Pastor Enrique Anaya, president of the East Central region in North Colombia, carries a torch to light up dozens of candles held by pastors and laypeople during a special ceremony to conclude a national lay gathering held in El Bambu campgrounds near Bucaramanga, Colombia, on Aug 11, 2012. The lay congress brought nearly 2,000 laypeople to commit to joining forces with ministers across the seven church regions in North Colombia that will impact the main cities during community outreach and public evangelism activities in the coming months and year. Photo by Alessandro Simões.