Meet the Team: Wild + Free

For this season of the race, I get to be on a sweet team of 6 called Wild + Free! We’re still learning one another, but so far I love and adore my team and am so excited to get to do ministry alongside them for the next few months. 

I love the depth and fiery-ness of my teammates, and their passion and joy for the Lord. I love the ways they’ve each grown since I met them last October. I love the people they are and the people they are becoming, so without further ado: enjoying meeting team Wild + Free! 

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(from left to right)

ZACH (not Zachary) MARTIN 

Fearless Team Leader

Hometown: Hometown? Where I was born or where I grew up?? Ummm Michie, Tennessee — that’s where I spent most of my childhood so I think that’s considered my hometown

Number of siblings: 1 older brother 

Favorite color: blue 

A meal you’re looking forward to eating at the end of the Race: hm. Man that’s a hard question, a meal I’m looking forward to? Probably my moms… just some of my moms cooking.

Something you’re currently trying to get better at: I’m trying… playing musical instruments, playing ukulele, I’m trying to get better at that. And drawing.

Favorite non-physical thing about yourself:“I like that I’m gentle

Something a person wanting to be your friend should know about you: To always be honest about everything, about who you really are.

Something on your World Race bucket list: as in something I wanna do on the world race? Since we’re going to Peru, I’d love to go to Machu Picchu. Even better, I’d love to go… what do they call it? Cage diving with the sharks? Since we’re going to Africa.

If you could only drink 3 different drinks for the rest of your life (excluding water), what would they be: lemonade, sweet tea but not too sweet, yellow Gatorade

Something you’re currently learning about God: his faithfulness… currently learning? Yeah, just more about his faithfulness.

 

ERICKA (Shordy Mac E) ROBINSON

Worship Coordinator

Hometown: Lyle, Illinois 

Number of siblings: 5 

Favorite color: purple 

A meal you’re looking forward to eating at the end of the Race: jalapeño poppers 

Something you’re currently trying to get better at: not talking so much

Favorite non-physical thing about yourself: non-physical? Um… my laugh!

Something a person wanting to be your friend should know about you: be themselves! Wait, about me?? … I’m a good time! *confident head nod*

Something on your World Race bucket list: hmmmm *smiles real big* ummm zip lining

If you could only drink 3 different drinks for the rest of your life (excluding water), what would they be: purple Gatorade, sprite, and crangrape juice

Something you’re currently learning about God: *clears throat* how powerful He is. How powerful but personal he is.

  

EMILY (Em) RIGGS

Squad Logistics Coordinator

Hometown: Emporia, KS

Number of siblings: 3 brothers 

Favorite color: a muted forest green 

A meal you’re looking forward to eating at the end of the Race: a grain bowl from Cava 

Something you’re currently trying to get better at: running. And memorizing scripture.  

Favorite non-physical thing about yourself: my curiosity. 

Something a person wanting to be your friend should know about you: that I will always appreciate your honesty. 

Something on your World Race bucket list: swimming with sharks. 

If you could only drink 3 different drinks for the rest of your life (excluding water), what would they be: black coffee, a berry smoothie, and orange juice 

Something you’re currently learning about God: that He is the most patient Rabbi. 

  

ZACHARY (not Zach) JOHNSON 

Squad Logistics Coordinator

Hometown: like where I was born? Cumming, GA 

Number of siblings: 1

Favorite color: sunset 

A meal you’re looking forward to eating at the end of the Race: isn’t there more to life than food? I don’t know, dip n dots 

Something you’re currently trying to get better at: sharing the gospel/evangelism 

Favorite non-physical thing about yourself: my physique. Just kidding. Hmmm my obs–I’m observant. And my childlike-ness. 

Something a person wanting to be your friend should know about you: uhh… um… they should know that I like… random, spontaneous, fun adventures. And if they’re not trying to do it with me, im gonna do it without them. But I’d rather them do it with me. 

Something on your World Race bucket list: it’s not… I don’t really have a bucket list… but I think it’d be cool if I got to help see someone be delivered from demons. To get to see a demon get cast out…. also to get fluent in Spanish. 

If you could only drink 3 different drinks for the rest of your life (excluding water), what would they be: milk and what else is there? Milk. It can’t be water? I can’t think of anything else I want to drink. Oh! I guess like a juice… okay, orange juice. Gatorade… no! Not Gatorade… Sprite Zero. Milk, orange juice, and Sprite Zero. 

Something you’re currently learning about God: *looks longingly into the distance* that I’m his son, but that’s not really about him I guess. That he’s my Father. 

 

CIARRA (but just call her CiCi) TURNER

Team Treasurer

Hometown: Lancaster, Virginia 

Number of siblings: 6 

Favorite color: green 

A meal you’re looking forward to eating at the end of the Race: my mom’s lasagna 

Something you’re currently trying to get better at: a lot of things… uhhhhhhhh… but you said someTHING so I have to pick one. I would say… I have a very extreme level of trust in God, but I want to have the weird crazy level of trust, like walk off the cliff type of trust… cause I don’t have that yet. 

Favorite non-physical thing about yourself: non-physical? I’m a thinker 

Something a person wanting to be your friend should know about you: wanting to be my friend? I’m introverted, so I’m easily drained. 

Something on your World Race bucket list: get to the end. That’s real, I’m serious. 

If you could only drink 3 different drinks for the rest of your life (excluding water), what would they be: chickfila lemonade, margaritas, orange juice 

Something you’re currently learning about God: um this is not… I just answered this recently… it’s something I’ve learned but in this season is kind of being more solidified… a deeper understanding of his dependability. Like you know it, your walking in it, but it’s being solidified in a deeper way in this season. 

 

JAMALL (not so) LITTLE 

Health Coordinator

Hometown: Austin, Texas 

Number of siblings: 2 wait no 1, just 1 twin brother. There’s 2 of us. 

Favorite color: baby blue. Can I have multiple? Burnt orange and white, and baby blue. 

A meal you’re looking forward to eating at the end of the Race: MMM … my grandma’s chicken and okra. 

Something you’re currently trying to get better at: being more vocal for Christ. 

Favorite non-physical thing about yourself: uhhh my discernment. 

Something a person wanting to be your friend should know about you: I’m cut throat. 

Something on your World Race bucket list: Machu Picchu in Peru 

If you could only drink 3 different drinks for the rest of your life (excluding water), what would they be: grape Gatorade… ummm uh, dang. I just drink water normally. Grape Gatorade… uhhhh I don’t know why, but milk? I like milk. Um annnnd can it be alcoholic? If yes, Austin East ciders. 

Something you’re currently learning about God: ohh… just abiding and trusting in Him and he’ll pull up in whatever situation you need him in. 

 

And that’s team Wild + Free. It’s nice to meet you, friend.

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Please pray: 

• for our team. We head to Panama in a few weeks for a month of Ask the Lord ministry. Pray that the Lord would lead and guide and provide for every need. Pray that we’d be unified and expectant. 
• for our upcoming squad debrief. Pray that it would be restful for the squad, as well as full of equipping for the months to come! 
• for a friend I met in ministry last month: G (not the same G from a previous blog, if you’ve been following along). Pray that he would feel the Lord’s nearness and comfort, and that he would choose to follow the Lord in faithfulness and fight for sobriety.