Love Spring Festival with Franklin
Graham
 
Last weekend, March 4-5, Franklin Graham came to Ho Chi Minh City to share the love
of Jesus with the Vietnamese people and invite them to have a relationship with Him through the Love Spring Festival. A few weeks prior, the festival office asked if
Daniel would be willing to help with this event as Production Coordinator. It was an easy "YES" for him and he started volunteering immediately. He was a liaison
between the local artists and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) team. He helped translate, organized schedules, got the instruments needed,
made sure the performers had everything they needed and knew what was going on, and oversaw people and events backstage so everything
ran smoothly. He even got to translate on stage for Michael W. Smith! It was a huge honor to be able to serve with the team and be a part of making the festival
a success. More than 15,000 people came the first night, 30,000+ the second night, and about 3,500 people accepted Jesus as their
Lord and Savior over the course of the festival. This event brought more than 60 denominations and 300 congregations together, working side by
side, so the gospel could be preached to thousands of unbelievers! The fact that the government granted the permission for this event to happen,
and are even asking for another festival in the future, is a true miracle. We just stand in awe of the awesome God we serve!
 
The kids and I did what we could to serve as well! A couple days before the festival, Lydia and I helped stuff the children's
books that would be given to the kids who wanted to receive Jesus during the altar call. These books and pamphlets, along with all the other printed materials given
away at the festival, were translated by Daniel when he worked for the festival office before COVID. We were able to go and support Daniel during the set up and
practice times as well. The kids loved going up on the stage with Daniel, and Lydia got very excited every time Daddy was on the screen. We were blessed to be
able to meet Franklin Graham, Michael W. Smith, the Tommy Coomes Band, and many of the BGEA employees who worked hard to make this event
possible.
If you'd like to read more about the Love Spring Festival in Ho Chi Minh City and see more pictures, here are a couple
links:
https://billygraham.org/gallery/thousands-in-vietnam-hear-of-gods-love-for-them/
https://billygraham.org/video/franklin-graham-god-has-done-a-great-work-in-vietnam/
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