11 countries in 11 months?? Bucket showers? Sleeping in tents? Bugs, mosquitos, and spiders? Foreign languages? Uncomfortable situations? Who wants to do all that??
Hello everybody! I’m Cam! I’m 23 and I live in Jacksonville and I want to do all that!!
Why am I going on the World Race?
Ever since I was 8 years old I have been doing mission work. God called me at that young age to go to the nations and to be His hands and feet. I have seen God work through me in ways I never thought possible. I went to a Bible school in 2016 by faith not really having a plan of where that would take my life. Since then I’ve bounced from job to job and have really felt empty and dissatisfied inside. Over the past 2 years, I’ve pursued the Lord more intently than I ever have in my life. I have found an amazing friend group who is on fire for God and who love missions. We do worship nights just about every week and are constantly sharpening each other in our walks with the Lord. I am going to Africa with 10 of them here in a couple weeks and am excited to see what God does in and through me. I know deep in my heart that this is just a taste test of what the Race will be like.
God works in mysterious ways! I tore my ACL a month ago and have been out of work since then. That has given me so much more free time to spend with the Lord and hearing His heart for my life. God spoke to me and said that a new door is opening for me and that it will be SO clear! There will be financial provision and new relationships He said. I immediately knew that the World Race was my next step! Shortly after this I took a step of faith and applied for the Race!
One of my favorite books is “Wild at Heart”. It talks all about how men have a sense of adventure deep in their hearts. The core of who a man is wants to adventure, travel, and explore. And when you pair that with ministry, it’s the perfect marriage! This world is so lost right now and looking for answers! People are BROKEN! They are desperate for something to fill the deep void in them. But they don’t realize that it’s not something they’re looking for: it’s Someone!
I am tired of living day to day knowing that there’s more for me but never stepping out and taking the leap of faith. I am tired of going around and around the mountain but never climbing it! It’s time for me to be bold and do what I know the Lord has created me to do. I know more than ANYTHING that obeying this call to go on the World Race is just the beginning of the plan and destiny that God has for my life.
I lay myself down. I must decrease and He must increase! Jesus, I am yours! I choose to follow You!! This is just the beginning for me! Lord, SEND ME!
