WHEN the moment came,Billy Graham did not feel any special emotion. The woman next to him had tears streaming down her face, but he was level-headed, and full of peace,as he returned to his seat. He had committed himself to Christ as his Lord and Saviour at the invitation of Preacher Mordecai Ham at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was 15, and just a farm boy with poor grades,and already the Lord was preparing mighty works in him. But He worked quietly. Three years later, when the level-headed had worn off and the wrestling had started, and the Holy Spirit moved in him again as he wandered disconsolate one night across a golf course in Florida. At the edge of the 18th green he was urged to kneel,pray and accept the call to ministry. Again, there were no signs in the heavens. But this time the tears that flowed were his.
On the strength of that promise made to the Lord, or who now controlled each step of his life,he set out to preach the Gospel in every land. Over more than half a century, as he changed from a...
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