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“I pray that thesharing of yourfaith may becomeeffective for thefull knowledge ofevery good thingthat is in us for thesake of Christ.”—Philemon 1:6, ESVHe did during the two-day Ghana JesusFestival, as nearly 2,400 inquirers prayedfor forgiveness of sin and committed theirlives in faith to Him.Over three pivotal days in Budapest,Hungary, Franklin welcomed 36,000people to the largest indoor facility in thecountry for the Festival of Hope. When hegave the invitations, more than 2,500 ofthem got out of their seats and streamedforward to make decisions for Jesus Christ.During the Baltic Youth Festival in Riga,Latvia, Franklin preached the “hope ofthe gospel ” (Colossians 1:23, ESV) tomore than 19,000 attendees. With eachcall for commitments, young peopleflooded the stage area, designated forfive different languages—English, Latvian,Lithuanian, Estonian, and Russian—to talkto counselors about surrendering theirlives to Jesus Christ. We praise God forthe nearly 1,400 who did just that.Franklin has been ministering in what isnow South Sudan for almost two decades.His latest visit to the new nation wasgreeted by nearly 100,000 people whoturned out in the city of Juba for thetwo-night Hope for a New Nation Festival.Thousands received the message ofrepentance and forgiveness and rushedforward to make professions of their faithin Jesus Christ.One of the over 6,100 who did was awidow named Joy. “I want to followJesus. Yes, I want to follow Jesus,” shesaid. Emotionally moved and strugglingto express herself, she explained, “I don’tknow English; there is more in my heart.”6 BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION