http://alipage.theworldrace.org Ali Page - en-us Sat, 5 Jul 2008 13:54:07 GMT 30 http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=our-traveling-adventure-to-palenque http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=our-traveling-adventure-to-palenque Today, Tuesday July 1st, The World Race July 08 Team is in Palenque Mexicoall of us. It took a while, a while longer than we anticipated, but it happened.   We all arrived in the Miami airport Saturday evening. We found a quiet part of the airport and rolled out our sleeping pads. The squad needed to meet at 5am in the morning to get through security, so most of us averaged on 2 hours of sleep total. We made our way safely to the Mexico City airport for a 5 hour layover. This is when our Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=why-am-i-doing-this-anyway-part-2 http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=why-am-i-doing-this-anyway-part-2 In 8 days, I will get on a plane leaving my family and all the people in my life that I love and care about very much. I will leave a life that is very comfortable and enjoyable. I will leave my warm bed, I will leave all the stores I shop at, I will leave the mountains I ski and the safe trails I run. I will leave my comforts at home. I will leave all that is familiar to me and step out into the unknown. Why? For many reasons, a big one is to....   Broaden my horizons   While I wa Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=world-missions-why-am-i-doing-this-anyway-part-1 http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=world-missions-why-am-i-doing-this-anyway-part-1 We were asked to share with you why we're going on this world missions adventure called the World Race. I'm going around the world in 11 months, because...of them....and her...and him...and them too...They all have names. They want to be known. They need help. They should be helped shouln'dt they? So why not me? In 2006 I went to Tanzania, Africa for 3 weeks to work with AIDS orphans. I went to their schools, their curches, their hospital, their homes. A seed was planted. While I was there my he Sun, 25 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-race-route http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-race-route 2008 July Race Route Of course this is all subject to change...but as of now this is the route we (the squad of 35) are planning to follow! July - Central America - Mexico (Palenque) August - Central America - Guatemala/Nicaragua   September - South East Asia - Thailand October - South East Asia - Cambodia November - South East Asia - Vietnam     December - Southern Africa - South Africa January - Southern Africa - Swaziland/Mozambique February - Southern Africa - Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-world-race-promo-video http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-world-race-promo-video Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=this-i-believe-the-holes-we-desperatley-try-to-fill http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=this-i-believe-the-holes-we-desperatley-try-to-fill We were asked to write an essay called "This I Believe" about what really matters to us, as preparation for this world missions adventure called the World Race. This is what I believe...well... a small piece of it anyhow.We all have an empty void within ourselves. A hole. We try and fill it with different things. I myself have tried filling it with rock climbing gear, make up and high heels, chocolate, good deeds. These things are not bad, but they were not filling me. I thought if I just had th Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=recognizing-the-voice-of-the-enemy http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=recognizing-the-voice-of-the-enemy I never fully realized what role evil plays in our minds. Last week, I was in Gainesville, Georgia for training camp. The staff at Adventures in Missions put us in different teams throughout the week, gave us challenges in those teams, and would observe us. They did this so they could chose the most healthy team formations possible.I was asked towards the end of the week to be a team leader. One challenge given to the team in which I was leading was suprisingly frustrating. We were given a scena Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=my-team-5alive http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=my-team-5alive Training Camp comes to a close....teams are announced. Excitement explodes in the crowded room of missionaries to be....Ali Page, Melanie Barber, Amy Mcallister, Sara Ellis, Natalie Montgomary!Our team, our family, our community. These are the amazing people that make up team 5 Alive and I will get a full 11 months with these women!As we were released in our teams for the first time we were asked to return 2 hours later with our team names and to go create our first memory. In my head my though Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=hearing-god-at-training-camp http://alipage.theworldrace.org/?filename=hearing-god-at-training-camp Have you ever heard of ATL? It stands for "Ask The Lord." Before training camp I had not really heard of this concept. When one is seeking guidance in from Him...just ask. Ask what The Lord's will is and where He wants you to go? Who does He want you to minister pray for? Then wait and see what He does. You could be given a vision, a still quiet voice, a sense of urgency, scripture, or sometimes you will get nothing! Now, I am not one of the people in this world who has heard God's audible voice Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT