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Charismatic evangelist hosts festival to 'bless' Haiti

A North Carolina-based evangelist hopes to help lift a spirit of heaviness that has fallen over Haiti since a massive earthquake rocked the island nation last January, killing more than 200,000 people, reports Charisma News Online.

Ben Cerullo, 33, wants to bless and encourage the Haitian people through Hope Alive, a large-scale event in Port-au-Prince Friday that will include music from Christian rap and reggae artists The Ambassador, J.R., and Prodigal Son, as well as praise and worship.

“With the cancellation of carnival this year by the president of Haiti and the ongoing spirit of heaviness, we felt it was important to provide encouragement and bring a message of hope to the people,” said Cerullo, grandson of TV evangelist Morris Cerullo and son of Inspiration Network CEO David Cerullo. “We believe that Hope Alive will be a time to celebrate in an exciting atmosphere of entertainment, praise and worship. We’re inviting people of all ages to gather, relax and simply enjoy the day with some great music. They haven’t had that in a long time.”

Cerullo, who launched into full-time evangelistic ministry in 2007 and has preached in 26 nations, also plans to present a message of salvation during Friday's event and to pray for healings and miraculous signs and wonders. He said Haiti is at a precipice where the destiny of the nation and its people is being reformed.

"I’m praying for God to do unusual miracles—for Him to really release an awakening to shift a nation that was so demonically controlled back into the hands of God’s people and His kingdom and establish His church there,” Cerullo said.

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[03/27/2010]

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