Colleges: 'I've never been as encouraged as I am now'

Claire Povey  |  Features  |  scattering seeds of hope
Date posted:  5 Feb 2026
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Colleges: 'I've never been as encouraged as I am now'

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I have had the tremendous privilege of seeing God at work in colleges and sixth forms up and down the UK for the last 17 years.

The organisation I work for, Festive, supports 16-18 year olds in further education as they seek to live for Jesus and share Him where they study. In all my time with Festive, I have never been as encouraged as I am now.

There has been quite a bit of talk recently of a "quiet revival." Another organisation recently used the term "soft awakening"...

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