Experienced God's Presence Testimonies
421 stories of God's work from believers across 312 locations.
Tangible encounter with God's nearness
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Every Note for God's Glory
1685-1750•🇩🇪Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated his entire musical genius to God's glory, writing 'Soli Deo Gloria' on his compositions and serving as a church musician...

Polycarp of Smyrna
🇹🇷Smyrna, Asia Minor (modern Turkey)
Polycarp of Smyrna, student of Apostle John, remained faithful to Christ for 86 years until his martyrdom in 155 AD, declaring he could never blaspheme...

George Whitefield's Divine Transformation
1730s•🏴Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
George Whitefield's transformation from a wayward youth to influential evangelist shows God's power to completely change a life.

God's Provision in Bristol
1830s•🏴Bristol, England
George Müller's incredible story of trusting God to provide for 10,000+ orphans in 1830s Bristol without ever asking for donations - just prayer.

Finding God in Daily Tasks
1690s•🇫🇷Paris, Île-de-France, France
Brother Lawrence, a 17th-century French monk, discovered how to experience God's presence through ordinary kitchen work, transforming daily tasks into...

Heidi Baker Was Undone by Worship in Toronto and Everything Changed
1996•🇨🇦Toronto, Canada
Heidi Baker, burned out from missionary work in Mozambique, experienced a life-changing encounter during a worship service in Toronto in 1996.

John Wesley's Heart Strangely Warmed
24 May 1738•🏴London, England
John Wesley experienced a profound spiritual awakening in 1738 London when his heart was 'strangely warmed' while hearing Scripture, giving him...

Charles S. Price: The Preacher Who Doubted, Then Believed
1921•🇺🇸Lodi, California, United States
A skeptical pastor in 1920s California set out to debunk Pentecostal healings but encountered undeniable miracles that transformed him from doubter to...

John Wimber's Transformative Journey
1940s-1997•🇺🇸Kirksville, Missouri, USA
John Wimber transformed from a 'fourth-generation pagan' musician with the Righteous Brothers to founding the global Vineyard Movement after a dramatic...

Bach: The Composer Who Signed To God Alone the Glory
1685-1750•🇩🇪Leipzig, Germany
Johann Sebastian Bach signed every composition 'SDG' - To God alone the glory - creating over 1,000 works as acts of worship.

The Pyongyang Awakening
1907•🇰🇷Pyongyang, Korea
The 1907 Pyongyang Revival began when Kil Sun-joo heard God's voice calling his name three times.

Zeke Atha: Revival Is Happening at Asbury
February 2023•🇺🇸Wilmore, Kentucky, USA
On February 8, 2023, Asbury student Zeke Atha left chapel thinking it was over—but an hour later, worship was still going.

Sy Rogers: Breaking Generational Patterns of Sexual Abuse and Identity Confusion
1980s•🇸🇬Singapore / International
Sy Rogers, shaped by generational sexual abuse, fatherlessness, and identity confusion, was living as a transgender woman weeks from surgery when Jesus...

Elijah Lamb: The Teen Pastor of Christian TikTok
🇺🇸Florida, USA
Elijah Lamb grew up in church but Jesus was never real to him—until a missions trip to Mexico at 14 changed everything.

Jonathan Edwards' Divine Transformation
1720s•🇺🇸Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan Edwards entered Yale at 13 but struggled with God's sovereignty. In March 1721, reading 1 Timothy 1:17 flooded his soul with 'a sense of the...

Unyielding Faith in Carthage
203 AD•🇹🇳Carthage, North Africa
In 203 AD Carthage, noblewoman Perpetua and her slave Felicity demonstrated unwavering faith through imprisonment and martyrdom, receiving divine...

Daniel Fasted for Twenty-One Days and an Angel Broke Through
6th century BC•🇮🇷Tigris River, Persian Empire
The prophet Daniel fasted for twenty-one days seeking understanding of a vision.

The Lawyer Who Walked Into a Forest and Came Out Someone Else
October 1821•🇺🇸Adams, New York, USA
Charles Finney, a sceptical lawyer in Adams, New York, knelt in a forest clearing on October 10, 1821, and experienced a transformative encounter that led...

Brian "Head" Welch: Breaking Generational Addiction and Self-Destruction
2005•🇺🇸Bakersfield, California, USA
Brian "Head" Welch, Korn's guitarist trapped in severe methamphetamine addiction following a generational family pattern, was supernaturally delivered...

Transformations at Asbury 2023
2023•🇺🇸Wilmore, Jessamine County, United States
Students at Asbury University experienced a powerful spiritual awakening in February 2023 that drew thousands worldwide.

A Spiritual Awakening at Asbury
Feb 2023•🇺🇸Wilmore, Jessamine County, United States
In February 2023, an ordinary chapel service at Asbury University became a 16-day revival that drew thousands worldwide.

From Victim to Victor
Apr 1990•🇿🇦Durban, South Africa
Anglican priest Michael Lapsley survived a letter bomb attack during South Africa's apartheid era, losing both hands and sight in one eye, yet chose...

The Sikh Who Walked Barefoot Through the Himalayas Because He Couldn't Not Go
1905-1929•🇮🇳Himalayan Passes, India/Tibet
Sundar Singh, a former Sikh who burned a Bible at fourteen, became a barefoot sadhu who walked tens of thousands of miles through the Himalayan passes for...

Pyongyang's Great Awakening
1907•🇰🇷Pyongyang, Korea
In 1907 Pyongyang, God sparked a powerful revival that transformed Korea, bringing 1,500 men to deep repentance and growing the Christian population to...

Teresa's Divine Awakening
1555•🇪🇸Ávila, Castile and León, Spain
Teresa of Ávila experienced a profound spiritual awakening in 16th century Spain, transforming from spiritual dryness to mystical visions that led her...

From Persecution to Peace: Tina's Journey
2013•🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Iranian woman finds Jesus through vision, survives persecution and cancer, and receives asylum in Canada through God's provision and community support.

When God Stepped Down
1949-1952•Isle of Lewis, Hebrides
In 1949, two elderly sisters' persistent prayers sparked the famous Hebrides Revival on Scotland's Isle of Lewis, transforming an entire community from...

Andrew Murray's Transformative Encounter
1860s•🇿🇦Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa
Andrew Murray's ministry was transformed during the 1860 South African Revival when he learned to yield to God's Spirit and depend entirely on Him...

Fanny Crosby's Vision for God's Glory
1850s•🇺🇸Brewster, New York, USA
Fanny Crosby, blind from infancy, experienced a powerful conversion in 1850 that led her to write thousands of beloved hymns.

Revival in Puerto Rico: A Nation Transformed
1930s•🇵🇷Puerto Rico
God transformed Puerto Rico through powerful revivals in the 1930s, turning 25% of the island evangelical through local believers like Miguel Martinez...

Corrie ten Boom's Journey of Forgiveness
1940s•🇩🇪Ravensbrück concentration camp, Germany
Corrie ten Boom found God's strength in Ravensbrück concentration camp and later experienced divine empowerment to forgive her Nazi guard.

Faith Through Tragedy and Adoption
21 May 2008•🇺🇸Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Christian musician Steven Curtis Chapman and his family found God's presence and strength after the tragic death of their adopted daughter Maria Sue in...

Lewi Pethrus: A Journey of Faith
1900s•🇸🇪Vargön, Sweden
Swedish factory worker Lewi Pethrus experienced divine calling and supernatural encounters that led him to build the world's largest Pentecostal church...

Faith Amidst Chains and Flames
1940s-1960s•🇷🇴Bucharest, Romania
Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand found unshakeable faith in Christ during 13 years of Communist imprisonment and torture, transforming his dungeon into...

The Laundry Revelation
2019•🇺🇸Texas, USA
A woman discovers God's presence while doing ordinary laundry in Texas, transforming her understanding of how God meets us in everyday moments rather...

Bakht Singh: From Skeptic to Pioneer
1930s•🇮🇳Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
A Sikh man in 1930s Canada went from tearing up a Bible to experiencing a life-changing encounter with Jesus, leading him to plant over 10,000 churches...

John Sung: A Bold Revivalist
1920s-1940s•🇨🇳Hong Chek Village, Fujian Province, China
A Chinese chemistry PhD experienced a powerful vision of Christ that transformed him from spiritual despair into a bold evangelist who converted over...

John Sung: Chemistry to Christ
1920s-1930s•🇨🇳Hong Chek Village, Fujian Province, China
Chinese chemist John Sung left his PhD career after a powerful spiritual awakening in 1927, becoming one of Asia's greatest evangelists and seeing...

Heidi Baker's Missionary Journey
1995-2023•🇲🇿Maputo, Mozambique
Heidi Baker's calling to Africa at 16 led to miraculous healing from tuberculosis and building Iris Global, which now cares for 10,000+ orphans in...

Loren Cunningham's Global Vision
6 Oct 2023•Bahamas
Loren Cunningham received a divine vision in 1956 of young people spreading God's love worldwide, leading him to found Youth With A Mission (YWAM).

A Journey to Purpose at Alpha
2000s•🇬🇧Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Participants in London's Alpha course discovered purpose and belonging through exploring faith in a welcoming environment, leading to personal...

Adoption and Faith in Action
2000s•🇺🇸Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Mary Beth Chapman's journey from adoption calling to founding Show Hope, finding God's presence through family tragedy and loss of daughter Maria Sue in...

Abdu Murray: Muslim Debater Finds the Grand Central Question
2004•🇺🇸Detroit, Michigan, USA
Muslim apologist Abdu Murray underwent a 9-year journey of investigation that led him from defending Islam to embracing Christianity, discovering grace...

Heidi Baker's Journey of Faith and Miracles
2023•🇲🇿Pemba, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
Heidi Baker's transformation from introverted teenager to missionary leader in Mozambique demonstrates how God can use anyone to serve thousands of...

From Elite to Embracing Faith
Dec 1966•🇵🇰Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Pakistani aristocrat Bilquis Sheikh found Jesus through dreams and visions in 1966, converting from Islam to Christianity despite facing family...

Messages from Heaven
1978-1979•🇺🇸Boise, Idaho, United States
Pastor Roland Buck in Boise, Idaho received 27 angelic visitations over two years starting in 1978, transforming his ministry and deepening his...

Charles Finney's Dramatic Conversion
10 Oct 1821•🇺🇸Adams, New York, United States
Lawyer Charles Finney encountered Jesus face-to-face during a desperate prayer in the woods of Adams, New York in 1821, transforming him instantly from...

Simeon Nsibambi: A Turning Point in Faith
1929•🇺🇬Buloba, Uganda
Simeon Nsibambi, a Ugandan government official, experienced a divine vision that led him to abandon his career and spark the East African Revival in...

George Whitefield's New Birth
1735•🏴Oxford, England
George Whitefield discovered true faith through scripture at Oxford in 1735, transforming from religious striving to genuine conversion that launched...

Betty Malz's Journey to Heaven and Back
July 1959•🇺🇸Indiana, USA
Betty Malz died for 28 minutes after a burst appendix in 1959, experienced heaven with Jesus, and returned to life when her father prayed.

Lewi Pethrus and Sweden's Pentecostal Awakening
1907•🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden
Swedish pastor Lewi Pethrus experienced a powerful vision of Jesus that restored his faith, leading to baptism in the Holy Spirit in 1907 and sparking...

Fanny Crosby's Radiant Conversion
Nov 1850•🇺🇸New York City, New York, United States
Fanny Crosby was blinded at six weeks by a medical error but called it 'blessed providence.

John Bunyan's Prison Revelation
1660s•🏴Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
John Bunyan, once profane and rebellious, was arrested in 1660 for preaching. He declared he'd 'stay in prison till moss grows on my eyelids' and...

A.W. Tozer: From Factory to Faith
1960s•🇺🇸Akron, Ohio, USA
A.W. Tozer, a 17-year-old rubber factory worker in Akron, found Christ after hearing a street preacher in 1914.

From Hollywood Glamour to Faith
20 Sep 2009•🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Hollywood set designer Becket Cook left the fashion industry's glamour after a September 2009 encounter with Christians at a coffee shop led him to...

The Deliverance of Clarita Villanueva
May 1953•🇵🇭Manila, Philippines
In 1953 Manila, Clarita Villanueva was tormented by demonic attacks in prison until missionary Lester Sumrall prayed for her deliverance.

Revival at Brownsville: A Divine Encounter
June 1995•🇺🇸Pensacola, Florida, USA
The famous Brownsville Revival began on Father's Day 1995 when God's powerful presence transformed a Florida church service into a 5-year spiritual...

Smith Wigglesworth: Apostle of Faith
1900s•🏴Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Smith Wigglesworth rose from poverty and illiteracy in Yorkshire, England to become the 'Apostle of Faith,' experiencing miraculous healings and Holy...

Faith and Forgiveness Amid Tragedy
1999 and 2012•🇺🇸Littleton, Colorado, USA
Two families found supernatural peace and forgiveness after losing loved ones in the Columbine and Sandy Hook school shootings, showing how faith...
Kathryn Kuhlman's Healing Ministry
1940s-1970s•🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Kathryn Kuhlman's healing ministry in Pittsburgh from 1940s-1970s touched countless lives through divine healing and miraculous services, emphasizing Jesus as the true healer.

Charles Finney - The Lawyer Who Met the Holy Spirit
1821•🇺🇸Village of Adams, Jefferson County, United States
Skeptical lawyer Charles Finney had a powerful encounter with the Holy Spirit in 1821 that transformed him into America's most influential evangelist,...

Spurgeon’s Compassion in Crisis
1854•🇬🇧Greater London, England, United Kingdom
During London's 1854 cholera outbreak, young preacher Charles Spurgeon fearlessly ministered to the sick and dying in Southwark, providing hope through...

D.L. Moody's Transformative Faith
1850s•🇺🇸Northfield, Massachusetts, USA
D.L. Moody transformed from an indifferent young shoe store worker to a world-renowned evangelist after a simple gospel conversation in 1855 Massachusetts.

The Fire of God in Timor
1965•Soe, Timor
In 1965, a powerful revival in Timor began when God's fire appeared on a church during prayer, leading to mass healings, societal transformation, and...

From Gang Warfare to God's Love
1958•🇺🇸Brooklyn, USA
Former gang leader Nicky Cruz found Christ in 1950s Brooklyn through preacher David Wilkerson's unconditional love, transforming from violent criminal...

Perpetua of Carthage: Martyr's Own Account
203 AD•🇹🇳Carthage, North Africa (modern Tunisia)
A 22-year-old mother in ancient Carthage experienced God's presence in prison, facing death with unwavering faith. Her diary survives as a powerful testimony.

The Day Light Broke Through
6 Jan 1850•🇬🇧Colchester, Essex, UK
Young Charles Spurgeon found salvation during a snowstorm in 1850 when an unknown preacher's simple message about looking to Jesus transformed his...
From Refugee to Believer
Mar 2025•🇩🇪Berlin, Germany
Amal Haddad, once a Syrian refugee, found hope and transformation through Jesus in a Berlin refugee camp. Her conversion to Christianity brought profound peace and purpose, as she now actively supports her community.

My Guide Dog Refused to Move — And Saved My Life
2021•🇺🇸United States
A blind woman's guide dog Solomon refused to obey her forward command at a street corner. Seconds later, a delivery truck ran the red light and jumped the curb into the exact spot where she would have been standing.

From Prominence to Faith
1966•🇵🇰Wah, Pakistan
Bilquis Sheikh, a prominent Pakistani Muslim woman, experienced vivid dreams of Jesus that led to her conversion to Christianity in 1966, despite facing...

Amanda Berry Smith
1868-09•🇺🇸New York City, New York, USA
Born into slavery, Amanda Berry Smith experienced God's sanctifying power in 1868 at a NYC church service, transforming her into a powerful evangelist...

Faith and Nonviolence in Montgomery
1955-1956•🇺🇸Montgomery, Alabama, United States
During the 1955-1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Martin Luther King Jr. experienced God's direct guidance through a divine encounter that renewed his...

Rees Howells: Prayer Warrior of WWII
1939-1950•🇬🇧Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Welsh coal miner Rees Howells founded a prayer college and interceded for Allied victory in WWII, believing God would destroy Hitler through prayer.

Maria Woodworth-Etter: A Pioneer of Faith
1844-1924•🇺🇸New Lisbon, Ohio, USA
Maria Woodworth-Etter overcame poverty and opposition to become a pioneering evangelist in the Pentecostal movement, experiencing divine visions and...

When Heaven Came Down
1904-1905•🇬🇧Wales, UK
A young coal miner's prayer for revival sparked the Welsh Revival of 1904-1905, where God's presence was so thick that 100,000 people came to Christ in...

From Darkness to Healing
2023•🇺🇸United States
Monica Pyles survived years of physical and emotional abuse, finding complete healing and restoration through surrendering her life to Jesus Christ in a...

Faith Amidst the Flames: Brian Birdwell's Story
2000s•🇺🇸Arlington, Arlington County, United States
Pentagon survivor Brian Birdwell experienced God's miraculous presence when trapped in flames during 9/11, leading to renewed faith through 39 surgeries...

Teresa's Transformative Awakening
1554•🇪🇸Ávila, Spain
Teresa of Avila experienced a life-changing spiritual awakening in 1554 Spain while praying before an image of Christ, transforming her from a...

Thomas Aquinas: When All Became Straw
1273•🇮🇹Naples, Italy
Thomas Aquinas received a divine revelation during Mass in 1273 that made his greatest theological works seem 'like straw' compared to encountering God...

A Spontaneous Outpouring of Faith
2023•🇺🇸Wilmore, Jessamine County, United States
What started as a regular chapel service at Asbury University became a 16-day revival when 19 students stayed to pray, drawing thousands and resulting...

George Fox: Encounter with the Inner Light
1650s•🏴Drayton-in-the-Clay, Leicestershire, England
George Fox found spiritual truth through a direct encounter with Christ's voice during his darkest crisis, leading him to discover the 'Inner Light' and...

George Fox's Divine Revelation
1647•🏴Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
George Fox experienced divine revelation in 1647 England when Christ spoke directly to his heart, transforming him from spiritual seeker to bold...

Evan Roberts - Thirteen Years of Prayer
1904-10-31•🇬🇧Loughor, Wales, United Kingdom
Coal miner Evan Roberts prayed 13 years for revival in Wales. After encountering God in 1904, his obedience sparked the Welsh Revival that transformed a...

J.C. Penney's Golden Rule Transformation
1950s•🇺🇸Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States
J.C. Penney experienced profound spiritual transformation during the Great Depression when financial ruin led him to encounter God at Battle Creek...

The Doctor Who Walked into Ebola and Found Grace
2014•🇸🇱Kenema, Sierra Leone
An infectious disease specialist from Johns Hopkins found faith in a Sierra Leone Ebola ward, singing "Amazing Grace" with a twelve-year-old patient and discovering that grace means being present when everything says leave.

The Elephant That Remembered Kindness
2022•🇿🇦KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A South African veterinarian who treated a young elephant's infected wound was recognised by the same elephant twelve years later, when she broke from her herd to gently touch his face.

A Vision in the Fields
1796•🇳🇴Tune, Østfold county, Norway
Norwegian farmer Hans Nielsen Hauge experienced a life-changing vision of God's love while singing in the fields in 1796, sparking a revival movement...

Perpetua's Prison Diary: Earliest Female Christian Writing
🇹🇳Carthage, North Africa (modern Tunisia)
Young mother Perpetua found strength and peace in prison through faith, experiencing God's presence even facing martyrdom in 203 AD Carthage.

Faith Unshaken: Brother Yun's Through
1970s-1997•🇨🇳Zhengzhou, China
Brother Yun's powerful testimony of unwavering faith during imprisonment and torture in China, culminating in a miraculous prison escape through divine...

Transformation in Pyongyang: 1907 Revival
Jan 1907•🇰🇷Pyongyang, Korea
In 1907 Pyongyang, Korea, a powerful spiritual awakening transformed individuals and communities during Japanese occupation.

Visions of Heaven
1997-2002•🇺🇸Mount Morris, Illinois, USA
Child prodigy Akiane Kramarik, raised by atheist parents, began experiencing visions of Jesus at age 3, leading her to paint the famous 'Prince of...

William Seymour and the Worship That Ignited Azusa Street
1906-1909•🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, USA
William Seymour led extended worship gatherings at Azusa Street in Los Angeles beginning in 1906.

Jonathan Edwards' Transformative Awakening
1720s-1750s•🇺🇸East Windsor, Connecticut, USA
Jonathan Edwards experienced a profound spiritual awakening in 1721 Connecticut through 1 Timothy 1:17, transforming his view of God's sovereignty and...

Faith Unbroken Amidst Darkness
1950s•🇷🇴Romania
Sabina Wurmbrand's faith remained unshaken through three years in a Communist Romanian labor camp. She later co-founded Voice of the Martyrs.

Faith Unyielding: A Coptic Family's Legacy
Jan 2025•🇪🇬Minya, Egypt
A Coptic family in Egypt found strength through Jesus during a 2025 church attack, inspiring their community to rebuild with renewed faith and unity...

Our Mission Trip to Maasai Mara
1 Jan 2020•🇰🇪Maasai Mara, , Kenya
A mission team sees 200 miracles during a two-week trip to Kenya's Maasai Mara, including instant healings from malaria, spider poison, and heart...

The Hebrides Awakening
Nov 1949•🏴Barvas, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Two elderly sisters' fervent prayers sparked the 1949 Hebrides Revival in Scotland, transforming empty churches into vibrant communities.

The Flames of Azusa Street
1906-1909•🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
William Seymour's faith journey from poverty and rejection led to the historic Azusa Street Revival in 1906 Los Angeles, where God broke racial barriers...

Denzel Washington's Faith Journey
Dec 2024•🇺🇸Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington's powerful faith journey from spiritual struggle to 2024 baptism, showing God's transformative work over...

Faith Amid Persecution in Oman
2023•🇷🇴Muscat, Oman
Two Muslim converts in Oman find faith through divine dreams despite facing family rejection and living in secrecy.

Divine Healing in Manila
Mar 2025•🇵🇭Manila, Philippines
Maria Santos experienced complete healing from aggressive cancer through prayer in Manila. Doctors found no medical explanation for her recovery.

Finding Peace in God's Rest
1875•🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Hannah Whitall Smith, a prominent Quaker from Philadelphia, discovered spiritual peace by letting Christ live through her rather than striving for...

Forgiveness in the Face of Tragedy
1999-2015•🇮🇳Manoharpur, Odisha, India
After her missionary husband and two sons were murdered by extremists in India, Gladys Staines chose radical forgiveness over revenge, continuing their...

Chains of Faith: Richard Wurmbrand's
1948-1964•🇷🇴Romania
Richard Wurmbrand endured 14 years in Communist Romanian prisons for his Christian faith, finding Christ's presence in solitary confinement and emerging...

The Praying Prisoner of China
1952-1972•🇨🇳Shanghai, China
Watchman Nee spent 20 years in Chinese Communist prison for leading house churches, yet radiated peace through silent prayer and left a powerful final...

Howard Storm: Atheist Professor's Near-Death Experience
June 1985•🇫🇷Paris, France
Atheist art professor Howard Storm experienced a life-changing near-death encounter with Jesus during a medical crisis in Paris, transforming from...

Two Friends, One Garden, and a Voice That Said "Pick It Up and Read"
386 AD•🇮🇹Milan, Italy
Augustine wept under a fig tree in Milan, heard "Tolle lege," and opened Romans. His lifelong friend Alypius read the next verse.

A Call Within a Call: Mother Teresa's Mission
1950s-1990s•🇮🇳Calcutta, India
Mother Teresa's powerful testimony of receiving God's call to serve the poorest in Calcutta, India, founding the Missionaries of Charity despite...

Visions of Divine Love
May 1373•🏴Norwich, England
In 1373, Julian of Norwich received sixteen divine visions while dying of illness, revealing God's overwhelming love through mystical encounters that...

From Conflict to Christ
2008•🇵🇸Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Former Palestinian sniper and aide to Yasser Arafat encounters Jesus through powerful dreams and visions, transforming from militant fighter to peace...

Brother Lawrence's Profound Awakening
1690s•🇫🇷Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nicolas Herman found God's presence through a simple winter revelation about a barren tree, becoming Brother Lawrence and transforming ordinary...

God Answered a Scientist in a Pre-Dawn Laboratory
1900s-1940s•🇺🇸Tuskegee, Alabama, USA
George Washington Carver, born into slavery and orphaned as an infant, made his greatest scientific discoveries by arriving at his Tuskegee laboratory...

Sarah Edwards - Two Weeks of Heavenly Rapture
1742-01-20•🇺🇸Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Edwards experienced two weeks of intense spiritual encounters during the Great Awakening in 1742 Massachusetts, with overwhelming divine presence...

Father Arseny: Light in the Soviet Gulag
1930s-1950s•🇷🇺Soviet Gulag camps, Russia
Orthodox priest Father Arseny survived over 20 years in Soviet prison camps, leading fellow prisoners to faith through miraculous protection and...
Eric Liddell
1920s-1945•🇨🇳Tianjin, China
Eric Liddell, an Olympic champion, chose faith over fame by refusing to race on a Sunday at the 1924 Paris Olympics. His unexpected victory in the 400-meter race became a testament to his commitment to God. Liddell later served as a missionary in China, demonstrating unwavering faith until his death in an internment camp.

Supernatural Healing of the Corona Virus
30 Jul 2020•🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland
A Swiss man dying from coronavirus in ICU was given up for dead by doctors. His church mobilized in prayer, declaring God's presence over his hospital...

From Visions to a Global Ministry
1930s-1940s•🇺🇸Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA
William Branham's journey from poverty in Kentucky to global healing ministry began with childhood visions and divine calling, culminating in miraculous...

Faith Amidst Hidden Gatherings
2020s•Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Sheila, a nurse in Brunei, discovered faith through a childhood vision of Jesus and found strength attending secret Christian gatherings despite severe...

Fire Over the Favelas
1950s-present•🇧🇷Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
How God transformed Brazil's slums through the Pentecostal movement, giving dignity and voice to the poor from the 1950s onward, growing from thousands...

Darren Wilson: The Film Professor Who Went Looking for Proof
2007•🇺🇸Filmed globally: Mozambique, Brazil, USA
Darren Wilson was a sceptic film professor who set out to document charismatic Christianity on camera. The footage defied his assumptions.

Renewed Faith in Poland
2025•🇵🇱Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
A Polish Catholic experienced powerful spiritual renewal through the Charismatic Renewal movement in 2025, transforming from nominal faith to deep...

From Kayak to Heaven's Door
14 Jan 1999•🇨🇱Fuy River, Los Rios, Chile
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mary Neal experienced God's presence during a 30-minute underwater kayaking accident in Chile, transforming her from cultural...

From Businessman to Evangelist
1979•🇦🇷Quilmes, near Buenos Aires, Argentina
Carlos Annacondia transformed from a fearful businessman to a powerful evangelist after surrendering to Jesus in 1979 Argentina.

A Declaration Sparks Revival
Feb 1904•🏴New Quay, Ceredigion, Wales
In 1904 Wales, young Florrie Evans's simple declaration 'I love Jesus Christ with all my heart!' sparked the famous Welsh Revival that transformed...

A Life Transformed in Syria
2025•🇸🇾Aleppo, Syria
A young Syrian Christian in war-torn Aleppo experienced Jesus speaking to him during his darkest hour in 2025, bringing supernatural peace and...

John Muir - The Mountains Are Calling
1867-1914•🇺🇸Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, United States
John Muir lost his sight in 1867 but promised God he'd study creation if healed. His restored vision led him to Yosemite, where his wilderness...

A Miracle of Provision
1850s•🏴Bristol, England
George Müller's incredible story of divine provision in 1850s Bristol shows how God miraculously provided breakfast for 300 orphans through prayer...

Handel's Divine Composition
1740s•🏴London, England
Composer Handel experienced divine inspiration while writing Messiah in 1741 London, completing the masterpiece in just 24 days during financial crisis.

Kelsey Grammer: When the Script Arrived the Morning After the Prayer
2022-2023•🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, USA
Kelsey Grammer cursed God after his sister's murder and spent decades in addiction.

A New Beginning at 98
2020•🇺🇸Nursing Home, United States
A 98-year-old woman found faith in Jesus Christ at her nursing home during a revival meeting, proving it's never too late for salvation and new beginnings.

Faith Amid Fulani Attacks
April 2025•🇳🇬Plateau State, Nigeria
During a violent attack by Fulani militants in Nigeria that killed his father, Nenche Steven experienced God's protection and presence, strengthening...

Soren Kierkegaard: The Leap of Faith
1838•🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard experienced profound spiritual transformation in 1838, moving from doubt to faith through what he called an...

Suman Ramtel's Journey to Freedom
2019•Thimphu, Bhutan
Young man from Bhutan overcomes drug addiction through divine intervention after terrifying vision of hell leads him to cry out to Jesus for help.

A Paramedic's Divine Encounter
2020s•🇺🇸Boise, Idaho, USA
Paramedic Dawson Merrick from Boise had a near-death experience where Jesus revealed how unforgiveness blocked his relationship with God.

A Cuban Farmer's Faithfulness
1990s•🇨🇺Pinar del Rio, Cuba
A Cuban tobacco farmer remained faithful to Jesus through 40 years of communist persecution and economic hardship, holding secret prayer meetings and...

Tim Tebow's Divine Game
2025•🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States
NFL star Tim Tebow's faith journey through career challenges culminated in a miraculous 2012 game where he threw for exactly 316 yards, mirroring John...

Perpetua of Carthage
🇹🇳Carthage, North Africa (modern Tunisia)
Young Christian mother Perpetua received divine visions and strength while imprisoned in 203 AD Carthage, choosing martyrdom over renouncing her faith...

Faith Unbroken in Eritrean Prisons
2023•🇪🇷Eritrean Prisons, Eritrea
Despite brutal imprisonment and torture in Eritrean shipping containers, Christians like Helen Berhane and Pastor Gabriel maintained unshakeable faith,...

14 Years in Communist Darkness
1948-1964•🇷🇴Bucharest, București, Romania
Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand survived 14 years in Communist prisons, discovering God's presence even in solitary confinement and torture, emerging...

He Found God Between the Potato Peels
1660s-1691•🇫🇷Paris, France
Brother Lawrence, a 17th-century kitchen worker in a Paris monastery, discovered that peeling potatoes and scrubbing pots could be as sacred as any...

Amazima's Miracle: How Faith Fed the Orphans
2008•🇺🇬Jinja, Uganda
In 2008 Uganda, Katie Davis faced empty shelves at her orphanage when a farmer unexpectedly arrived with abundant food after her desperate prayer.

From Dyslexia to Divine Destiny
2023•🇲🇿Pemba, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
Heidi Baker overcame severe dyslexia through divine healing and built a miracle-working ministry in Mozambique, witnessing the blind see, deaf hear, and...

The Twenty-One: Martyrs on the Libyan Shore
2015•🇱🇾Sirte, Libya
Twenty-one Christian workers from Egypt and Ghana chose martyrdom over denying Christ when captured by militants in Libya in 2015, becoming canonized...

Patricia Heaton's Journey of Faith
2022•🇺🇸Bay Village, Ohio, USA
Emmy-winning actress Patricia Heaton found peace and career breakthrough after surrendering her acting dreams to God during a Mexico mission trip,...

Simone Weil: Waiting for God
1937•🇫🇷France
Brilliant French philosopher Simone Weil experienced profound encounters with Christ in 1937, describing how 'Christ himself came down and took...

From Buddhist Roots to Faith in Jesus
2020s•🇹🇭Thailand
A young Thai woman raised in Buddhism finds peace and purpose when she encounters Jesus through her grandfather's deathbed conversion and a welcoming...

Conversion Amidst Persecution
2025•🇮🇳Kerala, India
A young Hindu woman from Kerala, India found peace and purpose through Jesus Christ despite family rejection and social persecution in 2025.

Helen Roseveare's Divine Transformation
1960s•🇨🇬Nebobongo, Democratic Republic of Congo
English missionary surgeon Helen Roseveare experienced God's presence and purpose through brutal captivity during Congo's 1964 rebellion, transforming...

Freedom from Addiction through Faith
2023•🇺🇸United States
Steven Beard overcame heroin addiction through faith in Jesus Christ. After losing everything, he cried out to God and experienced divine intervention...

From Desperation to Global Impact
1958•🇰🇷Seoul, South Korea
Korean pastor David Yonggi Cho was miraculously healed from terminal tuberculosis at age 17 in 1953 after crying out to Jesus for help.

From Chemistry to Christ
1920s-1940s•🇨🇳Hong Chek Village, Fujian Province, China
Chinese chemist John Sung experienced a powerful spiritual awakening at Union Theological Seminary in 1927, transforming from academic pursuits to...

From Ashes to Beauty
1976•🇺🇸St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Joyce Meyer overcame severe childhood abuse through God's healing power, experiencing His 'liquid love' in 1976. She later baptized her repentant father.

John Wesley's Heart Aflame
24 May 1738•🏴Aldersgate Street, London, England
John Wesley experienced a profound spiritual awakening at Aldersgate Street in London on May 24, 1738, when his heart was 'strangely warmed' while...

Miracles on the Bridge
18 Jan 1989•🇺🇸Lake Livingston, Texas, USA
Baptist pastor Don Piper died in a car crash on a Texas bridge in 1989, experienced heaven for 90 minutes, then miraculously returned to life when...

A Soldier's New Mission
2010s
Former Green Beret Darren Jones experienced miraculous bone healing after accepting Jesus, then founded The Lighthouse homeless shelter to serve others.

From Despair to Divine Light
1929•🇮🇳Rampur, Punjab, India
Sundar Singh, a young Sikh from Punjab, India, went from burning Bibles in anger to becoming a devoted Christian missionary after encountering Jesus in...

A Heart Transformed by Forgiveness
1947•🇩🇪Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Dutch Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom discovers supernatural power to forgive a former Nazi guard through prayer, experiencing God's transformative...

Regeneration of a Thyroid Gland
1 Jan 2025
Australian woman's thyroid grows back 14 years after cancer removal. Half of her thyroid regenerated after attending a healing conference, allowing...

Margery Kempe: Woman Would Not Be Silent
🏴King's Lynn, England
Medieval English businesswoman Margery Kempe experienced divine healing from mental torment when Christ appeared to her, transforming her into a bold...

The Brownsville Fire
1995-2000•🇺🇸Pensacola, Escambia County, United States
On Father's Day 1995, God's presence fell powerfully at Brownsville Assembly in Pensacola, Florida, sparking a 5-year revival that drew 4 million...

Singing Through Darkness
2004-2006•🇪🇷Asmara, Eritrea
Eritrean gospel singer Helen Berhane maintained unshakeable faith during two years of torture in military prison, finding strength through worship and...

A Lawyer's Encounter with Jesus
Oct 1821•🇺🇸Adams, New York, United States
Charles Finney, a skeptical lawyer in 1821 New York, experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus that transformed him from legal practice to...

Faith in the Depths of Evin Prison
2009•🇮🇷Tehran, Iran
Two Iranian women found faith in Jesus through dreams and visions, then survived 259 days in Iran's notorious Evin Prison for sharing Christianity,...

Revival at Asbury College
1970•🇺🇸Wilmore, Kentucky, USA
A powerful spiritual revival broke out at Asbury College in 1970, starting from a simple chapel service and spreading to over 130 schools nationwide as...

Gerard Manley Hopkins: The Priest-Poet
1866•🏴England/Ireland
Victorian priest Gerard Manley Hopkins burned his poetry believing art conflicted with faith, but God wouldn't let him stay silent.

Flight to Heaven
1969•🇺🇸North Hollywood, California, United States
Commercial pilot Dale Black died in a 1969 plane crash in North Hollywood but experienced heaven during three days between life and death, returning...

From Atheism to Faith in Kazakhstan
1990s•Kazakhstan
A Kazakhstani man raised in Soviet atheism encountered Christianity in the 1990s, experiencing instant spiritual transformation and newfound clarity...

Islamists Attack Christian Man's Home and Businesses
🇪🇹Shashemane, West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Christian merchant Yimenu lost his home and businesses to Islamist attacks in 2020, but God protected his family and provided through...

From Death to Divine Purpose
10 Dec 2009•🇺🇸Oklahoma, USA
Crystal McVea's heart stopped for 9 minutes during a medical procedure in Oklahoma, leading to a transformative heavenly encounter.

Awa's Journey to Faith
2012•🇨🇮Ivory Coast
After losing her daughter in 2012, Awa from Ivory Coast encountered Jesus in a vision of light, leading her to abandon tribal religion despite...

Charles Finney's Radical Transformation
October 1821•🇺🇸Adams, New York, United States
Young lawyer Charles Finney experienced a radical transformation in 1821 New York woods, encountering Christ's presence and receiving what he called a...

Floribeth Mora's Miraculous Healing
2011•🇨🇷Cartago, Costa Rica
Floribeth Mora from Costa Rica was miraculously healed of an inoperable brain aneurysm after hearing a voice during Pope John Paul II's beatification,...

Communion on the Moon
1969•🇺🇸Moon (Sea of Tranquility), United States
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin secretly took communion on the moon during Apollo 11, finding God's presence even at humanity's farthest frontier in 1969.

Steffany Gretzinger: Lifted Above the Fear
🇺🇸Redding, California, USA
Steffany Gretzinger tried to rescue her dying father. A friend said: "You are not the hero. Jesus is." She asked God to lift her above the fear. He did.

Michael W. Smith - Rescued on a Kitchen Floor
November 1979•🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Grammy-winning artist Michael W. Smith nearly died from drug addiction before experiencing God's presence on his kitchen floor in Nashville, leading to...

Walter Colace: Never Lost the Peace
🇺🇸El Centro, California, USA
Through seven weeks of chemo and radiation, Pastor Walter Colace never lost God's peace. He even shared Christ with a fellow cancer patient during treatment.

Choosing Life Amidst Tragedy
11 Sep 2001•🇯🇲Blue Lagoon, Jamaica
Tammy Trent's husband died tragically in a diving accident on September 11, 2001, in Jamaica. She chose life and faith despite devastating loss.

Healing in the ICU: A Nurse's Awakening
2020s•ICU
A skeptical ICU nurse witnesses an unexplainable patient recovery after praying for divine intervention, transforming her clinical faith into a personal...

Blaise Pascal's Night of Fire
23 Nov 1654•🇫🇷Paris, France
Renowned mathematician Blaise Pascal experienced a supernatural divine encounter in Paris on November 23, 1654, transforming his intellectual faith into...

Healing Miracles at Azusa Street
1906-1915•🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
The historic Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles (1906-1915) brought miraculous healings, racial unity, and spiritual transformation under William...

Samuel Chadwick's Fiery Transformation
1860-1932•🏴Burnley, Lancashire, England
Methodist preacher Samuel Chadwick experienced a transformative baptism with the Holy Spirit in 1880s England after burning his sermons in surrender,...

The Azusa Street Transformation
1906•🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
William Seymour's faith launched the 1906 Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles, sparking the global Pentecostal movement through miraculous healings and...

Faithful Prayer Transforms Debt
2023•🏴small town in England
A family in England faced overwhelming debt with no means to pay rent, but through faithful prayer, God provided the exact amount needed through an...

Rescued by Grace: Michael W. Smith's Journey
2021•🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Michael W. Smith's powerful testimony of redemption from drug addiction and near-fatal overdose in Nashville, showing how God rescued him and...

Faith and Waves: Bethany's Journey
31 Oct 2003•Tunnels Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton's faith in Jesus Christ sustained her through a devastating shark attack that severed her arm, leading to her...

Miraculous Escape from Danger
2023•🇸🇩Sudan
During Sudan's civil unrest in 2023, Zechariah experienced divine protection as God guided his family to safety through dangerous territories, deepening...

From Despair to Divine Encounter
1900s•🇮🇳Rampur, Punjab, India
A Sikh teenager in 1904 Punjab, India contemplated suicide after his mother's death until Jesus appeared in a vision, transforming him into the renowned...

A Brazilian Pastor's Transformation
2023•🇧🇷Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazilian pastor Silas Malafaia found transformative peace and purpose through Jesus at a Rio church service, leading him from a hopeless lifestyle to...

From Holocaust to Hope
1955•🇧🇷Brazil
Holocaust survivor Vera Schlamm found hope and healing through faith in Jesus in Brazil, discovering that believing in Yeshua fulfilled rather than...

Delia Knox - 22 Years in a Wheelchair, Then She Walked
2010•🇺🇸Mobile, Mobile County, United States
After 22 years of paralysis from a car accident, Delia Knox was instantly healed during prayer at a Mobile, Alabama conference in 2010, walking again as...

Charles Finney Encountered God While Worshipping Alone in the Woods
1821•🇺🇸Adams, New York, USA
Charles Finney, a 29-year-old lawyer, experienced an overwhelming encounter during spontaneous worship alone in the woods near Adams, New York in 1821.

Reinhard Bonnke's Vision: Africa Saved
1940s-2000s•🇩🇪Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany; Various locations across Africa
German missionary Reinhard Bonnke received a divine vision of 'Africa Shall Be Saved' and witnessed millions come to faith through massive evangelistic...

Faith and Forgiveness Amidst Horror
1990s•🇷🇼Mataba, Rwanda
During Rwanda's 1994 genocide, Immaculee Ilibagiza survived 91 days hidden in a bathroom through prayer and faith, emerging with a transformed heart...

The Pyongyang Great Revival
Jan 1907•🇰🇵Pyongyang, North Korea
In 1907 Pyongyang, a missionary's public confession of wrongdoing sparked a massive spiritual revival that transformed 30,000 lives and earned the city...

Fanny Crosby - Blind But Seeing Glory
1850•🇺🇸New York City, New York, USA
Fanny Crosby lost her sight at 6 weeks old but became history's greatest hymn writer, composing 8,000 hymns after a powerful salvation experience in...

Agnes Ozman - First to Speak in Tongues
1901-01-01•🇺🇸Topeka, Kansas, USA
In 1901, Agnes Ozman became the first person to speak in tongues at Bethel Bible School in Topeka, Kansas, launching the global Pentecostal movement...

TobyMac's Journey Through Grief
2022•🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Christian musician TobyMac found God's presence sustained him through devastating grief after losing his 21-year-old son to overdose, leading to deeper...

Teresa's Divine Transformation
1555•🇪🇸Ávila, Castile and León, Spain
Teresa of Avila's profound spiritual transformation from lukewarm faith to mystical union with God through prayer, leading her to reform the Carmelite...

The Great Awakening in Pyongyang
Jan 1907•🇰🇵Pyongyang, , North Korea
The 1907 Pyongyang Revival transformed a city under Japanese occupation when Korean Christians experienced powerful spiritual awakening.

Misty Burdette: The Doctor Said "I Believe Jesus
🇺🇸Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
Misty Burdette was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that had spread to her lungs, bones, liver and lymph nodes.
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