More than 12,000 Attend Three-Day Celebration Abundant Life with Will Graham in Udon Thani, Thailand
Contact: Erik Ogren, 704-401-2117, eogren@bgea.org
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 13, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Evangelist Will Graham traveled to Udon Thani, Thailand, in November to hold his final evangelistic Celebration of 2013. The three-day Celebration Abundant Life with Will Graham, which took place at Nong Prajak Public Park Nov. 1-3, saw 12,310 in attendance, with 808 registering a commitment to Jesus Christ.
"The abundant life you're looking for cannot be obtained on your own. That's why God sent His Son on a rescue mission to save us," Graham explained to the audience. "Some of you are looking for answers in life. Deep down you feel something is missing. Jesus is what's missing. He's the only One who can fill you."
The event in Udon Thani was Graham's third outreach in Thailand. Graham's first evangelistic event in the country, the Chiang Rai Festival of Peace, took place March 5-7, 2010, with 16,000 in attendance. Last year Graham returned for the Nakhon Si Thammarat Celebration, which took place at the Municipal Hall in Nakhon, Thailand, Nov. 2-4, 2012. Approximately 4,750 attended that three-day event, with 323 making a commitment to Jesus Christ following Graham's messages.
His father, Franklin Graham, has also made the country a focus this year and will hold a Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Nov. 22-24, 2013.
The event in Udon Thani was the final multi-day Celebration on Graham's schedule for 2013. Earlier in the year he preached in Kisumu, Kenya, Tokyo and Fukushima, Japan -- an area still dealing with the effects of the deadly 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear meltdown.
Graham's 2014 schedule will include a United States outreach in Clinton, Miss., in March, as well as international endeavors in Sri Lanka, Japan, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
MEDIA NOTE: Photos from the Celebration Abundant Life with Will Graham in Udon Thani, Thailand, are available for download and use at bit.ly/WGThailand. Please credit the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association when using the images.
About Will Graham
Will is the third generation of Grahams to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ under the banner of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). In 2012 Will was named vice president of the BGEA, overseeing Children and Youth Evangelism Training. He also serves as executive director of the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove in Asheville, N.C. Follow Will on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/WillGraham4 and on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TellaGraham.
