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By Kristina Cabalo

The simplemessage touched hearts. God used ittosavesouls and restore believers.

In his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, BillyGraham presented thegospelto the largest event of itstype. More than 21,000 people made decisionsforChristduring the fourday BillyGraham Crusade. Outreachis themain objectiveof all the Graham crusades.His messageemphasizesman'sneedfor Christ.

Liberty participated in the eventby sending 175counselors to pray withand advisethosein attendance. The students who counseled attended trainingsessions topreparefordealingwith various situations.

Connie Henderson said she decided to be a counselor because of the importance of the message Graham was delivering. "If you had a cure forcancer,you would want to tell everyone aboutit."

"Billy Graham's preaching was so simple yet profound" said Levelle Windsor,who also served asacounselor.

Helping to lead someone to Christ isthe most fulfillingexperience in the life of the believer.William Graham IV, senior Liberty student,compared theproceduretoasking someone out. "At the first instance you might be nervous,but after a while, and with a little practice, you get better."

Studentswere partofateam of 6,000 counselors.Their impactwas probably seenthe most on Youth night thatwas geared to reach Generation X. Blowing raindidn'tdampen thecrowds' spirit.

ChristianperformersMichael W Smith and dc Talk provided music to prepare the crowd for Graham's sermon. "There are a lotof prodigalsoutthere," Smith said."Tonight, it's time to come home."

Followingtheperformance,the crowd settled tolistentothemessage of salvation from thewellloved evangelist