Christian Festival Sweeps City One Year After Flood

Graham Fest Attracts Over 27,000, Declared a Success!
Organizers of the NYPENN Franklin Graham Festival prayed for months for a transformed community, and by the end of the fest on Sunday, at least one of them said their prayers were answered.The three-day festival in Binghamton, N.Y., brought award-winning Christian artists and rock bands like Point of Grace, Sonic Flood and Building 429 to New York’s Southern Tier, where over 27,000 people raised their fists and heard the renowned evangelist for the first time in the city that calls itself the “carousel capital of the world.”"We prayed for a new [Christian] community and God has answered that prayer," said John O'Neil, chairman of the executive committee of volunteers, according to The Ithaca Journal.The long-awaited festival came a year after massive floods destroyed homes and at least 20 lives in central and upstate New York. Five days of torrential downpours in June 2006 produced the worst flooding in the area and called for an evacuation in Binghamton – a city which FEMA representatives say is at risk for flooding no matter where a person lives."I want people to come who are just curious. I want the un-churched," Graham told the local newspaper just before the event opened Friday. "I want people at the bottom of the barrel of life who see no hope for themselves."Overall, the Graham festival was considered a success with hundreds coming forward to make decisions for Christ.
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