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Her church offering came to the exact amount of her power bill, to the penny
United States· 2020s
Lina Johnson never told anyone the amount of her power bill. Then her church took up an offering for her, and it came to the exact figure, down to the penny.
Police shot him mid-escape. In that second he remembered what his mother said
Rio de Janeiro· 2010s
Peter tried to steal a car in a Rio favela and was shot fleeing police. Bleeding out, he remembered his mother's words about God's forgiveness, repented, survived, and became a pastor.
Ashley was a pagan high priestess for 20 years. Then Jesus filled the emptiness
London
Ashley Collins was a pagan high priestess for 20 years. In a London church, the Holy Spirit pushed out the darkness and made room for peace.
Alisa Latty-Alleyne: The End of Her Husband's Life Was the Beginning of Hers
Coventry· 2020
Alisa Latty-Alleyne was a six-figure tech executive when her husband Benny died suddenly at 30. Three years later, suicidal on her kitchen floor in Coventry, she surrendered to God around 2020. Baptised at Coventry Elim Church, she went on to join Christian ministry and is now the first female UK director of the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Sean O'Farrell: A Google Search After a Breakup Led Him to Jesus
Wadebridge· August 2022
After a breakup in 2022, Sean O'Farrell googled 'Buddhist festivals', then 'Christian festivals'. Creation Fest in Cornwall was happening the next weekend. Overwhelmed during worship, gripped by John 14:6 and a vision of his desk replaced by a Bible, he was baptised at the festival that August. He now serves as a missionary in Dublin.
AJ Griffin Left the NBA at 21 to Follow Jesus Full-Time
United States· 2024
NBA first-round pick AJ Griffin retired at 21, walking away from a $3.9 million contract to serve Jesus full-time after giving his life to Christ in 2020.
Brent Higginson — LSD, Eastern Mysticism, and the Night Everything Changed
Costa Mesa· 1970s
Born into a home that told him he was good for nothing, Brent Higginson chased meaning through LSD and eastern mysticism. At Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa he met the Holy Spirit, and changed completely.
An Epidemic of Anxiety Is Meeting a Movement of Churches That Refuse to Look Away
Global (USA· Ongoing
As anxiety disorders reach epidemic levels worldwide, a growing movement of churches is refusing to look away — launching real programmes, training prayer teams, and providing the embodied community and spiritual care that apps and waiting lists cannot offer.
The Neuroscience of Worship: Why Singing to God Does What Medication Sometimes Cannot
Global· Ongoing
Neuroscience research confirms that corporate worship activates the exact brain pathways disrupted by depression, anxiety, and trauma — reducing cortisol, increasing oxytocin, quieting the fear centre, and redirecting rumination. The church has been offering collective therapy for two thousand years.
A New Sound Is Coming Out of Iran: How Farsi Worship Music Is Fuelling a Spiritual Revolution
Iran / Iranian Diaspora (Los Angeles· Ongoing since 2010s
Iranian Christians are creating a new wave of Farsi worship music that blends Persian musical tradition with Christian theology, fuelling the underground church and uniting scattered Iranian believers worldwide.
Tabitha Acang: Set Free from Self-Harm and Suicidal Thoughts During Worship at Youth Camp
Memphis· 2024
Tabitha Acang battled alopecia, self-harm and suicidal thoughts from childhood. At Tennessee Youth Camp, the Holy Spirit set her free during worship and called her to lead others into that same freedom.
Boonk Gang — From Filming Robberies to Preaching in Prisons
Los Angeles County Jail· 2024
John Robert Hill Jr. — known as Boonk Gang — had over five million followers watching him film robberies and vandalism. After felony charges landed him in LA County Jail, a cellmate named Joshua shared the Bible with him. Alone on his bunk singing "Jesus loves you," John felt the physical touch of the Holy Spirit and was completely transformed.