Revolution!
Revolution!
By: Phyllis Imhoff
They are hindering Satan’s influence and shaking up campuses across America. They have been to Washington DC with 350,000 students, and brought their ‘Special Forces Training’ all across Florida. Operation Light Force (OLF) based right here in Brandon, is waging a strategic campaign to change the climate on High School campuses. They are starting a Revolution!
It is called “The 40 Day Revolution,” the campus reaching strategy, where one day leads to 40 days that leads to a lifestyle, High School campuses are being revolutionized through the power of God’s love, prayer, blessing others, and serving others in the lives of a “Revival Generation.”
Pastor Richard Mull, formerly at Crosstown Community Church lead the first event in February of 1999 at Countryside Christian Center. Originally the event was called “This Means War”. Now the “Special Forces Training” is a one evening event where they gather as many troops (students) together as possible for the purpose of drawing close to God through Worship, training them in fasting, prayer, evangelism, servant evangelism and the power of blessing.
During the event there are awesome testimonies of students that made a difference by simple acts of obedience to God. There is nearly a 100% committal to carry out the 40 days. The 40 days is a book that gives strategic assignments everyday for 40 days that have a purpose of showing the light of Jesus to a dark world. It starts with ‘Commissioning Day’, and includes others such as ‘Serve Your Family Day’, and ‘Buy Someone a Lunch Day’. Many students on ‘Pray for Your Teacher Day’ were amazed at how their teachers were very open to having them pray and would share their request. What really amazed the students was how the teachers began to treat them better.
Testimony after testimony confirms the tremendous effect “The 40 Day Revolution” had on the campuses. Josh Milovich was afraid to talk to anyone about his faith before “Operation Light Force”. He was also beginning to waiver in his faith. He had begun to dabble in smoking, drinking and drugs. Now Josh is on fire and impacting his campus for Christ. Every day Josh calls his youth pastor Barry Sullivan to tell him another story of some he witnessed to. Here are a few.
Josh, on ‘Buy a Lunch Day’ brought $25 and was picking out students at random buying them lunches. He had a blast watching people’s expressions and blessing people, hoping to spark interest that would open a door to share more about Christ to them.
Josh talked to one girl and convinced her to stop smoking and prayed with her. He prayed for one girl who wanted him to pray for the father of her baby. She is a high school student who is also a mother. She had opened up with Josh about her struggles and Josh asked her if he could pray for her.
There are more documented testimonies that can be seen at http://operationlightforce.com/testimonies.htm , and plenty more that are going on every day.
This fall OLF will be having a “Revolution Tour” with their “Special Forces Training” including Bell Shoals Baptist on September 22nd, and the First Baptist Church in Tampa. The 40 days is an incredible tool in the hand of a young person, causing them to lead the way to a Radical commitment to change their world for Christ.
You can contact Operation Light Force for more information about hosting or sponsoring a Special Forces Training and or a 40 Day Campaign in your city at (813) 685-3536.