I found a schedule of Franklin Graham crusades and festivals and wanted to pass this along to you. If you live anywhere near one of these events, I encourage you to go. I attended a Billy Graham Crusade at Central Park in New York City about 15 years ago. It changed my life.
There were thousands and thousands of people there, inspiring music, and awesome fellowship. It was powerful to be a part of something so huge. The family I was with helped coordinate the marketing for this event, so I got a good seat up front, and I actually got to meet Mrs. Elisabeth Elliot and tell her how much her books impacted me.
We as Christians have a message of hope that people desperately need to hear. As you look at your schedule for 2006, now’s the time to start planning big things like this — opportunities that will be lost if they’re not inked in now. I hope someone will be able to hear Franklin Graham speak in person. The legacy of his father continues. If you’ve never read Franklin’s autobiography, I highly recommend it — Rebel With a Cause. It’s a very good book to pass along to someone you know who may be straying from truth. Look what God can do through prayer!
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website
February 2-5, 2006
Metro Manila Franklin Graham Festival
Manila, Philippines
March 11-12, 2006
Celebration of Hope
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 1, 2006
Angola Franklin Graham Festival
Angola, Louisiana
April 21-23, 2006
Gulf Coast Franklin Graham Festival
Mobile, Alabama
July 7-9, 2006
Metro Maryland Franklin Graham Festival
Baltimore, Maryland
September 21-23, 2006
Festival of Hope with Franklin Graham
Quito, Ecuador
October 20-22, 2006
Central Canada Franklin Graham Festival
Winnipeg, Manitoba
November 3-5, 2006
Okinawa Franklin Graham Festival
Okinawa, Japan
Franklin Graham wrote this about how the Graham organization is helping to bring hope to the world:
God also has given us a key role in meeting the spiritual needs of hurricane victims in the Gulf Coast region. The Rapid Response chaplain teams that we developed since the 9/11 attacks have ministered to thousands of survivors and emergency workers, leading many to salvation in Jesus Christ.
We’re also excited about the directions in which God is leading our Crusade ministry. In the coming months, I’m looking forward to events in New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., to share the hope of Jesus with people in these areas, many of whom were displaced from their homes by recent hurricanes. I’ve preached on five continents this year, and in 2006 God has given us invitations to go to the Philippines, Ecuador, Canada, Japan and Baltimore, Md. These events not only reach individuals but also strengthen churches and train Christians to be soul-winners.
The Billy Graham Library, now under construction in Charlotte, N.C., will give hundreds of thousands of visitors for generations to come the opportunity to hear the Gospel and respond to the unchanging truth my father has preached: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16, NIV).
Thank you for standing with us and praying for us as we take the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to a world where more people than ever before need to know Him.
If anybody reading this ends up going to a Graham Crusade, please let me know!
