Wonchi Revival

We met with a group of pastors that told us that over 10 years ago there were some churches that were holding a forty day prayer vigil. On day 37, they received a "word from the Lord" that an organization was coming to their area to help them preach the Gospel and save lives. Within a few months, World Vision began work in a village near where they prayed. When WV arrived in the village there were 3 Christians meeting underground because of persecution. They had been beaten and even jailed for their faith. World Vision arrived and began its work with the poor in the name of Jesus living out the Gospel and pointing people to Jesus.  Today, there are 4 churches in this village with over 1000 in attendance. The surrounding community where the church met to pray has grown from 4 churches to over 70 and there are 30,000 Believers. The lead pastor over these churches told me it was WV that was responsible for teaching them how to spread the Gospel. He said that it's easy to preach the Gospel, but it's hard to live it out and that's what World Vision does. Last year, World Vision partnered with the local churches to hold an evangelistic outreach to the entire community. They trained hundreds of volunteers to go from house to house sharing the Gospel and 850 people accepted Christ. World Vision provided funding and leadership for this campaign - it's a modern day revival.