Crisis Situations

Chaplains Deploy After Two Teenagers Killed in Bristol Stabbing

Chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) have deployed to Bristol after fatal stabbings took the lives of two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16. The devastating event took place around 23:20 on Saturday evening (27 January). A vigil was held the following evening where the boys were stabbed, with members of the …

Israeli Believers Equipped to Comfort, Encourage Others Amid Raging War

Photo above: Josh Holland, international director of the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, helps lead a Sharing Hope in Crisis seminar for believers in Haifa, Israel. In the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, “everyone is in trauma to some degree,” said Josh Holland, international director of the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT). Shortly before Thanksgiving, Holland—along …

War in Israel: Tough Questions With Answers From God’s Word

The war between Israel and Hamas has captured the world’s attention. Cissie Graham Lynch interviewed pastor and author Skip Heitzig on why we should care what’s unfolding overseas and how it impacts us as Christians. Two days after the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, Cissie Graham Lynch sat down with Pastor Gary Hamrick to …

Will Graham Concludes Sharing Hope in Jesus’ Name Conference

Sunday morning, Will Graham spoke on the need for evangelism and signs of revival as he led the final session of the Sharing Hope in Jesus’ Name Conference. “The end times, I believe, are right on the horizon,” Graham said. “But we also know at the end of time, there’s going to be a great …

Chaplains Deploy to Pennsylvania After Officer Shooting

The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team is deploying to McKeesport, Pennsylvania, after a an officer was shot and killed in the line of duty. Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to communities across the nation to minister to law enforcement officers in the aftermath of shootings, civil unrest, and other crises. The Billy Graham …

Billy Graham Chaplains Comfort Californians After Catastrophic Flood

Billy Graham chaplain John Garner prays with a man whose home was damaged in the floods in Merced County, California. The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is in Merced County, California, after the region was inundated by floodwaters that displaced approximately 1,600 residents. “As we see the many lives impacted because of this flooding …

Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Ministering in California After Mass Shooting

Chaplains pray with locals in Monterey Park, Calif., during a candlelight vigil at City Hall following a shooting at a dance studio. Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) chaplains are comforting those who lost family and friends in the Lunar New Year’s Eve mass shooting in Monterey Park, California. On Saturday night, gunfire erupted in …

Billy Graham Chaplains Respond to Deadly Seoul Stampede

Photo above: Billy Graham chaplains gave flowers at a memorial site in honour of all the victims and their loved ones. Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) chaplains are ministering in Seoul after more than 150 people were killed in a stampede during Halloween festivities Saturday night. The catastrophe made international headlines and is one of …

Billy Graham Chaplains Respond to Deadly Seoul Stampede

Photo above: A woman who survived the Seoul crowd crush (right) hugs a friend after a tragic night. (Photo: Chris Jung) Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) chaplains are responding in Seoul after more than 150 people were killed in a stampede during Halloween festivities Saturday night. The catastrophe made international headlines and is one …

Chaplains Welcome Ukrainian Refugees to Canada

Photo above: To date, Billy Graham chaplains have greeted eight Ukrainian families from Poland to Toronto, Canada. *Families not pictured. An elderly Ukrainian man wept as he shared his devastating story of fear and loss with a crisis-trained Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) chaplain. Fleeing the conflict in his homeland, the man had just arrived …