It’s surreal to look back at what we thought 2020 was going to look like. Had it not been for the specific circumstances of this year, we likely would never have planned a North American SMS. Thankfully, God’s plans are always better than our own.
We are truly curious beings. Restless actually, aren’t we? We’re not made to sit still, isolated, disinterested. We like to look for something more and ask the big questions of “why” and “how.” In fact, it’s what keeps us going - it keeps us moving forward. It’s a healthy dissatisfaction, a zest for life and what it can offer. It’s what keeps us alive, both in the most primitive and practical sense, but also in a more existential and teleological sense.
Steiger North America’s new regional director, Filipe Machado, spoke these words at their Regional Gathering in Minneapolis in early October. Around fifty Steiger team members from the U.S. were there, and they were in full agreement.
I have a very energetic four year old. He never stops talking or moving. I am continually yelling out instructions like, "Don't eat that!" "Why are you moving the couch?" "How did you get your sister up there?"
Most young people today don’t so much hate God as they just don’t care. How could something so important become so insignificant in the minds of so many?
In June, during a Hope Beyond Fear outreach, the Steiger Poland team took to the streets. Early on in the day, Ania Greenwood met a girl named Wiki. Though she said she was an atheist, she agreed to let Ania pray for her.
We’re in the midst of a global pandemic, a worldwide economic crisis, and social unrest. There is no reason for hope, as an entire generation of young people are confused and fearful.
“So many there didn’t know the love of Jesus and were crying out for a human answer to a sin problem - you could sense the hurt and anger in the air.”
We’ve grown to a mission with 100 missionaries in 20 countries around the world today!
Although the work God has called us to may look different during this season, the message is the same. We have hope in Jesus - hope beyond any fear!
If you have been supporting and following Steiger for any amount of time, you know that we love evangelism!
“When God acts, he can do more in a minute than man with his organizing can do in fifty years.” - Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Revival
The Steiger team in Sao Paulo recently hosted NomadZ, a training event focused on using music, art, and culture to mobilize the Church in effectively reaching the Global Youth Culture.
I remember when Dasha came to me saying, “I want to do this so much, but how can I?,” recalls Angela Tkachenko of Steiger Union.
The school has been crazy for me! The first week, I wanted to go home ...
What a full weekend we had August 9-11 with Steiger’s first GLOBAL YOUTH SUMMIT happening at our International Center in Krögis, Germany!
When a team of six lively Colombians, graduates of SMS 2018, and their Brazilian leader Filipe Junqueira were strategically sent to Amsterdam last April for three months, Steiger had great hopes for all God would do. Our expectations were far exceeded!
“At the end of the night, I preached in a clear and radical way about Jesus. Some raised their hands to give their lives to Him, and we had deep conversations and prayed for them."
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Hope for the Global Youth Culture