Festival de Esperanza, held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, is evangelist Franklin Graham‘s first major revival aimed specifically at Latinos living in the U.S. Back to story(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Israel Houghton & New Breed is among the Christian musical acts to perform at the festival. Back to story(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Franklin Graham, son of famed revivalist Billy Graham, has made a special effort to cultivate an audience of Latino Evangelicals. Back to story(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Sonia Cardona, husband Edwin Garcia and their daughter, 1-year-old Camila Garcia, enjoy the event. Back to story(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
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His face projected onto screens, Franklin Graham speaks to the crowd. A translator repeats his messages in Spanish. Back to story(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The faithful raise their arms and palms to the sky at Festival de Esperanza, evangelist Franklin Graham‘s revival at the Home Depot Center in Carson. Back to story(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Thousands of people attended the weekend event, though less than one-quarter of the venue’s 25,000 seats were filled Sunday. Back to story(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
