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The Luis Palau Association partnered with nearly 5,000 churches across many denominations to sponsor the recent Love Zambia Festival. This nationwide evangelistic campaign trained tens of thousands of Christians and reached hundreds of thousands of individuals with the good news of Jesus Christ, culminating in a three-day festival in the capital city of Lusaka.
The five-month campaign, led by evangelist Andrew Palau and his wife, Wendy, featured gatherings throughout the region, reaching every sector of society. Before the festival, the association shared the gospel at local prisons, eyeglass and medical clinics, a women’s dinner, sports clinics, school outreaches, a business and civic leaders event, and more. The Love Zambia Festival and ministry week reached more than 374,900 people in person and led more than 154,600 people in a personal commitment to Jesus Christ.
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The culminating festival featured music and live performances from Don Moen, Pompi, Ephraim, Mag 44, Temwani, Nathan Nyirend and more. In addition to the musical lineup from mainstage, the family friendly event included a children’s area with carnival rides, bounce houses and a special gospel program for kids, as well as action sports demonstrations.
Andrew Palau highlighted the program each night by sharing a clear gospel message from the main stage and challenging those in the crowd to give their life to Christ. Tens of thousands of local believers (trained by the Palau team) helped counsel and follow up with each new believer at the festival. Bibles for the World also played a key role by providing 310,000 gospels of John and 30,000 New Testaments in three languages to help new believers grow in Christ.
The team also spearheaded an innovative digital evangelism strategy, sharing the gospel through targeted social media ads. Through Palau’s digital evangelism strategy, more than 100,000 people have been reached with gospel ads throughout Zambia, with 20,000 indicated decisions for Jesus Christ. In total, organizers estimate that more than 731,000 people were reached in person with the Gospel and more than 240,000 people indicated a commitment to Jesus Christ.
–Alan Goforth | Metro Voice
