Karen Seibert, of Towson, is a clinical nurse, used to dealing with all types of situations, but she became emotional describing her experience Sunday listening to the Rev. Billy Graham preach what may be his final public sermon.
“Billy Graham has impacted the faith walk of four generations of my family, and I am sure we are not alone in that. My grandmother loved him and my mother was instrumental in bringing him to Cleveland when I was young.”
About 34,000 of the faithful and the curious packed Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday to hear the 87-year-old Graham, frail from Parkinson?s disease and using a walker, preach what he said might be his last crusade.
The Metro Maryland Festival 2006 drew to an emotional end as thousands responded to the altar call.
Molly O?Donovan is a young mother from Baltimore who was working security. She was assigned to help guard the route as Graham left the field, in case people tried to overwhelm him.
As she looked at those by her ? black, white, a preppie here, a tough guy there ? she was astounded at their response. “I saw the look in all their eyes when Dr. Graham passed by, and I could hear them audibly praying for him ? for thanks forhis ministry, for his health and protection, for their gratitude to God. It was the most amazing thing I?ve seen in my life.”
