By Michaela Gordoni
Hollywood actress Jen Lilley has a new ministry for college campuses.
“I had this spiritual vision of a bright pink wave popping up all over college campuses, accompanied by a fire and revival of the Holy Spirit,” she told CBN. “And I was like, ‘Lord, what is this?’ And He gave me the name, ‘Wake Up Your Campus.’”
As of right now, Lilley will embark on a four-week college tour on March 29. Over 30 campuses have shown interest in the tour, and the DAYS OF OUR LIVES star is raising funds to extend the tour. According to the program’s website, Lilley has reached $15,400 out of her $51,150 goal.
The event is inspired by her book, a full-year devotional called Wake Up Your Faith.
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Lilley has sent kits to campus coordinators that include 12 copies of her book and 40 tickets to be hidden around campus, asking finders if they’d like to be entered to win $1,000. The tickets kick off other challenges that encourage “follow-up discipleship.”
“At the heart of the initiative is the Wake Up Your Campus Challenge — a creative outreach that places devotional resources and conversation tools directly into students’ hands,” a press release said. “By removing financial barriers, the program empowers campus leaders to focus on impact rather than logistics.”
“I find that there’s a lot in common with the ‘Jesus People’ and the hippies in the ’70s with the modern-day Gen Zs, kids who are in college right now,” said Lilley. “What the similarity is is they’re seeking truth in a lot of the wrong places, but they’re done with gimmicks, they’re done with sales pitches. They just — they don’t like division — they really just want truth.”
Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination on a college campus in September, there has been a surge of church attenders, up 22% from the previous year, FaithWire reported.
Lilley referenced Matthew 13:19: “The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts” (NLT).
“The enemy will come and he will try to take that seed right out of their hearts,” she said of unbelievers. “So getting them plugged in [to a local church] is definitely a strategic key and that’s definitely how God’s Kingdom works.”
Interested students or prospective volunteers can nominate their campus or sign up on wakeupyourcampus.com.
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