Two months after nationwide ‘revival’ events began at Kentucky’s Asbury University movements of the Holy Spirit continue to be experienced across the United States, especially among young people.
An annual youth called Winterfest in Tennessee saw hundreds respond to the Gospel call to be baptised.
Youth Minister David Schilling observed there was no “larger-than-life wow factor” but around 400 young people still responded to the altar call and gave their lives to the Lord.
A similar experience was witnessed at the relatively small Point Loma Nazarene University campus in San Diego.
Prayer and worship lasted for more than 24 hours, 35 people were baptised and several others were miraculously healed.
They included one student with a heart condition and another with an improperly formed ankle.
CBN News reports thousands were saved, baptised, and given a mandate to preach the Gospel at Hope Fest events across California last weekend.
10 stadiums in 10 locations saw hundreds of young people rush the stages to dedicate their lives to Jesus.
Evangelist Mando Matthews who founded Hope Fest said: “It’s just been incredible to watch from Sacramento to San Francisco and all the way down to La Paz in Baja, Mexico. This generation needs to be saved, it has to be saved. If we don’t save this generation, we lose America.”
Meanwhile, the story of Asbury University’s 16 days of ‘revival’ is being told in a television documentary.
Titled Asbury Revival: Desperate for More, it chronicles the spontaneous event, featuring interviews with staff and students.
Students from the university have also been travelling around their state and across its borders to share what they experienced during the ‘awakening’ at Asbury.
“Outpouring Teams” of students have been visiting churches, colleges and schools explaining what happened and what they learned.
Asbury’s Associate Dean of Spiritual Life, Reverend Greg Haseloff, said the university’s ‘revival’ received a broad affirmation of authenticity.
That prompted requests for groups of students to go out and share their testimonies about the event.
Reverend Haseloff told The Christian Post the initiative had boosted the confidence of students to share their faith and pray for others.
He said it also helped them connect with mentors and engage in discipleship.
