Worship and Prayer on the World Race

How a global mission trip becomes a sacred rhythm of encountering God

Somewhere between the early morning sunrise over a Guatemalan village and a whispered prayer on a rooftop in Eswatini, something shifts. Worship stops being a song and becomes a way of life. Prayer stops being a quiet moment and becomes your first language.

This is what happens on the World Race.

From day one, prayer and worship aren’t just pieces of your schedule – they become the rhythm that moves you, anchors you, and awakens your soul to what God is doing in and around you.

Worship Beyond the Walls

Back home, worship might look like Sunday morning services, a favorite playlist, or a set list on stage. But on the Race?

Worship breaks out anywhere. Everywhere.

• It’s hands lifted under a tin roof in rural Thailand. 
• It’s teammates singing softly under the stars in Colombia. 
• It’s clapping and dancing with children in the Philippines, with no shared language – just shared joy. 
• It’s whispering “You are good, You are good” when your plans fall through, and you’re not sure what comes next.

Worship becomes less about a performance and more about a posture. You begin to see how worship isn’t confined to a building – it’s birthed from your response to God’s presence in every moment.

Prayer as Your First Response

You’ll pray in airports. On buses. Before ministry. During meals. After hard conversations. When a teammate is struggling. When the Spirit moves. When you have no idea what to do next.

And that’s the beauty of it.

On the World Race, prayer becomes the thread that ties everything together. It’s not a last resort – it’s your first response.

• Prayer becomes a way to process what you’re learning and feeling. 
• It becomes a way to cover the communities you serve. 
• It becomes a way to hear from God and walk in obedience. 

You don’t just talk about listening to the Holy Spirit, you practice it. Regularly. Boldly. Imperfectly.

And in those quiet moments when you stop striving and just sit with Jesus, you’ll realize this is the intimacy you’ve been longing for all along.

A New Kind of Rhythm

Your team might start the day with worship in a living room. You might end the day circled in prayer after a ministry debrief. Some days, worship will be full of energy and joy; other days it will be the lifeline that carries you through exhaustion.

But no matter the country, no matter the pace, you learn to build your life around communion with God.

You stop needing perfect conditions.
You stop waiting for the right mood.
You realize – you can worship anywhere, and God always meets you there.

Real Stories. Real Encounters.

Racers often share how prayer and worship marked their journey more than anything else.

“One night in East Africa, we started singing around the fire. Locals joined in. Someone prayed out loud in their language, and I didn’t know what they said, but I felt it in my spirit. God was there. It was holy ground.”

On the World Race, the sacred and the ordinary collide. Prayer and worship don’t interrupt the mission. They are the mission.

Are You Ready to Step Into It?

If your soul longs for more – more intimacy with God, more space to worship freely, more boldness in prayer – the World Race could be the place for you. 

This isn’t just a mission trip. It’s a lifestyle of walking with Jesus, hearing His voice, and joining Him in what He’s doing around the world.

Don’t miss out on the trip that could just change everything.
Check out the World Race and find your next mission field.

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Come with your questions, your hunger, and your heart wide open. He’ll meet you there. Every time.