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Billy Graham’s Grandson Shares What It’s Like To Live Life With The Iconic Evangelist

by Rhoda Gayle August 12, 2022

Billy Graham’s grandson, Will Graham, shares what it is like to live life with the iconic American evangelist.

Billy Graham’s grandson

Will Graham is the son of Rev. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). In a recent interview with CBN’s Faithwire, being a grandson of the iconic evangelist is just normal life. Though it is not common for many, it is the reality that is familiar to him.

“I know it’s not normal for everyone else,” he laughed. “Not everyone has a famous grandfather or a father. But for me, it was all normal. We grew up very normal.”

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Will Graham

He recalled how he grew up on a farm in North Carolina together with the cows, horses, dogs, cats, and pigs. As a child, he didn’t realize how famous his grandfather was because of how simple they lived their lives. Until he left his home to study at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. That’s when he realized how famous their family is.

“I’d been to his crusades; I knew he was one of the most famous people in America,” Will Graham said of his grandad. “But something hit me at Liberty. … I remember a guy knocked on my dorm room. I opened it up and said, ‘Hello,’ and he just looked at me and he was looking behind me. And it started getting to me, like, ‘Alright, dude. What’s going on here?’ And I said, ‘Can I help you?’ And he said, ‘I’m looking for Billy Graham’s grandson.’ … ‘Well, I’m him. What do you want?’ He was like, ‘I’m just looking at your room. I wanna see what Billy Graham’s grandson’s room looks like.’”

Legacy

That weird and funny experience is just one of the many experiences he had that is far from his normal life. Yet, he is very grateful for his granddad and for the legacy he has left behind.

“That’s where it started to have an impact when I saw how big, how influential my grandfather was,” he recalled. “When you’re reading textbooks, and he’s in them — that’s kind of weird. But I’m very grateful for my grandaddy. He left such a great legacy behind.”

Will followed the footsteps of his grandfather and his dad and responded to the calling of the Lord. He is now the vice president of the BGEA and the executive director of the Billy Graham Training Center in Asheville, NC.

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August 12, 2022 0 comment

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19,000 Saved, After Billy Graham’s Grandson, Will Graham Preaches In Manila, Philippines

by GOD TV May 31, 2019

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Will Graham recently preached at the same venue in Manila, Philippines, where his father and grandfather shared the Gospel generations ago. See how God moved in incredible ways.

Will spoke at the Greater Pangasinan-Metro Manila Celebration in February, drawing a mass gathering with a record 149,656 attendees, while more than 19,000 Filipinos accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

Will Graham

Will is the son of Fraklin Graham and grandson of the famous preacher, Billy Graham who passed away last year. In terms of crowd records, he follows in the footsteps of his dad and grandfather.

He came to the Philippines to share the light of the Gospel and a message of hope in Jesus to Filipinos at the Quirino Grandstand. It is his third trip to the Philippines.

“I’m not trying to be the next Billy Graham. I’m just Will Graham… I have a burden on my heart to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If that’s to an arena full of people or one person on the street, I will do whatever God is calling me to do.” he says

‘The Greater Pangasinan-Metro Manila Celebration’

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Eight days and nine events later, the Greater Pangasinan-Metro Manila Celebration with Will Graham concluded on Sunday. But for the thousands of people who responded to the Gospel, their journey is just beginning.

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Jeffrey Ferris, the resident director of the event, said that ‘The Greater Pangasinan-Metro Manila Celebration’ was supposedl to be just a three-day event but it turned into an eight-day campaign.

“It’s the first time that all three generations not only preached in the same city, the same country but the same venue,” Jeffrey said. As such this is an historic gathering.

The Billy Graham Evangelical Association has released a video showing some of the capacity crowds at ‘The Greater Pangasinan- Metro Manila Celebration.

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May 31, 2019 0 comment

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Thousands Make Commitments to Jesus As Will Graham Preaches In Philippines

by Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) February 20, 2019

written by Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA)

Evangelist Will Graham – grandson of the late Billy Graham – returned to the Philippines in February to hold an eight-day, nine-event evangelistic campaign that took place in multiple locations in and around Manila. The Greater Pangasinan-Metro Manila Celebration with Will Graham was held Feb. 9-17, and included a two-day outreach at the Narciso Ramos Sports Complex in Lingayen, Pangasinan, followed by three special events for teens, government/military leaders and marketplace leaders, and culminated with a three-day, four-event series at the Quirino Grandstand at Manila’s historic Rizal Park.

All told, 149,656 people attended the Greater Pangasinan-Metro Manila Celebration with Will Graham.

“Jesus, the Son of God, came for one reason: to transform your life by dying on the Cross for your sin and my sin,” said Graham from the stage during one of the outreaches. “Everything points to the Cross. The Cross is the most significant event in human history. It can change your life tonight.”

More than 19,400 responded to Graham’s invitation to make a commitment to Jesus.

“This is amazing. I’m sure that there will be an exponential result and impact of the Gospel to the Filipino people,” said Bishop Noel Pantoja, general chairman of the Greater Pangasinan-Metro Manila Celebration and national director for the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches. “People are receiving hope in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Gospel has come just in time, giving hope to the Filipino people.”

The Greater Pangasinan-Metro Manila Celebration with Will Graham marked the first time that all three generations of Graham evangelists have preached from the same venue in the same city. Will’s grandfather, Billy Graham, preached a Crusade at Rizal Park in 1977 and Will’s father, Franklin Graham, held an evangelistic Festival in 2006 in the same location.

The Greater Pangasinan-Metro Manila Celebration has come to an end, but we still need your prayers for those that responded to the Gospel over the last several days! God bless you! #ManilaCelebration #Pray pic.twitter.com/QvT109gLoB

— Will Graham (@TellaGraham) February 17, 2019

Two milestones were reached during the campaign in the Philippines. During the opening weekend in Lingayen, Pangasinan, total cumulative attendance at Graham’s evangelistic outreaches over the course of his ministry reached and exceeded the one million mark for the first time. More important, the cumulative number of people making spiritual decisions for Christ since Graham began his evangelistic ministry topped 100,000 at the Saturday morning children’s event in Manila.

This was Graham’s third trip to the Philippines to hold multi-day outreaches. He first preached in the Bicol region of the Philippines in 2011. He returned in 2015 to preach in Cebu and Tacloban following the deadly Typhoon Yolanda.

The Greater Pangasinan-Metro Manila Celebration was the first evangelistic outreach for Graham in 2019. Yet to come this year will be international efforts in Albania and Canada, and domestic Celebrations in Kaua`i, Hawaii, as well as Helena, Great Falls and Hamilton, Montana.

About the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) proclaims the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ throughout the world by every effective means available. From its headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., the BGEA directs a wide range of domestic and international ministries, including: large-scale festivals led by evangelists Franklin Graham and Will Graham; The Billy Graham Library; The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, located outside of Asheville, N.C.; SearchforJesus.net, an Internet evangelism project reaching thousands of people for Christ online; and many others through print, television, telephone, radio and the Internet. For more information, visit BillyGraham.org. Get news updates on Twitter at Twitter.com/BGEAnews.

February 20, 2019 0 comment