Three-Day Chile ‘Festival of Hope’ Opens Today
After months of preparation by more than 250 churches in cooperation with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the Festival of Hope with Franklin Graham will make it’s first appearance in the Araucania region of Chile. The three-day evangelistic festival, which will take place in the region’s capital city of Temuco, begins today, Nov. 11.
“I look forward to brining God’s message of hope to Temuco,” Graham said earlier this summer. “People will hear a lot of music from award-winning artists, personal stories, and most importantly, an opportunity to accept God’s love that will change their lives.”
Graham, who led his first evangelistic festival in 1989, has since then led an average of seven evangelistic festivals each year for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). To date, he has led more than 90 Festivals in locations from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Tupelo, Mississippi.
Graham’s previous “Festival of Hope,” held in Tijuana five months ago, saw the attendance of more then 51,000 people, and over 3,400 decisions for Christ. Despite difficulties before the event and several nights of chilly winds and unseasonably cool temperatures during, participants were drawn from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, making the event one of the largest evangelical events in the history of the city.
It is hoped that a similar victory make its way into the war-torn nation as each night Franklin Graham delivers the Good News that peace with God is available through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
In addition to messages from Graham and local leaders, the Festival will include music by Steve Green, Marcos Vidal, Dennis Agajanian, the Tommy Coomes Band, and local musicians.
