Adventures in Missions

Three Lies About Being a Real Leader

Last month we celebrated women in missions, and this month we’re giving it up for our guys! We’re having fun with images of mustaches, muscles, pipes, and the iconic World Race beard. We’ve poured over blogs from men on the field along with those of the thankful ladies serving beside them. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. Clay Holst, of the July 2013 S Squad, is one of our outstanding team leaders on the World Race. Here, he...

How a 375 Mile Hike Transformed My Community

Last month we celebrated women in missions, and this month we’re giving it up for our guys. We’ve poured over blogs from men on the field along with those of the thankful ladies serving beside them. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. Every year, over 200,000 people travel to Spain to walk El Camino de Santiago, or The Way of Saint James. For hundreds of years, El Camino has been a gathering place of religious pilgrims and adventurers. They travel...

What Would You Do With a $50 Bus Ticket?

Last month we celebrated women in missions, and this month we’re giving it up for our guys. We’ve poured over blogs from men on the field along with those of the thankful ladies serving beside them. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. Timothy Metcalf of World Race Gap Year 2013 believes in living life with the knowledge that all you have is a gift, waiting to be poured out is life to the fullest. He tells of when one of...

Honoring a Generation of Men Who Show Up, Stand Up, Speak Up

Last month we celebrated women in missions, and this month we’re honoring our missions-minded men. Fathers, husbands, sons, brothers, friends — we’ve poured over your stories with thankful hearts swelling with pride. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. A man like you. You said “yes” to the call. Whether your mission field is India or Indiana. Whether you stepped off a plane or off your front porch. You stood up, showed up,...

Our Favorite Adventures In Love

February 27, 2014
Adventures
Mission Trip Stories

This year, we’ve focused on stories inspired by our We Are the World Race Campaign. This month, we’re sharing stories inspired by women on the mission field. (Don’t worry guys, your turn is coming next month!) Our experiences with women worldwide have taught us what womanhood really means. Women are wired for intimate relationships and deep, abiding love. And even when that “love” is used to take advantage of them—things like human trafficking, prostitution, and exploitation, to name a few—women teach us about beauty, femininity, joy, and...

When Scars Speak Louder Than Words

The Day I Saw Jesus in an African Hospital

February 20, 2014
Adventures
College Mission Trips

This year, we’ve focused on stories inspired by our We Are the World Race Campaign. This month, we’re sharing stories inspired by women on the mission field. (Don’t worry guys, your turn is coming next month!) This month we want to celebrate all things women-in-missions related, and give you a chance to share your story as well. Shannon Morgan, leader of the Fall Passport trip to Kenya writes of her experience in an African Hospital. A place full of hardship, she tells us how we never walk alone, no matter what the situation looks like. Help is always sitting within...

Not OK: When Love Walks In, A Sex Slave Walks Out

February 18, 2014
Adventures
Human Trafficking

NOT OK: a Tell All from the Bangkok Red Light District

February 13, 2014
Adventures
Human Trafficking

Celebrating The People And Places We’ve Fallen In Love With

Not OK: When Something Beautiful Is Used for Evil

February 6, 2014
Adventures
Human Trafficking

How a Ladyboy Found Freedom in the Red Light District

February 4, 2014
Adventures
Human Trafficking

Sometimes it doesn’t take long to change someone’s life. Justin Farmer, of the September 2012 World Race J Squad, learned what God can do in a month when we’re willing to serve. His name is Q. He’s about five feet, four inches tall, like most of the Thai men around here, and from the moment I met him, I loved him. Actually, we met him twice. The first time, he was dressed from head to toe like a woman. Blending in with all of the other ladyboys, he sat behind the bar and smiled at us. We asked for his name, and he replied, Q. Nothing more was said. He left,...

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