“I hate Easter.” That’s what “Bruno” said to Steiger missionary Lucas in Brazil.

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This Easter, our Steiger teams went to the streets around the world and asked people some challenging questions: “What does Easter mean to you? How do you understand it, and how do you celebrate it?”

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The reactions were striking and honest—ranging from ignorance and indifference, to critique, and surprising openness.

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In São Paulo, Brazil, Lucas and the team prepared an Easter dinner for people attending the Bible study for the non-religious. Thirty young people came and shared their impressions of Easter.

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For some, Easter was associated with colonization and its historical legacy. Others viewed it mainly through commercialization, especially the focus on chocolate eggs. Many also described it as a meaningless holiday, lacking personal or spiritual significance. The team connected with them personally and presented the meaning of Jesus’ sacrificial love for us and His death to free us from our sins and brokenness.

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“It was a very powerful moment, and many felt touched and expressed a desire to study more about the story of Jesus in the upcoming Thursday gatherings, where we have spiritual conversations with the non-religious. Please pray for them—that the Holy Spirit would bring understanding, open hearts, and that we would see lasting fruit,” shared Lucas.

On Good Friday in Wrocław, Poland, the team brought the message of the cross to the city’s main square through a powerful street performance. Steiger missionary Elijah, portraying a wounded Jesus—bloodied and covered in dirt—lay on the ground while others placed bags labeled “anxiety,” “fear,” “loneliness,” and other burdens on top of him, symbolizing the weight Christ carried for us on the cross. The performance challenged the common image of Jesus as distant and untouchable, showing instead a Savior who stepped into human pain and carried our brokenness Himself.

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As Elijah stood up from beneath the bags, representing Jesus’ resurrection, one of the team members boldly preached the Gospel to a curious crowd. The moment opened the door for deep conversations and even led to a spontaneous Bible study right there in the square with a group of girls.

Our team in Moscow, Russia, hosted a street concert in the city center where they openly shared about Jesus, reaching 65 people with the Gospel.

The team also gathered with non-religious young people in one of Moscow’s well-known coffee shops for a Bible study, where 12 participants read and discussed the Easter story together.

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This is just a glimpse of what God did around the world this Easter, pointing to the One who died and rose again to give us life. We pray that the seeds planted through conversations, prayers, and proclamations will bear lasting fruit in many hearts.