http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org Magen Bradley - The World Race 2008 en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:15:27 GMT 30 http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=travel-day http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=travel-day just so you know....   i flew from south africa today to UAE.  I am in the airport waiting for my 2nd flight to India.   please continue to pray for Robby's brother, Don, who had the motorcycle accident.   i will try to post more later.   magen Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=back-in-swaziland-part-one http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=back-in-swaziland-part-one SWAZILAND   friends and family!  here i am in swaziland!!!  we have been here a week so i wanted to update you all about what we are doing.     we are staying at nisela safari in our tents... which i actually perfer over a house because it provides my own personal space.  about 50 yards away from my tent there is a lion (lucky) who is absolutely beautiful!!!  i have never seen a lion as beautiful as he is.  but he is somewhat scary... Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=back-in-swaziland-part-two http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=back-in-swaziland-part-two THE FOURTH OF JULY!!!   JUST BECAUSE I AM NOT IN AMERICA DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY LIKE WE DO AT HOME.  SOME AMERICANS IN SWAZILAND PREPARED A PARTY FOR US.   WE HAD LIVE MUSIC, DANCING, BASEBALL, VOLLEYBALL, ULTIMATE FRISBEE, FIREWORKS AND OF COURSE HAMBURGERS AND HOTDOGS WITH POPCORN, COTTON CANDY, AND COOKIES.   EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T HOME I HAS A GREAT TIME CELEBRATING THE 4TH HERE IN SWAZILAND! Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=back-in-swaziland-part-three http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=back-in-swaziland-part-three   Last night I went to spend time with God...I know He had something to tell me so I took my notebook, sat in a private place... the laundry room...and listened.  (I am a person who likes to plan and be prepared for what is going to happen next.  I want to know what I am getting myself into before I arrive but the problem is my plans never turn out the way I had originally planned them. They usually take another route.  I'm not complaining because it is usually better Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=transition http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=transition so my team and i are in joburg, south africa.  we got our india visas yesterday...which was a huge task to get completed.  we are leaving for swaziland tomorrow morning and will be there until july 25.    as you know we spent the past month in cape town...or gordon's bay.  it was absolutely beautiful and it was a time for our team to sit back and listen to what God had to say to us.  one things for sure everything i prayed about happened...sooner than i thought i Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=next-location http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=next-location   S W A Z I L A N D !!! Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=listening-ii http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=listening-ii HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!  I LOVE YOU DAD! PLEASE PRAY FOR RACHEL HUNT'S  FAMILY...HER DAD PASSED AWAY THIS PAST WEEK. GOD IS ANSWERING PRAYERS. MY BROTHER IS ENGAGED!!!! WE ARE AT OUR HALF WAY POINT.   1. read the shack.  it's by william young. (what has the Lord been saying?  or better how can i put it into words?) 2. He is still calling me out to prayer and you know what...He's answering them.  I have good Father. 3. knowing a lot about God and kn Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=listening http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=listening fyi: i cannot check my email...so if i haven't responded that is why.  and...it's gretchen's birthday!!!! so here i am at gordon's bay in south africa simply sitting and waiting on the Lord.  it's a good time for the team because we are such "doers".  it's nice to just BE with God. no rush, no schedule, no obligations simply go and be with the Lord.  while i'm here i am reading the kneeling christian and the shack.  i recommend both to you.  the Lord is consta Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=book-recommendation http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=book-recommendation I recommend reading A Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards.  It's a short and easy read about authority and brokenness.  Below are some quotes I took while reading the book.  It is a story breaking down the roles of Saul, David and Absalom. God has people who claim to have God's authority but don't, who claim to be broken but are not, and many others in between. Remember brokenness and submission require pain and suffering. David fled from Saul alone.  He was not Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=mama-rita-ii http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=mama-rita-ii THANK YOU FOR GIVING TO MAMA RITA!!!!I want to share with you what we were able to do for this family through your support.  I cannot thank you enough for helping us raise money for them...this family has become not just another orphanage we were able to help but a place where our hearts were left.  It is not an orphanage like you may think, Mama Rita's house is filled with God's presence, His protection, His favor, His provision.  He alone is providing the needs they have.  Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=good-news http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=good-news I AM AT $11,030.THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME THROUGH! Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=just-so-you-know http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=just-so-you-know first of all, i want to thank everyone who has supported me to stay here and do the work...in a matter of a few days over 2000$ was put into my acccount...THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!  secondly, i am in swaziland currently with the squad having a mid-trip debrief.  (i saw musa today!!!! it was wonderful...a guy i met 2 years ago here.) and...my next country is south africa.  we are going to cape town. good news, God has provided all the money needed for Mama Rita to purchase the lan Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=a-little-late http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=a-little-late MAY 11, 2008 - MOTHER'S DAY I was thinking on this past mother's day what I love about my mother so much...so I thought I would make it public how wonderful and cool my mom is. 1. she loves the water and can lay out by the pool all day  2. in fact she has more bathing suits than i do and they are all really cute  3. she always likes to look good, she has the brightest summer clothes of anyone  4. in high school she and i would have long talks about everything Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=update2 http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=update2 UPDATE! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED RAISE MONEY FOR MAMA RITA!!! WE HAVE $2000 FOR HER AND THE KIDS. *DETAILS ARE COMING ABOUT WHAT WE SPEND THE MONEY ON. FINANCIAL UPDATE TOTAL GOAL: $13800 CURRENTLY DONATED: $8550 Total Needed:$5250   FYI: My last goal to reach $9500 by May 1st has not been met at this time.  I lack $950.  Friends, Family and Supporters please pray with me during this time that the money will come in.  THANK YOU!   Unfortunately mon Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=mama-rita http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=mama-rita Buen Dia from Team Isaac!We've been in Mozambique for nearly a week and we are loving every minute of it! Once arriving in Beira we met up with Peter, our guide for the next month, who brought us to the home of Mama Rita in the village of Mmanga. Five years ago, Rita and her husband, Ezekiel, were called by the Lord to begin taking in orphaned children who had lost their parents to HIV/AIDS and malaria.By last fall, Ezekiel and Rita had 25 orphans living with them, along with 7 children o Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=mozambique http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=mozambique EVERYONE!  I MADE IT TO AFRICA SAFELY. OUR SMALLER TEAMS ARE SPLITTING UP TOMORROW...SO GRETCHEN, TEAGAN, ROBBY, ELI AND MYSELF WILL HEAD FOR MOZAMBIQUE TOMORROW AROUND 3PM.  I DON'T HAVE DETAILS FOR THIS COUNTRY YET...I GET THEM TONIGHT. OUR FREE DAY...I JUMPED OFF A 19 STORY CLIFF.  IT WAS AWESOME!  IT IS A SWING AND A BUNGIE ALL IN ONE. PLEASE PRAY FOR US WHILE WE ARE GONE JUST IN CASE I CAN'T CONNECT WITH ANYONE FOR A WHILE. 1. TRAVEL SAFETY 2. BOLDNESS   THAN Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=picture-blog http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=picture-blog WE DID LOTS OF SANDING! HERE IS THE ORPHANAGE WE WORKED ON WHILE IN THE RAINFOREST.  IT LOOKED NOTHING LIKE THIS WHEN WE STARTED. PAINTING! PAINTING! PAINTING!  WE PAINTED THE ENTIRE HOUSE INSIDE AND OUT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN! VARHISH!!!!!  BEFORE WE BEGAN THIS STICKY TASK WE HAD TO SAND AND SCUB EVERY INCH OF WOOD AND BRICK.  WE NEVER WANT TO VARNISH AGAIN! HAHAHA. WHO SAID WOMAN COULDNT DIG???  WE DUG DRAIN LINES ON EACH SIDE OF THE HOUSE. BECKY TOOK CA Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=travel-days-approaching http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=travel-days-approaching HELLO EVERYONE! THIS IS THE FIRST DAY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UPDATE....I HAVE BEEN IN THE RAINFOREST WHERE THERE IS NO INTERNET OR CIVILIZATION FOR THAT MATTER. (ILL SHARE MY TIME WITH YOU ABOUT THAT BY PICS BEFORE I LEAVE COCH.) 24 CHURCH!!! - THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THE FUNDRAISER $500 IS AWESOME:)  AND FOR PRAYING FOR US...WE HAVE CERTAINLY NEEDED IT THIS WEEK. I WANTEDTO QUICKLY GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON WHAT OUR TRAVEL DAY WILL LOOK LIKE... WE LEAVE COCH ON A Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=prayer-needed http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=prayer-needed FRIENDS AND FAMILY PLEASE PRAY WITH US FOR THESE THINGS 1. FOR ELI AND SARAH TO HAVE A SAFE TRIP AS THEY FLY TO JFK TO REJOIN OUR TEAM. (THEY ARE BOTH CURRENTLY IN THE STATES) 2. FOR OUR SICK PEOPLE TO BECOME WELL (PATRICE, KIM, LAURA, MEREDITH, ELI) 3. PRAY FOR OUR SAFETY AS WE TRAVEL AND FOR OUR MOODS...LONG TRAVEL DAYS AND JET LAG ARE NOT FUN. 4. PRAY FOR BETTER SLEEP...MYSELF ALONG WITH MY TEAM HAVE HAD LONG SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. (I HAVE ONLY HAD 2 SO FAR) 5. CONTINUE TO PRAY FO Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=cochabamba-new http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=cochabamba-new I HOPE THIS ONE WORKS! Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=easter-sunday http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=easter-sunday IVE POSTED SEVERAL BLOGS SO IF YOU HAVENT READ THEM THEN PLEASE GO BACK AND CHECK THEM OUT. EASTER SUNDAY AFTER A CHURCH SERVICE (WHERE THEY SPOKE ENGLISH!!!) THE TEAM WENT UP TO SEE THE HUGE STATUE OF JESUS.  MYSELF ALONG WITH RUSTY, CAROLINE, GRETCHEN, RACHEL, MARK AND BECKY ALL CLIMBED UP THE MOUNTAIN TO GET TO THE TOP.  I DIDNT KNOW I WAS GOING TO DO THIS SO I WASNT DRESSED PROPERLY...I HAD ON A DRESS AND SANDALS BUT I MADE IT UP FINE..OF COURSE AFTER THE ALTITUDE AND THE HEAT GO Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=a-flood http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=a-flood the last day we had in iquitos it rained and rained and rained. it rained so much that the water was coming up from the ground. streets were closed off. homes were being flooded. as we tried to make our way back home (we were in a bus) we thought we had found a good street to go down...it wasnt closed off and the water didnt look very deep. BUT WE WERE WRONG! as we made our way through the street water began to come up through the floor...we all stand to our feet. as we push through Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=a-sweet-ministry http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=a-sweet-ministry TODAY WAS OUR FIRST DAY OF MINISTRY HERE IN BOLIVIA.  BEFORE I GET INTO THOSE DETAILS BOLIVIA IS AN AMAZING PLACE!  IT IS BEYOND BEAUTIFUL.  I AM SO GLAD THAT I AM HERE. *TODAYS MINISTRY* WE WENT TO A PLAZA, SET UP A TENT, PULLED SUITCASES OFF A TRAILOR WHICH WERE FULL OF CLOTHES, SET UP THE CLEANING STATIONS AND FOOD STATIONS THEN WENT TO WORK. FIRST, WE PASSED OUT CUPS OF MILK AND PIECES OF BREAD TO EACH PERSON.  THEN, WE HAD A STATION FOR WOMAN TO COME AND CLEAN THEIR H Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=prayer-request http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=prayer-request WE NEED PRAYER. ELI, A GUY ON MY TEAM, HAS BEEN VERY SICK LATELY.  HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEY ARE HAVING HIM RETURN HOME TO ALABAMA.  HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM IS VERY LOW AND DOESNT NEED TO BE AROUND ANYTHING THAT CAN MAKE HIM WORSE.  SO PLEASE PRAY THAT HE WILL HAVE A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE FLIGHT HOME.  ALSO, THAT HE WOULD GET WELL QUICKLY AND MEET US BACK IN NEW YORK IN APRIL SO HE CAN CONTINUE THE TRIP. ALSO, PRAY FOR THE OTHER SICK PEOPLE ON MY TEAM...RUBIE, NATE, KIM, AN Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=changing-countries http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=changing-countries WE ARE LEAVING PERU SUNDAY, MARCH 16   WE ARE FLYING OUT OF IQUITOS SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL ARRIVE IN BOLIVIA BY 3:50AM WHERE WE WILL SETTLE IN AT A HOSTAL.  WE WILL STAY THERE FOR 5 DAYS TO DEBRIEF THE TIME IN PERU.  THEN...ON THE 21ST WE WILL TAKE AN 8 HOUR BUS RIDE TO OUR MINISTRY LOCATION.  WE WILL BE STAYING AT AN ORPHANAGE FOR THE FIRST 3-4 DAYS.  WHILE WE ARE THERE WE WILL BE VISITING 4 DIFFERENT ORPHANAGES. AFTERWARDS...WE WILL HEAD INTO THE RAINFOREST FO Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=learning-part-1 http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=learning-part-1 GOD HAS BEEN TEACHING ME SO MUCH THE PAST 10 WEEKS...SO MUCH THAT I HAVENT FULLY UNDERSTOOD OR GRASPED ALL THAT HE IS TEACHING ME BUT I WANTED TO AT LEAST SHARE WITH YOU THINGS HE IS BRINGING TO MY ATTENTION. 1. AFTER A TIME OF LISTENING PRAYER THE LORD SAID, SEEK ME AND YOU WILL FIND ME WHEN YOU SEEK ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART. ALL OF YOUR HEART! 2. BE ON GUARD!  KNOW HOW TO DISTINGUISH THE LORDS VOICE.  WHEN ANYTHING IS NOT FROM GOD RECOGNIZE IT AND REBU Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=learning-part-2 http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=learning-part-2 MORE OF WHAT GOD HAS BEEN TEACHNG ME.  SORRY IT IS ONLY WORDS BUT IT HAS TO BE WRITTEN EVEN THOUGH ITS NOT IN DETAIL.  IF I PUT DETAILS YOU WOULD BE READING MY JOURNAL! 1. THINGS GOD HAS SAID, "LEARN TO RECEIVE A BLESSING", "STOP PLANNING". 2. "FOR THE WORD OF THE CROSS IS FOOLISHNESS TO THOSE WHO ARE PERISHING, BUT TO US WHO ARE BEING SAVED IT IS THE POWER OF GOD!" 1 COR 1:18 "BUT A NATURAL MAN DOES NOT ACCEPT THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD, FOR THEY ARE FOOLIISHNESS TO HIM, AND H Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=financal-update http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=financal-update HERE IS A QUICK UPDATE OF HOW FUNDRAISING IS GOING.   I HAVE $6311  I NEED $3189 (THIS IS TO REACH THE $9500 MARK)   MY DEADLINE IS APRIL 16.   A HUGE THANK YOU   TO THOSE WHO HAVE   GIVEN AND THOSE   WHO ARE PRAYING   FOR ME!!!!!!!!!   Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=fundraiser-video http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=fundraiser-video I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE VIDEO! Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=a-song http://magenbradley.theworldrace.org/?filename=a-song In Christ alone my HOPE is found               He is my LIGHT, my STRENGTH, my SONGThis Cornerstone, this solid ground              Firm through the fiercest drought and stormWhat heights of love, what depths of peace             When fears are stilled, when strivings ceaseMy Comforter, my All in All&nbs Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT