Asbury Revival/Awakening/Outpouring, part 3

Excerpts from what Alexandra Presta, Executive Editor of the Asbury Collegian, wrote (highlights are mine) —–

I don’t know how many people came. I heard tens of thousands, and from how I watched people crowd Hughes Auditorium and line up across the entirety of campus for multiple days, even that number seems low.

I also don’t know how long it lasted, or rather, how long it’s lasting. It started on Feb. 8 at 10:00am with a message from pastor Zach Meerkreebs about love from Romans 12.

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Cries of addiction, pride, fear, anger and bitterness sounded, each followed by a life-changing proclamation, “Christ forgives you.”

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I remember Asbury during 2020. Not only did the coronavirus keep us physically apart, but there was division across campus. There were cliques based on majors, classes, athletics political preferences and more.

Our loving God fought against it. He brought us together and is continuing to mold us into a stronger community. After all, He is a God of unity. Why else would His Spirit fall on a bunch of students on a random Wednesday morning?

“We’re learning to love across greater boundaries and rifts,” Junior Dakota Poole said. “We’re learning about the effort love takes. If God is love, and He crosses boundaries, we’re called to do the same.”