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If you had asked me what I was looking forward to the most about my time in the United Kingdom, it wouldn’t have had anything to do with children or sports or being super dressed up. After a game of rooftop soccer in heels, my favorite story to tell from my time in...
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Last August, I had a vision of a stage with stained glass in an intercultural church with the phrases “you’ll know it when you see it” and “don’t worry about the money.” I had no idea what it meant at the time, but now I realize the Lord was preparing my heart for the...
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A Former Next Intern Reflects on a Meaningful Friendship One of the first big events during my internship was an English Camp reunion party. I was out of my comfort zone with it being one of my first weeks there. I felt so overwhelmed because there were so many...
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Over Spring Break (March 4 – 10, 2023), I led nine Southern Wesleyan University (SWU) students on a trip to Santa Rita, a small community within the country of Panama. Our primary goal was to build relationships through partnering with the local Wesleyan Church,...
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Mariah is a former NEXT intern from the summer of 2022. A student at the University of Tucson in Arizona, Mariah now plans to help co-lead a NEXT trip to the Czech Republic this upcoming summer. What made you decide to participate in NEXT? This past summer (summer of...
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Reflections from NEXT Summer Interns As the calendar page flipped to August, plane wheels touched down on U.S. soil bringing the NEXT summer interns home again. Stepping back into what was once familiar, they returned with their suitcases and hearts packed full of...