{"id":1364533,"date":"2022-03-08T06:44:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T11:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1364533"},"modified":"2022-03-08T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T16:46:13","slug":"asking-every-christian-worldwide-to-pray-franklin-graham-joins-ukrainian-churches-in-call-for-global-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asking-every-christian-worldwide-to-pray-franklin-graham-joins-ukrainian-churches-in-call-for-global-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Asking Every Christian Worldwide To Pray\u2019: Franklin Graham Joins Ukrainian Churches In Call For Global Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fasking-every-christian-worldwide-to-pray-franklin-graham-joins-ukrainian-churches-in-call-for-global-prayer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1364533&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-19-copy-8-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Samaritan\u2019s Purse CEO Franklin Graham took to social media to support a global prayer event organized by Ukraine\u2019s churches and pastors to seek peace from Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the churches &#038; pastors across Ukraine &#038; how they\u2019re ministering to their communities during these dark days. The Baptist Union of Ukraine put out this urgent request for prayer over the next 2 days. They\u2019re asking every Christian worldwide to pray,\u201d Graham wrote regarding the prayer event scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One church leader in Ukraine told our team that his biggest fear is that if they\u2019re occupied they will not be able to worship freely. He said death would be better than to be told they could not openly talk of God. May we all have that same conviction! God bless &#038; protect them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Franklin_Graham\/status\/1501002099844341761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Graham noted that at least one church leader in Ukraine is concerned about losing his freedom of worship if Russian President Vladimir Putin is successful in taking over the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne church leader in Ukraine told our team that his biggest fear is that if they\u2019re occupied they will not be able to worship freely. He said death would be better than to be told they could not openly talk of God. May we all have that same conviction! God bless &#038; protect them,\u201d he added on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Graham\u2019s Samaritan\u2019s Purse non-profit has already started setting up an emergency hospital in Ukraine to help those injured in the conflict. \u201cOnce operational, it will have the capacity for 14 major surgeries a day,\u201d the organization stated on Twitter on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are in the process of setting up our Emergency Field Hospital in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a>. Once operational, it will have the capacity for 14 major surgeries a day. Read the latest here. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OdfHcpbHL4\">https:\/\/t.co\/OdfHcpbHL4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samaritan&#8217;s Purse (@SamaritansPurse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamaritansPurse\/status\/1500929027850317828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cUkrainian families are hurting and in desperate need of physical aid and prayer during this difficult time,\u201d Graham said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/our-ministry\/ukraine-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> regarding the emergency hospital. \u201cWe are deploying life-saving medical care to aid people who are suffering. We want to meet the needs of these families in their darkest moments while pointing them to the light and hope of Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The organization has long-operated in Ukraine, with more than 3,200 churches participating in its past programs, including its popular Operation Christmas Child gift-filled shoeboxes.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Ukraine, the statement reported that Samaritan\u2019s Purse \u201chas additional disaster response specialists on the ground in Poland, Romania, and Moldova, and we plan to send a smaller medical clinic bound for Moldova on an additional flight this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham has long advocated prayer regarding the events in Russia and Ukraine, sometimes facing strong controversy. Liberals on Twitter attacked prominent Graham in February after he asked his followers to pray that war between Russia and Ukraine would be avoided.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPray for President Putin today. This may sound like a strange request, but we need to pray that God would work in his heart so that war could be avoided at all cost,\u201d Graham wrote. \u201cMay God give wisdom to the leaders involved in these talks &#038; negotiations, as well as those advising them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pray for President Putin today. This may sound like a strange request, but we need to pray that God would work in his heart so that war could be avoided at all cost. May God give wisdom to the leaders involved in these talks &#038; negotiations, as well as those advising them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Franklin_Graham\/status\/1494796401779351558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Daily Wire noted the post was immediately met with backlash from left-wing Twitter users who took the tweet out of context:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cFranklin Graham praying for Putin and not for Biden tells you all you need to know about Franklin Graham,\u201d the left-wing USA singers tweeted in response<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Franklin Graham praying for Putin and not for Biden tells you all you need to know about Franklin Graham.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The USA Singers (@TheUSASingers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheUSASingers\/status\/1495025180694953985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cTrump-loving evangelist Franklin Graham just told his followers: \u2018Pray for President Putin today.\u2019 Unreal,\u201d Democratic activist and politician Jon Cooper tweeted.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump-loving evangelist Franklin Graham just told his followers: \u201cPray for President Putin today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unreal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joncoopertweets\/status\/1495014443411025924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samaritan\u2019s Purse CEO Franklin Graham took to social media to support a global prayer event organized by Ukraine\u2019s churches and pastors to seek peace from Russia\u2019s invasion.\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1364533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1364533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1364533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1364533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1364533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1364533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1364533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}