"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many" (Matthew 20:28)

Hi! Welcome to my World Race Fundraising page! My name is Renalyn and I was born and raised in the Philippines until the age of 15.  At this point in my life, I was brought into my family through adoption.  I faced many struggles growing up in the Philippines in a broken, struggling family. The battles we were presented with seemed impossible to overcome at the time and many days I wondered if I would survive another day.  Was there an end to this pain?

BUT GOD......

After moving to the US and graduating high school I continued exploring to find out what path God was leading me down. A family friend of ours participated in the World Race and after hearing about it I decided to dig deeper and find out more information about the organization. Little did I know, God was already leading me in that direction. After much prayer, I applied for one of the World Race semester trips and got accepted! YES! You read that right! I am going to AFRICA in spring of 2022 for 3 months!

WHY NOT ME? 

While I was going through many trials as a child and into my teen years, I used to always ask God "Why me?" Why does everything have to happen to me or in this way?

As a 14 year old confused girl, Christ found me in my brokenness and gave me a reason to have HOPE! I surrendered my life to Him then and now that I have built a personal relationship with God that question has been changed to "Why NOT me? Why not me God? Why not use me to serve others?"

As I look ahead to my future as a follower of Christ, I am filled with HOPE! 

 "Here I am Lord, SEND ME." Isaiah 6:8

I am beyond excited for this new season of my life! I cannot wait to be the hands and feet of JESUS and to share the LOVE and HOPE that HE has given me.