If Billy Graham has had a profound influence on your life, we want to hear from you.
The famed evangelist will turn 95 in November, but he is not finished preaching yet. On his birthday, Nov. 7, thousands of Christians across America will invite 12 people into their homes for a Billy Graham crusade unlike any that have come before.
The “My Hope America” crusade will use the intimate and relational setting of a believer’s home to provide an environment for sharing the gospel. A televised message from Graham will be part of the experience.
In anticipation of this nationwide event, and in recognition of Graham’s life and ministry, the Courier will publish a special edition this June with several stories related to his influence on Christianity in America.
Has your life been impacted by Billy Graham in an unusual or powerful way, or have you had a personal experience with him? Please share your story with us. We are particularly interested in hearing from South Carolina Baptists.
To respond online, go to http://www.baptistcourier.wpengine.com/8242.article. If you prefer to respond by mail, send your story to: Managing Editor, The Baptist Courier, 100 Manly St., Greenville, S.C., 29601. Please include your name, town, church and daytime contact information.
My Hope America encourages participants to open their doors and lives to people they already know – engaging in meaningful conversation and connections as a catalyst for sharing Christ. While one-on-one conversations will be the root of this relationship evangelism outreach, messages used in reinforcing the gospel will be available in a wide range of formats including TV, radio, DVD and Internet.
In 2002, the My Hope program began when Franklin Graham asked the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to take the gospel country-by-country around the world where his father, Billy Graham, could no longer physically travel. It began in four countries in Central America. Ten years and 57 countries later, My Hope America has now become a movement spreading across the United States into cities and towns, churches and homes of Christians who have a desire to share their faith with others in their lives.
For more, visit myhopewithbillygraham.org.