Slaughters, Kentucky has a population of only 168 and apparently, its odd name traces back to a card game that Gustavus Slaughter won back in 1955 that gave him the right to name the local post office.

Despite its small size, a revival has broken out among the youth of this community with attendance exceeding the total population of the town, CBN reports.

The roots of this revival can actually be traced to several fights that broke out at Webster County High School one week in September this year.

The fights, which had apparently been sparked by comments on social media, left teachers and parents frustrated.

According to the school superintendent, he had never seen anything like it in his 19 years.

But the outbreak also coincided with Mt. Gilead General Baptist Church’s annual youth event, Disciple Now, which is an outreach to rural youth, that was scheduled to start on Sept. 15, 2023.

After the outbreak at the school, people at the church rallied together and began to intercede for the youth in their community. An online schedule was set up where people could sign up and commit to praying for the event.

According to the church’s teaching pastor, Tyler Feller, the Holy Spirit showed up on the first night of the meeting. As God moved attendance grew at times ranging upwards of 300, nearly double the size of the town.

The event which has since been renamed, Unashamed Kentucky Youth Revival, is impacting the youth of the area and so far has seen 87 youth commit their lives to Christ and 53 get water baptized.

But the transformation has moved into the local high school where on some days students gather before school to have worship services. As well, students can be seen around town holding signs that read “Jesus Loves You,” and “Jesus Died for You.”

It is a bit of a surprise to see the Holy Spirit moving in such a small town.

It reminds me of the words that Peter uttered when the Holy Spirit fell on the Gentiles who had gathered at Cornelius’ home in Caesarea. They were speaking in tongues and prophesying similar to what happened when the Holy Spirit fell on the Jews on the Day of Pentecost.

And what happened in Caesarea surprised Peter:

³⁴ Opening his mouth, Peter said:
“I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, ³⁵ but in every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him. (Acts 10:34-35 NASV)

The word translated ‘show partiality’ refers to ‘the act of showing favor to one on account of rank, family, wealth, or partiality arising from any cause.’ James used the same word to describe how churches were showing partiality to the rich and famous in services (James 2:1-4).

Peter realized immediately that God was not a respecter of persons. He showed no partiality. In other words, God had no favorites in the world.

This was shocking to Peter because as the descendants of Abraham and Isaac, the Jews believed they were special in God’s eyes.

But clearly, God would move on any who sought after His Presence.

And apparently, this even includes small churches in rural Kentucky.

While we tend to focus on what God is doing in the mega-churches across America, whose pastors have written best-selling Christian books, the Holy Spirit does not.

READ: ‘God Doing Something Unusual’: Revival, Salvations, Baptisms Ongoing in Tiny Kentucky Town