Her grave stone is simple and rough. The marker inscription bears the text, “Preacher of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ” with the Scripture reference, John 14:6. On Twitter, Graham wrote that his father "was laid to rest on the grounds of @TheBGLibrary" beside his wife, Ruth, and the etching on the marker reads: She named it Little Piney Cove. After her upbringing in China and high school experience in Korea, she continued to have compassion for the people of Asia. Ruth Graham became a minister's wife for a brief period in Graham studied for three years at a high school in Graham returned to the U.S. at the age of 17 in the fall of 1937, and enrolled at Between 1945 and 1958, Graham gave birth to five children, whom she raised – sometimes single-handedly – while her husband was away on extended national and international evangelistic crusades. "Graham was a poet and writer, authoring or co-authoring 14 books, as well as a regular contributor for newspapers and magazines. It simply reads You may have noticed, people can often be quirky and irritating, even Christians, even the best of us. Ruth McCue Bell Graham (June 10, 1920 – June 14, 2007) was an American Christian author, most well known as the wife of evangelist Billy Graham.She was born in Qingjiang, Jiangsu, Republic of China, the second of five children.Her parents, Virginia Leftwich Bell and L. Nelson Bell, were medical missionaries at the Presbyterian Hospital 300 miles (480 km) north of Shanghai. A slab of North Carolina stone marks the grave of Billy Graham, buried next to his wife, Ruth, at the Prayer Garden located next to the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte. Billy Graham, who died last month at the age of 99, shared with his followers on social media what's written on the "simple" marker on his father's grave. On June 13, 2007, following her decline into a semi-coma, her husband announced that he and his wife had decided to be buried beside each other at the In a statement released from Wheaton College, Duane Litfin, president of the school, remarked, "Strong, steady, and dauntless, Ruth Bell Graham was the glue that held many of the parts of their lives together. The epitaph is from a road sign she once saw. “Under Construction.”The Apostle Paul wrote a letter to a small Jesus group in Macedonia, in the City of Thessalonica.
Today, when you are tempted to be impatient with people imagine a sign hanging around their neck. Their three daughters and two sons are all actively involved in ministry, including eldest son Graham was a vital part of Billy Graham's evangelistic career, and he turned to her for advice and input about many ministry decisions. The verse reads, 'Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. Ruth Graham’s Gravestone I was speaking at camp a couple summers ago and I told a story about Ruth Graham, the wife of world-famous evangelist, Billy Graham. "On Monday, June 11, at Graham's request and subsequent to consultation with her family, she was removed from life support. The students really didn’t seem all that impressed with my story. 1996 Congressional Gold Medal coin shows Ruth and Billy Graham in profile (obverse); the Ruth and Billy Graham Children's Health Center in Asheville, North Carolina (reverse). Graham's tombstone will say "Billy Graham, Preacher of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ," according to the BGEA, and will be accompanied by a single Bible verse. Billy is now over 90. Everyone who knew her agreed she was a remarkable woman. Billy would frequently say she was a much greater Christian than he.He has written a wonderfully biographical book called Nearing Home. She was a dynamic Christian. Graham wrote on Twitter that his father 'was laid to rest on the grounds of @TheBGLibrary' beside his wife, Ruth, and the etching reads: Billy Graham Preacher of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ John 14:6. I am more and more in love with her today than when we first met over 65 years ago as students at Wheaton College. None of her accomplishments are listed there. In the book he tells about what Ruth chose to have written on her tombstone. The people that you love the most will test your patience, bush your buttons and get under your skin.