Laura Wilson

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Fundraising update!! I just hit 57% fundraised- which is HUGE! Thank everyone who has contributed to my trip, I am so thankful and I’m excited to be able to share as much as I can through this blog. My hope is that while on the race I can post at least once every-other week (depending on wifi service of course)  but I love to write so knowing me it’ll be more than that.

I’ve recently started to connect with a few of the people in my squad through a WhatsUp group chat and everyone is SO sweet. I’ve also been able to meet up with a few people from Knoxville who just got back from the race and it was so insightful. I was able to hear stories and ask as many questions as I wanted to- which were a lot. They shared stories with me and gave me advice on how I can make the most of this experience.

My feelings as I approach leaving home has felt all over the place so far- scared, excited, sentimental, and right about everywhere in between. Although I’m sad about leaving my friends and family for so long, I’m feeling very confident in God’s plan and I know that this is exactly what he wants me to be doing. My only prayer requests right now are just to calm my nerves as it gets closer to my launch date and just for everyone on my squad to be prepared and walk into this new adventure open minded and eager to share God’s love!

Laura Wilson

Hi! Welcome to my blog! This is where I will be able to share some of my experiences and what I have been up to while on my mission! I am beyond excited for what the Lord has prepared for me next year and hope you will join me on this journey. I am so excited to share why I have chosen this for next year, and to share a little about what I will be doing. As I am sure many people know I was planning on going to college somewhere around home next year, and I wanted to major in agriculture. As fun as that sounded, I never felt much of a draw to it and it just kind of seemed like the easy choice. I tried for awhile to get excited for this next step, but no matter what school I looked at, none of them felt like the perfect fit. I had not heard of The World Race at all until I started looking at different paths. I knew I wanted to commit to something that would share love and give me a direct purpose. Once I found World Race it felt perfect and I felt at so much peace with my choice to serve through this ministry. I leave for my mission in August and return home in May (9 whole months! Yay!) and I am BEYOND excited. I love to travel, as many know, and on top of that I get to spread the good news of Jesus!! I will be going to Nepal, Eswatini, and Nicaragua. In those countries we (me and other kids arounds my age) will connect with local ministry and serve wherever they need us. This could be leading bible studies, church planting, discipleship, prayer ministry, childrens ministry, and so much more.