Triathlete and MS Survivor, Aurora Colello

Aurora offers her perspectives on growing up mixed-race and seeing God’s hand at work.

This week’s amazing guest and co-host is World-class Triathlete Aurora Colello. In addition to being a mother of four and amazing cyclist/swimmer/runner, God has transformed her body and mind… even healing her of Multiple Sclerosis! The two discuss the racial upheaval sweeping across the country and Aurora’s personal story of Christ’s love.

Unrest across the US:



As the nation responds to the death of George Floyd, Marcus and Aurora look at what we can learn about ourselves and our relationship with God through these trying times.

Sports forced Marcus to create relationships with people he would probably have never made otherwise with all different types of people.

Aurora has also made amazing relationships with women of all races, religions and across the political sphere through athletics.

Everywhere Marcus grew up, he was almost always the only Latino guy around, so he knows what it’s like to be treated differently.

Aurora, a Columbian, looks white but has Coastal Columbian black family members. As a young girl, she was so afraid of being ostracized, she would tell people her name was Laura Smith instead of her actual name – Aurora Gonzalez.

Marcus has learned to appreciate the beauty of all of his friends’ cultures: black, hispanic, redneck, Californian, urban, rural… they all have amazing things to love.

He even found ways to have friendships with kids whose parents were in the KKK.

Marcus learned that after they got to know him, the racial prejudices faded away. 

But, not only did Marcus face rejection from the white community in North Carolina, he also faced rejection from the black community.

It’s been made very clear that GOD HAS A LOVE FOR US ALL, regardless of our skin color or where we are from. AND, we are called to be like Jesus and LOVE EVERYONE AS WELL.

Our culture seems to want us to buy into a different, very divisive narrative with binary options: Are you pro-police or pro-black-lives-matter? Are you Republican or Democrat? Are you Conservative or Progressive?

Yet, Marcus has dear friends who he loves who are all across all of those spectrums. 

He has learned that people of all persuasions are beautiful.

Marcus has also learned that people of all persuasions are JACKED UP, TOO!

Aurora learned that in order to have victory over her Multiple Sclerosis, she had to deal with the layers of underlying problems… the same can be said about our societal problems today.

The truth is that EVERYBODY NEEDS JESUS. 

But, the enemy is so good at his job, that he distracts us with the things that really don’t matter and we end up separating ourselves into isolated camps.



“When I saw the murder of George Floyd, my heart broke and I became very angry. I shed tears – and I’m not a cryer. I sat my wife down with me, who is white, and said, ‘Honey, you have to see this.’ Because that imagery stirred something up in me that I had to address in my little way. But as bad as that was, my anger is not toward the white community. And my alliances are not with the black community. Because, I know who my real enemy is. And, this world, the media, the politicians want me to have a different enemy. But, the Lord has told me who my real enemy is.” – Marcus Preciado



Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:12 )

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10 )





Our actual enemy isn’t a color or a group of people… it’s not even a singular pers...