The city of Trujillo hosted the regional congress of young Nazarenes called “KALEO 2024.” Delegations from the 10 South American countries gathered, with more than 2,500 participants.
The regional ministry coordinators, the National Nazarene Youth International coordinators, and the global director of NYI, David Gonzalez, were also present. Over 130 young people from different regions of Peru made up the volunteer staff, who assisted with the work before and after the event.
Three music ministries from Argentina, Brazil, and Peru were in charge of the worship ministry and helped with the workshops and prayer times at the altar.
Hundreds of young people accepted the call to salvation, the call to holiness, the call to service, and the call to the pastorate and missions.
About 1,800 youth also participated in a Maximum Mission event, distributing baskets of supplies to needy families, providing medical check-ups, and cleaning up some sectors of Trujillo.
The congress closed with a time of Holy Communion
Oscar Benitez from Argentina said, “The most important thing is that we have had an extraordinary encounter with God during this event. Two moments have impacted me: when the invitation is made to the young people who have the pastoral call, and the next day to the young people who have the missionary call.”