In past weeks, all eight venues contracted to host Franklin Graham’s evangelistic UK tour have said they’re cancelling amid pressure from protesters. Martyn Iles, director of the Australian Christian Lobby, an advocacy group based in Canberra, weighs in. “It’s got nothing to do with diversity. … It’s got nothing to do with tolerance. … It …
It was 1954. About 150 journalists and photographers crowded Central Hall Westminster, eager to hear what this evangelist named Billy Graham had to say. Opposition to his planned London Crusade was thick. Did this North Carolina farm boy come to meddle in the government? What was his agenda anyway? “I have come to preach Christ,” …
Although multiple venues have said that they’ve cancelled with Franklin Graham’s upcoming Graham Tour in Scotland and England this spring, the opposition is not deterring him from sharing the Good News with the United Kingdom. Instead, Franklin Graham still plans to boldly proclaim the Good News and has asked believers to pray about these evangelistic …
More than 1,800 churches across the United Kingdom are cooperating with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to share the Gospel in multiple cities this spring. That number has steadily increased in past weeks. When Billy Graham made his first trip to the UK in 1954, many protested his visit, leaving Billy Graham to wonder if …
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9)</em/>More than 3,400 Christians from across the United Kingdom gathered for a national prayer event last Saturday, 25th January. The National Day of Prayer took …
“Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.” —2 Samuel 10:12, ESV There are plenty of grim statistics surrounding what some people call a post-Christian environment in the United Kingdom. In recent years, at …
How many times have you wanted to start over in life? That’s what was on Maroua’s* mind when she went online, looking for direction. She landed on the Salam Maa Allah Facebook page, part of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s (BGEA’s) Arabic ministry. The Facebook page is an extension of SalamMaaAllah.net, an interactive site that …
Chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team UK will be ministering in Australia as the fires continue to spread. The blaze has killed at least 28 people, burned over 2,200 homes and 26 million acres of land have been destroyed. Crisis-trained chaplains will be present to offer emotional and spiritual care to those affected …
Dear Friends, When the angel appeared to startled shepherds in the hills outside Bethlehem, he heralded this long-awaited announcement: “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who …
Sin Somnang grew up in a Buddhist family in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh. In 1995, around age 15, he became the first of his family to become a Christian, and he now serves as pastor of a ministry he started for the poor and uneducated in his hometown. He’s also chairman for the …
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s internet evangelism ministry, Search for Jesus (SFJ), reaches people around the world with the truth of what Jesus Christ has done for us. Every hour, on average, more than 1,000 people are exploring the Gospel on one of SFJ’s evangelistic sites, with an average of 32 people indicating decisions for …
Dear Friend, The Apostle Paul witnessed the Holy Spirit move in powerful ways during his years of ministry, but he also had his share of hardships. In his second letter to the Corinthian church, he tells them of intense sufferings, afflictions and persecutions. No matter how bad things got, Paul never gave up: …