The UniteUS revival movement reached Pepperdine University in Los Angeles this week as thousands of students gathered to seek Jesus together, and hundreds made the decision to give their lives to Him.
The ministry reports the outreach went into overtime, explaining, "Students stayed after the event praying, worshiping, and celebrating together, and many were baptized!"
A Jacksonville, Florida, church is reporting a historic turnout after 2,552 people stepped into the Atlantic Ocean to be baptized, publicly declaring their faith in Jesus Christ.
A biblical spiritual revival is happening across the nation and quickly spreading worldwide.
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Much of the information in this article is gathered from CBN News stories.
Malibu
UniteUS founder Tonya Prewett shared a video of the UniteLA event in Malibu, California, declaring, "What a night!! What a God!!"
Prewett spoke to the large crowd for about 20 minutes on Tuesday night, challenging students by saying, "It matters that you walk in your purpose because it does not just affect you but everyone around you. There is a reason you were born."
Her daughter Madi Prewett Troutt also preached, along with her husband, and said, "There's something inside of you that needs to be resurrected. I know if I look at your Instagram, I'd think, 'You look so good.' I know if I were given your resume, it's really good. But I bet if I got you alone, I would hear what is breaking you right now; I would hear what you have been holding in the dark. The Lord wants to bring you back tonight."
Jacksonville, Florida
A Jacksonville, Florida, church is reporting a historic turnout after 2,552 people stepped into the Atlantic Ocean to be baptized, publicly declaring their faith in Jesus Christ.
The powerful moment is yet another sign of spiritual awakening in America as thousands are born again and baptized in event after event from coast to coast.
This time, The Church of Eleven22 saw more than 14,000 churchgoers, family members, and supporters show up at Hanna Park over the weekend to cheer on those taking a major faith step in their walk with God.
The beach was once again filled with worship, prayer, celebration, and the joy of the Lord in the latest stunning beach baptism from The Church of Eleven22, which has seen several massive baptisms over the past few years.
"One by one, people walked into the water declaring that Jesus Christ is their Lord and Savior - that the old is gone and new life has come! Because baptism isn't what saves us, it's the outward sign of an inward spiritual reality. A symbol that we've been united with Jesus in His death and raised to walk in new life," the church posted on social media.
North Carolina
The lead pastor of a church in North Carolina is reporting a remarkable sign of revival after his church baptized 458 people on a recent Sunday.
Pastor Bruce Frank of Biltmore Church posted online, "What a privilege & joy to see 458 people professing faith in Jesus today @biltmore church thru baptism. Grateful for a God who saves & a church who shares."
The mass baptism took place on September 13 at a lake in North Carolina. According to Baptist Press, Frank said this was the largest single-day baptism in the church's 137-year history. Last year, the church had just set a new single-day record of 389 baptisms, and this event shattered it.
The church posted on Facebook, saying, "We're continuing to celebrate the 458 people who took their next step through baptism and publicly declared that their old life is gone and they have been made new through Jesus. What an incredible reminder that God is moving, lives are being changed, and that is always worth celebrating! Thank You, Jesus!"
Inmates in a Florida jail
Dozens of inmates at a Florida jail are experiencing God's transformational power and starting new lives in Christ after a sheriff's office opened its doors to local churches.
First Apostolic Church of DeFuniak Springs recently partnered with New Life Church of Santa Rosa Beach to conduct mass baptisms while working with the Walton County Sheriff's Office.
The jail ministry focuses on rehabilitating and discipling inmates to not only redirect, but also completely change their lives. A recent baptism event gave them the chance to take a step of faith, making their internal change visible to others.
"Our mantra, if you will, has always been recovery, not recidivism. And what I mean by that is trying to find a better life, trying to make men and women who are incarcerated in our jail better people, and introducing them to the Lord. And then being baptized is sort of a rebirth for them," Corey Dobridnia, the Public Information Officer for Walton County Sheriff's Office, said.
Iran
Yes, that Iran.
For decades, Iran's Shiite government leaders have been obsessed with death. Since the Iranian Revolution in 1978, children have been raised on stories of martyrdom. Young men were taught that dying for Allah was the highest honor they could attain. But now, as thousands of mosques close and the Islamic regime loses its grip on the hearts of its people, something extraordinary is happening.
Islam is dying in Iran, but the underground church is alive!
Mohamad Faridi knows this reality firsthand.
As a young boy growing up in the early days of the Iranian Revolution, Mohamad's world was saturated with fear. The echoes of Quranic recitations filled his home. Images of martyrdom covered the walls of mosques. Mohamad's family was honored because their relatives had died as "Shahids" — martyrs for Islam. Streets in Tehran bear their family name in tribute to their sacrifice. From childhood, Mohamad was taught that the ultimate purpose of life was to die for Allah
But underneath the devotion was terror.
One night during his training with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Basij, Mohamad was forced into an Islamic grave alongside other young soldiers. The regime wanted them to experience death before ever stepping onto a battlefield. Deep in the dirt, unable to see his own hands in front of his face, Mohamad could feel panic rising in his chest with every breath. Dirt pressed against his face. The air was foul with the smell of dirt and decay. Islamic chants about death and martyrdom echoed above him as he lay trapped in darkness.
Muslims are taught to fear the grave. Many Islamic teachings describe torment after death — questioning, punishment, and torture awaiting the soul. Mohamad had wrestled with fear of the afterlife since he was a child, but every time he asked questions, he was silenced. He was told that questions lead to doubt, doubt leads to sin, and sin leads to hell.
The only guaranteed way to paradise, he was taught, was martyrdom.
After completing his military service with the IRGC, however, an emptiness lingered. At 21 years old, he began searching for meaning beyond rituals, fear, and striving. Then one conversation changed everything.
A close friend named Rasul told him about Jesus.
Rasul explained that Jesus willingly suffered, bled, and died so humanity could have eternal life. Mohamad sat stunned. All his life, he had been told that peace with God could only come through punishing himself — beating his chest, cutting his skin, shedding his own blood in acts of religious devotion. Yet here was a message unlike anything he had ever heard:
Jesus had already suffered a cruel death for him!
Mohamad later described the moment as if lightning struck his heart.
For the first time, he encountered a God motivated not by fear, but by love.
That day, Mohamad surrendered his life to Jesus!
His whole world changed in an instant.
He immediately joined Iran's underground church.
He immediately joined Iran's underground church, secretly meeting with believers, studying Scripture, and sharing the Gospel with fellow Iranians hungry for hope. But in Iran, converting from Islam is dangerous. As Mohamad became more vocal about his faith, the threats intensified. Eventually, it became clear he could no longer remain safely in his country.
Through a series of miraculous events, he fled Iran and was granted asylum in the United States as a religious refugee.
Today, Mohamad serves as president of Iranian Christians International, a ministry focused on evangelism, discipleship, Bible distribution, and strengthening the underground church in Iran and throughout the Muslim world.
Takeaway
"Islam is dying as you have never seen anything die this fast inside Iran," Faridi shared: "Religion is dead in Iran."
He pointed to reports that 50,000 mosques out of 75,000 have shut down in recent years and described scenes during the 2026 protests where Iranians burned Islamic shrines and publicly rejected the regime's ideology.
But while many Iranians are turning away from Islam, they are not abandoning spirituality altogether. A spiritual hunger for truth remains — and they are discovering THE Way, THE Truth, and THE Life in Jesus!
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