Pastor Greg Rory calls a recent evangelism event held at Utah Valley University (UVU), the site of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a “miracle.”
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As CBN News previously reported, Lowry held a Harvest Crusade at UVU on Nov. 16 that sparked thousands of professions of faith and inspired many who participated in person and online.
“I don’t often use this word, but so much has happened that I now consider this a ‘Utah miracle,'” Rowley told CBN News. “First of all, this is a place where a terrible tragedy happened. A young man in his prime made a huge difference, especially to young people. Charlie Kirk was assassinated. He was killed too, and our hearts were completely shattered.”
Lowry said that for some time before Kirk’s death, he had been talking with Utah preachers about holding one of Kirk’s popular evangelistic events, Harvest Crusades. They had planned to hold it in 2027, but Kirk’s death accelerated the timeline, and Lowry’s team rallied in just a few weeks to put together the November 16th event.
In addition to the early schedule, he believes the response to the event was also miraculous.
“It was amazing,” Laurie said. “We…filled the arena. There were another 10,000 people watching on screens in different locations around Utah, and when the invitation was given, the response was immediate.”
“While 1,000 people filled that floor, most of them young people, another 500 people responded to the packed venue,” he continued.
Meanwhile, Rowley said 200,000 people were watching online, with 1,000 of them making virtual professions of faith. In all, 2,500 people came to Christ.
“I texted Erica Kirk, Charlie’s widow, and told her what happened. And I said, ‘Did you know, Erica, the Bible says that there is joy in heaven and that an angel is present over every sinner who comes to repentance? That means every time someone on earth believes in Jesus, there will be a cry of victory in heaven.’ Well, Charlie is in heaven. …I think we will rejoice in heaven when we hear that people are coming to Christ. ”
“Didn’t Charlie know that the 2,500 people who just came to the Lord are related to the terrible tragedy of His death? So we know more in heaven than we know on earth, and we know nothing less. So I just told her that God worked despite this tragedy.”
Rowley said other trends are also emerging, including data showing an increase in Bible sales and growing interest in the Christian faith among young people.
“There’s something going on here,” he said. “God is at work. There was already a spiritual hunger among young people, especially Gen Z, but it’s increased dramatically, and it’s increased dramatically among young Gen Z men. So I think this is an opportunity for the church. We have to seize this moment.”
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