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We’re excited to have some amazing authors as part of the World Next Door family. Check out their stories and learn more about their travels.

Barry Rodriguez

Current Assignment: Haiti
Barry Rodriguez is the director of World Next Door. He is a writer, photographer, actor and teacher with a heart for social justice and a passion for travel. Well then. It’s a good thing he’s got this job!

Countries Visited: Ecuador, France, Belgium, Holland, Guinea, Kenya, Canada, Mexico, India, Austria, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Haiti, Panama, Dominican Republic

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Jessica Shewan

Current Assignment: USA
Jessica Shewan is a journalist with World Next Door. She graduated in 2009 from The University of Evansville with a bachelor’s degree in History. She loves making new international friends and is passionate about seeing the global church pursue justice and peace.

Countries Visited: Mexico, Senegal, Mali, England, France, The Bahamas, Kenya

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Maeven Mendoza

Current Assignment: USA
Maeven Mendoza is a freelance journalist with World Next Door. She graduated in 2009 from Indiana Wesleyan University with a bachelor’s degree in International and Community Development, and is now pursuing a master’s in Social Work from Indiana University

Countries Visited: Mexico, Costa Rica, Malawi, Zambia

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Curtis Honeycutt

Current Assignment: None
Curtis is a journalist and board member with World Next Door. He graduated in 2003 with a bachelors in religious studies from the University of Oklahoma. He has a strong desire to see the local church engage in issues of social justice.

Countries Visited: Mexico, Canada, Ireland, Haiti

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Scott Quigley

Current Assignment: None
Scott Quigley was a summer intern with World Next Door in 2009. He is a Junior at American University majoring in Anthropology. Scott love studying international cultures and has a mortal fear of vending machines.

Countries Visited: Japan, England, Kenya, Turkey, Israel, Canada, Egypt

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Christine Sullivan

Current Assignment: None
Christine Sullivan was a summer intern with World Next Door in 2009. She graduated in 2009 from Taylor University with a bachelor’s degree in Studio Arts. She loves finding beauty in the unseen and overlooked and is passionate about bringing stories of injustice to light.

Countries Visited: Mexico, Ireland, England, India, Italy, Austria, Kenya

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