Coronavirus Searches Lead Millions to Hear About Jesus
THE WAY OF HOLINESS POWER FELLOWSHIP Tens of thousands have clicked to pray for salvation since the outbreak. Is the increase temporary or a harbinger of greater gospel witness online? PROPHETESS GIFT DANIEL APRIL 07, 2020 8:00 AM PROPHETESS GIFT DANIEL M illions of worried people who have turned to Google with their anxiety over COVID-19 have ended up connecting with Christian evangelists in their search results—leading to a spike in online conversions in March. “I’m not really a religious person, but I don’t know who else to turn to but God. ” Back in the US, a volunteer at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) chatted online with a young mother named Brittany who worried that COVID-19 would take her life and her children’s lives. The volunteer offered hope and peace, and Brittany too accepted Christ.