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 …
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 …
After 2021 ended in heartbreak for many families due to a series of deadly tornadoes in parts of the United States, crisis-trained chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) spent the holidays ministering in the hard-hit small town of Mayfield, Kentucky, United States. They’re spending the new year helping the devastated community pick …
The past year has seen tremendous growth in the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s (BGEA) internet evangelism ministry with more and more people searching for answers about God online. Thousands of people across the globe are desperate for to find hope. Every day, people are finding the hope of Christ through the BGEA’s Search for Jesus …
A small team of Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) chaplains arrived in Haiti Thursday to serve at an emergency field hospital set up by Samaritan’s Purse. Local hospitals have been inundated with patients and short on medical supplies since August 14, when a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the country. The quake injured more than 9,900 people, killed …
On a usually quiet Thursday evening (August 12) in a small area of Plymouth in Devon, a man with a shotgun killed five people, including a child. The gunman also turned the gun on himself. The tragedy has left many feeling afraid, hopeless and heartbroken. Chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team arrived in …
Chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team have deployed to Plymouth, Devon following the tragic suicide-shooting that killed five people, one being a child. On the evening of August 12, a gunman killed two women, two men, and a three-year-old girl. Two other people were also shot and are currently being treated hospital. The gunman also …
A chaplain shares about the peace of Jesus in Surfside, Florida, in the aftermath of a sudden condominium collapse that killed dozens of people. It’s difficult to process. A heaping pile of rubble now sits where a 12-story building used to be filled with family dinners and laughter against the backdrop of the ocean in …
Nearly everyone is online these days, providing a virtual window into the heart of God—and His love for every one of us. Here’s one story of God at work online. “I will show my greatness … and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” …
Franklin Graham posted the following on Facebook Thursday, in light of recent world events: Our world is aflame. We’re still reeling from a global pandemic. Over 4,000 people a day are dying from COVID-19 in India as the virus rages. Bodies still lie in refrigerated trailers in New York inside our own country. For the first time …
With various crises wreaking havoc and pain in our world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But focusing on our heavenly Father—instead of the storms swirling around us—can fill us with peace and strength for each day. One practical step is talking to God honestly about your fears and surrendering your life into His loving hands. …