Greg Laurie Embarks on Greater Silicon Valley Harvest Crusade

American evangelist Greg Laurie is set to deliver a series of hard-hitting messages to northern California this weekend.

The energetic Harvest Ministry pastor will be hosting tens of thousands of people at the 2006 Greater Silicon Valley Harvest, leading the largest community outreach in the San Jose area since Billy Graham hit the city nearly a decade ago.

Each session will be held at 7 p.m. (PST), 13-15 October in the HP Pavilion.

Last night's crusade drew some 10,000 people, with 1,033 people making decisions to give their lives to Christ. 2,751 people joined the crusade via webcast.

This is the first time Harvest is hitting San Jose and only the second time the ministry held a crusade in northern California. Some 220 churches are working together to help bring Laurie's signature straightforward message of faith to the community.
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