Franklin Graham Meets, and Prays With, Donald Trump: We Need to Pray for a "Smooth Transition"

Leah Marieann Klett : Dec 20, 2016
Gospel Herald

"Donald Trump will become our president in [one] month, and he needs our prayers for wisdom as he puts together his administration. I encourage everyone—whether you voted for President-elect Trump or not—to come together and pray for him." -Franklin Graham

(Washington, DC)—[Gospel Herald] Evangelical leader Franklin Graham recently met with President-elect Donald Trump and prayed for both him and the country's future—and urged all Americans to do likewise. (Photo: Facebook/via Gospel Herald)

Graham, the son of famed evangelist Billy Graham and the current CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the disaster relief organization Samaritan's Purse, shared a photo of himself and Trump on his Facebook page and revealed that the two met at the Republican's last "Thank You Tour" stop in Alabama.

"Yesterday I had the privilege of joining with thousands of people in Alabama to pray for President-elect Donald J. Trump, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, and to thank God for His hand of blessing on this nation. I was invited to lead in prayer at the final stop of their Thank You Tour," Graham wrote on Sunday.

"Donald Trump will become our president in [one] month, and he needs our prayers for wisdom as he puts together his administration. I encourage everyone—whether you voted for President-elect Trump or not—to come together and pray for him. God hears and works through the prayers of His people," he added...

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