I was just reading today about a revival that broke out in Jena, Louisiana. You may remember last fall there was a lot of racial tension in that area. A 4 day revival just finished its 7th week. Black and white churches are coming together for the meetings. I would be interested in hearing a testimony of someone who is in that area and is going to the meetings. I know just what I have read. Here is some of the articles that have been written on this move of God: http://www.bpnews.net/BPSearch.asp?search=jena&yr=&sortby=DESC&mo1=1&mo2=12

Blessings!
Heath Powers

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Heath Powers

Thank you for bringing this forward, started reading from Feb.27;

http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=27502

This is remarkable

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Mike Balog

Would hate to see this just get buried somewhere, but the sheer simplicity, a small town, even the great ... thwarting and overthrowing of mere men's actions that practically made the whole situation worse by their foolish efforts ... now ... [i]Revival![/i]

This is tremendous saints. May it jump the fences and spread like wildfire ...

http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/338343.aspx

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Mike Balog

More background and history;

http://www.thejenatimes.net/ChronologicalEvents.pdf

Taken from;

http://www.thejenatimes.net/home.html

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Mike Balog

http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/8606.article

Pardon the bluntness here but ...

Wake up people!

[i]“When you’re spiritually dead you’re separated from God for all eternity,” he preached. “Keep on sinning; there’s a payday coming.... Men are so concerned about what they have than what’s having them.”[/i]



[i]“I’ve preached revivals since I was 18-19 years old, and only one time have I seen anything resemble this,” Robertson said. “The pastor later said he’d stopped too soon. I wish he could have lived to have seen this. Manley Beasley used to say a great revival is like a forest fire. You may trace its early course, following the first lines of flame, but soon its progress is so swift and widely diffused that the eye can no longer keep pace with it, and that’s what we’re praying God will do in Jena.”[/i]

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Mike Balog

This is so incredible. After reading all the links that Mike posted as well as the original poster - Baohongen, i got so excited that i went to "Map Quest" to see how far Jena, LA. is and where the First Baptist Church were from where i live. After seeing the results, i just had to sulk because it would be an 8 hour and 39 minute drive from where i am.

Would also like to comment that i never knew of the tension going on there between Black and White. Dear Lord, when will racism ever end. After reading about this Revival and how both Black and White are coming together; It reminded me of the "Azusa Street Revival" where Black and White, Rich and poor, etc. came together because of Revival and that God was there and moving in peoples lives.

For the record; i do not hate osas people. I know people who are Baptist and love them very much and if a "True Revival" breaks out in a Baptist Church, you can bet i'll be there myself. Speaking locally that is. I never want to put God in a box on where he sends "True Revival". Be it with the pentecostal, or Baptist, or with any other denomination. If he sends Revival to an all Black Church, i'll be there to that to.

I just want to experience my Lord in a "True Revival" setting. If "True Revival" comes outside of a denomination then so be it as well. I thank God so much for what all he's doing for those wonderful people in that town with what seems like "True and Genuine Revival". Thanks be to God!

Baohongen, thank you ever so much for posting this.

More ...

http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/BPnews.asp?ID=27777

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Mike Balog

We need to pray for protection . . . that the flames may continue to grow.