WHO WE ARE FAITH IN ACTION
by MAJOR PAUL CAIN
MAJOR ALMA CAIN
The Asbury Outpouring, One Year Later
For more than two weeks last February, the Asbury University campus was transformed—and the global effects of the event are still evident
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n February of 2023, a small group of praying students expanded to include an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 visitors from all over the United States and nearly 40 countries. They came to witness what is known among Christians as an outpouring—the moving of the Holy Spirit. During this 16-day period, millions of others followed along on social media’s TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Students from Generation Z were especially drawn to the event, journeying to Asbury University in Wilmore, Ky., from more than 240 colleges and universities. Testimonies of new conversions to Christ, physi cal and emotional healings, broken chains of addiction, reconciliation, and deeper commitments to God were some of the immediate results among students and campus visitors. In the days and weeks immediately following the outpouring, many Asbury students and faculty members traveled throughout the United States and to other countries to give testimony of what the Lord did in their lives. So, what’s happening now? To answer that question, Major Paul Cain, director of The Salvation Army Student Center at Asbury University, asked students about their biggest takeaways from the outpouring, how it had changed them, and how it had influenced their summer ministries, as well as what changes they witnessed on the Asbury campus when they returned in the fall.
Volume 10 Number 1, 2024
