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TULARE -- Every night for the past eight weeks, between 50 and 100 people have come to a small church at the corner of G Street and Inyo Avenue.
They've come from Visalia, Tulare, Hanford, Fresno and Porterville -- and as far away as Iowa and England.
They say they've come to be in the presence of God.
Jubilee Christian Church pastor Ken Bowman says what is occurring at his church is not only difficult to understand, but hard to explain.
"It's really interesting," he said. "I've never been a part of anything like it."
People filter into the church every night. Once inside the sanctuary, they weep, fall to the ground, speak in tongues, laugh uncontrollably, kneel in prayer, sit quietly and some even sleep.
Laurel Le Gras of Visalia curled up Monday evening on one of the church's 17 wooden pews. Her eyes were closed and she wore a smile on her face, seemingly oblivious to the noisy environment around her.
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