Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro made a surprise visit to The Send, a worship event in Sao Paulo, saying he ‘believes in Jesus as his Saviour and that Brazil belongs to God,’ it was reported in March.
Bolsonaro hasn’t been quiet about his faith. He considers himself a God-fearing man. His faith was strengthened during his presidential campaign and after he was nearly killed in an assassination attempt.
‘Doctors who attended to me said that for every 100 stabbings of the kind I endured, only one person survives. So, I am a survivor and owe my life to God. It was His will for me to live,’ he said, according to church leaders.
As the 38th Brazilian President, Bolsonaro campaigned to make Judeo-Christian principles a high value in his administration. His motto was: ‘Brazil above everything, God above everyone.’
His appearance at The Send conference livened the 140,000-person crowd. ‘I’m utterly astounded by what God is doing in Brazil,’ tweeted one of the speakers. ‘… In 31 years of ministry, I’ve never gone to preach the gospel from one 65,000-seat arena straight to a 55,000-seat arena in the same day. It was surreal. God is on the move.’
Reports rolled in after the weekend of thousands of people becoming believers in Jesus, enrolling to bring revival to their schools, and to give help for orphans. Almost 200 speakers preached from the stage, including Daniel Kolenda, Francis Chan and YWAM founder Loren Cunningham.
