Praying Big Prayers: How One Woman’s Promise to God Sparked Nationwide Revival

Join Shannon Bream as she welcomes Tonya Prewett to discuss her new book, Roses to Revival: An Unlikely Beginning to an Extraordinary Ending. With remarkable transparency about her 2020 near-death experience and refreshing honesty about the pain hidden behind college students’ perfect social media posts, this campus revival leader shares how a promise to God sparked a nationwide movement. Starting with five girls praying in Auburn’s football stadium and growing to nearly 70,000 students at Unite events across the country, Tonya reveals the stories behind 6,000+ faith decisions and 1,750 baptisms—from students breaking decade-long addictions to atheists following random crowds into basketball arenas and leaving as believers. She explains how prayer is “the labor room for the supernatural” and emphasizes meeting Gen Z where they are rather than expecting them to come to traditional church settings. Tonya challenges believers to “pray big prayers because we serve a mighty big God” while addressing the real strongholds plaguing college students: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, sexual trauma, pornography addiction, and fatherlessness—offering hope for anyone who believes God can still move powerfully in our generation.