It was night, my first night ever in Houston. After a long trip from Minneapolis, we were very tired. I was leading a team of 10 Steiger missionaries. We went for a prayer walk before going to bed - at least that was the initial idea.
“I was never an atheist. I believed that God was there, but I thought it was definitely not Jesus. I’ve had a busy life - alcohol, lust, betrayal, depression. I had a lot of good things too, but I wasn’t happy. I remember sitting on the air conditioner on the 11th floor, looking down at the street.
God moving powerfully in the middle of war!
How can we share Jesus with young people who just aren’t interested?
Can we reach skeptical young people in the Middle East?
Steiger Catalytic Creative Evangelist Philip Shorey has been conducting the Curse of the Vampire Orchestra since 2018. Made up of believers and nonbelievers alike, the orchestra itself is a powerful discipleship ministry.
The only way you can get into Ukraine now is if you are driven through the Polish border. Once you get through the border to the Ukrainian side you have to arrange for someone from Ukraine to pick you up.
“What am I doing here? I’m not an artist and I’ve got about twenty years on any of the people here.”
“In September, I was walking with a friend in the ciry center and we saw a beautiful poster that turned out to be for the Bible Study for the Non-Religious. I took a picture of it and then forgot about it. But my friend started going and invited me.
“Almost all of them stayed more than one hour longer, praying and singing together! The presence of God was strong!”
Nazareth and Mari encountered our team on the streets of Bogotá back in November. They were both a bit raw because just recently, one of their friends had committed suicide. So when our teams invited them to write out what their message to the world would be, they wrote a message of love.
Sarah wore a rainbow colored "RESIST" t-shirt with an equal sign.