The International Student Journey

HOW EVERY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MOVES THROUGH LIFE ABROAD — AND WHERE FAITH ENTERS THE PICTURE

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Every international student flows through the same lifecycle: Pre-ArrivalArrivalIntegrationRe-Entry. That's the horizontal current — it's universal, regardless of faith.

The five channels represent spiritual posture — where a student stands in relation to Christianity. Students can move between channels at any stage. Green connections show what draws someone closer to Christ. Red connections show what pushes them away.

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4 Lifecycle stages
every student experiences
5 Spiritual postures
from resistant to Christian
Bidirectional
movement at every stage
Pre-Arrival Arrival Integration Re-Entry Christian Seeking Open Unaware Resistant LIFECYCLE FLOW →
| Upstream (toward Christ)
| Downstream (pushed away)
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