Actor and outspoken Christian Kirk Cameron said he cried "tears of gratitude and hope" following a recent New Jersey library event promoting his faith-based children's book.
Cameron, who has recently been hosting story hour events, hosted his 10th event at a Cherry Hill, New Jersey library on Saturday, April 29.
Camron released his book As You Grow, which aims to teach children about the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, with Brave Books publishing.
In an email to Fox News, Cameron shared that parents and children began singing and worshiping God while they waited their turn to enter the library. In response, the "Growing Pains" actor" began to cry "tears of gratitude and hope."
"When the overflow group of families … started their own worship service – think beautiful voices of children and strong declarations from moms and dads, hands raised, singing sacred songs of thankfulness and praises to God – filling the lobby, the staircase and expanding into the upper room [of the two-story library], I got emotional and began to cry," Cameron told the outlet.
"Tears of gratitude and hope. Songs of courage and resolve," he continued.
Cameron also told the families present at the library, "God's not finished with America."
According to Brave, at least 700 people came out to the library on Saturday.
"When [library] staff saw how many people were eagerly waiting outside, they decided to open up the room divider halfway through the first story hour group," Brave told Fox News Digital.
"This allowed Brave to host three separate story hours and not have to turn anyone away."
The publisher also noted that the library staff was "very accommodating and welcomed" Kirk Cameron alongside journalist John Solomon and worship leader Sean Feucht "with excellent customer service."
"What was most notable was how wonderfully Cherry Hill Public Library served their community and how thankful in return event patrons were that the library allowed Kirk to have the story hour and get everyone in."
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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.
