b'Jubilees revivalbased beginningtering to prison inmates. As he testified to the J ubilee has an unlikely origin as prison min- transforming power of Gods grace in the lives istries go. Our roots trace back to a youthof those deemed worst among us, he urged those revival in 1973, where the Spirit of Godchildren in attendance to experience the same moved a group of youth in rural Lebanon, Penn- power through confessing their sin and turning sylvania, to confession and repentance in anfrom it. Surprisingly, an older woman who had extraordinary way. Local church leaders at thatattended church her whole life cried out to God time were concerned about how their young peo- this way first, and a little girl witnessed her confes-ple seemed to be losing interest in spiritual things,sion. That same little girl was emboldened to do like much of America then, and so they workedthe same in a youth Bible study soon after, andto reconnect them with their Christian heritage. the rest of her peers prayed for her to be healed These efforts included revival meetings in localand helped through that repentance. Yet another churches, and one event featured a speaker whoyoung person in that group was inspired and shared with about 40 youth his experience minis- begged God for forgiveness and freedomand Photo courtesy of Jubilee Ministries10 WWW.CITYGATENETWORK.ORG NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025'