Revival in the UK. Has it begun? 🇬🇧 🇧🇷

"I am so happy God is letting us be a part of this movement of Brazilians that are lighting this nation on fire with the gospel.''

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My teams arrived back on our door step buzzing with excitement after 8 weeks travelling to every country in the UK and one team returning from 8 weeks in Thailand.

Exhausted, ignited and more connected.

This years discipleship training school has graduated after returning from such an exciting outreach. For the first time our DTS sent a team to the united kingdom and from day one they kept sending reports of new people giving their life to Jesus and the number kept growing until just shy of 100 people in 8 weeks. The whispers around the nation they repeatedly heard was "the quiet revival has started." This team of internationals partnered with the local British body of christ, they got to distribute bibles, share the gospel, re open churches, see miraculous healings.

I was encouraged by new research that has been released about the increase in church attendance in the UK you can read here: https://www.tearfund.org/stories/2025/04/the-quiet-revival-a-new-generation-leads-growth-in-church-attendance

Continuing with the relationship we built last year we also had a team of brave students travel around Thailand for 8 weeks, planting seeds, teaching english and serving the poor and needy. After such a first hand experience of poverty and a challenging climate they have come back with a deeper level of appreciation for the long term missionaries there and a stirring in their hearts for the lost and unreached people of this earth.

Across both teams through lecture phase and outreach phase it is clear that God has done tremendous transformation in every one of these students, I have been so impacted by the testimonies after meeting with each student at the end of the 5 month school.

So much so I made a table of some highlights of their answers in direct quotes which you can view if you are interested.

The pride in my heart for each of them and what they have grown in and stepped out in in this time is massive and I had a bitter sweet goodbye as we sent them all back off to their nations.

but...

A part of the UK has gone with many of them in their hearts. BRAZILIANS ARE BEING CALLED to our nation. Their time here in UK has only fanned the flame that bought them here in the first place.

They are coming back. Each of our Brazilian students are planning to come back for further training to better serve our nation.

In the beginning of this journey 3 years ago we were honestly quite confused as to why we were leading a Portuguese and english discipleship training school when neither of us speak Portuguese. Now I see, I am so happy God is letting us be a part of this movement of Brazilians that are lighting this nation on fire with the gospel.

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There has been a wonderful grace up on this school for faith and finance.

We saw miraculous financial provision this year... at one point I announced to the community we needed £21,000 to get all our students on outreach. in 24 hours we saw £7,000 come in and the number kept dropping. God stirred the hearts of so many generous people to give and I believed he kept multiplying it.

So two weeks ago we got to graduate all 15 students from the university of the nations. It was a joyful celebration! We gave thanks to God, fellowshipped with amazing food and partied with our community.

Another school graduating from our training campus and another 15 missionaries begin their journey into different mission fields.

I have so many stories to tell from this time, if you want to hear more about what God has been doing in the UK and through brazil and all the nations! Reach out.

Again thank you so much for being part of this, you are contributing to all of these lives being changed forever and part of God's plans for redeeming this world!

P.s. Ezra is thriving, just turned 1 and running around.

With all the love,

The Sjögrens