Seven hours of Rock and Hip-Hop with a positive message Concert to rock your world CALGARY, AB – This summer, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association brings Rock the River Tour to Western Canada. The first-ever Rock the River Tour attracted tens of thousands of people last year when it debuted in the U.S. with a series of day-long concerts along the Mississippi River. Packed with positive messages and music from some of Christian music’s top hard rock and hip-hop bands, Rock the River Tour West arrives in Calgary on Aug. 21. "For so many young people their lives are upside down and in a mess and they don’t even know why," said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and international relief organization Samaritan’s Purse. "That’s why I’m so excited to have this opportunity to share the message of God’s love with all of these young people. It’s a chance to change thousands of lives." Rock the River Tour West is an evangelistic summer concert series that features seven hours of high-voltage music plus brief, challenging messages by Franklin Graham. These one-day events will rock their way across Western Canada through Fraser Valley (Aug. 7), Calgary (Aug. 21) and Edmonton (Aug. 28). PRAYER is key to an effective evangelistic outreach at COP on August 21. All within hearing range of the Good News at the event need your prayers. A ministry of this magnitude is dependent on the prayer and involvement of thousands of committed people. It is a process that will bring hope, strength and encouragement to local churches, bringing youth to Christ and incorporating them into local churches. 40 Days of Prayer (July 12-August 20) has already begun for the Next Generation and Rock the River Tour West – Calgary. To receive the entire 40 Days of Prayer Requests via email, please contact Wanda Bailey, RTRTW Prayer Coordinator, at wbailey@bgea.org. Also, consider praying on-site at Canada Olympic Park in the On-Site Prayer Room in Ski Jump Tower 90. For an ON-SITE PRAYER Registration Form, please contact Wanda Bailey. David Peddie, RTRTW Prayer Team Leader, and Wanda Bailey, RTRTW Prayer Coordinator, thank you for your consideration of participation and look forward to serving with you there. For further information, check the website at www.billygraham.org/calgary.