Nicole’s Encounter with Jesus
At En Vivo, our Globalscope campus ministry in Valencia, Spain, Wednesday nights are sacred. We call them “Encounter” nights—weekly gatherings where students connect with God and one another through games, worship, scripture, and shared meals. During the spring semester, we hosted 12 of these special nights, each one inviting students to wrestle honestly with their faith through a series of talks. In one of these series, called “Yes, I believe, but...,” we opened scripture together, exploring stories of doubt and belief—like the desperate father in Mark 9 who cries out, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”
Each week, we created space for students to reflect on their own barriers to faith—those unsure if they believe, those longing to, and those unsure how to live it out.
One of those students was Nicole.
From the moment she walked into En Vivo two years ago, Nicole radiated warmth and hospitality. Always the first to greet new faces and the first to volunteer, she quickly became a cornerstone of our community. This year, she joined our student leadership team, modeling servant-hearted care that reflects Jesus.
Though Nicole had a strong personal faith, she had never been baptized—she’d never found a church to call home. But one Wednesday, during our “Yes, I believe, but...” series, we spoke about baptism and all the reasons we hesitate: “I’m not good enough,” “My faith is private,” “I don’t fully understand it.” We studied the story of Philip and the Ethiopian in Acts—and something resonated.
Weeks later, Nicole came to us with joy in her eyes. “I want to be baptized.”
So in April, we gathered at the Mediterranean Sea with our local church and watched as Nicole boldly proclaimed her faith in Jesus through baptism—surrounded by friends and family who had walked the journey with her.
This is the heart of En Vivo: a community where students like Nicole encounter Jesus and take real steps of faith.