On the morning of Feb. 8, an ordinary chapel service at Asbury University, a Christian college in Wilmore, Kentucky, turned extraordinary.
When the 45-minute service was supposed to conclude nobody left.
So, what was the draw that kept so many in the Hughes Auditorium?
The hundreds of students who remained there around the clock for the next two weeks are convinced it was a spiritual power.
On social media, some of the lingering students described the divine presence as a palpable “weight” in the air.
Students at the revival service at Asbury University in Wilmore, Ky., on Feb. 9, 2023. (Courtesy of Daryl Blank)
In the succeeding hours and days, this spiritual phenomenon that Christians call “revival” spread throughout the campus, the small town of Wilmore, the surrounding area, and dozens of college campuses throughout the United States….