We’re excited to have some amazing journalists writing for World Next Door. Check out their stories and learn more about their travels below!
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, Italy, Germany, Malaysia, Cambodia, Israel, West Bank
Stephen Crane is a year-long fellow with World Next Door. He has a bachelor’s degree in theology from Calvin College and a master’s degree in journalism from Indiana University. He has a passion for overlooked places and people and would snowboard at all times if it were possible!
Countries Visited: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Saipan, Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam, Kenya
Laura is a journalism fellow with World Next Door. She graduated from the University of Arizona, Tucson with a degree in Animal Sciences and a minor in Spanish. She is constantly learning, making friends, dancing, and trying to understand her role in alleviating the suffering of others. Laura also attracts a lot of awkward situations.
Countries Visited: Mexico, Nicaragua, India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Zambia, Kenya
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, China
Bridgette is a summer intern with World Next Door. She graduated from Indiana University in 2004 with degrees in Journalism and Italian. She loves live music, good books, daylight savings time, and eating local wherever she is.
Countries Visited: England, France, Italy, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Dominican Republic, Kenya
Jocelyn Post is a summer intern with World Next Door. She studied Creative Writing and Missions at Concordia University Irvine. She enjoys reading, writing and traveling. Her favorite animal is a butterfly.
Countries Visited: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, India, Nepal, Singapore, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, England, The Bahamas, Mexico, Canada
Molly Meyer is a summer intern with World Next Door. She currently attends Indiana Wesleyan University where she’s studying Journalism and International Relations. She loves discovering how God can work his grace through every story, no matter the circumstances.
Countries Visited: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Malta, Monaco, Mexico, Kenya
Christopher N. Cambell was a summer intern with World Next Door in 2010. He is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute and an avid reader. He has an endless appetite for stories both true and otherwise and loves using those to better know and understand people. Shoot him an email sometime, you won’t regret it.
Countries Visited: The Bahamas, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Italy, Germany
Lauren Schneider was a summer intern with World Next Door in 2010. She is a Journalism/Mass Communications major at Samford University in Birmingham, AL. Lauren loves writing and photography and could eat Chick-fil-A every day for the rest of her life.
Countries Visited: Mexico, Ukraine, Italy, Germany
Krystallin was a summer intern with World Next Door in 2010. She is currently a senior at Moody Bible Institute majoring in Communication Studies. After graduation, she hopes to spend her life pursuing justice for the oppressed. She loves adventure and chases tornadoes on her time off.
Countries Visited: Mexico, Ukraine, Italy, Germany
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
Calah Schlabach is a freelance journalist with World Next Door. She graduated from Calvin College in 2009 with a degree in English and a concentration in long-distance running, then spent a year volunteering in Hanoi, Vietnam. She doesn’t know what turn her life will take next, but is planning to make sure it includes sampling plenty of strange/delicious food!
Countries Visited: Haiti, Mexico, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Vietnam, Cambodia, India
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
Countries Visited: Japan, England, Kenya, Turkey, Israel, Canada, Egypt
Countries Visited: Mexico, Ireland, England, India, Italy, Austria, Kenya
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