Greg Laurie to proclaim Gospel to more than 100,000 at SoCal Harvest 2016

An estimated 100,000 people will be attending the SoCal Harvest at the Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Greg Laurie, the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, urged Christians to bring non-believers to the event on Aug. 26-28.

"The objective of a Harvest is to bring people who do not yet know Jesus Christ," Laurie posted on Facebook. He then advised Christians to "PRAY. . . INVITE. . . BRING," to get non-Christians to come to the gathering.

The free event will feature artists such as Chris Tomlin, tobyMac, Skillet, for King & Country, Hollyn, Phil Wickham, KB and other special guests. The event will also be broadcasted live on the Harvest website, JUCE TV and GOD TV.

Greg Laurie will answer tough questions concerning the meaning of life and what happens after death.

The Harvest website reported that the event had a total of 5.6 million attendees since 1990 with 460,100 professions of faith. The Harvest Crusades had been viewed by 1.8 million people on live webcast with 16,083 online decisions. Last year's event was attended by 105,000 with 76,596 viewing online.

Thomas, who attended the Harvest in 2008, shared how the event changed his life in a video testimony. "I came to the Harvest in 2008. That's where I received Christ. I was 43 years old. Up until that point, I had been a methamphetamine addict for over 20 years," he said.

"After the message, I was just compelled to come forward and onto the field and to receive Christ into my life," Thomas added. "Of course, I was still a drug addict at the time," he shared.

Thomas said that it was Laurie's passion and the truth of the gospel that led him to come to the Lord. He confided that he overcame his methamphetamine addiction after he spent three days reading the New Testament. Thomas began attending the Calvary Chapel San Jacinto and became involved in the church. He currently serves as a ministry leader.