Wales has a history of prayer. The Welsh Revival of 1904 is one of the most documented spiritual awakenings in modern history — a movement that began in small chapels and spread until it transformed an entire nation. The chapels of Wales have carried that legacy for over a century, generation after generation, passing on a tradition of persistent, fervent, unapologetic prayer.
Glenys Gregory grew up in that tradition. She was part of a chapel community in Wales — the kind of tight-knit congregation where everyone knows your name, your family, your troubles, and your tea order. Where prayer is not a religious formality but the most natural thing in the world.
Then cancer came. And the chapel did what Welsh chapels have done for a hundred years: they prayed.
The Diagnosis
When Glenys received her cancer diagnosis, the fear was immediate. Cancer does not respect heritage or tradition or the strength of your prayer life. It is an equal-opportunity devastator. The diagnosis shook Glenys in the way that only a life-threatening illness can.
But Glenys was not alone. She was part of a community that had been forged in prayer for generations. And that community did not wait to be asked.
The Chapel Prays
The prayers began immediately. In the chapel. In homes. In the quiet moments between daily tasks. The congregation prayed for Glenys with the same persistence that characterised the Welsh Revival — not dramatic, not performative, but steady, faithful, and relentless.
In Wales, chapel communities are often small. A few dozen people, sometimes fewer. But what they lack in numbers they make up for in devotion. Every person in that chapel knew Glenys. Every person prayed. And they prayed not once, not occasionally, but daily. With the kind of stubborn Welsh persistence that has carried the faith through two world wars, industrial decline, and cultural change.
The Healing
Glenys received medical treatment alongside the prayers of her community. And she was healed. The cancer that had threatened to end her story became instead the beginning of a new chapter — one defined not by disease but by testimony.
The healing was not something Glenys kept to herself. She could not. The chapel had prayed, and God had answered. That story deserved to be told.
The Testimony Tour
Glenys began sharing her testimony at church events across Wales. From Swansea to Bangor, from the Valleys to the coast, she stood in chapels and churches and told her story. A simple story, told simply: she had cancer, her chapel prayed, God healed her.
In a country where church attendance has been declining for decades, Glenys Gregory's testimony was a reminder that the God of the Welsh Revival is still alive. Still listening. Still healing. The chapels may be smaller than they were in 1904, but the God they pray to has not shrunk.
What This Means for You
You do not need a megachurch to see a miracle. You do not need a congregation of thousands. Glenys Gregory was healed through the prayers of a small Welsh chapel — a handful of ordinary people who knew how to pray and refused to stop.
If your church is small, that does not mean your prayers are small. If your community is modest, that does not mean God's response will be modest. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. That is not contingent on the size of the building.
If you are in a chapel, a home group, a prayer meeting of three people — keep praying. The same God who heard the prayers of the Welsh Revival hears yours. And He is just as able to heal today as He was then.
