The Passion Movement was launched in 1995. Atlanta pastor and best-selling author Louie Giglio and Shelley Giglio founded the Passion Movement. Passion Conferences in 1997.
The goal has long been to help the homeless and end human trafficking.
According to its website, the conferences have donated $18 million to 70 partner organizations around the world.
Some of the performers include Crowder, KB and Brooke Ligertwood, Christine Caine and Pastor Earl McClellan.
Tom Peters, a retired home builder and residential general contractor who lives in Duluth, has been one of the volunteer gatekeepers for about seven years.
“The energy is indescribable,” Peters said. “Some children have been coming since they were 18 years old. They are full of fire.
He said students and young adults come from all over the country and some as far as Japan.
He gets goosebumps just thinking about what will happen at Mercedes-Benz in the coming days, he said.
“They know why they are here and who they are here for,” he said. “They are there to give glory to God.”
He enjoys his work welcoming Passion participants.
“I can open the door to the kids who come in, welcome them and hopefully (when they leave) see how their lives have changed.”
