for me personally he taught me a lot about my identity,worth and authority

in Christ, people always coin the term and say "you should find your worth

and identity in Christ" and before the race i knew that i think? 

my worth and identity in that weren't him and he opened my eyes to 

the freedom he had for me.. a lot of trust was built on my side of the

relationship during the first four months of the race.. there were lots of 

trade in's so to speak that weren't easy but God was promising me 

something greater, COMPLETE FREEDOM* and i learned how to 

throw off the things that the world had labeled me with, the things

people had spoken over me, and the condemnation the enemy can so 

easily clothe me in.. he taught me how to fight with his truth and his word. 

and from more of a world point of view he taught me a lot about human 

need and allowed me to really feel what the people where feeling. i have 

never in my life cried so hard for people, i have never met heart ache

like i have on the race.. and he opened the doors to learning about intercession.. 

he also showed me month after month that people groups get saved and

nations are completely transformed by the ONE! one person stepping out 

in obedience, one person trusting, one person believing, one person relying 

on God.. i have had so many overwhelming moments on the race where 

i have thrown my hands up in the air and said WHATS THE POINT?

what is my little prayer gonna do? what is this one plate of food gonna help? 

and believe me its easy to see all thats around you and believe things will 

never change, that you cant change a culture, you cant change a government, 

that you cant change hundreds of years of traditions.. but again and again i 

met and lived with the people who are in the category of the ONE and it has 

changed my life.

as much as i have loved all my boy squamates i have to say

that i couldnt have gotten through this year without my fugee and fuego sista's : ) 

if you were to go to any of the countries that you served in 

this year for long term ministry which one would it be? 

i would go back to these four places without any hesitations.. 

- india

- mozambique 

- thailand

- cambodia 

you miss me and ryan more than anyone, Right?

YEA OF COURSE*! and jeff i believe congratulations 

are in order for you and morgan*!! woohooo !!!!

i have eaten some of the most random things this year, the

strangest has got to be when we ate this jelly curdled rice 

corn concoction of a dessert.. and no i didn't like it!!! the sickest 

thing i have ever witnessed being eaten was when we were in 

cambodia and my teammates vinny, kk, and emma ate the 

family dog, lisa.. it was horrific and scarred me.

You've been gone 11 months, away from the comforts 

of home, family and friends.. you've experienced so much 

on this journey - what would you like for us to know about 

this great big world of ours?        

that the numbers and statistics you read about are real 

people, with real hurts and pains... that their not just a 

number getting lost in an even bigger group of numbers.. 

that even the poorest people you have seen in america are 

rich compared to people around the world.. that a smile 

TRULY is the universal language.. that thailand has some 

of the most amazing fruit my mouth has ever experienced..  

that people think if they could just get to america all their 

problems would be over like its the promise land or something.. 

that the harvest really is ready, and the workers really are few...  

That God is doing big things overseas, people are being healed, 

hundreds and thousands are believing in Jesus, that we are all 

so so so similar regardless of background, economic status or 

cultural traditions, that the world really is so small, that most of 

the cultures i visited value family time more than anything else, 

that although many are poor their joy is overflowing, that plane 

rides oversea's are way better than in the US! there is free food, 

drinks, ice cream, your own personal tv !! they spoil you and its 

awesome : ) thats all i got off the top of my head ! 

As someone who is in month 11, what would you tell people

 about why they should go on The World Race?

Go on the world race if you desire is to see God glorified above all

else, to really learn what it looks like to die to self EVERY SINGLE 

DAY, to gain a level of freedom you never thought attainable, to live 

out what TRUE and BIBLICAL community looks like, to color outside 

the lines in your RELATIONSHIP and INTIMACY with the savior, to 

get a year away from what everybody tells you is important and 

instead find out for yourself what's important, to get an opportunity 

to have your eyes opened to the realities of this world because 

keeping up with the kardashians, the bachelor, and MTV's jersey 

Shore aren't it ( no judgement i can only name them because i have 

watched them!) GO in response to the great commission

 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing 

them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the 

Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have 

commanded you." Go on the world race to serve your fellow 

brothers and sisters overseas, to offer them a little break from a 

day in and day out life of ministry, to pour into them, encouragement 

them, and give them hope so they can get renewed and filled back up, 

GO ON THE WORLD RACE TO BRING THE LOVE OF JESUS TO 

PEOPLE!!!! on earth as it is in heaven : ) its about bringing the KINGDOM*!!!!!!! 

Would you do it all again?  Why or why not? 

it has been the best and worst year of my life.. i have never 

laughed and cried so much in my life.. it has been a pressure cooker !!!!!

and it has been so tough at times.. pictures can be deceiving..  i post 

blogs about crazy travel days full of planes, trains, tok tok's, 

subways and the adventurous nights i've spent sleeping on the 

airport floor with pepper spray in my hands wearing clothes that 

haven't been washed in days or the times i've cried myself to sleep 

under a mosquito net in 100 degree weather... and bucket showers..

i mean seriously.. these are all things that make for fun blogs but its

your life for the year and its not always easy.. now with that said i 

would take all the hard little annoyances or tough seasons this year 

has brought all over again in exchange for the friends i have made, 

the hugs and smiles i have received, the prayers that we've prayed, 

the encouragement i offered and received, the life spoken over me 

and the freedom i have gained, the things i have witnessed and seen 

with my very eyes, the orphans i have held, the sick that have been 

healed, the sermons that were preached, the lost that were saved, 

the worship that was sung, the patience that was learned, the hope 

that was spread, the LOVE that was shared, and the testimonies told.. 

so would i do it all again? IN A HEARTBEAT*!!!

your absolutely right i have seen that too, with adventures in 

mission every single person on staff is support raising.. so what 

that means is you have people who's mission field so to speak is 

the AIM office in georgia. they do all the behind the scene work 

to enable us, the world race, to have smooth logistics and solid 

contacts out here in the middle of nowhere nepal or wherever ! 

and none of them receive a paycheck! there is no pay day friday's

just a bunch of people living by faith doing what they feel God 

has called them to do..  and as for all the racers we are all support 

raise too! so none of the money we raise is pocketed in anyway..

none of it even touches our hands. our food budget is 3 dollars a 

day ! we are penny pinching to say the least! i hope this helps!!!

If you could bring one lesson/teaching/epiphany that 

you've learned on the trip back and tell us all, what would it be?

ONE LESSON hmmmm? this one is tough, but it would have 

to be the importance of intimacy with the Father, and how 

crucial it is for us to tap into the presence of the Lord and 

have that time with him .. it is in his presence that we find 

our identities, freedom, peace, and can find complete rest 

and give all our worries, anxieties, and burdens to him. It is 

there in his presence you can hear and feel God's heart, for you, 

for his children, for the sick, for the hurting, for the nations, and for his kingdom. 

What are you MOST excited about doing in the next 

14 days? (oh my gosh, it's 14 days!!!!!!

getting my legs waxed LOL and celebrating with my 

teammates at our final debrief !!

Living out of a backpack, with the bare essentials - What is 

something that you realized on this trip that you CAN live 

without, and what is something you realized you CANNOT live without? 

i learned i can live without a lot of things.. this year was 

stretching to say the least, i really do feel so stripped from 

everything.. i have lost/broken/ruined and or left something 

of great importance many a time this year and im still alive.. 

with that said if i ever had to live without these items i would 

probably loose my cool a lot more than i do : )

toothbrush and toothpaste

ipod

The Wilcox's!!  they were a missionary family living in

mozambique africa! they have 6 children and they taught

me so much about trusting and living by faith. i have never

met people more in tune with the Sprit and obedient to the

Lord. When i think back on my month with them the one

thing that sticks out the most is how real and genuine 

their joy was in the lord, and how desperately in love 

they were with the Father. Another would be Corine a 

women who sold everything.. cashed in her savings.. 

kissed her nice little job goodbye.. got on a plane.. 

landed in swaziland and started the hope rises organiazation!!

she was and is such an inspiration and i learned so much 

from her testimony and just living and serving with her for the month!

When exactly will you be home? i land in cali on the 19th and fly

 into dallas on the 23rd :)

And I assume your flying in to Dallas? your correct : )

And I want to respect your family time when you get back, 

BUT how soon can I come over once you're here?? haha facebook me : ) 

How long was it before you washed your hair in that 

country where you said you were going to go a whole 

month before you washed your hair? 

i went 15 days and it was the hardest/nastiest/sickest 

challenge i ever gave myself 

on the race.. it 

was in cambodia where we had 

no a/c, no running water, we were 

constantly sweating, it was 100 degrees 

outside or so it felt.. it was a hot mess !! 

Of all the different kinds of foods you experienced

throughout your whole mission.........what was the 

best and what was the worst?

BEST:INDIAN buttered chicken with garlic naan, NEPALI chipati, 

and CAMBODIAN everything!! oh and the fruit in THAILAND!!!! 

WORST: african pup wins hands down everytime.. i also never 

again in my life want to eat rice.. IM OVER IT!!

What was your least favorite thing about the world race? the brutal travel days 

How many days did you go without showers? 7 days was the longest i ever went some people went as long as 12

Did you ever feel like giving up? yes all the time

When can I come and bug you?!?! lets say after the new year???! 

Which Country will have the most lasting impact on your life?

the entire continent of asia, but specifically INDIA!!