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It can be easy to find ourselves thinking of missionaries as the ultimate Christians. They’ve said “yes” to leave behind all they know in order to bring the Gospel to the 4 in 10 who have never heard it. But it’s important to remember the humanity of our missionaries....
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Just a few stories into the Gospel of John, we read that Jesus, on his way back to Galilee, went through a town called Sychar. John 4:4 reads, “And he had to pass through Samaria.” Stopping at a well around noon, he meets a Samaritan woman. Scholars explain and share...
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Would you join me for a quick pop quiz? What do prospective missionaries identify as the greatest hurdle they face in order to say yes to God’s call to reach the unreached? The difficulty of missing friends and family. The struggle of raising financial support. The...
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Bleary-eyed with a cup of coffee in hand, I was positioned at my standing desk for the beginning of a weekly marathon Zoom three-week training. Nervous and excited, I woke before my 5 a.m. alarm wondering if everyone would actually show. As each participant popped up...
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On March 16, 2020, I got a message from a pastor of one of my partnering churches that read, “Hey, Alex! Due to Covid-19, we are going to have to postpone you coming to our church. We are going to online services now, and we aren’t really sure what the future holds.”...
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It was April 1, 2020, when the final decision was made to cancel all upcoming NEXT internships for the summer due to COVID-19. The decision came with devastation and loss, but it also required the NEXT team to dream of creative ways to engage the next generation in...