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THE BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARYState of the art.Straight to the heart.Each year, more than 130,000visitors from around the worldexperience 18 the Billy Graham BILLY Library. GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
THE BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARYSince its 2007 opening, the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte,North Carolina, has shared God’s glorious Good News withmore than 650,000 visitors from all 50 states and 72 countries.This ongoing Crusade provides the opportunity for the lost tofind new life in Jesus Christ and for believers to be renewed andchallenged in their walk with Him. Every day the Library is open,visitors are being touched by the Gospel, and many people sharewith us about their life-changing decisions for Jesus Christ.The Billy Graham Library, amultimedia experience thatcontinues Graham’s legacyof delivering the simple yetprofound message of God’s love,celebrated its fifth anniversaryin 2012. Every day, gueststoured the exhibits at their ownpace, enjoyed the history, anddiscovered how God can use anylife yielded to Him—includingtheir own. Thanks in largepart to several special eventsthroughout the year, the Librarycontinued to appeal to a broadrange of visitors.Our first Easter Celebrationand the readers theaterwith author Kelly Chapmanboth drew large gatheringsof children and parents. AHenry Blackaby book signingfeatured the world-renownedauthor of Experiencing God.We also welcomed JimCymbala, who has pastoredthe legendary BrooklynTabernacle for four decades,and Bobby Richardson, theNew York Yankees’ WorldSeries MVP, for book signings.The Library’s annual eventsincluded Christmas at theLibrary, which alone welcomednearly 33,900 guests, andBikers With Boxes. Specialexhibits included “ThePower of Christ in the Home:Reflections on Parenting Fromthe Graham Family”; “EthelWaters: His Eye Is on theSparrow”; and “Billy Graham:God’s Ambassador to WorldLeaders.”All told, the Library hostedmore than 135,000 guestsfrom around the world, mostof whom experienced TheJourney of Faith tour. Ourstaff and volunteers saw Goddo a mighty work by openingthe hearts of over 1,800 ofthem to respond to theGospel message.One visitor named Billreported that he had “the mostincredible thing happen to meat the Billy Graham Library. Ifound God there.” Bill prayedwith a trained volunteer at theend of his tour and said that “Ifelt God wash over me, and itwas just such an inspirationalmoment to a guy who has hadno personal peace in 30 years.”Thanks be to God. For Bill andcountless others, the new lifestarts here.“Posterity shallserve him; itshall be told ofthe Lord to thecoming generation;they shall comeand proclaim hisrighteousnessto a people yetunborn.”—Psalm 22:30-31, ESV2012 MINISTRY REPORT19
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