A revival meeting at the University of Florida resulted in over 1,000 students making a commitment to Christ, CBN reports.
Home of the Gators, the university, based in Gainesville, Florida, has nearly 55,000 students and is the fifth largest single campus university in the US.
God has been pouring out His Holy Spirit on universities over the last couple of years and this shouldn’t surprise it. When Joel prophesied about the Holy Spirit falling on people in the end times (Joel 2:28), the major emphasis was the impact this would have on young people.
“Your sons and your daughters will prophesy,” Joel stated and then added that “Your young men will see visions.”
The University of Florida meeting was sponsored by Unite US which has been holding evangelistic meetings at American universities since September 2023.
Over 6,000 students gathered for the meeting held on Oct 24, at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
When they asked students to come forward, if they wanted to give their life to Christ, one of the event’s main speakers, Pastor Jonathan Pokluda, described the response as “unbelievable” and added that students “rushed the stage.”
“The level of surrender was unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed,” said event organizer Tonya Prewett in an interview with CBN. “1,000 students came forward to give their lives to Jesus and hundreds chose to get baptized.”
Unite US has held events at five universities over the past 13 months, including the University of South Carolina, University of Arkansas, the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University. Over 50,000 students have attended the five meetings.
The 1,000 student response at the University of Florida was the largest they have seen so far. Like the earlier events, students could get water baptized in tank on the backs of half ton trucks.
“It was an amazing night! The care and attentiveness with each and every person who went forth in baptism was remarkable and moving! A powerful testimony to the presence of the Spirit of God and unity of believers!,” said one person who attended the meeting.
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