Despite all the bad news in recent years, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the Holy Spirit is continuing to move on people’s hearts.

According to a press release issued by Noi Festival Roma, Italy recently had the largest evangelical outreach in the country’s history, Fox News reports.

Nearly 20,000 Italians attended a meeting at the Palazzo dello Sport complex in Rome sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

The outreach, which featured Franklin Graham as the main speaker, required organizers to set up TV screens outside the venue to handle the overflow. The Palazzo dello Sport is able to seat 18,000 people.

Over 800 Evangelical churches across Italy joined together to sponsor the two-day event held on Nov. 4 and 5.

This was the second NOI festival held in Italy. Approximately 13,000 Italians attended last year’s event held in Milan,

READ: Franklin Graham speaks at largest evangelical outreach event in Italian history: ‘Relationship with God’