Dear Friend, On Saturday I will begin a six-city tour preaching the Gospel in Australia. My father preached across the continent exactly six decades ago on a marathon evangelistic tour that lasted four months. God did a mighty work. Over three million Australians attended those Crusade meetings, and it is estimated that half of Australia’s entire population…
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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Deploys to Queensland Flooding After devastating floodwaters rushed through over 2,000 homes, the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (RRT) has deployed to the city of Townsville, located 1,350 km north of Brisbane in Queensland. The team is providing emotional and spiritual care to those affected by the flood, which was…
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A Look Back at Billy Graham’s Groundbreaking 1959 Australia Crusade “For some reason I could not fully understand, although I believed it was the leading of the Holy Spirit, I had developed an overwhelming burden to visit the distant continent of Australia,” Billy Graham once wrote. …
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Extraordinary True Stories from the 1959 Billy Graham Crusade in Australia In the 1950s, during the early days of Billy Graham’s ministry, the young evangelist had what he called “an overwhelming burden to visit the distant continent of Australia.” As his Crusades in cities like New York and Los Angeles drew worldwide media attention, he…
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From Hatred to Love: How God Transformed a Brutal Australian Gang Leader George Palmer’s heart was running away inside his chest. Every word out of Billy Graham’s mouth was like a drop of fuel on the fire that was raging in his soul. He had positioned himself on the grass in front of the stage…
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Franklin Graham to Share Gospel in Australia 60 Years After Billy Graham’s Historic Tour You’ll find them scattered across the Australian continent, from the Sunset Coast to the streets of Sydney. The youngest are now in their 60s; others are quite elderly but still remember the moment that changed the trajectory of their lives.…
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‘Set Free’: 70,000-Plus Hear Good News During Thailand Festival on Sunday Elephants. Pad Thai. Ornate temples. Exotic spa resorts. These are just a few things that come to mind when one thinks of Thailand. Although most may seem happy in the nation known as “Land of the Smiles,” underneath their rich fabrics and deep…
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‘The Single Most Important Decision of My Life’: 10 Stories About Billy Graham’s Legacy Nearly a year after Billy Graham went to be with the Lord, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association continues to receive messages about his lasting impact for Christ. Below are 10 new messages, as told by men and women who took time to…
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60 Years Later: The Ripple Effect of Billy Graham’s Australia Crusades Sixty years ago, Billy Graham traveled across New Zealand and Australia, sharing the love of Christ in city after city. More than 3 million people—nearly a third of Australia’s population at the time—attended a Crusade event in 1959. This year, to commemorate the 60th…
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Billy Graham Trivia: Which Australian Stadium Broke Its Attendance Record During a Crusade? Q: Which famous Australian stadium first broke its attendance record during a Billy Graham Crusade? A: The Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1959. (Two months later, the Sydney Cricket Ground also broke its attendance record during a Crusade event.) Billy Graham once wrote:…
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