Evangelism, unreached people groups
*Routes may change if unforeseen issues arise.
Active Squad
Squad is the term we use at the World Race to describe the 30-45 people traveling with you on your route this year!
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Route Details
11 Months
Duration
August 5, 2022—June 30, 2023
*Dates are approximate and subject to change
Trip Dates
21-35
Age Range
April 1, 2022
Application Deadline
$18,700
Fundraising Requirement
June 3, 2022—June 10, 2022
*Dates subject to change by a few days
Training Camp
Price Breakdown
$1,700 per month will cover:
Training for sustainable international and domestic missions
Discipleship through our experienced coaches
Leadership from high-quality mentors
Debriefing throughout World Race and transition coaching
International flights across 3+ continents
Local transportation within 11+ countries
Budget for all meals for 11 months
Arranged lodging within 11+ countries
Health insurance through a comprehensive plan
Logistical set-up for travel, finances, and accommodations
Ministry support, supplies, and set-up with strategic partners
International travel and adventure all over the world
What is a hub country?
A hub is an Adventures in Missions Base or Strategic Ministry Partner that will function as the gateway into a region. In these hub locations, you will dive into cultural and ministry training for the context of that region.
Why was the change to the route structure made?
The hub model allows us to build a template of our intentions, to build strength into the experience through continued cultural and ministry training and quality partnerships. It also allows the World Race to operate with creativity and flexibility that allows us to navigate an ever-changing world.
Routes are built and available for application over a year (12-18 months) in advance of the launch date. It is impossible to predict exactly what the world will look like (i.e. global pandemic, international affairs, visa/travel restrictions) and what opportunities may be most timely, relevant, effective, and in the best interest of our partners.
Why are some countries labeled as opportunities?
Countries listed as opportunities for each region represent places where we have relationships with ministry partners. From the hub country, you will have an opportunity to serve in some of these countries, depending on the availability and needs of these partners. Countries from this list will be added to the hub countries to make up your route.
Is the World Race still 11 countries in 11 months?
The World Race is still intended to be 11 countries in 11 months. The new hub routes feature 3-4 hubs and other various countries where we have strategic ministry partners in those regions. Depending on our partners’ needs and availability of ministry as well as international travel and geopolitical issues, however, the specific number of countries could change for each squad.
Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic presents obvious challenges with international travel. Because of these limits, the routes currently on the field will be unable to reach 11 countries, and our team continues to work diligently to create the best opportunities for our participants and partners.
Which of the countries listed will I be going to?
For each route, there are countries listed as hubs and countries listed as opportunities. Your squad will begin in the hub country in each region and have the opportunity to travel to the other countries in the region where we have strategic ministry partners.
These opportunity countries and specific ministry placements will be determined based on availability, opportunity, and need. The Program Manager and Field Ministry Manager work closely together to identify each placement to ensure the opportunity is timely, relevant, effective, and in the best interest of our partners. At your Training Camp, we will have a much better view of the current realities and a more precise path forward.
How long will I spend in each country?
In general, you will spend 4 weeks in a country. You could spend more or less than 4 weeks in any particular country depending on needs and availability with our strategic ministry partners or challenges with international travel.
Could this route change?
All routes are subject to change. Our team is constantly monitoring political, health, weather, and other risks in the regions where we serve. We work with our network of strategic ministry partners to make any necessary adjustments to current or future routes.
Using the new hub route model gives us greater flexibility to plan and address problems with creativity and safety.
