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to which Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse sends
gift boxes of clothes and playthings for children year
after year. The “Compassion” of Jesus was behind
the miracles of Jesus, especially in feeding over 5000
men with just five loaves and two fish. Billy showed
his compassion in many practical ways. He had no
racial prejudice. He was a friend of Martin Luther
King Jr(1929-1968), a Civil Rights activist who was
assassinated. In one of his Crusades the organisers
had separate seating arrangements for whites and
blacks. Billy went down from the dais and personally
removed the ropes of separation! In his evangelistic
team he had two Indian Evangelists, Dr. Akbar Abdul
Haqq and Dr. Robert Cunville. President Donald
Trump in his tribute has called Billy Graham “God's
Ambassador to the world!”
10. He lived for the Kingdom of God
Paul, but there can be so many Timothys and Tituses.
I call upon Christian youngsters, especially in India,
to seek the face of God so that at least some pieces of
the mantle of Billy Graham might fall on them. Our
country is badly in need of evangelists with calibre,
character and Spirit-given charisma to turn the
millions of Indians towards the Living God. This
generation of Indian Christians is responsible for this
generation of Indian non-Christians.
Billy Graham was not afraid of death. In fact he
was eagerly looking forward to it like D.L. Moody
(1837-1899), another great American Evangelist,
who said, “The earth is receding; Heaven is
beckoning; This is the day of my coronation! O death,
how sweet!” I would like to imagine that Jesus would
have stood up in the early morning hours of
Wednesday the 21st of February 2018 to welcome
His servant Billy Graham with the words, “Well
done, good and faithful servant ... Enter into the joy
of your Lord!” (Mt 25:21,23). Billy as a simple man,
who preached a simple message, is buried in a simple
casket made by prisoners as per his wish.
Thank you, Billy, for giving us a definition for a
man of God: “A Man of God is one who depends on
the Grace of God, preaches the Word of God, stays in
the Will of God, fulfills the Purposes of God, respects
the Servants of God, edifies the Family of God, is
filled with the Spirit of God, devotes himself to the
Ministry of God, loves the World of God, and lives
for the Kingdom of God!”
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“Thy Kingdom come!” This was the longing
and prayer of Billy Graham all through his life. The
Glory of God was his sole aim. He did everything
possible to encourage evangelists and missionaries,
especially those who were labouring for the
Kingdom of God in remote areas and hostile
situations. Billy's father-in-law, Dr. Nelson Bell
(1894-1973) was a medical missionary in China.
Ruth Graham as a young girl grew up in this
missionary family. No wonder the entire Graham
family has imbibed the missionary spirit. Dr. Ravi
Zacharias in his tribute has said, “There cannot be
another Billy Graham!” Yes, there cannot be another
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