{"id":11595,"date":"2024-09-06T09:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T13:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=11595"},"modified":"2024-09-06T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T13:50:29","slug":"ohio-state-football-players-lead-the-way-in-campus-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2024\/09\/ohio-state-football-players-lead-the-way-in-campus-revival.html","title":{"rendered":"Ohio State Football Players Lead the Way in Campus Revival"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11589\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11589\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2024\/09\/ohio-state-revival_credit-@AlanaTempleton-X.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@AlanaTempleton \/ X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ohio State University football players are celebrating a big win, but it\u2019s one that took place off the football field. On August 25<sup>th<\/sup>, several Christian groups hosted a revival event at the university\u2019s Curl Market, with a number of former and current players sharing testimonials. The event also saw around 60 people baptized, with as many as 2,000 people attending the event. \u201cIt started with a group of athletes and on-campus ministries, and then churches and hundreds of students came together,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/abc6onyourside.com\/news\/local\/osu-ohio-state-athletes-sports-columbus-campus-share-impact-campus-invitation-jesus-event-baptism-kam-babb-kami-kortokrax-treveyon-henderson-jt-tuimoloau-emeka-egbuka\">said<\/a> Kamryn Babb, former OSU wide receiver who spoke at the event. Current players TreVeyon Henderson, Emeka Egbuka, and J.T. Tuimoloau also joined Babb. Players also had 10,000 Bibles to hand out to attendants.<\/p>\n<p>Babb encouraged a life of faith for his listeners. \u201cI just encourage you to step out in faith. Whatever you\u2019re going through in life \u2014 whatever you\u2019ve been through \u2014 I\u2019m telling you there\u2019s a God that desires you,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsspectrum.com\/sport\/football\/2024\/08\/26\/ohio-state-football-faith-event-give-him-glory\/\">he said<\/a>. \u201cSo, as we get into this worship, as we get into everything, we pray that you would see Him as He sees you. So, as we get into this night, let\u2019s give Him the glory.\u201d Henderson shared his testimony of how God had set him free. \u201cI\u2019m only righteous because of what the Lord has done for me. It wasn\u2019t anything I did, it was Jesus,\u201d he said. After testimonies were shared, an altar call was made for anyone who had a desire to be baptized. Four tubs, usually used for the team\u2019s ice tubs, were on stage where football players baptized respondents. \u201cPerson after person came,\u201d an anonymous faculty member told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/hundreds-gather-at-ohio-state-campus-for-revival-dozens-baptized.html\"><em>The Christian Post<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> \u201cYou could just see the Spirit moving in people. It was different, nothing I\u2019ve ever experienced before.\u201d The faith of OSU\u2019s players has brought national attention, with at least 21 players wearing \u201cJesus Won\u201d or other faith-related shirts to pronounce their faith to the world.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/ohio-state-football-players-draw-hundreds-campus-faith-event-god-truly-showed-up\"><em>Fox News<\/em><\/a>, Babb shared the impact of the event. \u201cGod truly showed up,\u201d he said. He also shared the message of the Gospel. \u201cThis encouragement that I&#8217;ll give the world is, and that we gave students on campus and from young to old is, to repent of your sins and believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ, because it is the power to save men and women. He says that he gives those that believe in his name and believes in what he did on the cross the right to be children of God,\u201d he said. He later went on to instruct viewers to, \u201cPut faith in Jesus\u2026and you will find a love and a peace and joy that is unlike anything that this world, or any person or any touchdown or anything or anybody can give you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio State University football players are celebrating a big win, but it\u2019s one that took place off the football field. 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