Hello to all my friends -

 

Some of you may already know the wonderful news I'm going to tell you, but some of you don't.  If you know about the Kayce Norris' funeral, just scroll to the bottom for some more info.  If you don't read on...

 

This past Sunday a friend of our family was involved in a horrible wreck. He was driving his truck on his way to work. Something apparently happened to the truck and he crossed 2 lanes of traffic and hit a car head on. There were 2 adults and 5 children in that car. Our friend, Kayce Norris, age 20, was killed. Also the 2 adults and 3 of the children in the other car were killed.

 

But God has used that tragedy to save multitudes of souls since Sunday!!  Kayce's brother was saved that night, his best friend was saved in the next 2 days, and his fiance' was saved on Wednesday in the lobby of the motel where family was staying.  Kayce's funeral was Thursday afternoon.  It was delayed almost an hour because so many came to the visitation before the funeral. There were probably close to 400 - 450 at the funeral.

 

Kayce was saved at a young age, but wasn't currently living for the Lord, even though he had a burden for his friends. (His dad said he would call him in the middle of the night worried about his friends.)  But he was a very likeable kid, always smiling. His friends were grieving his loss and weeping & hugging.  Most of them just came to the visitation then left, but a LOT of them stayed for the service.  Pastor Allen Aiken and Pastor Chris Norris did the funeral.  I'm trying to keep this short, so I'll just tell the basics.

 

After the funeral an invitation was given for anyone who wanted to be saved or who needed to get their heart right with the Lord to come forward.  There was a wave of mostly young people that came to the altar. There was more people coming than there was people to deal with them. After that invitation, Bro. Allen asked those who had been saved to stand. Nobody counted, but we're guessing there were around 15-20 that stood. Then he asked the pianist (Kristy Norris) to play one more verse. He got right in the microphone and said, "If God's dealing with you and you didn't come, this verse is for you. Come now!" And the altar filled up again.  This went on for 4 or 5 different altar calls. We can't remember.

 

Anyway...when all was said an done, we are once again guessing that there were between 50 and 100 that came to the altar and gave their heart to the Lord.  And another one got saved at the graveside and a preacher's son got saved on the phone as the preacher was driving back to SC..  It has literally set this area on it's ear.

 

Yesterday afternoon we got on the radio - www.wgcr.net - and told about the funeral and those who had been saved. And it just exploded.  Mrs. Vicky Barnett sent out a message saying God has messed up our program and had taken over, and that is exactly what happened.  People began to come to the radio station and get right with other people, get right with God and get saved.  We started getting phone calls of things that were going on in the area. Phones were ringing faster than we could keep them answered.

 

Bro. Chris Norris' church people were on a bus headed to another meeting and people started getting saved on the bus so they turned around and went back to the church & started having Worship. People were coming in off the streets that nobody knew. One surrendered to preach there (Nathan Rush), the former pastor's - who is in Heaven - grandson got saved, people were in the altar praying and shouting and rejoicing.

 

Bro. Allen Aiken got a phone call from somebody at his church wanting to open the church. They did and had 60 - 70 people come and didn't leave 'til around 11 p.m.  They said they were just testifying and praying.

 

Faith Baptist in Lake Toxaway was having a regularly scheduled service and 7 got saved, Woods Memorial was having a regular scheduled service and I think 3 got saved. Progress Baptist was having a regular scheduled service and Breck Landreth's niece got saved there.  Brandon Rackley's fiance' got saved in the parking lot of WalMart, went home to tell her family and her sister got saved.

 

And those are just the ones I know about. I don't know what else happened!!!

 

Anyway...they are going to replay the broadcast this afternoon (Saturday) at 5:00 p.m. EST.  Then they will go live at 6:00 and see what happens.  Pastor Barton called me a few minutes ago and said churches will open and have services as it happens. We are basically gong to gather together and see what God does.  Come to Anchor Baptist at 5:00 or 6:00 if you can, and if not...PRAY!!  Pastor Barton said last night that we've been praying for revival for years. Now it's here and "What are we going to do with it???"

 

Please pass this info along to all your friends and family. Come if you can, pray if you can't, spread the word, forward this email. If you live locally, listen on your radio.  If you're out of the area, listen at www.wgcr.net   We had so many on the internet last night that it locked it up and nobody else could get on.  But try.