The 2026 Impact Report: 50+ Baptisms in a Park, 12 Cities, and the Movement Behind Them

Published 2026-10-06

On a Saturday afternoon in September, a line formed in the middle of a city park. It wasn't for food or a ride. It was for a baptism tank. One after another, people who had walked into Gage Park as visitors walked out of the water as followers of Jesus. One of them came up shouting, "My back is healed!" Another said, "I was lost — who would have thought Jesus led me here!"

That's the book of Acts, still being written. "And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved" (Acts 2:47). This report is our attempt to tell what God did in 2026 honestly, give Him all the glory, and invite you into what comes next.

Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?

Acts 8:36

Jesus Festival 2026: what happened at Gage Park

Jesus Festival Hamilton took over Gage Park on September 4–5, 2026. It was free, family-friendly and open to everyone. Friday night was a worship night led by Bethel Gospel Tabernacle. Saturday was a full festival day with worship, the Gospel, a kids' zone, food, and prayer. The festival team reported a record turnout and shared these early reports from the weekend:

• 70+ people gave their lives to Jesus, with altar calls on both Friday night and Saturday.
• 50+ baptisms, held in a tank in the middle of the park.
• 3,000+ free hot dogs and drinks shared with the city as a simple, practical expression of love.
• Many reported healings and deliverances, with prayer happening all weekend, and testimonies are still arriving.
• The first Jesus Festival Niagara also took place in 2026. The City of Niagara Falls lit the Falls in yellow, the festival's theme colour, in recognition.

Some of the words heard at the baptism tank say it better than any statistic: "I have no desire for my vape anymore and threw it away." Every number above is a person with a name, a family, and a story that just changed direction. Read the festival's own thank-you and recap.

The weekly work no one films

A festival is a moment. A movement is what happens every other week of the year. It started in 2014, when Katie and I began walking downtown Hamilton with coffee and one question: "Can we pray with you for anything?" That simple step became Love on Hamilton, and then Love on The World.

• 12 listed city outreach groups in Ontario and New Brunswick, most meeting every week for street outreach, prayer, and practical compassion. Find one at loveontheworld.com/cities.
• Prayer for 36 nations on every continent, because the Great Commission was never only local.
• A live movement map at map.loveontheworld.com that plots outreach groups, partners, and gatherings across the network.
• Evangelism training in Hamilton in August 2026, equipping ordinary believers to share Jesus with confidence and care.
• Free tools for anyone: an evangelism field guide, a prayer-walk builder, and a seven-day guide for new believers.

None of it looks like much on any single Tuesday night: a few believers, a street corner, a conversation. But Scripture warns us not to despise that. "Who dares despise the day of small things?" (Zechariah 4:10). Small things done faithfully every week are how cities change.

e3 Canada: equipping the church to multiply

Winning people is not the finish line; making disciples who make disciples is. That's why Katie and I serve in partnership with e3 Ministry Canada, whose mission is "Equipping God's people to Evangelize His world and Establish His Church." It's Ephesians 4 in action: leaders exist "to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up" (Ephesians 4:11–13).

In 2026 that partnership was visible. The Outpouring, a night of prayer, worship, and commissioning on Pentecost Sunday in Hamilton, was hosted by e3 Canada and I Am Second Canada. And the I Am Second Canada booth stood at Jesus Festival, inviting people to tell their story of meeting Jesus. Our ministry support is received through e3, which is how partners make this work sustainable. Read more about the work at KD-Ziedins.com.

SIX33: carrying the mission into culture

Revival can't stay inside church walls or street corners. It has to reach the places where culture is shaped: gyms, garages, trails, screens, and stories. That's the heart behind SIX33, launching soon. It began in 2014 as Seek First Brand and has been rebuilt in 2026 as a Christian lifestyle and performance culture brand. Its whole operating order comes from one verse:

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:33

SIX33 is being built as a world, not just a label: limited drops, athletes and creators, and divisions for motor culture, training, the outdoors, and an original all-ages story universe. Most importantly, a major part of SIX33's heart is raising funds for Love on The World. Culture funds the street, and the street fuels revival. "Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31). You can join the Inner Circle for first access at SIX33.World.

Plunder hell, populate heaven: together

Every baptism at Gage Park, every Tuesday-night conversation, and every believer trained to share their faith is territory taken back. Jesus said the gates of Hades will not overcome His church (Matthew 16:18). That's a promise for those who go and for those who send. If you haven't read it yet, our article on why the ones who send share the victory lays out the biblical case.

The vision ahead is bigger than anything behind us: more cities, more trained believers, more festivals, and a generation reached through culture. We can't carry it alone, and we were never meant to. Here's how you can help write the next chapter:

• Pray. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers (Matthew 9:37–38), and pray for those who were baptised this year to grow deep roots in local churches.
• Partner monthly. Stand with Daniel & Katie through our e3 Canada partner page. Monthly partners let us plan ahead and say yes when God opens doors.
• Go. Join a Love on The World city group, or start one in your city.
• Be there next year. Follow Jesus Festival 2027 updates, and if you were at Gage Park, share your testimony with the festival team.
• Carry it into culture. Join the SIX33 Inner Circle at SIX33.World and be part of the launch.

The best is still ahead

We don't measure 2026 by crowds. We measure it by the man who threw away his vape, the woman held in prayer in the baptism tank, and the believers who now go out on their own every week. And we hold onto a promise far bigger than any report: "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea" (Habakkuk 2:14). To God be all the glory. Let's go.