{"id":415,"date":"2024-04-11T20:52:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T20:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2025-06-03T22:40:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:40:18","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"415\" class=\"elementor elementor-415\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b635566 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b635566\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1de51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb1de51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimonials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db82e7b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db82e7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e49f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11e49f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RobertsonCatie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-420\" alt=\"Robertson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RobertsonCatie.png 360w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/RobertsonCatie-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f1d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8f1d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>\u201cI am prouder to be an American today than the day I started. I know my own story better now, so I can rejoice in our national heroes, and keep the national memory alive. I have two fingers on the grassroots heartbeat, and I can better hear the cares of the average citizen.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #202124; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u2014CATIE WHITLING, CLASS OF 2023<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2faa2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d2faa2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8713946 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8713946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba7100 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ba7100\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb2cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfb2cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SoletBrice.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-422\" alt=\"Solet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SoletBrice.png 360w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SoletBrice-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab5049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ab5049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>\u201cI\u2019ve gone from a college kid working a dead end job to now a full time employee with COS working for a purpose and continually growing as a person. This internship has kickstarted a major turning point in my life and I\u2019m so excited with where my life journey is going.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #202124; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u2014BRICE SOLET, CLASS OF 2023<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5480d86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5480d86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c17a6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"34c17a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5610c02 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5610c02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32962aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32962aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PetersDabney.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-427\" alt=\"Peters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PetersDabney.png 360w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PetersDabney-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230a914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"230a914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>\u201cI&#8217;ve grown tremendously as a leader, as a follower of Christ, as a patriot, and as a man of God.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #202124; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u2014DABNEY PETERS, CLASS OF 2023<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bffd8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bffd8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba26719 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ba26719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-142b996 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"142b996\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5923922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5923922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jonathan-Headshot-2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-776\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jonathan-Headshot-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jonathan-Headshot-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jonathan-Headshot-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jonathan-Headshot-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jonathan-Headshot-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ffe6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2ffe6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>\u201cThe Emerging Leaders Program has been one of the most transformational experiences I have ever had\u2026 This program has rekindled and amplified my love and passion for freedom and justice\u2026 I can truly say that this program has been a launching pad for the next season of my life&#8230; This internship has pushed me closer to being the leader God made me to be.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #202124; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u2013 JONATHAN STUCKEY, CLASS OF 2025<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c855028 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c855028\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ef474 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"13ef474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a85809 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a85809\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d10f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d10f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BurkhardtLanah.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-429\" alt=\"Burkhardt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BurkhardtLanah.png 360w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BurkhardtLanah-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c172d85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c172d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>\u201cAs an ELP intern, I have been granted so many opportunities that cannot be found elsewhere. I am always being challenged to use servant leadership inside and outside of work, which has strengthened me in so many ways.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve driven deeper into my relationship with the Lord on an astronomical level. And that alone changes everything. This program is truly life-changing.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #202124; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u2014LANAH FAY, CLASS OF 2023<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5492f17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5492f17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2f743 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0b2f743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97302ce e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97302ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe5b961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe5b961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MoyeRen.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-437\" alt=\"Moye\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MoyeRen.png 360w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MoyeRen-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db74787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db74787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>\u201cI started this internship lost. What I found was a growth-minded community dedicated and passionate about being a light in a dark world. I found something I wanted to be a part of. I found something I couldn\u2019t find in any other internship: a purpose.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #202124; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u2014LAUREN MOYE, CLASS OF 2023<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee0e8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ee0e8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f5de4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"23f5de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce85f67 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce85f67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f95d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6f95d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sam-Duerkop-1-1024x604.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-574\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sam-Duerkop-1-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sam-Duerkop-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sam-Duerkop-1-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sam-Duerkop-1-1536x906.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sam-Duerkop-1-2048x1209.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123a823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"123a823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><em><strong>\u201cI&#8217;ve grown in so many ways. I&#8217;ve gained skills to help me in the professional world. I&#8217;ve gained an understanding of America&#8217;s founding principles. I&#8217;ve grown personally through incredible mentorship. Above all I&#8217;ve grown in my relationship with the Lord and my passion for America. I&#8217;ve grown in every aspect of my life. I can&#8217;t put it into words how much of an impact this program has had on me.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #202124; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u2014SAM DUERKOP, CLASS OF 2024<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2454309 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2454309\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904d3ee elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"904d3ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146e71e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"146e71e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d11106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d11106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hailey-Smit.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hailey-Smit.png 894w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hailey-Smit-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hailey-Smit-768x533.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2e27c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d2e27c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><em><strong>\u201cI am more confident and well equipped not only to thrive professionally and intellectually moving forward, but also spiritually. I have grown more than I could have imagined because I have seen the Lord guide my path through this. I have learned that the Lord does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #202124; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u2014HAILEY SMIT, CLASS OF 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2718ac1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2718ac1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4e427 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c4e427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe6ba0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbe6ba0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7827e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7827e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Charlotte-scaled-e1748989880164-r6s98u1wus6glod2t2rfs3c4jfimj62nxjpk3eed2w.jpg\" title=\"Charlotte\" alt=\"Charlotte\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace67c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ace67c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><strong><em>\u201cUndoubtedly, I would not be the person I am today without the influence of the Emerging Leaders Program. The ELP is not just an internship; it&#8217;s so much more than that\u2026 Almost anything I do in life from this point on will be partially or wholly credited to the influence of the ELP.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #202124; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u2014CHARLOTTE STREFF, CLASS OF 2025<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3185d71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3185d71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07afaef elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"07afaef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-974da7f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"974da7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5717dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5717dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kailee-Zimmerman-1024x871.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-579\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kailee-Zimmerman-1024x871.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kailee-Zimmerman-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kailee-Zimmerman-768x653.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kailee-Zimmerman.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c669980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c669980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><em><strong>\u201cThe Emerging Leaders Program has affected every area of my life. I have been challenged to deepen my faith and have a better relationship with God. I have been given the tools to become a better servant leader and I want to make a difference in my community. I am confident in my knowledge of the foundation of our country and I want to teach people about it&#8230; I could not be more grateful for my time at COS or in the ELP&#8230; <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">I have changed and grown more than I ever thought possible because of this internship. More than anything, I have a fuller understanding of who I am and who I want to be. Because of this internship&#8230; I have a greater sense of purpose and duty.<\/span>\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #202124; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u2014KAILEE ZIMMERMAN, CLASS OF 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a61e3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a61e3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b6877 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51b6877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fa1f5 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8fa1f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ac234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19ac234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cosinternship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Macy-Laughing-2-scaled-r6s9gavr5eegu5il7ayql7hyfmplolpwaiafcjbrnc.jpg\" title=\"Macy Laughing 2\" alt=\"Macy Laughing 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bfbeed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bfbeed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\"><em><strong>\u201cThis was seriously the best internship I have ever had, and I do not think anything will ever top it. I feel like I walked out of the program with a clearer career calling and purpose in life.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #202124; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u2014MACY BROOKHOUSER, CLASS OF 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d8416 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8d8416\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76eef36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76eef36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testimonials \u201cI am prouder to be an American today than the day I started. 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