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The 25th Anniversary of the Harvest Crusades concluded last night.   It was a blessing to be able to be there, to be reminded of the history of the crusades, to hear Chris Tomlin lead worship, and even to see the fireworks display.

The words from one of the opening songs really stood out to me.  The chorus of Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong says:
"Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior"

In one of the video reviews of Harvest history, the clip from the year Greg Laurie and his wife lost their son was so poignant.   They talked about how the message "See you in the Morning" yesterday was related to the hope that they look forward to, being able to their son again.  It was also neat to see the comfortable and loving interaction between Greg and his wife, after 40 years of marriage.  And, it was interesting to hear about how some of the kids that were babysat during the early years of Harvest were now involved in serving at Harvest and have some of their kids being babysat.

Time of worship with Chris Tomlin was special.  He truly is gifted.

Then when they had the time of calling people down to the field, I was moved to tears sensing the presence of the Holy Spirit.  There were so many who went down to the field, and though we don't know how many of those were actual new decisions for Christ, we trust that there were some; and for each one, there was rejoicing in heaven.  And across the aisle, I was motivated by the example of a young girl who was reading her Bible and deeply praying the whole time.

The fireworks was a nice highlight cap to the Crusades.   May God continue to bless and work through this ministry.