'Jesus Revolution' Hits Thailand

The Jesus Revolution began as a ministry to stir up Filipino youth with a passion for God. Now it's becoming a force for spreading that passion to other Asian nations - and it's already started in Thailand. Cindy Jacobs gave a prophesy at the Azusa Street Centennial Celebration in Los Angeles, Calif. in April that the Jesus Revolution would spread the gospel throughout Asia. Just one month after this prophecy, the Jesus Revolution - a Filipino youth movement - launched an outreach to Thailand. Seventy-nine young men and women left the comforts of home to spread God's Revival fire to this Southeast Asian nation. In the tsunami-stricken South, the young participants helped build community centers in Khao Lak and Phuket. They also visited tsunami victims in their homes and prayed for them. Edee Shinsato is a Jesus Revolution participant. She shared with us about how the tsunami victims, who are mostly Buddhists, are now open to the Word of God. "Many times, we will pray for them," Edee said. "We express God's faithfulness to them verbally, or we will share from the Bible. We ministered to one new Christian since she has moved into the village, since the tsunami. And so we believe that slowly but surely, people are coming to know the Lord." Up north in the city of Chiang Mai, the Jesus Revolution ministered to the different tribal groups, doing street evangelism and bringing Revival to the Christian churches.