90.3% Raised
Hello, and welcome to the blog of Geoff Shepard at the World Race! I hope to use this website as a resource to keep us connected over the coming year. Check out the links below to stay current. I would encourage each of you to subscribe to my blog so that you can get an email update when I write a new blog over the coming year. Also I want to inform you that I I am currently at 90.3% of my support raised/pledged. God has been so faithful through this process of raising support. I pray that all of us will continue to learn what it means to put our trust in Him.
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 Ireland
 RomaniaThe northern regions of Romania are home to the gypsy people of
Romania. Strangers in their home land, they are segregated, ostracized
and forgotten. Yet, they are a strong, proud and colorful people who
are beginning to embrace the light of Christ in a whole new way.
Teaching English, leading sports camps, and planting churches are but a
few of the tasks set before us as we enter this area of the world.
Egypt
Egypt is a country rich in historical significance. The Egyptian
people are no less rich in their cultural goings-on today. A country
shaped by the past and under religious bondage, the people of Egypt are
hungry to hear of the freedom brought through Christ. While pyramids
and palaces give the land a romanticized veneer, under the surface lie
hearts in need of relationship and hope.
The Holy Land attracts Jews, Arabs and Christians alike to be a part of
a location so rich in our combined religious roots. Serve the people
of Israel while walking the paths trod by Christ. Serve in this new
World Race location while walking the paths that Christ Jesus once did
 KenyaThe Masai bush, the Nairobi metropolis, the Kiberra slums...comprise a
country diverse yet unified in history. The Kenyan people are
colorful, musical, artistic and hungry for the love of Christ. As a
new era dawns in Kenya, so does the Gospel of truth and faith. By
meeting felt needs in the bush and the city, we hope to leave lasting
fruit and lasting ministries to carry on beyond us. Watch more...
 Uganda
Pioneer Africa
During your World Race, your team will take a month to "Ask the Lord"
for a new mission field. He may lead you to a location developing,
growing and booming or He may lead you to a land untouched by the World
Race or even Christianity as a whole. It will be a time to listen to
the voice of the Lord and, with true abandon, follow Him into the wild
blue yonder.
 Vietnam
Leaving the Caribbean, the team will cross the Pacific and land in a
whole new world. The country of Vietnam has been under communist rule
for decades and the oppression has taken its toll through seasons of
warfare and rebuilding. The government is adamantly against religious
freedom and as the country suffers in Buddhist bondage, the light of
the Christian remnant shines as a candle in the darkness. Read more...
Cambodia
Fifty years ago, Cambodia saw one of the most devastating genocides in
history. The Khmer Rouge slaughtered nearly two million people â€" 1/3 of
the country's population at the time. In 24 hours cities were emptied,
left to be ghost towns. The nation has been in constant upheaval until
recently. The strength and resiliency of the Cambodian people is
inspiring. Be a part of holding orphans, born into a new era; meeting
felt needs in some of the worst slums in the world; and church planting
with an adolescent generation on the verge of religious revolution. Read more...
 Thailand
Even though the official law states that prostitution is illegal, it is
estimated that nearly 2 million women and men engage in this practice
daily thus creating the lucrative sex industry of Southeast Asia. In
addition to reaching out to the rural communities of Thailand, we go to
the streets, into the darkest of spiritual environments to share what
is most needed: hope. By helping women learn practical vocational
skills and providing an alternative form of income, the face of
Thailand's premiere sex industry is being changed one life at a time. Watch more...
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