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Billy Graham Chaplains Reach Out to Hurting Ukrainians
Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) chaplains are in Ukraine to offer comfort, prayer and meet people in their pain in the middle of a dire situation. >>Help deploy chaplains to offer emotional and spiritual care to people in Ukraine. BG-RRT chaplain Wil Rosado—who’s been ministering at a Samaritan’s Purse emergency field hospital, as well as …
BGEA Deploying to Ukraine
Ukrainians are desperate for hope as more than 2 million have left the country. Countless others have fled to the Lviv area, where the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying chaplains to provide emotional and spiritual care. “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” —Psalm 46:1 In response to …
6 Ways You Can Pray for Ukraine
Photo above: A woman in front of her home, which was destroyed by bombs on Saturday in Irpin, Ukraine. (Diego Herrera/Europa Press via AP) Kristy Graham serves as the host of the “On the Ground” podcast with Samaritan’s Purse, covering ministry updates from all over the world. When she’s not overseas documenting stories, she and her husband …
Lent: Preparing for Spiritual Growth
As one of the oldest observations in Christendom, Lenten tradition has changed over the years, but its purpose has always been the same: self-examination and penitence, demonstrated by self-denial, in preparation for Easter. Lent, which comes from an Anglo-Saxon word for “spring,” can be viewed as a spiritual spring cleaning: a time for taking spiritual …
Franklin Graham Urges Prayer Over ‘Dangerous’ Conditions for Ukrainians
READ: Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Deploys to Lviv, Ukraine In recent interviews, Franklin Graham has asked anyone watching to be in prayer for Ukraine. “I cannot imagine what these families are going through—having bombs drop on them, having to flee for their lives,” Franklin Graham said in an interview this week. “All the things that …
‘God’s Kindness and Grace’: Online Ministry Reaches 100 Million Visitors
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is celebrating a milestone for its online evangelism ministry, Search for Jesus. This year also marks 10 years since the ministry brought on trained volunteers to help respond to people’s spiritual questions online. Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to …
“You Are Not Alone”
Brian,* from the UK, was troubled with severe depression and anxiety. Desperately searching for hope, Brian visited BGEA’s website, PeaceWithGod.org.uk where he connected with one of our trained volunteers. “I cannot cope,” Brian typed. “My illness is so bad that I can barely function.” On top of mental health problems, Brian also suffers from insomnia …
Reach Russian Speakers With the Gospel Online
Since the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) launched its internet evangelism ministry, Search for Jesus, back in 2011, it has expanded to eight languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, American Sign Language and—most recently—Russian. If you are fluent in Russian and have a heart for telling others about Jesus, you could play a vital …
Franklin Graham: Pray for People of Ukraine
Photo: Refugees from Ukraine arrive to the railway station in Przemysl, Poland, on Sunday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) Over the weekend, Franklin Graham asked others to join him in a special day of prayer for Ukrainians. “They’re suffering tremendously. They’re afraid. They’re running,” he said in a Fox News interview Sunday morning. On Facebook, Franklin Graham wrote: …
I’m Worried About Another War
You’ve seen the headlines about military attacks and spiralling political conflict. It can all be scary and unnerving. It can seem that the threats and violence are only getting worse, with no end in sight. With all conflict and violence happening, is another war inevitable? Distressed or anxious? Speak with a Billy Graham chaplain. Get in …
Watch Billy Graham: Are You Ready to Die?
In Billy Graham’s final days, he had a deep desire to preach one more time. This is his last message. Intimate and powerful, it was recorded in his North Carolina, mountaintop home. Discover the truth that shaped his life and gave him hope in death.