We have a tremendous need for our young people to belong to something, to have a passion for something and have peace in their lives. We know that can only come through Jesus Christ.
Independent newspaper reports throughout south Mississippi verified the central facts.
Buckner humbly called it an answer to prayer. I've read about Jesus and 5,000 or 6,000 saved in one day, and it's kind of hard to believe that number. There were about 600 people at our school that day, and probably 200 of them gave their testimony. The principal, Lolita Lee, numbered it anywhere from 6 to 30, and the major daily newspaper on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, The Sun Herald, reported it as 15 to 20. Two weeks after the revival, Mitchell said that her best estimate at that time would be 12.