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aturday February 23rd, 2019 is a day for the history books. Upwards of sixty-thousand people came to Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida for The Send, a collaborative, multi-ministry gathering designed to inspire and equip the church to fulfill Christ’s Great Commission. In an incredible show of unity, dozens of ministries joined forces to make The Send a reality. Speakers such as CfaN Lead Evangelist Daniel Kolenda, Francis Chan, Bill Johnson, Lou Engel, Todd White, Mike Bickel, Michael Koulianos, Andy Byrd, Teo Hayashi, Heidi Baker, and many others emboldened the audience with biblical truth and impartations of the Holy Spirit. As Evangelist Kolenda told the capacity crowd, “If you go without the power, you’ll have nothing to give.” Hillsong Young & Free, Jeremy Riddle, Jesus Culture, Tasha Cobbs, Lindy and the Circuit Riders, Stephanie Gretzinger, Darwin Hobbs, Matt Gilman, and Dunamis Music led
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the massive crowd in God’s presence-soaked praise and worship. All told, The Send was positively mind-blowing. Building on the success of The Send Orlando, these like-minded ministries have set their collaborative sights on not one, but three simultaneous events in Brazil on February 8th, 2020. Three stadium events on the same day! To put it mildly, the undertaking is huge. But, according to Evangelist Kolenda, it’s well worth the effort. For CfaN, The Send is a clear expression of Evangelist Kolenda's vision to see a "Decade of Double Harvest" over the next ten years. Over the past forty years, CfaN has led more than 78 million people to Jesus. But, as populations around the world soar, there’s a strong sense that it is time to double down. So, Evangelist Kolenda and the CfaN team are strategizing on how to win twice as many people to Jesus over the next ten years as the ministry has in the last forty. A central role in The Send is part of that strategy. As he told a group of pastors just before
