BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—As sure as night began to settle over the big tent in Bakersfield, California, Rose Jaime believes America has fallen on profoundly dark times.
“The devil is real—and so is God,” said Jaime, watching and listening as Pastor Mario Murillo delivered his sermon to more than 1,500 evangelical Christians during the Living Proof Tent Crusade on March 12.
The purpose of the traveling ministry from Lafayette, Tennessee, was “soul-winning” in a nation turned away from God.
Jaime observed the faithful with a serene calm. Many sat or stood and prayed with their eyes closed, palms open, and raised high to receive the spirit of the word….