Dear Friend My father turned 99 on 7 November. He’s doing reasonably well, though he lives with many of the limitations anyone that age might expect. Back before his 95th birthday, while working on a sermon based on Galatians 6:14, he posted the verse all over the house so he could saturate his mind with it. To…
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Christmas trees weren’t always a thing in Hanoi. When Pastor Jacob Bloemberg first moved to the north Vietnam city some 20 years ago, he says any references to the Christian holiday were few and far between. “There was no Christmas in the city. No one celebrated Christmas or knew about it,” he said. But now,…
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For decades, Vietnamese Christians have prayed persistently for their friends and family to follow Christ, and experience the freedom and hope He offers. After this weekend’s Love Hanoi Festival with Franklin Graham, they have plenty to celebrate. Now, these faithful Christians have more brothers and sisters in Christ to join them in their prayers after…
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Dear Friend, In May we held the World Summit in Defence of Persecuted Christians in Washington, D.C. It was a powerful and moving event, with over 600 participants from 136 countries. Delegates included church leaders from all over the world—including from Australia and New Zealand—along with advocates for the persecuted as well as victims of persecution who shared…
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We were overwhelmed by the number of people who showed up at the Brisbane Convention Centre to attend the SOE seminar, led by Will Graham. We had expected approximately 100 people to attend and had booked a room with 120 capacity just in case we had extra people arrive on the day. We were so encouraged when 136 people arrived! Speakers included Will Graham…
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“Thank you for your concern and prayers for him. You really don’t know how much that means to our family.” —Franklin Graham Four months from today will mark 99 years for “God’s ambassador” Billy Graham. Posting to Facebook on Friday, Franklin Graham took a moment to let followers know how his father is doing. “Some…
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This article, taken from Decision magazine, was originally published in August 2007. Ruth Bell Graham passed away on June 14, 2007, at age 87. I’ll never forget the first time my mother heard me preach. Standing at the podium and seeing her in the shadows, I realized just how much that moment represented an answer…
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A word from Jorge Were it not for the prayer and financial contributions from our generous donors, we would be unable to do any of the ministry that the Lord has called us to. In the financial year ended December 2016, our outgoings were $35,000 higher than the income we received because there was so much urgency in the work…
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212 people responded to the Gospel message preached at five events in three days over 24–26 March. This included 88 people who made first time commitments, and 58 who rededicated their lives to Christ. The balance of people who responded came forward at the evangelism rallies for a variety of reasons. We give God all…
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As of January this year, Stewart Beveridge has been appointed as the full-time Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Australia/New Zealand’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) Manager. Jack Munday, International Director of Billy Graham RRT, shares about the future of RRT in Australia: “Since the Billy Graham RRT responded in 2009 to the worst bushfire in Australia’s history, the RRT ministry has…
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