“God put a fire in my heart to reach these people, to go to the streets and build true relationships. When I hear their questions and their pain, I cry. I want so much to go back (to Brazil) and put all my strength and heart into this mission.”

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Lucas, known to his friends as “Blue,” came to the Steiger Missions School in Germany in 2025 with a story only God could write.

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Just two years ago, in January of 2023, Lucas was struggling with drug addiction and depression. During a stay at a rehabilitation clinic in Brazil, he began a relationship with Jesus and prayed a simple prayer: 

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“God, I am really enjoying getting to know You and I wantto continue this relationship. But when I leave here, I need to meet people like me, people who have a relationship with You and who will accept me just as I am.” 

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Not long after, Lucas was introduced to Steiger through friends in his local cultural scene. Through conversations, discipleship, and countless early-morning coffees with Steiger missionaries Moah and Isaac, he discovered a Jesus who was real, personal, and relational. As his faith grew, Lucas was baptized, became involved with Steiger’s outreach activities, and watched God transform not only his own life, but also the lives of his mother and fiancée, who both came to faith and were baptized as well.

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Last year, that journey brought him to the Steiger Missions School.

‍“I saw God closer than ever before,” Lucas shared. “He revealed who He is, and who I am in Him.”

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When the school ended, Lucas thought his journey was complete, but God wasn’t finished. David and Jodi—founders of Steiger— invited him to stay for the second session of SMS for another seven weeks of deeper learning and ministry. He was tired and homesick, but in prayer he knew this was God’s will.

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“That’s when I learned the most radical lesson of my life: obey God,” he explained. “Even when I didn’t understand, even when I didn’t feel like it, even when I couldn’t see anything. And obedience turned out to be better than any plan I could’ve made.”

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Lucas and several other students traveled to Poland between the schools to join the Pol’and’Rock Impact Trip, sharing Jesus at one of Europe’s biggest music festivals, a place infamous for “sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll.” In the middle of the chaos, they preached the Way, the Truth, and the Life, witnessing countless hearts opening to the Gospel.

Back in Dresden, they witnessed people being baptized in the park and saw lives transformed by the power of God.

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This is what the Steiger Missions School is all about—raising up a generation that loves boldly, lives radically, and takes Jesus to those far from God. This year, God sent 137 students from 22 nations to the SMS in Germany, and 36 more to the SMS in Russia (held due to travel and visa challenges), to be trained and sent back to their countries with a clear sense of calling to reach their generation.

Lucas returned home with a renewed vision and fire to reach the Global Youth Culture:

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“Let the truth be told! This was the most intense, most life-changing, most miraculous, and most blessed experience of my life. If you’re looking for intensity, if you’re looking for transformation, if you want to be challenged to reach those who would never step into a church, this school is for you. The world needs young people who will revolutionize everything—not with fame, not with a stage, but with love, courage, and the glory of God.”

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Today, Lucas is part of the Steiger Brazil team, reaching young people with the hope of Jesus.