Franklin Graham to Host LIVE Prayer Events for Republican and Democrat Conventions

News Staff : Jul 7, 2016
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

"I've had people tell me, 'Franklin, it's too late for America.' Oh, really? Let me tell you what God can do through His people. Walls can be rebuilt. Gates can be rehung. The impossible can take place when God is in it and God's people pray." – Franklin Graham

[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association] Franklin Graham announced special Facebook Live prayer events just before the start of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions coming up later this month. (Photo Credit Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

During each online event, he will speak to viewers, then hold a time of prayer for America's presidential candidates, the convention, the upcoming elections and our nation.

"Our politicians, on both sides, and our political process need prayer," he said on Facebook Friday. He added that this is a "pivotal time in our nation's history."

Franklin Graham is in the midst of his 50-state Decision America Tour, where he's encouraging people to pray for America and get involved politically. He is not endorsing any candidates, but is asking people to vote for those who uphold Biblical values.

"I'm not telling you who to vote for," he's said on the tour. "If you pray, God will do that."

At a recent stop in Olympia, Washington—the 31st stop on the tour since January—he urged the crowd of thousands not to give up on our country.

"I've had people tell me, 'Franklin, it's too late for America.' Oh, really? Let me tell you what God can do through His people. Walls can be rebuilt. Gates can be rehung. The impossible can take place when God is in it and God's people pray."

Most recently in Juneau, Alaska, he challenged Alaskans to sign the Decision America Tour pledge and become "community organizers for God."

The Republican National Convention kicks off July 18 in Cleveland, Ohio, with the Democratic National Convention beginning July 25 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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