Jill Harlow – Loveland, Colorado … Students at Campion Academy in Loveland, Colorado, strengthened their commitments to Jesus with the support of powerful messages by Taurus Montgomery, lead pastor at the Harbor of Hope Seventh-day Adventist Church in Benton Harbor, Michigan, during Campion’s Week of Worship, February 24-March 1.
Montgomery has recently focused on reaching teens for Christ as a motivational speaker. His delivery style was both engaging and Biblically based, resonated with many students.
Montgomery shared his personal testimony of how his life changed going from growing up in a violent culture to becoming a Christian. Campion student Olivia Arizola commented, “My faith became much stronger after hearing how much he had changed and turned to God. Even after all he went through, he still kept pursuing Christ.”
More than half the student body responded to Taurus’ call to commit or recommit their lives to Jesus during the evening programs, February 27-28. Arizola furthered, “I appreciate how the speaker was able to speak to everybody in the school, and seeing people stand up that I’ve never seen do that before, was a great blessing.”
Student Bruno Lopes was encouraged by the messages saying, “Before the Week of Worship, I was having some confusion about my spiritual walk, and it was making me distressed. Over the week, I could feel Jesus talking with me through Pastor Montgomery, especially on the first day when he spoke about being ‘Uncaptured by the Culture’.”
The spiritually focused week ended with Vespers Deluxe. After Montgomery’s final message, students gathered together in the tower to sing praise songs together, concluding the week on a high note.
—Jill Harlow is the Campion Academy communication director. Photos supplied.
