Thousands of college students have given their lives to Christ during campus revivals in the past few years.
The Gen Z movement to faith is captured in a CBN documentary, “The Revival Generation.” The film recently premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
VIDEO SCRIPT
INTRO:
Thousands of college students have given their lives to Christ during campus revivals in the past few years. And it’s all captured on a CBN documentary, “The Revival Generation.” The film recently premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
PACKAGE:
{TAKE NAT OF TASHA COBBS SINGING}
VO: ECHOES OF PRAISE FILLED THE HALLS OF THE FAMED KENNEDY CENTER WEDNESDAY…
{ NATS TASHA COBBS}
VO: WITH A PERFORMANCE FROM GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING GOSPEL ARTIST TASHA COBBS LEONARD,
SPECTATORS CAME FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE NOT JUST A FILM…BUT A MOVEMENT…
LISA BEVERE/ BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
“To see a window into what God is doing, I just start crying.”
ALVEDA KING/ AUTHOR AND ACTIVIST
“The revival generation is here! As a young woman I prayed for it and now as an old lady with the young people, we’re in the middle of it and I’m excited.”
VO: THE DOCUMENTARY FROM DIRECTOR LAURA HAND,
TELLS THE STORY OF TONYA PREWETT, A MOTHER ON A MISSION TO BRING PEACE AND THE LOVE OF JESUS TO YOUNG PEOPLE..ONE CAMPUS AT A TIME.
(voice of TONYA PREWETT)
“Our prayers were focused on Gen Z…breaking the chains of anxiety and depression off of this generation…. }
TONYA PREWETT/ Founder, UniteUs
“I started getting contacted from students all over the nation saying we’re desperate, our friends are committing suicide, would you bring Unite to our campus? We’ve just been trying to keep up. We’ve been to 17 campuses, we’ve seen over 100,000 students gather, over 15,000 give their lives to Jesus.”}
VO: THE STUDENT-LED EXPLOSION OF BAPTISMS AND PRAYER….CAUGHT THE EYE OF FILM PRODUCERS ABIGAIL ROBERTSON AND CALLY EVERETT.
CALLY EVERETT, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, THE REVIVAL GENERATION
“In January we called Tonya and said would you allow us to follow your story and she was very excited and said the Lord told me that this summer I would have a film released and I said ‘great here we are!'”
VO: ROBERTSON ADDS THAT EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PROJECT, DOWN TO ITS RED CARPET DEBUT, WAS ROOTED IN PROVIDENCE.
ABIGAIL ROBERTSON, PRODUCER, THE REVIVAL GENERATION
“I was driving home one day and drove by the Kennedy Center and felt this strong impression from the Holy Spirit, I want my premiere there. And I audibly said ‘no way’. And i prayed on that for the next three hours
VO: THAT PRAYER WAS ANSWERED.
KENNEDY CENTER VICE-PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, ROMA DARAVI (DUH-RA-VEE)…..SAYS THE ORGANIZATION IS MAKING IT A PRIORITY TO BRING FAITH FRONT AND CENTER.
ROMA DARAVI/ VICE-PRESIDENT, THE KENNEDY CENTER
“America is a Judeo-Christian nation, and at our very roots is where we find our faith. There is absolutely no reason why faith-based programming shouldn’t be a large part of what we’re doing here at the Kennedy Center “
VO: DR. BEN CARSON, FEATURED IN THE FILM, calls THIS A SPECIAL TIME FOR CHRISTIAN MEDIA AND BEYOND.
BEN CARSON/ AMERICAN CORNERSTONE INSTITUTE
“Just thinking about the fact that we are talking about a Christian revival at the Kennedy Center of all places tells you there is a real movement that’s going on.”
VO: AND THE FILM’S PRODUCERS SEE THIS AS JUST THE BEGINNING…
ABBY:
“The atmosphere is ripe for revival. We need a major outpouring of the Holy Spirit. That’s my prayer. That tonight is about far more than a premiere that we see what we’re showing in this film, an actual mighty move of God.”
AMBER STRONG, CBN NEWS, Washington (standup)
People Interviewed and their Titles
Lisa Bevere, Best-Selling Author
Alveda King, Author and Activist
Tonya Prewett, Founder, UniteUs
Cally Everett, Executive Producer, The Revival Generation
Abigail Robertson, Producer, The Revival Generation
Roma Daravi, Vice-President, the Kennedy Center
Ben Carson, American Cornerstone Institute
Amber Strong, CBN News, Washington
Recording Location
Washington, D.C., United States
Organization featured in this Story
CBN Family, www1.cbn.com
Reporter/Producer for the story
Amber Strong
Story Provider/Contact
Stephen Little, stephen.little@cbn.org
Producing Organization
CBN Family, www1.cbn.com
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