SCOTT DEPOT, WV (ANS) -- On November 4, millions of honest and concerned citizens will go to the polls, to make their prayerful, thoughtful and secret choice for the nation’s next President and Commander-in-Chief. It may be the most important and decisive vote any of us will ever cast.
Since the days of President Truman, Presidents have sought out the counsel, advice, wisdom, spiritual insights and prayers of Billy Graham.
Three days after the coming election, Billy Graham, will celebrate his 90th birthday with family members. He was born November 7, 1918 in a frame farmhouse on a dairy farm, where he milked cows twice a day in Charlotte, NC.
The evangelist’s international headquarters office is now located on Charlotte’s most famous street, 1 Billy Graham Parkway. My wife Kitty and I were present for the dedication of both the new office complex and later the Billy Graham Library on May 31, 2007.
My first time to be close to Billy Graham was during his crusade in Indianapolis, IN, in 1959. Doug Oldham, the famous Gospel singer who often sang in Billy Graham meetings, and I drove to the meeting one night from Anderson, IN. Our friend, Billy Zeoli, invited us to sit on the platform with Dr. Graham. “Z”, as good friends call him, had been a leader with Youth for Christ International for many years, the same organization for which Billy Graham served as their first full time evangelist. I was then serving as an evangelist on the Youth Crusade Staff of Youth for Christ.
My first real introduction to Billy Graham was during his 1967 crusade in Kansas City, Missouri. We met as he arrived to speak to those attending the School of Evangelism. Gil Stricklin, a friend since those days and a crusade staff leader, arranged for me to sit in special areas of the stadium during the five days I was there, including two nights on the platform where various leaders of the crusade were sitting, including Cliff Barrows, George Beverly Shea, John Wesley White, George Wilson, Grady Wilson and T. W. Wilson.
Billy Graham made a tremendous difference in the lives of millions around the world. For 50 years he has been named by the Gallup Poll among the 10 most admired men in the world. He has influenced my life immeasurably and been an invaluable mentor.
You may send him a special birthday greeting or tell him how much God has blessed you through his ministry at http://www.billygraham90.com/ or mail your message to: Billy Graham’s 90th Birthday, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201. You may also include a special birthday gift check, for as much as you choose, for his continuing worldwide work to bring others to faith in Jesus Christ.
Our nation needs to follow the counsel and teaching of our national pastor and his beloved wife, Ruth, who went to heaven from her home on Thursday, June 14, 2007, at the age of 87. He said of this talented and beautiful lady, “Ruth was my life partner, and we were called by God as a team.” The message of their lives has been: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
Since the days of President Truman, Presidents have sought out the counsel, advice, wisdom, spiritual insights and prayers of Billy Graham.
Three days after the coming election, Billy Graham, will celebrate his 90th birthday with family members. He was born November 7, 1918 in a frame farmhouse on a dairy farm, where he milked cows twice a day in Charlotte, NC.
The evangelist’s international headquarters office is now located on Charlotte’s most famous street, 1 Billy Graham Parkway. My wife Kitty and I were present for the dedication of both the new office complex and later the Billy Graham Library on May 31, 2007.
My first time to be close to Billy Graham was during his crusade in Indianapolis, IN, in 1959. Doug Oldham, the famous Gospel singer who often sang in Billy Graham meetings, and I drove to the meeting one night from Anderson, IN. Our friend, Billy Zeoli, invited us to sit on the platform with Dr. Graham. “Z”, as good friends call him, had been a leader with Youth for Christ International for many years, the same organization for which Billy Graham served as their first full time evangelist. I was then serving as an evangelist on the Youth Crusade Staff of Youth for Christ.
My first real introduction to Billy Graham was during his 1967 crusade in Kansas City, Missouri. We met as he arrived to speak to those attending the School of Evangelism. Gil Stricklin, a friend since those days and a crusade staff leader, arranged for me to sit in special areas of the stadium during the five days I was there, including two nights on the platform where various leaders of the crusade were sitting, including Cliff Barrows, George Beverly Shea, John Wesley White, George Wilson, Grady Wilson and T. W. Wilson.
Billy Graham made a tremendous difference in the lives of millions around the world. For 50 years he has been named by the Gallup Poll among the 10 most admired men in the world. He has influenced my life immeasurably and been an invaluable mentor.
You may send him a special birthday greeting or tell him how much God has blessed you through his ministry at http://www.billygraham90.com/ or mail your message to: Billy Graham’s 90th Birthday, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201. You may also include a special birthday gift check, for as much as you choose, for his continuing worldwide work to bring others to faith in Jesus Christ.
Our nation needs to follow the counsel and teaching of our national pastor and his beloved wife, Ruth, who went to heaven from her home on Thursday, June 14, 2007, at the age of 87. He said of this talented and beautiful lady, “Ruth was my life partner, and we were called by God as a team.” The message of their lives has been: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
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