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The Church Stepped Into the Suicide Crisis and Started Saving Lives
Global (USAยท Ongoing since 2013
A global wave of church-based suicide prevention initiatives is emerging, combining community, faith, and trained pastoral care to fill the gap that hotlines and therapy alone cannot. Research in JAMA Psychiatry links religious attendance with significantly lower suicide risk.
After the Protests Came the Questions: How Iran's Gen Z Is Finding Jesus in the Wake of a National Uprising
Iranยท 2022-present
The 2022 Mahsa Amini protests left Iran's Gen Z spiritually homeless after rejecting Islam. In the aftermath, Christian ministries report the largest wave of Iranian spiritual seeking ever recorded, with young Iranians finding Jesus through social media and digital discipleship.
How Satellite TV Became the Church Iran Could Not Shut Down
Iranยท Ongoing since 2000s
Farsi-language satellite TV and online broadcasts have become the unstoppable church in Iran, reaching millions who cannot attend a building, with live prayer lines connecting seekers to underground believers across the country.
Malissa โ Jesus in a Holding Cell
New York Cityยท 2024
Malissa was a high-end jewelry and luxury watch seller involved in credit card fraud. Arrested and facing seven years for grand larceny, she experienced an overwhelming encounter with Jesus in her holding cell โ a bright light, a vision of her entire life, and a promise that she would go free that day. Hours later, she was released without bail.
Kyle Zunker: An Atheist Lawyer Crushed by Panic Attacks Found Peace Only When He Found Christ
San Antonioยท 2015-2016
Kyle Zunker, a staunch atheist and Texas lawyer, suffered debilitating panic attacks for years despite achieving every milestone he set for himself. When he encountered Christ, joy and peace replaced depression and despair โ and he now runs 100-mile ultramarathons.
Adam Peaty Found Jesus After Olympic Gold Could Not Fill the Void
Uttoxeter
Adam Peaty, two-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in swimming, battled depression and alcoholism after Tokyo 2020 before finding faith in Jesus through an Olympic chaplain โ declaring at the 2024 Paris Olympics that his relationship with Christ mattered more than gold.
Inside Iran's Underground Church: Where the Holy Spirit Is Moving Faster Than Any Missionary Could
Iranยท 2024
Iran's underground church is one of the fastest-growing in the world โ the Holy Spirit is reaching Muslims through dreams, healings, and secret house churches despite severe persecution.
Three Days from Eviction โ Then the Holy Spirit Provided the Exact Amount Through a Stranger
Birminghamยท 2024
A single mother of two was three days from eviction, having lost her job during redundancies. She prayed, asking the Holy Spirit for help. A stranger at her local shop felt prompted by the Holy Spirit to hand her an envelope โ containing the exact amount of her overdue rent.
A Construction Worker Encounters the Holy Spirit on a Job Site and Walks Away from Fifteen Years of Alcoholism
United Statesยท 2024
A construction worker battling alcoholism for 15 years sat in his truck during a lunch break and cried out to God. The Holy Spirit met him on the job site โ and the craving for alcohol left that day and never returned.
Bruce Van Natta: Crushed Under a Logging Truck, Then the Holy Spirit Restored What Was Destroyed
Wisconsinยท 2024
Bruce Van Natta was crushed under a logging truck, severing most of his small intestine. Given a 1% chance of survival, he lost over 100 pounds. Then two men prayed for him and the Holy Spirit supernaturally restored his intestines โ confirmed by his doctors.
Jordan Wells: From Trauma and Addiction to Leading Others Into Freedom Through the Holy Spirit
United Statesยท 2024
Pastor Jordan Wells grew up marked by generational trauma and fell into addiction. After an encounter with the Holy Spirit that broke every chain, he now leads a deliverance ministry helping others find the same freedom โ documented in Charisma Magazine.
Tom Shanklin: Twenty Years of Addiction Broken in One Night by the Holy Spirit
United Statesยท 2024
Tom Shanklin spent 20 years trapped in addiction to drugs and alcohol. In one night, the Holy Spirit broke every chain โ no withdrawal, no relapse, no twelve-step programme. Just freedom.