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The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] –
As the revival continues at Asbury University, other colleges are starting to see similar revivals pop up. One such revival started Monday, February 13 at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee.
According to Lee University President Mark Walker, a handful of students started a spontaneous prayer vigil. Students were discussing the events at Asbury with Theology and Ministry School Professor Kevin Nordby and decided to go to the chapel and pray about it.
As word of the event spread throughout the community, more and more people came to join.
Some students say they were at first doubtful that the event was actually a revival and thought instead that it was just an attempt to copy what was taking place on other college campuses.
Freshman Reagan Philbeck told the Times Free Press that she thought, “Oh, we’re gonna be like them” until she was convinced by other students to come inside. She stayed until midnight and then called to tell her parents that “the spirit was 100% moving in that place.”
University President Mark Walker told Stephen Strang with Charisma Media, “There was repentance taking place. There was a foot washing that occurred, too. One of the faculty members that was in charge of leading at that particular time felt led to do a foot washing of one of the students, and it was a beautiful moment.”
“We have students that are filled with the Holy Spirit. We had some that came forward to give their lives to Christ. So yes, we had the whole panorama of what you would consider to be what the Holy Spirit wants to do in all of us, in every church, and in ever gathering of followers of Christ. Certainly, it’s the signs of revival,” Walker continued.
Walker says the school is trying to provide an environment for the revival to continue, with staff members keeping an eye on things from a distance, but they are trying to leave it as a student-led event.
Last Thursday, Lee University officials did state that they would close the chapel at 1 a.m. each day and reopen at 7 a.m. to ensure that students were getting adequate sleep. This was to be the schedule going forward.
When asked if classes would be canceled for the revival, Walker stated, “The answer is no. God knows these students need to go to class.”
One student said this was the “most powerful” revival he had ever attended.
“Everyone’s more focused on God,” he stated.
About the Author: Jason Vaughn, Media Coordinator for The Tennessee Conservative ~ Jason previously worked for a legacy publishing company based in Crossville, TN in a variety of roles through his career. Most recently, he served as Deputy Director for their flagship publication. Prior, he was a freelance journalist writing articles that appeared in the Herald Citizen, the Crossville Chronicle and The Oracle among others. He graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a Bachelor’s in English-Journalism, with minors in Broadcast Journalism and History. Contact Jason at news@TennesseeConservativeNews.com
