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October 8, 2000
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Friendship Evangelism Brings Thousands to Downtown Rio de 
Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Thirty thousand "friends" met in 
the downtown Rio de Janeiro square, Praça de Apoteose, 
for evening meetings from September 16 to 23, to hear 
Peruvian-born evangelist Alejandro Bullón. 

Bullón preached for six evenings at "Celebration 
2000-It's Time to See Jesus," an event he says was based 
on "friendship evangelism." Commenting on his 
presentations, Bullón said that "the modern human being 
who lives today in the urban areas is a sad, lonely being 
full of fear. We have seen, tested and confirmed that the 
best means to reach the human being of today is through 
another human being."      

"It's friends who bring friends to meet Jesus," Bullón 
said about the "sea of friends" gathered in a square 
famous for the Brazilian Carnival parades. Last Saturday, 
September 23, the square was packed with more than 
50,000, and 570 people were baptized. A further 1,800 
people requested Bible studies.  Pastor Bullón stated at 
the conclusion of the event, that "this was the biggest 
explosion of evangelism in the city of Rio de Janeiro." 
(278/2000)