>The following collection of news release and obituaries is a tribute to Ruth Graham. Mrs. Graham was a remarkable Christian woman who made an impact in the lives of thousands of people through her writings and through the ministry of her husband Billy Graham and her children.
“Ruth was my life partner, and we were called by God as a team,” Billy Graham said yesterday in a statement. “No one else could have borne the load that she carried. . . . My work through the years would have been imp
ossible without her encouragement and support.”
A Godly Wife
“She had the ability to move among presidents and leaders, but then turn right around and clean the oven of a widow.”
A Photo of a Happy Family
The Rev. Billy Graham and wife Ruth arrive in New York aboard the Queen Mary in 1954 with daughters Ruth, front, Anne, left, and Virginia.
Ruth Graham’s parents were missionaries, and she envisioned marrying a man with whom she could continue that work.
A Christian Mother
“And it was she who took the lead in rearing their five children, supervised the construction of their mountain homestead – Little Piney Cove in Montreat – and otherwise anchored the family.
“I’m assuming home responsibilities,” Graham explained to her husband early in their marriage, “to free you for your more important ones.”
A Dear Saint of God
At the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in San Antonio that day, SBC President Frank Page led messengers in a time of prayer for Graham, whom he called a “dear saint of God.”
Our prayers are with the Graham family at this time of separation.
Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary
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Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament 
>Serge Lavie films Billy Graham on:http://evangelistsergelavie.blogspot.com/
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