Strategic Angel Care
By Dr. Mark Denison
Will Graham is planning for a huge crusade in Scotland. For three days, June 15-17, 2018, Graham will be preaching at the Falkirk Stadium in Central Scotland. Even the worst weather imaginable could not dampen recent preparations for the coming “Celebration of Hope.”
A blizzard hit Falkirk with blinding snow, bringing zero visibility to motorists. Still they came to the pre-crusade rally. Inside the Grangemouth Town Hall the celebration was officially announced.
Falkirk is a community of 32,000 people. It sits equidistant between the well-known cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, about 20 miles from each.
“This Scot loves the snow,” Will joked as he began to share his hope and vision for the Celebration in the land of his ancestors. His lineage is three-quarters Scottish, with forefathers from the Graham, Bell, and Cunningham lines all hailing from the country.
As Will discussed the eternal importance of the evangelistic outreach, he challenged those in attendance to join him in praying and preparing for the Celebration.
“There isn’t a briefcase that we walk around with, that we open and then, ‘poof,’ revival happens,” Will said. “It’s the churches who get together that make a difference.”
He added, “My grandfather didn’t call anyone forward. Will Graham can’t call anyone forward. It’s the Holy Spirit that calls people forward” to begin a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Mr. Alistair Barton, who is heading the Prayer Team for the Celebration of Hope, reiterated the need for prayer in the spiritual battle against evil.
“In military terms, prayer is the air force, bombing, degrading and destroying the enemy’s defenses and strongholds, preparing the way for the ground troops – the evangelists, the pastors, the teachers – to invade the enemy’s territory.”
This campaign follows the 2016 North East Scotland Celebration of Hope in Peterhead. About 4,800 attended the event in a community of 18,500. More than 240 came to Christ.
Be in prayer that the Central Scotland Celebration will yield even more amazing results, as thousands of Scots hear the Gospel for the very first time.