Opposition Turns to Opportunity for Good News in Vancouver
by Trevor Freeze, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association:
They say any press is good press.
And Friday night in Vancouver, Canada, that old adage rang true yet again as more than 12,000 people crammed inside the Rogers Arena for the opening night of the Greater Vancouver Festival of Hope with Franklin Graham.
In the weeks leading up to the event, a modest number of pastors protested by signing a letter determined to keep Franklin Graham and the true message of hope out of their city.
But God had other plans.
“Just remember,” Franklin Graham told the 750-plus attendees who covered the arena floor after the invitation to accept Christ. “God loves you. God loves you.”
It was the fourth time Franklin Graham repeated those words, matter-of-factly delivered with love and a dash of conviction. And it came on a night where he stood firm on the Gospel message, including biblical truth that has become controversial.
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