THE STORY

It was born out of the prayer movement of The Call. After a catalytic gathering called Azusa Now, a collaboration of leaders came together to found THE SEND. Those leaders were Andy Byrd (Youth With A Mission), Brian Brennt (Circuit Riders), Daniel Kolenda (Christ For All Nations), Michael Koulianos (Jesus Image), Teo Hayashi (Dunamis Movement), Todd White (Lifestyle Christianity) and Lou Engle (The Call).

The vision was for a gathering where success was not the number gathered but the number activated to reach one of five key mission fields:

• (1) Nations
• (2) Universities
• (3) High Schools
• (4) Vulnerable Children
• (5) Local Communities.

From the first gathering at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida it was clear this was not an event but a movement. A generation was ready to move from inspiration to action. Over the last years THE SEND has filled stadiums and arenas in Kansas City, Brazil and Norway and tens of thousands of people have committed to take missional action is the result.

In Finland, our journey began in 2022 with THE SEND Norway in Oslo. We realized that we had both momentum and opportunity for a grassroots movement of missions and evangelism in our country as well.

Pretty soon we discovered that in 2025 the 27th Pentecostal World Conference, Go&Make, was taking place in Helsinki. To us, this was a match made in Heaven. After extensive discussions and lots of prayer we were convinced that partnership was the way God had prepared for us. Together, we are stronger in fulfilling Jesus’ mandate to reach all nations, languages, and tribes in our time.

Take a look at the global impact of THE SEND so far: