Over half of the Amazon rainforest is in Northwest Brazil, which spans over 6 million square miles of South America. Approximately 30 million Amazonians living in the area are experiencing an unprecedented revival.
Josué Bengtson, pastor of Belem Foursquare Church has spent decades crossing the river’s intricate network, first as a missionary and then as a pastor spreading the gospel.
And he’s had quite a bit of success. In the first six months of this year, he and his team have baptized 14,500 people. Their goal is to baptize 30,000 before the year ends.
Esequiel Santo, who spent 32 years as a missionary in the jungle’s interior is one of those working toward the goal.
He told CBN, “One of the biggest challenges was the isolation and getting used to living among the indigenous or riverside communities. But God was with us in the work; we saw lives being transformed, and so many people heard the gospel, and now we are seeing the fruits.”
Today, small evangelical churches are popping up in remote riverside communities leading many to say the revival that they’ve been waiting for in Brazil is happening in the Amazon.
Brazilian senator and evangelical Pastor Damares Regina Alves believes this movement to be a miracle that is reshaping spiritual practices and building a sense of community and empowerment.