Hope

A Historic First for Evangelistic Events in Vietnam

In a historic first, great strides were made for religious freedom in Vietnam. Earlier this week, Franklin Graham was welcomed to the country by government officials in Hanoi, who granted permission for this weekend’s Spring Love Festival in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first time the Vietnamese government has given permission for an …

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 …

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 …

Noi Festival Uniting 550 Churches for Milan Outreach

Photo above: Prayer is a critical component for the Oct. 29 Noi Festival in Milan, Italy. About 300 pastors are launching a “30 days of prayer” initiative on Sept. 29. As the world was changing by the hour in March of 2020, northern Italy became the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Eastern Hemisphere. …

COVID Hospital Patient Puts Her Faith in Christ

Crisis-trained chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team are offering prayer at Samaritan’s Purse field hospitals in Los Angeles County, California, and Lenoir, North Carolina. They’re praying with patients, staff and volunteers during a scary, exhausting time for many. Chaplain Damaris Scalzi recently shared how one COVID-19 patient came to know Christ at the California field …

Cissie Graham Lynch on Facing 2021 With Confidence & Hope

“The people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.” —Daniel 11:32b The flip of the calendar from 2020 to 2021 may not have been the “magical change” everyone had hoped for, but Cissie Graham Lynch urges Christians to stand strong in their faith. “We are not to conform to the world, but …

Franklin Graham: We Can Still Give Thanks

2020. A year like no other we’ve experienced. We’ve had a pandemic. We have been locked down like never before. We’ve seen incredible destruction from storms, fires, and flooding. … But in the midst of this trying year, there is no better time than now to turn our hearts toward God, who is with us …

Anne Graham Lotz: God’s Antidote to Loneliness

The pandemic that struck our world put us in lockdown and confined us to our homes. Our excursions were limited, and when we did venture out, we wore masks and kept a 6-foot social distance from others. But what we’ve discovered is that while we’ve been protecting ourselves and others from a deadly virus, many …

6 Ways to Find Hope for the Future

Sometimes the world seems hopeless. Maybe it’s because of the violence that creates a domino effect as one outburst after another erupts in this city or that. Maybe it’s the hardship we experience through illness, family conflict and money issues. Maybe it’s the messy political climate that leaves candidates and constituents alike entangled in disagreement. Where’s all the good news? “My hope does …

Online Ministry Guides People Worldwide Through Coronavirus Crisis

In the days since COVID-19 began infiltrating the globe, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) created special web pages through its internet evangelism ministry, Search for Jesus, to address the fears quickly spreading among people of all languages. These pages were created in English, Spanish, Korean, Arabic, Mandarin and Portuguese. Each gives the online visitor a chance to respond to the never-changing Gospel …