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Evangelist Franklin Graham has arrived successful Krakow, Poland, to beforehand a "message of hope" arsenic portion of his "God Loves You" tour.
The "Bóg Cie Kocha" circuit – Polish for "God Loves You"– will bring together members from astir 300 churches crossed 15 denominations to nan TAURON Arena successful Krakow connected Saturday, April 13, nan Billy Graham Evangelistic Association noted successful accusation shared pinch Fox News Digital.
Graham will beryllium joined astatine nan arena by singers Michael W. Smith and Taya, and nan Polish set CSM.
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"I’m not coming to Poland to talk about religion — belief cannot prevention you. Your religion and your family can’t prevention you," said Graham, who is president and CEO of nan Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, successful emailed comments to Fox News Digital.
He besides runs Samaritan's Purse.
What tin prevention a person, said Graham, is "having a narration pinch God."
Rev. Franklin Graham will beryllium providing a "message of hope" to nan group of Krakow connected Saturday, April 13, for his "Bóg Cie Kocha" tour. The arena is supported by astir 300 churches crossed galore denominations. (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
"I’m successful Krakow this play to show nan group of Poland that God loves them and sent His Son to this world to salary nan indebtedness for our sin," he besides said.
He added that he was "praying that galore lives will beryllium changed by nan powerfulness of His Gospel and saved for eternity."
"This is why I’m coming to Poland — I’m going to stock nan bully news of really we tin each person a existent and individual narration pinch God," he said.
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Wojciech Włoch, pastor of nan Church of Jesus Christ successful Krakow and chair of nan Church of God’s College of Pastors successful Poland, said an arena emphasizing God's emotion is sorely needed arsenic Poland grapples pinch a bid of issues.
"Our federation is profoundly divided. There is truthful overmuch hatred and fighting astir us, moreover successful truthful galore of our ain homes and families. It’s a captious problem, and experts and politicians are struggling to find a solution," said Włoch successful comments shared successful a release.
Rev. Graham visited Auschwitz up of his arena successful Krakow, noting that "the aforesaid evil that was thriving successful Hitler’s decease camps is still successful nan world today." (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
He added that he believes galore of nan issues facing nan state are "ultimately spiritual."
"This is why hundreds of churches from galore different denominations crossed our state person agreed astir nan connection of nan Bóg Cie Kocha Tour because we judge it tin bring nan dream and bid that we request successful our families and our nation," said Włoch.
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Ahead of nan event, Graham and Smith made a sojourn to Auschwitz — which Graham called a "very sobering" experience.
"I was profoundly moved by nan dense and heartbreaking history of Auschwitz," said Graham. "The Jews and nan Polish group suffered unspeakable evils during WWII," he added.
Rev. Graham said he was "deeply moved" by nan sojourn to Auschwitz, saying it was a tract of "unspeakable evil." (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
Graham said that antisemitism is connected nan rise successful nan world.
"It is simply a chilling thought that thing for illustration this could ever hap again — but nan aforesaid evil that was thriving successful Hitler’s decease camps is still successful nan world today," he said.
"The only solution to nan evil successful nan quality bosom is God’s transforming power."
"The only solution to nan evil successful nan quality bosom is God’s transforming powerfulness done nan humor of His Son, Jesus Christ, who came to this world to prevention america from nan powerfulness of sin," he said.
"Jesus Christ is nan only dream for our world."
Rev. Graham was successful Jerusalem earlier this twelvemonth for his Easter message. (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association was founded successful 1950 by Graham's father, evangelist Billy Graham.
It useful to "share nan Good News of Jesus Christ astir nan world," says its website.
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Franklin Graham was appointed CEO of nan Billy Graham Evangelistic Association successful 2000. He was named its president nan pursuing year.
Samaritan's Purse, nan Christian-based charity, was founded successful 1970.
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It helps "meet [the] needs of group who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, illness and famine pinch nan intent of sharing God’s emotion done His Son, Jesus Christ," arsenic that group's website notes.
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Christine Rousselle is simply a manner newsman pinch Fox News Digital.
