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Evangelistic Festival Attracts 160,000
People in Honduras
Evangelistic
Festival Attracts 160,000 People in Honduras
By Jennifer Riley
As many as 160,000 people heard the Gospel
message last week in Honduras as American
evangelist Mike Silva and his team coupled
messages of hope and salvation with visible
acts of kindness.
With a team of over 150 volunteers from the
United States, Silva headed south to the
impoverished country of Honduras where for
six days, April 21-27, he and his team
shared the Gospel and gave out food, toys,
Gospel coloring books and beaded bracelets
to schools, barrios, churches, and
orphanages in the northern region around the
city of San Pedro Sula.
Ministry volunteers also shared their faith
through clowning, preaching, stories and
singing.
"I came not knowing what to expect. I was
surprised by the depth of poverty and hunger
for both spiritual and physical food,”
reflected volunteer Clay Perkins of
Longview, Texas, according to Mike Silva
International. “It is a tremendously
humbling experience to be a part of this
work and to minister in the name of the Lord
to people in need."
The weeklong evangelistic campaign
culminated in a two-day festival on Friday
and Saturday that drew as many as 160,000
people.
Silva was joined by best-selling Christian
author and megachurch pastor Max Lucado in
sharing the Gospel message during the
festival.
Popular music artists including Jaci
Velasquez, Rescate, Raza for Christ, Vico-C,
Jez, Manny Montes, Pilo Tejeda, and Jailene
Cintron also shared the stage.
In addition to the festival and supply
distribution, a medical team from the United
States teamed up with health professionals
from Cuba and Honduras to provide more than
1,000 exams and procedures ranging from
dentistry to the fields of gynecology and
general medicine.
“The medical needs of the people of San
Pedro Sula are beyond what we could
provide,” said volunteer Sara Fisher, a
nurse from Silverton, Oregon, who
participated in the medical ministry.
“However, the Lord brought together many
care professionals from all over the world
to serve the people here.
“This was an excellent experience for the
health care professionals involved, and we
heard many great stories of people who were
touched by the care they received," she
added.
The weeklong evangelistic campaign was made
possible through the help of more than 300
participating local churches.
The next festival that Mike Silva
International plans to hold will be in
Nigeria this coming September. Silva has
previously teamed up with other well-known
evangelists including Luis Palau, and has
spoken at popular events such as the annual
Christian music festival Creation Fest West
and at events hosted by men’s ministry
Promise Keepers.
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