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“To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
 -Colossians 1:27

The year was 2009 and my wife and I were about to leave for a two month stay at New Hope Children’s Home in Mongolia, long before I became WEGO’s Director. It all started with a breakfast at Roberto’s Little Havana Restaurant in Cocoa Beach with WEGO’s Founder, Marc Ivanchak. Carlie and I didn’t have kids, a house, or any plans for the next few months so we asked if there was any way we could be used around the globe. Over rice and beans and strong coffee, he told us the directors in Mongolia hadn’t had a break in a couple years. He said it would be great if we could fly over to give them a hand for a while. We booked our tickets a couple weeks later, the same day we first found Mongolia on the map. 
 
As our trip drew close, our questions for Marc grew rapidly.
 
What’s the culture like? Should we pack our own food? 
What language do they speak? When will we meet Genghis Khan? 
What are we actually supposed to do for 8 weeks? What’s the plan?
 
Marc met every question with the same answer: “Christ in you, the hope of glory”.
 
He wasn’t quite the tour guide I had signed up to follow. Marc looked past my need for control and saw something greater at work within Carlie and me, Jesus. Marc was pushing us face first into a journey unshackled from strategy and schedules into one fully alive and dependent upon the power of the living God inside of us. Looking back, he trusted Jesus to work in us more than he trusted his own plans or vision for us. That’s a good leader. 
 
So, what on earth does this have to do with prayer? 

You'll have to keep reading our prayer guide to find out: wego.org/prayermarch21

In Faith, 
Zach

PS- I bet you can guess which verse we put on the back of our new sign in Nicaragua (pictured)...