What began as a bold prayer turned into a movement of God that forever changed lives at Valdosta State University in Georgia.
In the summer of 2023, Baptist Campus Minister David Williams began praying what seemed like an impossible prayer: that 100 students would come to faith in Christ during the academic year. “I thought it was a crazy, unrealistic prayer to pray,” Williams admitted. “But God reminded me that it isn’t actually that big a request for Him.”
By the end of the school year, 101 students had surrendered their lives to Christ.
“We didn’t do anything practically different,” Williams said. “We just prayed specifically, and the Lord answered. Whenever God would do something incredible, we said, ‘Go Jesus.’ That became our motto.”
Mainea Jackson, a nursing major entering her junior year, recalled being surprised by the prayer goal when it was first shared. “I thought, ‘wow, that’s a lot of people,’” she said. “I didn’t know how we were going to get there.”
But as the count began rising, she saw the impact of faith-fueled prayer. “It made us rely on the God who can do the impossible and not on mere human strength,” she said.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Henry Durand and originally published by the Christian Index.
