Q: How long have you partnered with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and what is your favorite part of performing at a Crusade or Festival?Ī: I’ve been a part of BGEA events ever since I can remember. Q: What kinds of things are on the heart of Kirk Franklin these days?Ī: Being a better man, husband, father, boss, leader and servant. And don’t forget to invite friends and family who haven’t had a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ.īGEA recently asked the 9-time GRAMMY winner and 16-time Dove award winner to answer a few questions ahead of the Birmingham Festival. On Friday, August 14 he’ll headline the Greater Birmingham Festival of Hope in Alabama.Ĭan’t make it to Birmingham? Make plans to watch his live performance online, along with a Gospel message from Franklin Graham. He once shared the stage with Billy Graham and has since brought his powerful gospel music to Franklin Graham Festivals around the world.

One year after the deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Franklin Graham will share the life-changing hope of the Gospel in Sendai, Japan.Kirk Franklin has been a welcome part of BGEA Crusades and Festivals for more than a decade.

Snapshots from Sendai: One Couple’s Story of Love and SurvivalĪlthough one year has passed since the March 11 tsunami and earthquake rattled Japan, one thing that wasn’t shaken or washed away is love. For it was on April 24, Easter Sunday, that his church came back to life. April 24 holds equal-if not greater-power. March 11 isn’t the only date from 2011 seared into Pastor Satoru Ito’s memory. He also spent the last several weeks traveling around Sendai, teaching guitar and sharing Christ. Find out what drives her to minister in Japan and how she personally touches lives after each show.Īs musicians, we want to prepare the people for Franklin Graham as he preaches the Gospel,” said Dennis Agajanian, who will play at the March 2-4 Tohoku Celebration of Hope. Vocalist Alfie Silas-Durio just concluded a concert tour designed to bring the hope of Jesus Christ to Japanese people. It has since been remodeled, and standing over a spot that once held death, men and women from across Sendai found new life.Īs the rain stopped and the sun rose over the mountains surrounding Sendai this morning, Franklin Graham and the team from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association were hard at prayer, lifting up the people of the Tohoku region and this weekend’s Celebration of Hope.Īlfie Silas-Durio: A Love Affair with Japan At least that’s the way this story first started.įranklin Graham shared the hope of the Gospel Friday in a place that served as a temporary morgue after the March 11 disaster. Two non-Christian friends have been so moved by the love of believing volunteers that they have donated their time and resources in support of the Tohoku Celebration of Hope. Now that the Tohoku Celebration of Hope has made history by bringing together the largest number of people ever to hear the Gospel in one place, praise reports are beginning to pour in. Many need refreshment from a year of ministering to survivors of the earthquake and tsunami last March 11.Īs the final night of the Celebration concluded, pastors said they anticipate a fresh inflow of disciples and pray that Japan-a country where less than 1 percent of the population is Christian-is on the verge of a revival. Pastors in the Tohoku area, who cooperated in a new way to host the Celebration, are excited to welcome new members of the Body of Christ. More than 400 people made commitments to Jesus over three days. The Son of God, Jesus Christ, was lifted up in song by artists like Kirk Franklin, Korean pop group 3rd Wave, the Tommy Coomes Band and Alfie Silas, and in the messages preached by Franklin Graham. In a city with 83 churches and where the average congregation has 25 members, the Tohoku Celebration of Hope drew the largest crowd ever assembled for a Christian event in the history of the Tohoku region.Ĭlose to 12,000 people poured into the Grande 21 Arena last weekend after snow that blanketed the area Friday began to melt and the sun burst forth. Nearly 900 others watched from satellite locations elsewhere in Japan.

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