Washington Adventist University (WAU) held its inaugural Pentecost 2025 Tent Meeting on campus in mid-April, marking a multi-day spiritual revival that continued despite challenging weather conditions.
Chaplain Jiwan Moon recounted arriving on campus on April 15 to find the event tent—designed to seat 200 people—shifted by high winds. The poles were damaged, ropes had snapped, and the tent company expressed concerns about a possible collapse.
“There was a wind advisory, and they advised us to leave the tent,” Moon explained.
As faculty and student leaders, including Ralph Johnson, vice president for the WAU Center for Student Life, and Professor Bogdan Scur, prepared for the evening gathering, they made the decision not to cancel. At 6:15 p.m., seven individuals, including four Gideon 300 student missionaries, met to pray.
Moon recalled, “I prayed a simple prayer. God, you have heard my prayer before to stop the rain, and you stopped the rain. I believe you can stop the wind.”
By 6:45 p.m., the wind had calmed. “There was a look of amazement,” Moon said. “And I simply said, ‘What did we expect? We prayed for it.’”
The meeting proceeded with only minor disturbances, and the tent remained secure.
The event had a spiritual impact on participants. Ramone Griffith, WAU alumnus and Youth and Children’s Ministries director for the Allegheny East Conference, delivered an appeal that led to two students requesting baptism. In total, three students made decisions to be baptized, including an international student whose testimony resonated deeply with the campus.
Asante Mzuthi Khamula, a student-athlete from the United Kingdom, shared his experience: “I came to WAU to play soccer. Soccer was everything to me, but I got injured during my first season. I wondered why God allowed this to happen. However, in the end, I found something more important. I found Jesus, and I look forward to being baptized.”
Khamula’s baptism is scheduled for WAU’s final convocation of the academic year on April 23.
Moon also shared another moment from the week. Feeling led to invite student Cata Stiehm—attending her first tent meeting—to sing special music, despite already having a performer scheduled, he later realized the invitation helped encourage her to participate.
“God works in mysterious ways,” he said.
“As a result of WAU’s Pentecost 2025 Tent Meeting, many students accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and committed to following Him faithfully,” Moon affirmed. “We are experiencing revival, a direct result of the Holy Spirit blowing through us, just like the wind, with grace, power, love, and inspiration.”
WAU continues to be a place where faith, learning, and transformation intersect. If you are seeking not only academic excellence but also a vibrant spiritual community where God is moving in real and powerful ways, consider joining the Washington Adventist University family. Your purpose, calling, and future may be waiting here.
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