http://seansmith.theworldrace.org My Life - Uncensored!! Sean Smith - The World Race 2007 en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:57:29 GMT 30 http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=another-chapter http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=another-chapter Months ago when I was on the race I said my normal changed. Since then its become a consistent normality for people to call me crazy on a daily bases.   On one hand its funny, and on the other its sobering! The truth is I consider it my blessing! To give my fellow readers and supporters a quick update Im no longer at the revival. One morning I woke up thinking I was staying in Florida like every other day. Within a few ours I was on a plane with two friends he Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=lakeland-revival-3 http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=lakeland-revival-3   Healings, signs, and wonders- real testimonies of my personal accounts and experiences I don't have the much time to write this blog but I want to share some of my experience since I've been down here at the revival.  I wish I could share all of it but the length of this blog would be out of control! This is all for the glory of God and His awesome Love.   Provision-- Within the first 5 minutes of arriving to the revival, not knowing where I would st Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=lakeland-revival-fox-news-video http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=lakeland-revival-fox-news-video Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=lakeland-revival-1 http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=lakeland-revival-1 A time for everything I've been attending the Lakeland revival for 4 weeks now. I have much I would like to express!  I would like to give my account, testimonies of healing and provision, and my personal opinion on many topics.  But first I must say I haven't been overly excited about writing a blog on the revival or Todd.  It just seems so unimportant in comparison to everything else around me... It seems like most topics revolve around tattoos, falli Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=lakeland-revival2 http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=lakeland-revival2 Oil of intimacy "Seek the Lord while he may be found.  Call on Him while He is near." Isaiah 55:6 This is such a great time to be alive!!! I know that I can come across as being intense, but its only because I love my God and I want to put Jesus on display!! I have so much joy and freedom running through me right now and I just want to share it. I believe there are windows of opportunities in life where you can offer God High praise in the midst of doubt, persecution, fear and Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=who-is-todd-bently http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=who-is-todd-bently When I first herd of Todd Bentley and the revival my first question was "who is he and how do I know if this is real? - Is he a false prophet that the bible warns us about?" If you watched my last video then you can probably tell I don't believe he is a false prophet, but Seth Barnes compiled the blog below that gives us some interesting insight and a deeper look at Todd Bentley. "I don't know if you've seen what's been going on in Lakeland, Florida. Some are calling it the the begi Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=revival-a-charge http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=revival-a-charge Thought of the day::: I've asked God for courage, strength, wisdom and etc.  But I think my prayer might have been slightly off.  I think sometimes we ask God for things we already have. He shows us grace as a good Father and maybe in some ways He does give us these things. But I've come to believe that much of what we ask for we already have and He just gives us opportunities to walk them out!  The world race was a year long stretch of opportunities to walk Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=home-video http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=home-video   Journal Entry - from, 5/5/07   I stand on solid ground refusing to go back to my old ways!  How do I sustain this path?  I guess much like how I sustained the other path; by the choices I make so shall be my reward of course.  My reward is Him, God.  I pray that God hears the oath of my heart.  The oath that my lips cannot utter, nor will I try.  For in my past I have defiled my mouth by speaking lies with my tongue and speaking oaths before I underst Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=pastor-antonio-video http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=pastor-antonio-video If you are interested in supporting Pastor Antonio please follow the instructions below:--Visit the main world race page at www.theworldrace.org--"Please click the "Support Us" link on the top left corner of the page. I--Then click the "support the world race through adventures in missions" button.--Please enter "World Race Ministry--Pastor Antonio" in the space provided in order to be sure your funds will go into the account designated for this ministry.These gifts are tax-deductible. If you Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=volcanoe-day-off-video http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=volcanoe-day-off-video Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=from-a-son-to-his-father-video http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=from-a-son-to-his-father-video Untitled from Sean Smith on Vimeo.The first few lines in the video are hard to read, this is what they say:Over 30 years ago my father fought in the Vietnam war.Upon his return he gave me something I'll never loose.A father who I'm proud of!This is for you Dad, I love you! Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-kitchen-table http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-kitchen-table   During our debrief in Hong Kong, Andrew Sherman, one of our leaders, talked about his love for the kitchen table.  Anyone who knows me knows I love to cook and eat. =)  I automatically liked his reasons for loving the kitchen table.  I had never thought about it in the way he described before.  After our conversation I realized how much I loved the kitchen table as much as he does.  It makes so much sense and 3 months later I'm still chewing on what he said. The Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=presence-vs-principal http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=presence-vs-principal Antigua Guatemala Antigua Guatemala is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. The food, music, and colors are just amazing. There's a lot going on all through the day and night especially this week. It's holy week. As I'm engaged in "Ministry" and around all this "stuff" I have this internal dialog that I can't shake from my being. I listen to a podcast by Bill Johnston the other night; A pastor in Redding Oregon. I had a revelation recently that's been develop Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=9-month-confessions-video http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=9-month-confessions-video This video is uncut... If you've ever wondered what someone like me thinks about after being on the race for nine months, this might shed some light.Towards the end of the video is about 5 minutes of film showing some of the faces and places in Nicaragua- hope you enjoy!                Untitled from Sean Smith on Vimeo. Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=2-die-and-3-live http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=2-die-and-3-live Antipollo Prison780 Inmates   Hat turned sideways?  Why are you standing in the middle of all those prisoners?  These are just a few of the questions I'm sure  people ask when they see this picture.  The truth is, the men in the picture are my friends.  I have laughed and cried with these men, being a little goffy isn't a big deal to them.  For the past month I spent five days a weak ministering in the prisons of the Philippines, truly an amazing experien Sat, 2 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=video http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=video World Race Promo video for 2007 from Chris Telfer on Vimeo. This video was made by my friend and fellow racer Chris Telfer. Just a small window of a world race year. It's not over yet!! Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-refinement http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-refinement "God comforts the disturbed, and disturbs the comfortable."---?I'm currently in the Philippines, and this has been my toughest week on the world race- by far! It hasn't been the ministry or the living conditions or anything like that, and I'm not home sick. It has simply been the unexpected! I'm not able to go into details, but I feel like the lord placed me on a rock in the middle of a storm, and he's the rock. The Lord has been "the lamp upon my feet," my comfort and my guiding hand- but it ha Mon, 7 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=xmas-greetings http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=xmas-greetings Our Media team put this together, hope you enjoy! Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=music-picture-video http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=music-picture-video To close the music box- Just click the X. Hope you enjoy this little piece of my China experience! Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=balanced http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=balanced Hello everyone, we're "back!" We're currently in Hong-Kong where it's safe to disclose that I've been in China for the past month. I still wont be able to post what city(s), what I was doing, or who I was with. The past 4 weeks have been made up of so many different elements. At the beginning of the month A and B squad finished their "race" and are now back home! It was bitter sweet to see them go and I miss them greatly! My best friend Jenny was among them along with many friends who I'm p Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=disturb-us http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=disturb-us Have you ever heard a musician sing/play a song in the way you feel? Sir Frances Drake wrote this prayer in 1577.  I take such delight in it because he found the words to pray over 400 years ago; words that I've been searching for today!  Disturb us, Lord, whenWe are too pleased with ourselves,When our dreams have come trueBecause we dreamed too little,When we arrived safelyBecause we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, whenwith the abundance of things we possessWe hav Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=new-country http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=new-country Dear Friends and Family,During the next several weeks I will be in a closed Asian country.  A closed country can be defined as a country that persecutes Christians.  For the safety of the team and for the safety of the Christians living in the country we cannot disclose what country, city, or town we will be in.  Additionally I wont be able to share most of my pictures online. The threat that most Christians face in this country is imprisonment.  We really don't face this thr Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-rambling-heart-of-an-uncensored-life http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-rambling-heart-of-an-uncensored-life I'm five months into this thing called the world race.   I remember when we started the race and met the January teams in Africa.  At that point they had already been on the "race" for five months.  In two weeks we rejoin them in China to say farewell as they have finished their year and travel back to America.  Now we are five months into the race.  Where has the time gone? It's at this point that I feel like God is telling me something profound in my walk with Hi Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=bulletproff-monk-part2 http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=bulletproff-monk-part2 I have found myself to be nothing less than a friend with the monks. This past week two of my students asked if they could take me to Angkor Wat. They told me everything would be taken care of. "We will pay and arrange for the motto taxi," one monk told me. All I had to do was pay for my entrance ticket. Monk's paying for my taxi? Usually people are giving them money. They even bought me water for the day. I agreed and went with my two friends Bok and Sit! I spent hours with them walk Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=bulletproof-monk http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=bulletproof-monk Cambodia is very different than any other country I've been to.  The country has only been in peace for the past 10 years, prior to that they were in war.  When you walk around you feel like there are so many peaces lying around still to pick up.  It just feels so different here, very raw.  However I love it here and the people.  I feel so far from anything that seems familiar.  I think of my Dad often and what it must have been like when he fought in the Vietnam Wa Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-call-read-today http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=the-call-read-today The Call - www.thecall.com .  Gary Black, who is one of our leaders is speaking at it today at 1:00 pm in Las vegas.  I am FIRED UP, FIRED UP!  Pray for our generation and for this gathering!  Whatch it live today 10-20-07 on God TV   < just click.  You will need to register but it's free and safe! Something is coming, Something is at the door step- and it smells of GOD! Visit Gary Blacks Bog to read more about him  and his dream at: http://garyblack Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=cambodia-khmer-rouge http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=cambodia-khmer-rouge I am now in the country of Cambodia, upon arrival I was met with the harsh history of Cambodia.  This video, made by Traci from the Sept WR, gives insight as to what has happened here.  My heart breaks for this country and for the people. As I walked through the high school and the killing fields all I could think was, "I had no idea!" *In order to view the video, you must click on the play button.* Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=thailand-slide-show http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=thailand-slide-show From the city off Bang-kok to the Hill Tribes of northern Thailand my heart has been greatly touched by this nation and its people.   I've only written a few blogs this month.  There as been more than enough to write about, but not words to express my heart.  My hope is that these photos will draw you near to my experience in Thailand and to the people that I have come to Love. I hope you enjoy!  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=window-17through-the-glass-and-bars http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=window-17through-the-glass-and-bars Silas, Casey, and myself had a rare opportunity to do some prison ministry at the women's maximum secure penitentiary in Bangkok.  All the women we met were foreigner's sentenced anywhere from 33 years to life for drug trafficking.  Lortez Homes has been working in the prisons of Bangkok for over 16 years.  In addition to working inside the prison she and her ministry visit this particular prison once a week to do window visits.  The prison gives her an hour and a half to do Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=thailand http://seansmith.theworldrace.org/?filename=thailand Update: After spending almost two weeks in Thailand I have fell in love with the country, people, and the food! It's much different than Africa to say the least! My journey to Thailand began with a 5 day debrief on the island of Cosemet, truly an amazing and beautiful place. We debriefed our time in Africa and prepared our hearts for what's to come during our time in Asia. Ministry: During our time in Thailand my team of 6 incredible women and t Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT