The Day After ‘AzusaNow,’ God Sent Revival to a Humble Coal Mining Town in West Virginia –
The day after 70,000 people jammed the L.A. Coliseum to cry out for revival, God sent the wind of the Holy spirit many miles away to a humble town of 500 in West Virginia coal mining country. It seems Pastor Mitchell Bias, of Regional Church of God in Delbarton, W. VA, had invited Matt Hartley, a 31-year-old evangelist from Tennessee, to preach at the church’s “spring revival.” “He came and started that Sunday. We had tremendous services the morning and evening on the 10th,” says Pastor Mitch. The next day Hartley spoke at a chapel service for the church’s Christian school in Williamson. On the 12th, Hartley spoke at a prayer club meeting at the invitation of the students. Normally 30-40 students show up, but everyone was shocked when 450 students arrived – more than half the high school. “He (Hartley) preached the Gospel, preached against sin,” Pastor Mitch recounts. “I know it’s not popular, but he did. It wasn’t a lengthy sermon. He gave an altar call and 150 students responded to receive Christ. There was a lot of emotion. They cried. He prayed for them. They were touched. It was a move of God.” Pastor Mitch says. “The Lord did it. It was a sovereign move of the Lord.” Some of the students decided to organize a rally at the stadium. Some 2500 to 3000 students from 25 schools in the area jammed into the stadium. Hartley preached and again had a great response as the Lord touched many hearts with salvation.[i]
[i] The Day After ‘Azuza Now’, God Reports, May 16, 2016
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