In ‘Coal Country Revival,’ 4000 gave their lives to Christ
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
WILLIAMSON, WEST VIRGINIA (ANS -- June 21, 2016)
-- In the small towns that dot the mountainous coal region of West
Virginia, a revival that began in early April brought 4,000 souls to
Christ over eight weeks.
“My
life has gone back to normal,” says Bo Copley, the unemployed coal
miner who had a brief encounter with Hillary Clinton when she visited
Williamson. Copley, his wife, and their children, have attended almost
every event connected with the revival over the last two months.
He
says the number of people saved exceeds the population of the two small
towns at the epicenter of God’s move of the Spirit. “The population of
Delbarton is about 500 and Williamson is about 3000, so in eight weeks
time, the two main places saw more people get saved than the population
of the two towns,” he says.
This
is possible because many were drawn from surrounding counties and even
other states. Some residents in the area put their vacations on hold so
they could be part of what God was doing.
“You
still people hungry for God,” he says. “The people who experienced it
know it’s about our hunger for Christ. As long as we keep fanning the
flame the fire won’t die down. We don’t want it to have an end.”
When
Copley was unable to attend personally, he watched the revival meetings
via LiveStream. “Someone in our house has been to every event,” he
says.
Copley
has seen the fruit of the revival in his own life. “I’ve begun to
praise the Lord more passionately. I’ve drawn closer, in my attendance,
my worship, my praise.”
“I don’t want to leave anything on the table any more,” he adds.
Photo
captions: 1) Bo Copley speaks to the media after a campaign event for
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Williamson,
West Virginia, May 2, 2016. (Reuters/Jim Young). 2) Williamson, West
Virginia. (Dewitz Photography). 3) Mark Ellis.
About the writer: Mark Ellis is Senior Correspondent for the ASSIST News Service (www.assistnews.net), and also founder of www.GodReports.com, a
website that shares stories, testimonies and videos from the church
around the world. He is also co-host for "Widows on the World" with ANS
Founder, Dan Wooding, which is airred weeekly on the Holy Spirit
Broadcasting Network (http://hsbn.tv).
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