“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.

“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. 

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.

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.

“What am I doing here? I’m not an artist and I’ve got about twenty years on any of the people here.”

With shaky hands, Justin walked up to the stage. 

The opportunity was months in the making. The Denver City Team had begun frequenting this poetry bar early in the year, building relationships with those they met.