The World Race

The World Race involves Christian mission teams racing around the world for a year, 11 countries in 11 months, ministering the hope of Jesus Christ as they go. Participants are a select group ranging in age from 22-35. The race was designed by the Short-term missions organization Adventures In Missions.

The first race began January 2006. Race Route for 2006 was from Mexico, to Guatemala, to China, to Tibet, to Thailand, to India, to Bosnia, to Egypt, to Kenya, to South Africa, to Lesotho.

The next World Race began in January 2007, followed by two more that year, totaling 105 missionaries. In January 2008, over 200 more people are scheduled to launch on this mission journey around the world.

Participants in the World Race post blogs, photos, and video to the official website, www.theWorldRace.org [http://www.theWorldRace.org] as they race, visit and minister around the world.

The Race has three components:

The Race: Teams compete against each other for one or two days at the beginning of each month as they go overland to their next destination.

The Ministry: Once they arrive, teams join local partners, serving them in their ministry. Some work in orphanages, others respond to natural disasters, still others plant local fellowships that reach out in love to the community. World Race teams are relevant because they work through pre-existing relationships. The Training: There is an initial pre-trip training that occurs. Thereafter, at the end of each month, teams are debriefed before going on to the next location.

ee also

* History of Christian Missions
* Mission (Christian)
* Short-term missions
* Adventures In Missions

External links

* [http://www.theworldrace.org The World Race] - Official Web Site
* [http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/561834241.html Christian News Wire] - Press Release
* [http://relevantmagazine.com/life_article.php?id=7488 Relevant Magazine Article] – "Why We All Must Go On A Pilgrimage"

References

* [http://www.theworldrace.org/index.asp?guid=928C6211B3A348FEA2F8C99D5B8D91 "Is the World Race Missiologically Sound?."] January 2006. The World Race. By Seth Barnes, Executive Director of [http://www.adventures.org Adventures In Missions]