The Enquirer asked readers to share their reflections of Billy Graham's Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Mission. Here are some edited remarks:

        On his way out of the stadium, Gary Dickerson, 44 of Mason, stopped on the streets and prayed with the homeless people begging for money.

        “The important thing God wants for us is to reach out to the poor,” said Mr. Dickerson, who served as a counselor during the mission.” He accepted Jesus Christ in 1985, turning away from a life of drugs.

        “God gives his spirit so we can reach out ... that's what it's all about, people like that.”

        Marjorie Hopkins, 72 of Bellevue, Ky., sang in the choir 25 years and attended Graham's mission Sunday night.

        “Every time I get a renewal, you get a new zeal to do something more that you're not already doing,” she said as she walked out of the stadium. “When we and the people who make the decisions grow spiritually, it has a ripple effect on everyone.”

        Rocklin Ballenger had been thinking about rededicating her life to Christ for a while. The invitation from the Rev. Billy Graham was the final nudge she needed. The 26-year-old Williamstown, Ky., woman made her way down the steps of Paul Brown Stadium and met with a counselor.

        “I was so excited,” she said. “Even burning up, I had goosebumps.”

        Each of the four nights of the mission hold special memories for 42-year-old Tom Tun. But when he reflects on this weekend's mission, the Sharonville man said he'll never forget the joy he felt counseling people on the field.

        “The seven people I was able to hear confess their sins to Jesus Christ — it just gives me goosebumps all over my body.”

        John Robb, 44 of Mariemont, will savor the memory of three of his daughters praying with the Rev. Mr. Graham.

        “I accepted Jesus because I wanted to go up to heaven,” said 10-year-old Madeline, as she clutched a bag of reading materials a counselor gave her. “It felt really good.”

        It was a great moment, Mr. Robb said. He'd been praying they would respond.

        “It's just an awesome feeling to know they've accepted Christ as their savior,” he said.

        At 102, Bernice Biddle is old enough to be the Rev. Mr. Graham's mother. But she didn't want to miss his final night in Cincinnati.

        She attended his event in 1977, which wasn't nearly as crowded and didn't have any policemen. But she still enjoyed this event.

        Especially when Nancy Laymon, 73 of Fairborn, came up and kissed her hand. She didn't know Ms. Laymon but “one Christian seems to know another,” said Ms. Biddle, from her wheelchair.

        Said Ms. Laymon: “I told her we'd see one another in heaven.”

        Christine Gregory has seen people accept Jesus Christ before. But never at the scale of Paul Brown Stadium this weekend.

        “This has been the most exhilarating, fantastic time of my life,” she said.

        “It makes me proud to be a Christian,” said Ms. Gregory, 51, of Forest Park. “To see blacks and whites come together — whatever boycott they thought they might have — God's still going to do his work.”

        Stefani Imwalle, 53 of Anderson Township, was hugging people she didn't even know. She prayed with them and talked to strangers.

        “What I'll remember most is the spirit and unity after all the troubles we've had,” she said.

        — Erica Solvig and Richelle Thompson contributed to this report.

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