By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries
ASHEVILLE, NC (ANS) -- Veteran American Evangelist Billy Graham had a restful evening and remains hospitalized at Mission Hospital in Asheville, near his home in Montreat, N.C., according to the hospital.
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Dan Wooding chats with Billy Graham in Germany |
“He is responding well to antibiotic treatment and is in stable condition,” said the pulmonologist treating Mr. Graham, Mark Hellreich, M.D.
Mr. Graham was previously hospitalized for successful treatment of pneumonia in May, 2011. He resumed his ongoing program of physical therapy and normal activity shortly after release, according to his staff.
Mr. Graham was visited at the hospital today by his pastor, Dr. Don Wilton, who led him in a time of prayer and Bible reading together as they normally do during Dr. Wilton’s weekly pastoral visits to the Graham home. Dr. Wilton shared from the New Testament passage found in Ephesians 1 about the love of God and the love of the people of God for each other, which has been powerfully demonstrated by the many messages, prayers and well-wishes that have poured in for Mr. Graham from people around the world in the past 24 hours.
Mr. Graham conveyed his gratefulness for those expressions of love and concern during visits last night and again this morning by his oldest daughter, Gigi, who lives in nearby Black Mountain, N.C., and has kept him informed about the thoughts and prayers being conveyed on his behalf, including those of his other children who live out of the area.
Mr. Graham is alert and in positive spirits, greeting hospital staff with interest and engaging them in questions about themselves. No date has been set for his discharge.
Note: Dan Wooding began his journalistic career working as Chief Reporter for Billy Graham’s British newspaper, The Christian. He has also worked as part of his media team in Russia, Germany and Puerto Rico.
For more information, please contact:
A. Larry Ross,
Director Media/Public Relations for Billy Graham
972.267-1111 Office
(469) 774-6362
alr@alarryross.com
A. Larry Ross,
Director Media/Public Relations for Billy Graham
972.267-1111 Office
(469) 774-6362
alr@alarryross.com
| Dan Wooding, 70, is an award winning British journalist now living in Southern California with his wife Norma, to whom he has been married for 48 years. They have two sons, Andrew and Peter, and six grandchildren who all live in the UK. He is the founder and international director of ASSIST (Aid to Special Saints in Strategic Times) and the ASSIST News Service (ANS) and was, for ten years, a commentator, on the UPI Radio Network in Washington, DC. He now hosts the weekly “Front Page Radio” show on KWVE in Southern California which is also carried throughout the United States. The program is also aired in Great Britain on Calvary Chapel Radio UK and also in Belize and South Africa. Besides this, Wooding is a host for His Channel Live, which is carried via the Internet to some 200 countries and also provides a regular commentary for Worship Life Radio on KWVE. You can follow Dan Wooding on Facebook under his name there or at ASSIST News Service. He is the author of some 44 books. Two of the latest include his autobiography, “From Tabloid to Truth”, which is published by Theatron Books. To order a copy, press this link. Wooding, who was born in Nigeria of British missionary parents, has also recently released his first novel “Red Dagger” which is available this link. |  |
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