We hold our Gospel Festivals in towns and cities around the world by mobilizing churches and promoting the event through secular and Christian media. Our Festivals not only bring people to Christ but they have an uplifting and rejuvenating effect on the Pastors in the city. Many Pastors report increased numbers, greater enthusiasm for the gospel and a greater unity amongst the local churches.
We have a passion to reach lost people and encourage churches to greater efforts in evangelism. Our International Gospel Festivals provide an opportunity for believers to bring their sick and unsaved family and unsaved friends to an event which is held on neutral ground. We believe that many people would not be comfortable to visit a church, but an event in a stadium or a sports field, is somewhere the unchurched feel less threatened and more willing to attend.
BREA focuses its International Gospel Festivals in Africa, South America and South-East Asia, for the following reasons:
(a) In each of these regions there is a tremendous amount of poverty and great need. Gospel Festivals give the people who are disadvantaged by crippling disease the opportunity to receive a miracle from the Lord. This has a tremendous positive impact on the person receiving the miracle, it means they are able to lead a normal productive life rather than one marred by begging and extreme poverty. This type of miracle also results in a powerful witness to the love and power of God and points to the Savior, Jesus Christ.
(b) In these regions there is a greater awareness and openness to the supernatural. We call our events a “Festival of Hope and Miracles.” Due to this openness, a “Festival of Hope and Miracles” is not something the population would consider unusual. In these regions it is the demonstration of God’s power over other forms of counterfeit power which settles the issue of who the true and living God is. Elijah’s victory at Mt Carmel over the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18 is a good scriptural example of this type of ministry model.
(c) The good news of the gospel brings transformation to lives and has a powerful impact on the health, stability and prosperity of impoverished nations. Jesus came to preach good news to the poor. God’s redemptive work in Christ includes every facet of human existence.
