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Michael W. Smith Believes a Worldwide Revival Is Breaking Out: 'What We've Prayed for' Is Happening

Michael W. Smith Believes a Worldwide Revival Is Breaking Out: 'What We've Prayed for' Is Happening

Grammy-winning artist Michael W. Smith, fresh off an event in Vietnam that drew thousands, says he believes “God is on the movie” around the world and that a global revival is breaking out.

“Something's happening,” Smith told Christian Headlines. “I'm so grateful that I'm alive to get to see it.”

Smith referenced the Asbury revival but also a series of other events: the timely release of Jesus Revolution and the popularity of The Chosen, among them.

Despite Curses by Local Witches, Thousands in Nicaragua Accept Christ at Gospel Event

Despite Curses by Local Witches, Thousands in Nicaragua Accept Christ at Gospel Event

The salvation of thousands was recorded last week at an outdoor gospel campaign in Somotillo, Nicaragua, despite opposition from local witches who attempted to curse the field and block the event by Shake the Nations Ministries.

2 of the 4 Americans Kidnapped in Mexico Are Found Dead

2 of the 4 Americans Kidnapped in Mexico Are Found Dead

Two of the four Americans kidnapped in Mexico while traveling to the country for a healthcare operation have been found dead.

Iran Releases Yousef Nadarkhani, Other Christians from Prison

Iran Releases Yousef Nadarkhani, Other Christians from Prison

Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, once sentenced to death in Iran for apostasy, was the third Christian convert recently released from prison as part of the government’s annual amnesty marking the anniversary of the 1979 revolution.

U.S. Energy Department, FBI Say COVID-19 Pandemic Likely Started with Lab Leak in China

U.S. Energy Department, FBI Say COVID-19 Pandemic Likely Started with Lab Leak in China

A new intelligence report from the U.S. Energy Department suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic began following a leak at a lab in Wuhan, China.

Euphrates River Water Levels Fall Sparking End Times Questions

Euphrates River Water Levels Fall Sparking End Times Questions

Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources reports that the water levels of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq have fallen 30 percent.

Pastor Attacked after Invitation to Christian Muslim Debate

Pastor Attacked after Invitation to Christian Muslim Debate

A pastor invited to participate in a religion debate by mosque leaders in Uganda was attacked after his arguments ostensibly led to 37 Muslims accepting Christ, sources said.

Energy Department Says Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of COVID-19 Pandemic

Energy Department Says Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of COVID-19 Pandemic

The US Energy Department (USED) has concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic origin was most likely a laboratory leak.

According to the Wall Street Journal, this conclusion “is the result of new intelligence and is significant because the agency has considerable scientific expertise and oversees a network of US national laboratories, some of which conduct advanced biological research.” However, people who have read the classified report add that the USED made its judgment with “low confidence” (which means that it is based on highly incomplete evidence).

Police in Uganda Rescue 40 Christian Children in Kidnapping Scam

Police in Uganda Rescue 40 Christian Children in Kidnapping Scam

Police in Uganda have arrested two people in connection with the kidnapping of 40 Christian children lured by a Muslim posing as the leader of a Christian charity offering free education, sources said.

Courageous Christian Leadership in Sierra Leone: Shodankeh Johnson

Courageous Christian Leadership in Sierra Leone: Shodankeh Johnson

Every year, the Colson Center presents the William Wilberforce Award to a Christian leader who has made a lasting difference in their sphere of influence, demonstrating the same principled courage as British abolitionist William Wilberforce. This year, at the 2023 Colson Center National Conference, we look forward to honoring Shodankeh Johnson with the award. His work as a pastor, church planter, and reformer has brought transformation in his home country of Sierra Leone.