Franklin Graham Festival in Kiev Becomes Largest Evangelical Event in Ukraine's History

"...more than 40,000 people stood in the rain and 6,694 people responded to the invitation to follow Jesus Christ by the end of the weekend."
(Ukraine)-The Christian Post reports that the first-ever Franklin Graham Festival to hit the Ukraine became the largest evangelical event in the history of the former communist-ruled country, attracting over 231,000 people last weekend to hear the Gospel. On the festival's second night, notes reporter Michelle Vu, more than 40,000 people stood in the rain and 6,694 people responded to the invitation to follow Jesus Christ by the end of the weekend."For years, Samaritan's Purse has used the Ukrainian Antonov airplane to transport hundreds of thousands of our Operation Christmas Child shoe box gifts," said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, according to the report."Now I am here in your country, not because of the Antonov, but because of the Gospel-the good news that you can have spiritual freedom found in Jesus Christ."Calling it an "historic festival," the report said it united 4,366 churches and thousands of volunteers from 15 denominations in the country.One highlight was the personal testimony by the current WBC heavyweight champion,Oleg Maskaev, who spoke about how God changed his life.
Source: The Christian Post
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