CAIRO, Egypt — Revival is spreading throughout Egypt — a revival of faith in Jesus Christ. During the first weekend in October about 10,000 young people gathered in the desert 60 miles north of Cairo to sing, pray and worship the Lord.
The youth gathering was followed up with an even larger event at the same location — an Oct. 25–28 Count It Right Christian rally that drew 45,000 people.
The focus of the event was to present the message of salvation and call people to give their lives to Jesus. Christians in Egypt are now experiencing even more persecution since the June election of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi.
According to a report by Open Doors, a Christian leader said 45,000 people attended and 25,000 gave their lives to Jesus. About 8,000 cards were filled out by people who requested follow-up visits by churches.
An estimated 2–3 million people followed the rally on two Christian satellite channels for the 6.5 hours of airtime broadcast live each day to North America, Australia and the Middle East.
About 1,000 children participated in a special program prepared for them, and 5,000 people attended a one-day parallel festival Oct. 25 in the Coptic Orthodox Cave Church, located in Cairo’s garbage dump.
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about 6,000 people from different churches attended a similar gathering Oct. 28 in Assiut, a city located six hours south of Cairo.
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