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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...
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We are celebrating with Alex Brown, new missionary to Cambodia. He recently reached several financial partnership goals and is ready to be sent! God is providing amid the difficulty of this COVID-19 season for those who are called to go. The Wesleyan Church has been...
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Just over 19 years ago, my husband and I stepped off the plane to begin our first long-term mission assignment. At the time, I was, in many ways, far from an ideal missionary candidate. We were joining a new team working to plant churches in a small Muslim country. I...