More than 6,000 people were welcomed into the family of God after repenting of their sins and trusting Jesus Christ for salvation at Festival Esperanza CDMX ( Festival of Hope Mexico City). Altogether, 52,000 people heard the Gospel message from Franklin Graham and Christian artists during the two-day event in one of the world’s largest cities.
Just before Festival Esperanza CDMX, children and their families enjoyed FestiKids, a Gospel-centered program for youth. After the colorful and energetic celebration, many children—and their parents—made decisions for Jesus Christ.
After holding a historic outreach in Hanoi in 2017, Franklin Graham returned to Vietnam to bring the Good News of Christ to Ho Chi Minh City. Those who surrendered their lives to the Lord received a Bible and a Living in Christ booklet to help them grow in their faith.
Franklin Graham looked out at the sea of people as many in Ho Chi Minh City came forward to pray and trust the Lord as their Savior. Afterward, Janet, one of many volunteers from Vietnamese churches, spoke passionately about the significance of the evangelistic event—and the ongoing need: “Millions of people, they have never heard the Name of Jesus.”
After three children and three adults were killed during a shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) chaplains deployed to listen and pray with the grieving community. “We mourn along with those who have lost their loved ones in this horrible tragedy,” Franklin Graham said. “The Bible tells us that we do not grieve as those without hope—because our resurrected Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, has defeated death, sin, and Satan through the cross.” Find hope in Christ today.
On Easter Sunday, Franklin Graham presented a story of the new birth through Jesus Christ, filmed in Rome, Italy. Featuring music from Michael W. Smith and a chamber orchestra and choir, the program was televised nationwide, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, India, and Africa. Watch this powerful 30-minute video about Jesus Christ’s death on the cross and His victory over the grave.
NFL Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy (right) and three-time Emmy Award-winning network television broadcaster James “J.B.” Brown (left) spoke at a men’s retreat at the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove. “Christ is what a Biblical man looks like, and that should be our focus,” Dungy told a room of 400 people, ages 14 to 85.
Will Graham shared a laugh and conversation with attendees at the Lift Up Church Encouragement Conference in Idaho Falls. The spring event was designed to encourage pastors and church leaders and to pray for a spiritual harvest ahead of Will Graham’s Idaho Falls Look Up Tour in September.
Along Franklin Graham’s God Loves You Tidewater Tour, Newsboys and Marcos Witt led lively worship for the 35,000 people
who attended the six-stop outreach in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.
See photos from each stop.
During the Tidewater Tour, trained prayer counselors were available to pray with those who made decisions for Christ and help connect them to a local, Bible-based church where they can grow in their faith.
Children read along as Kirk Cameron shared one of his books at the Billy Graham Library. The Christian actor and author signed copies of As You Grow, a story featuring Biblical values and beliefs.
A 10,000-member choir accompanied by a full symphony led an audience in worship at the 50th anniversary of the historic finale of Billy Graham’s 1973 Seoul Crusade—the largest in-person outreach of his ministry. Franklin Graham was invited by a group of local leaders to speak at the Seoul World Cup Stadium and boldly proclaimed the Gospel. Some ’73 attendees came to thank God for His faithfulness. Read their stories.
This woman smiled in a moment of joy right before she was baptized during a Marriage Resiliency Workshop at Mystic Lake Lodge in Alaska. The weeklong retreat is designed to help law enforcement officers—who have been injured or in an officer-involved shooting—and their spouses strengthen their marriages and relationship with God.
BG-RRT chaplains deployed to Perryton, Texas, following an EF3 tornado that killed three people and left many homes and businesses damaged. Here, a chaplain prayed with a family after each member received a Billy Graham Training Center Bible.
As part of a daylong celebration, Ruth Bell Graham’s eldest daughter, Gigi Graham, shared family stories about her mother’s faithfulness at the Billy Graham Library’s Ladies Tea.
Many lives were transformed at the Celebration of Hope in Chișinău, Moldova, a small country in Eastern Europe bordering Ukraine. Among those who heard Will Graham preach the Gospel were many Ukrainian citizens who were taking refuge there.
This BG-RRT chaplain encouraged a member of Maui’s fire department following tragic wildfires that claimed nearly 100 lives and destroyed miles of homes and businesses around the beach town of Lahaina. Read more about the chaplains’ ministry to this hurting community.
Michael Tait and the Newsboys, along with Franklin Graham, returned to London for a second year of the God Loves You Tour. “I believe there are people here who have hurting hearts,” Franklin Graham told the 10,000-plus in attendance. “I’m here to say this to you tonight: God loves you!”
More than 17,600 people filled the rodeo arena at Campina Grande do Sul for Will Graham’s Celebration in Curitiba, Brazil. Believers in the region were excited for an opportunity to share the Gospel with friends, family, and neighbors who did not know Jesus Christ.
Following a powerful time of praise and worship, Will Graham told the crowd at the Hope Curitiba Celebration about the peace found in Jesus Christ. It was his first outreach in the South American country. Nearly a third of all who responded to the invitation to receive new life in Christ were under the age of 18.
The first day of Will Graham’s Look Up Tour in Idaho Falls kicked off with two youth-focused evangelistic events and music by lively Irish Christian band Rend Collective. Later, at the Hero Arena at Mountain America Center, Will Graham told the thousands gathered, “You were created for a relationship with God.”
Franklin Graham was burdened to share the Gospel message in Essen, Germany, and 30 years after his father’s Essen Crusade, he did just that, telling thousands about the eternal salvation found in Jesus Christ. This young woman got a hug from a prayer volunteer in celebration of her decision to accept Christ.
Will Graham smiled as he shared Good News from God’s Word during his three-stop Look Up Tour in Canada’s British Columbia.
Trained prayer volunteers in three western Canada cities counseled and prayed with those who surrendered their hearts and lives to Jesus Christ during the Look Up Tour outreach.
Pastors and leaders of Spanish-speaking churches gathered at four evangelism summits from Texas to California. The free, one-day events encouraged and equipped Hispanic leaders to effectively share the Gospel. Read one pastor’s story.
During the Billy Graham Library’s annual Bikers With Boxes event, motorcycles filled the parking lot as hundreds of bikers brought gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes for needy children around the world. Many took the Library’s Journey of Faith tour, which tells the story of how God raised up a farm boy, Billy Graham, to become a worldwide evangelist—and how the Gospel he preached can still change lives today.
Franklin Graham looked out among the crowd at Rome’s Noi Festival as people came forward at the invitation to receive Jesus Christ. One woman, Patricia, struggled with the weight and grief of an abortion for 20 years but surrendered it all that night. “Jesus forgives us,” she said. “We know that Jesus has forgiven us by going to the cross.” Read Patricia’s story.
More than 18,000 people attended the two-day event at Palazzo dello Sport—Roma, with more than 1,000 people making a decision to follow Him. Nearly 44,000 more people heard the Good News online.
Each December, the Billy Graham Library lights up, drawing thousands to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. People around the region come to enjoy a live nativity, carolers, children’s story time, carriage rides, and seasonal treats. In addition to the special festive activities, they also experience the Gospel through The Journey of Faith tour. Library staff and volunteers are available to pray with those who have burdens on their hearts—or want to receive the Good News of great joy.
During the busy holiday season, mother of three Cissie Graham Lynch offered encouragement to women at the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove. During a women’s luncheon, Franklin Graham’s daughter shared her own recent challenges and looked at how Mary, the mother of Jesus, responded to difficult circumstances in her life with a heart of praise. Lynch’s message aired on a special Christmas episode of her Fearless podcast.