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GOD MOVES IN MISSISSIPPI HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
A voluntary student assembly at a Mississippi high school turned
into a revival meeting April 12 as God began to move among students, observers
say.
Most of the 670 students of Pearl River Central High School in
Carriere, Miss., gathered in the gym to watch a drama presentation by the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes club. What happened next, witnesses say, was
unexpected and glorious.
"At the end of the skits people began to come up front and
give their testimonies," says Clifton Worley, son of Darrell Worley, pastor
of Christian Life Assembly of God in Picayune, Miss. "You could feel the
presence of God in the place and many people were crying."
"I was in tears, as was everybody else," senior and FCA
member Cary-Anne Dell told Biloxi's "Sun Herald." "I really am
speechless to try to describe the presence of God."
Non-Christian students, too, began to come forward and apologize
for the sinful lives they had led. One girl, a professing atheist, told the
assembly she felt something so strong that she now believed in God.
"All of a sudden there was a conviction in the place and many
people were crying," Worley says. "Then people began to come up and
testify what God had done for them and as a result, many people got saved and
made a decision to rededicate their lives to God. I don't know the results that
will come from this but it is just so awesome to see God move like He did,
especially in school."
The meeting ended 4 hours after it began. Principal Lolita Lee
watched as it unfolded.
"It couldn't be stopped. It was too heart-stopping," she
told the "Sun Herald." "We were hoping that the students that
came to the gym wouldn't ridicule and laugh at them. It just snowballed. I have
never seen anything like it in my life. ... Maybe it was more than a revival. It
was students coming together, student fellowship. They're treating each other as
they want to be treated."
Author(s): Joel Kilpatrick, "Pentecostal Evangel"
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