'Light up Dallas' sparks faith for 1,193 people
___By Ferrell Foster
___Texas Baptist Communications
___DALLAS--Almost 1,200 people made first-time professions of faith in Christ during "Light Up Dallas," an evangelistic effort
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SANDRA HARRIS gives out candles to participants in the Harambee festival in Dallas, a community event where Cornerstone Baptist Church of Dallas witnessed to the light of Christ.
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held in conjunction with the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual session.
___The effort began Friday prior to the convention and continued through midnight Wednesday, Oct. 31. Initial reports showed 1,193 people had professed faith in Christ and 361 had made other decisions as a result of the effort, said Wayne Shuffield, evangelism consultant with the BGCT.
___Gospel presentations were made to 6,625 people, he added.
___Leaders from Dallas Baptist Association, the North American Mission Board and BGCT planned the evangelistic event.
___Thirty-five Dallas Association churches participated, utilizing 526 church members and 193 volunteers from outside Dallas, Shuffield said.
___Activities included 18 prayerwalks, nine block parties, seven direct evangelism efforts and three servanthood evangelism events.
___The BGCT invested $16,200 in Light Up Dallas and provided 8,000 New Testaments. BGCT and NAMB also supplied 37,500 gospel tracts.
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