Franklin Graham Festival draws 170,000 in Myanmar

by BGEA staff   |     |  

Myanmar churches are praising God for the tremendous response to the Yangon Love Joy Peace Festival with Franklin Graham. More than 170,000 people attended the 3-day event, with over 7,600 indicating decisions for Christ.

As the festival drew to a close, Christians marvelled at the way God has answered prayer.

Christians in Myanmar have long known that, in a land where they comprise a small minority of the population, they must look to God for sustenance, guidance and fruitful ministry.

And in the past 17 months, their prayer has been even more intense. In June 2015, they began holding monthly prayer rallies for the Festival. The pictures below show some of the ways God answered.

Sunday was the final night of the Yangon Love Joy Peace Festival in Myanmar. More than 71,000 attended, bringing the three-day total to well over 170,000 people. During the weekend Festival, Franklin Graham shared the Gospel every night, with more than 7,600 people making decisions for Christ. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Smith)
Sunday was the final night of the Yangon Love Joy Peace Festival in Myanmar. More than 71,000 attended, bringing the three-day total to well over 170,000 people. During the weekend Festival, Franklin Graham shared the Gospel every night, with more than 7,600 people making decisions for Christ. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Smith)
Seeking shade from the 90-plus degree day.
Seeking shade from the 90-plus degree day.
Deuteronomy 6:5 declares, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might."
Deuteronomy 6:5 declares, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”
Enjoying a little family time.
Enjoying a little family time.
Families attended the Sunday night Festival, which carried into the evening.
Families attended the Sunday night Festival, which carried into the evening.
Franklin Graham used Mark 10:46-52, the story of Jesus healing blind Bartimaeus, before leading the crowd through a prayer of salvation.
Franklin Graham used Mark 10:46-52, the story of Jesus healing blind Bartimaeus, before leading the crowd through a prayer of salvation.
Watching the Festival from a somewhat shaded spot.
Watching the Festival from a somewhat shaded spot.
A lighthearted moment as the final day of the Festival got underway.
A lighthearted moment as the final day of the Festival got underway.
A trained counselor prays with a young adult who came forward after Franklin Graham led the crowd in a prayer of salvation.
A trained counselor prays with a young adult who came forward after Franklin Graham led the crowd in a prayer of salvation.