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Pastor Greg Laurie is calling a recent evangelistic event held at Utah Valley University (UVU) \u2014 the site of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination \u2014 a \u201cmiracle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Listen to the latest\u00a0episode\u00a0of \u201cQuick Start\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n As CBN News previously\u00a0reported, Laurie held a Nov. 16 Harvest Crusade at UVU that ignited thousands of professions of faith and inspired many in attendance in person and online.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t use this word very often, but I almost think of this now as the \u2018Utah miracle\u2019 because of a number of things that happened,\u201d Laurie told CBN News. \u201cNumber one, this is a place where a horrific tragedy took place. A young man in the prime of his life, making such a difference, especially with younger people. Charlie Kirk was assassinated. He was murdered, and so our hearts were all broken.\u201d<\/p>\n Laurie said he had been speaking with preachers in Utah for some time before Kirk\u2019s death about hosting one of his popular Harvest Crusade evangelistic events. They had planned one for 2027, but Kirk\u2019s death accelerated the timeline, and Laurie\u2019s team rallied in just weeks to put the Nov. 16 event together.<\/p>\n In addition to the quick timeline, he believes the response to the event was also miraculous.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was amazing,\u201d Laurie said. \u201cWe \u2026 filled the arena. We had another 10,000 people in different sites around Utah watching on screens, and when the invitation was given, it was an immediate response.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cA thousand people filled that floor, most of them young, and then another 500 responded in the overflow venues.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Laurie said 200,000 people were watching online, with 1,000 people making a virtual profession of faith. Overall, 2,500 people came to Christ.<\/p>\n \u201cI sent a text to Erika Kirk, Charlie\u2019s widow, and I told her what happened, and I said, \u2018You know, Erika, the Bible says that there is joy in heaven and the presence of the angels over one sinner that comes to repentance. That means that every time someone believes in Jesus on Earth, there\u2019s a victory shout in heaven.\u2019 Well, Charlie\u2019s in heaven. \u2026 It seems to me we\u2019re going to be rejoicing in heaven when we hear of people coming to Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cWould not Charlie know that 2,500 people just came to the Lord that was connected to the horrible tragedy of his death? And so we know more in heaven than we know on Earth, not less. So I just told her that God worked despite this tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n Laurie said there are other trends unfolding as well, including rising Bible sales and data showing young people are increasingly interested in the Christian faith.<\/p>\n \u201cSomething\u2019s happening here,\u201d he said. \u201cGod is at work. There already was a hunger among young people, especially Gen Z, spiritually, but that has increased dramatically, and it\u2019s increased dramatically among young Gen Z men. So I think this is a moment for the church. 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