http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org Breathing Out to Breathe In Brandon Headrick - The World Race 2007 en-us Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:31:30 GMT 30 http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=understand-me-last-blog http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=understand-me-last-blog The World Race is over, but life isn't  The cornucopia of thoughts and emotions that I'm experiencing can at times be overwhelming.  The thought of leaving my team/family seems surreal.  I sometimes think "Wonder where we will go next?"  Of course, I know that the answer is the US, but somehow I continue to hope that going back home will be just for a short time and then we will reunite to start another part of our walk of faith.     As I've reflected upon this year, looking back at moments and monuments, I've realized that it is difficult for me to do this.  For some reason, I'm wired in a different way.  Instead of remembering events, I remember people.  The pictures in my mind are always of people, not of places or moments in time.  I see the people of this year.  I see the orphans, the widows, the sick, the prostitutes, the hungry, the poor, the uneducated, the abused, the broken, the gringos, the pastors, the lead Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-pammy http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-pammy I'm 'round the corner from anything that's real I'm across the road from hope I'm under a bridge in a rip tide That's taken everything I call my own One step closer to knowing One step closer to knowing     I'm on an island at a busy intersection I can't go forward, I can't turn back Can't see the future It's getting away from me I just watch the taillights glowing One step closer to knowing One step closer to knowing One step closer to knowing Knowing, knowing     I'm hanging out to dry With my old clothes Finger still red with the prick of an old rose Well the heart that hurts Is a heart that beats Can you hear the drummer slowing? One step closer to knowing One step closer to knowing One step closer to knowing To knowing, to knowing, to knowing     Song by: U2 How to Dismantle a Bomb One Step Closer Pam Perry is one step clos Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-batman http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-batman Give me neither poverty nor riches;  Feed me with food that is my portion, That I not be full and deny You and say, Who is the Lord?  Or that I not be in want and steal, And profane the name of my God.     (Proverbs 30:8b-9)   Superheroes. If I were to take a survey (Name three super-heroes), my hypothesis would be that the top three renowned superheroes are Batman.... Superman Spider-Man According to a survey conducted this morning (with my team), my hypothesis proved to be true. And Im sure that most of you would agree that in our western world (dare I say the world)  that these three are the most familiar.  My question is how did they become so popular?  The concept of men/women running around in tights would be considered rather absurd...   Despite their wardrobe, their super human strength, agility, endurance, and healing ability put them above the normal citizens.  Quite often as a child (and Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-haley-gordon http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-haley-gordon And the problem is this We were bought with a kiss But the cheek still turned Even when it wasnt hit And I dont know What to do with a love like that And I dont know How to be a love like that When all the love in the world Is right here among us And hatred too And so we must choose What our hands will do Where there is pain Let there be grace Where there is suffering Bring serenity For those afraid Help them be brave Where there is misery Bring expectancy And surely we can change Surely we can change Something And the problem it seems Is with you and me Not the Love who came To repair everything Oh, the worlds about to change The whole worlds about to change   David Crowder Band Remedy (2007) "Surely We Can Change"     Haley Gordon is a new creature created in Christ.  This year, she knows and believes that her God is BIG and He will be the change in her life and in the world.  Her desire is Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=puerto-cabezas-post-turning-my-ear-to-wisdom-and-applying-my-heart-to-understanding http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=puerto-cabezas-post-turning-my-ear-to-wisdom-and-applying-my-heart-to-understanding Puerto Cabezas (Post) from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-cameron-cary http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-cameron-cary As the ambiance drifts from the curtains to the stage, a moment becomes a monument.  For so long, she had waited to be here.  The slow hands of time had kept her backstage.  It wasnt her time.  She wasnt ready.  But now in this moment, she knew that she was prepared.  Throughout her life the spirit of acquiescence seemed to be one step ahead of her.  Not nowWait She often wondered why she spent so much time backstage. Always watching!  She delighted in watching them shine and always grimaced when one cue or cut was missed.  But no longer waiting in the shadow of the curtains, she acquiesced to the moment.  It was her time to shine.  She surrendered to the moment and no longer watched but was.  She was on stage.     Cameron Cary is on stage.  This year has been a divine process watching her watch.  As this year has progressed, she has become more assured that God has prepared her.  Pr Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-sarah-lapp http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-sarah-lapp Surrounded by circumstances appearances fade. Lost to the notion of stability, she watches the tide of emotions unravel her heart.   As the tide approaches, she leans forward for a breathe of fresh air. The air is stale with a bleak residue of tomorrow.  With the evidence of uncertainty, she packages the debris of today for a reflection of hope.  Why?  A mere glance at the past reveals the unseen, yet a luminous gaze into the future stifles her next stroke. With each breath, she knows that her time is waning. She knows that the ocean in which she is swimming is faith. The water no longer comforts her as it once did. The color blue fades with each moment and the notion of not yet horizons nauseate her into desperation. Yet this desperation is to be uninhibited. She reaches ahead to grasp the next moment into the present. She wonders why she continues, but never questions the water. The water h Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=picaragua http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=picaragua Good Morning Granada from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-christie-albaugh http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=i-love-my-team-christie-albaugh Gazes of grandeur and substance drift with the winds of time.  As she inhales the atmosphere, one thing resonates.  "Where do we go from here?"  Assessing the known with the goal on the horizon, the journey is covered in the haze of the uncertain.  Her intuitions and perceptions calculate and predict the unknown with the end in mind.  A slight gaze to "what was" requires a slight adjustment to arrive at "what will come".  Her insights are more than passion.  They are gifts.  Within her, the divine hands that created her formed them.  This touch of divinity illuminates this individual into an essence that surrenders the destination for the moment which is now of most importance.  The next step will effect eternity.  Satisfied in the process, she abandons all doubt with a leap onto trust.  The comfort provided leaves her unscathed.  Now fixed with eyes of certainty not to the end, but in the sanctuary of the moment, she bel Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=humidity-brings-humility http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=humidity-brings-humility Today, I sat on a bus... While sitting on a fine plush pleather seat, I became a little distraught as the isle began to fill with people.  Now those who have traveled in foreign countries, you can begin to imagine with me the scene that is about to unfold.  Normally, most bus rides require a little discomfort.  Now this may include the random head jolting bumps, the sharp left hand turns (that cause most to enjoy the personal space of their new found neighbor), the lack of availability of space for one's legs, and if one is fortunate enough he or she may hit "the jackpot" by simultaneously experiencing all three.    So one may ask, "What made today so unique?"  Well I'm simply delighted that you asked  In Panama, the humidity lingers between 97% and 3,000%.  I know shocking, yet the latter shows the humidity when stationed on a bus.  Ummm the sweltering heat  Not like home (Georgia) This humidity follows you It attacks you If per Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=panamaniacs http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=panamaniacs Just arrived in Panama an wanted to give a QUICK update...Click on the links below to read a couple of my amigas blogs...Christies Smooth Sailing in PanamaCamerons  Panama Ministry Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=feasting-fasting http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=feasting-fasting Honestly, I've never fasted... I've never... I've taken times where I took away things that I thought were keeping me from God, but it seemed more about self.I've noticed that it's a topic rarely breeched. It sits off in the back of the closet where the holiest of holies go, yet its something we should desire. But this morning at 2:30am, (in a dimly lit bathroom... so I wouldn't wake the guys) God helped me understand fasting. For so long, I thought fasting was about taking away something and replacing that with God... Yet now I see fasting is feasting upon God and with this feasting I am so satisfied that nothing else compares to the fulfillment that being in His presence brings.Isaiah 58FastingTaking away a gift and replacing it with the Giver. Looking to the source rather than the resource. The simple gifts of God become our idols. We look to them. and enjoy them as if they were created for us rather than created for us to enjoy Him. We praise the water rather than the rain... We p Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=out-of-africa-into-america-central http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=out-of-africa-into-america-central Hello Family...I'm alive! Africa has been a hard but blessed experience... The orphanage is being finished by other world race teams... Once again... I stand amazed... God has given me such grace and a gracious family... With only three months left, we are heading to Central America (Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua) continue to pray for us as we desire to finish well and spread the message of His amazing grace... Below, I'm posting a video of some of our experiences in Africa... Hope you enjoy... Africa is This from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique                 Mission Mozambique... from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-7 http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-7                 Mission Mozambique (Day 7) from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-land-clearing http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-land-clearing                 Mission Mozambique (Land Clearing) from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-6 http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-6                 Mission Mozambique Day 6 from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-1-part2 http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-1-part2                 Mission Mozambique Day 1 Part 2 from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-2 http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-2                 Mission Mozambique Day 2 from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=reconciled-by-grace http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=reconciled-by-grace Currently, I am in Dondo, Mozambique awaiting the renewal of my visa During this time, I've found myself running into the arms of my Father The decisions I've made have placed me where I amThe commitments that I've broken have left me here to be This month I've stepped off the ledge of faith and found that it has landed me on higher groundJust as faith defies logic so does its outcome Just as if the law of gravity would be defied when jumping into the abyss so the law of logic is defied when jumping into a life of faith (This is in no way referring to a senseof higher worth higher euphoria or higher position/esteem) Because faith (when in action) is dependent upon the object in control The object here is God He is in control It is Him that is to be praised and associated with the salvation So what about the subject of faith What is required of him or her Trust And with trust everything else follo Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-3-4 http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-3-4                 Mission Mozambique Day 3 & 4 from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-5 http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-mozambique-day-5                 Mission Mozambique Day 5 from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mozambique-mission-day-1-part-1 http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mozambique-mission-day-1-part-1                 Mozambique Mission from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=a-visit-to-the-witchdoctors-house http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=a-visit-to-the-witchdoctors-house Upon coming to Africa one of my goalsOk... maybe not goals but one my interests was the subculture of what we Westerners know as "witchdoctors."  When we think of these medicinal/spiritual diviners (as they call themselves) I mean what comes to mind for most of us?  Oddly enough, I'm certain that there are different vocational variations of these traditional tribesmen, yet what stigmas are associated with these primitive physicians? Yesterday, Pam Christie, and I ventured into our village community in "Backdoor", South Africa(by the way, its not acknowledged on any map so if your wondering where we areits close to Nelspruit) Our goal was to go back and provide medicinal care to an infant who had just days before lost his 26 year old mother... Upon our arrival, we were subjected to leave, because no one was at home Yet, we pressed on to find others in need.  Along our journey we found ourselves talking to strangers and walking through a field of danger (field of danger.. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-to-mozambique http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=mission-to-mozambique FridayFebruary 15, 2008 We're not leaving but we're going!  We're stepping out on faith God will protect us from evil and will give us what we need to not only survive put to endure and accomplish the task aheadAs we begin our mission to Mozambique pray for our team We're going to be traveling in one of the poorest countries in the world for about three days upon some of the world's worst roads We're not only asking for prayer for travel, but for our entire journey In total, we plan to stay 3 weeks inside the gates of this country  Within this time, we hope to bring the hope of Jesus Christ through re-establishing and building an orphanage that was washed away by the floods from the previous month Also, upon praying for the month God has given us a set of verses to set as our banner I pray that you will meditate upon these Words with us and remember us in every petition that you bring before our FatherIsaiah 62:10-12Go through, go through the gates, Clear the way for the peop Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=here-i-am-here-am-i http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=here-i-am-here-am-i Awakened to a call   A call to deny my life (flesh, desires, dreams, comforts, friends, and family) not just this year   But forever   I never want to return   I never want to live in my air-conditioned...furniture-paddedentertainment-saturated mind..   I'm not saying that I do not want to return to my home   Yetmy desire is to protect the heart and mind that the Holy Spirit is transforming To never regress back to preserving my contentment and comfort   As we enter South Africa, Swaziland, and Mozambique, we ask that your grace and petitions will be setout before us   May the blood of Jesus Christ drip from every pore of our bodies and cleanse every heart and soul that we meet...  Rescue is coming God's redemptive power is at hand and his saints readily wait for His power and authority to cleanse, release, and redeem what is divinely His.      Sat, 2 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=over-a-billion-people-with-over-a-billion-hearts http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=over-a-billion-people-with-over-a-billion-hearts "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry"ReligionProbably the god of this and many other ages has blinded the most peoples.... Consumed by rituals and constricted by regulations The manipulated masses are born into cultures of redemptive self-ambiguous quests of hope...  I've often wondered which is better ignorance or misconception...  Would it be better for me to be misinformed or to be uninformed?  I assume the latter...  In Thailand, Cambodia, and Philippines, the peoples were misconceived by their religions.  When brought to the table, the Gospel seemed to be accepted at the table but not accepted by the individuals For me, it is as if their religion is my mom's home fried southern cooking and when other foreign dishes are brought to the table I am apt to try it but it could never take the place of fried-chicken, mashed potatoes(& gravy), fried okra, and cornbread yet in reality my mom's cooking (sorry mom you know I love your c Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=coke-pee-and-tears http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=coke-pee-and-tears Free time=Down Time=Reflection=Coffee ShopAs hard as it is to confess, I must say that the scent of western culture is still saturated within the fabric of my life... Being camped out in "The States" for so long has left the smoke scent so poignant that I may never lose this societal stigma of seeking selfish solace and comfort. This week, I've been reading Richard J. Foster's book, Celebration of Discipline. Foster's insights have helped me understand my nature and need. He speaks of our need to retreat... to get away from all of the hustle of bustle of life...yet listen to his words when he speaks of Jesus' retreats... "He (Jesus) did this not to be away from people, but so he could be with God..." (p. 16) I've found that my retreats seem to be more about getting away than being with God... With free time available, I set out this morning to "retreat" or do my own thing...(selfish to say the least) Morning Agenda...Walk 3km to Coffee ShopGrab a Cup of JoeSit/RelaxRead Maybe st Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=philippino-painting http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=philippino-painting                 Philippino Painting from Brandon Headrick on Vimeo. Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=dying-to-serve http://brandonheadrick.theworldrace.org/?filename=dying-to-serve As Elmer gasped for the particles of oxygen to sustain his life and speak life into Kari and I...the words "Serve them..." slow exhausted out of his deteriorating vessel...I often wonder what genuine love and service would be if painted into a masterpiece... Would there be thousands of hands and feet moving in motion united for a cause to portray an act that transacts love into infinite motion...Yet when Elmer spoke the words, "Serve them" the masterpiece seemed to be painted in two slow strokes. As each breathe became the paint and the brush of his mouth set the paint into motion, this weary man captivated the mind of those sitting within his humble presence.Elmer is a man infested with liver cancer...It has slowly taken hold of his body and stripped him of all his physical mass and strength. However, in the midst of all his pain and suffering, he chose to serve us with what little he had... To many, a mere cob of corn would not be much of a hospitable gift, but whe Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT