This is already a question I have gotten quite often. At once, it is an easy and a difficult question to answer. A lot of people want to know why I would want to be away from literally anyone and anything I have ever known for almost an entire year. On one hand, it can seem rather ludicrous. On the other, though, I truly believe this is the next step in my life.

First, I have always felt called to be a missionary. For as long as I can remember, I felt a tug in my heart to go overseas and proclaim God's love and Jesus' sacrifice to people who are unreached, unloved, and mistreated. It is my passion to reach out to them and plant the seeds.

Next, I believe that missions work is what God created me for. For many years I have struggled with this question. What are my gifts? Who am I? What is God's call for my life? Recently, I have begun to believe that missions work is His will for me. He put the spirit of a wanderer into the body of a hiker. When i found the World Race, pieces just seemed to fall into place and started making sense for me.

Third, I have no idea how to get into full-time missions work. I don't really know what it looks like or how to get into it. This is one of the biggest appeals of the World Race for me. In the World Race, I will be in many different countries and many different mission fields. I will get my feet wet and be able to know where and how I want to do future mission work. It may also provide opportunities and paths into being a missionary.

The final and most important reason is that I want to learn to trust God with every single part of my life. I want to be able to give God everything and to just rely on Him always. 

Thank you for reading. I hope this makes everything a little clearer and helps you see my motivations. If you have any more questions about the World Race or anything, please reach out to me and I will answer to the best of my ability.