It was a fortnight before the start of the Jesus Festival when they began to do preparatory work. Apart from members of the outreach mission "Christ for all Cities" who came from Kyiv, the effort was joined by pastors and leaders of five churches based in Horlivka.

The news spread fast about the miracle meetings to be held in the city, which was due to advertising on local TV and radio as well as on video screens set up in the central square and the city market. There were hundreds of posters put up about the city to provide information about the Jesus Festival and programmes by the Planet D ministry. The Festival hit the headlines of the city's most popular newspaper. Also, the event was vigorously advertised on the most visited local website.