In John 20: 16-23, Jesus Christ gave His Apostles the Holy Spirit by breathing on them. He told his followers: "Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
More than two millennia after Jesus defeated sin and death through His resurrection, the Holy Spirit is still very much at work. In southern West Virginia, for instance, thousands of residents are experiencing spiritual awakening, openly talking about God and even witnessing miracles right before their very eyes.
In an article on Charisma News, Billy Carrico of Bethel Temple Assembly in Nolan said the spiritual atmosphere in the area where he lives is amazingly vibrant, with people voluntarily showing up to be baptised in the name of the Holy Spirit.
"We walk into a restaurant and people are talking about God," Carrico said.
He even shared that in the nearby Williamson Field House, up to 2,000 people show up every night to attend meetings and profess their faith.
"People who aren't necessarily going to church are talking about it. Every church is being affected," Carrico said.
In addition to these, he also said he witnessed some miracles in his area, such as a woman who had been unable to bear children for years who became pregnant, and a person with poor vision who suddenly regained clear eyesight naturally.
Katie Endicott, the Prayer Club sponsor at Mingo Central High School, credits this high enthusiasm towards spiritual renewal to the impromptu preaching by Logan High student Skyler Miller, who was cured from leukaemia.
"When Miller started preaching in the hallways it inspired students to rise up and be bold in their faith," Endicott told Charisma News. "We had never seen that many souls come to the Lord in such a quick time."
Miller nevertheless attributes his fellow residents' spiritual renewal to God and the Holy Spirit.
