Beachfest officially opened day 2 under a cloudy sky. Thankfully, by 8:30 am almost all the thunderheads had pushed back from the coast, revealing another beautiful, sunny, and HOT day! People crowded in to enjoy this mornings’ surf clinic with appearances and instruction from surf pros Noah Snyder and Jesse Hines.

Taking advantage of a beautiful Saturday and a highlight from the morning edition cover of the Sun Times local paper, more than 200 people made their way down to the beach to learn how to surf. It was amazing as the guys shared their hearts and their testimonies and of course taught the crowd how to “walk on water”. Listeners hung on every word - it was incredible. Check out the pictures! Andrew and Wendy even took their kiddos down to the beach to “rip” up the waves too.

The festival grounds started to fill in much earlier than yesterday, as hundreds of people crowded around to take in the incredible Livin It demonstrations. We’ve got the cream of the crop here in Myrtle Beach! Our pros include faithful standby Jud Heald and his “untitled” skate team.

You can catch Mike Mancuso’s ProTown BMX team next week on NBC’s Dew Tour - yes, they’re that good! The Riders For Christ FMX team featured Greg Hartman, the 2007 X Games Dubai Gold medalist.

I’m sure that demo had mammas in the stands catching their breath (probably praying that their kids wouldn’t take up doing crazy tricks 30 feet in the air!) It was a great Livin It Action Sports park and many hands were raised during the counseling time making all their efforts of sweatin’ it out in the sun worthwhile.

Man, tonight’s mainstage lineup was awesome! Local musicians Russel and Kristi Johnson established the spirit for the evening with a great worship set. Then Lindz West our emcee (and resident rock star) slammed the house. Both nights he had the crowd jumping all over the place “raising the roof.” Lindz has a band in the UK named LZ7 and has become a festival favorite with the fans. Then our gal Mandisa rolled out her set with the old Diana Ross tune I’m Every Woman. Man, that girl has some pipes! After covering some fun tunes, she belted out her own chart-toppers and then pointed it all back to Jesus breaking into a moving worship moment.

Andrew took the stage next and instantly engaged the crowd. The level of attention that Andrew commanded was inspiring. The staggering (as Luis always says) decision to accept Jesus as their personal savior was made by many. Only the Lord knows the full impact of a festival in the hearts of man. Andrew delivered a solid message of truth and as promised, the word did not return void as the highly engaged crowd responded in droves. After a sweet time of prayer led by Andrew, the counselors worked with the individuals that had responded for several moments.

To close out the night, TobyMac was “freaking out” on stage and the crowds loved every minute of it! If you weren’t here… there is just no other way to say it… you totally missed it!

I know many of our friends from past festivals are visiting this site to see what’s happening in Andrew’s ministry. You may have lived the moments we’ve encountered tonight. Can’t you just hear Toby’s band bringing it all back to Him? Sweetly singing How Great Thou Art?

Tonight, it literally resonated throughout the Grand Strand. Lives were drastically changed this weekend. We’ve already got stories in that are simply mind boggling. The Lord even used the festival to reach a man staying at a hotel across the street in an amazing way. He heard the music and considering jumping from the balcony and ending it all, made his way over to the festival where he invited Jesus into his heart. The harvest is great - but the workers are few! Make your plans to be a part of upcoming festival now!

Thanks for your partnership of prayers, finances and for making an eternal investment of souls into the kingdom! We here on the Myrtle Beach/Andrew Palau team appreciate your support! Hopefully, we’ll see you soon!

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