I was just a tyke of 21, but Omer was staff, so there we were. The annual conferences were a big deal through the years. They were in various cities all over the country. There was always rich Scriptural teaching, workshops, events for the wives (remember, this was back when women were just beginning to be treated as more than decorations).
The speaker for that special anniversary year was Billy Graham, who was also the very first YFC employee in 1944, way before he was famous.
I want to point out that the woman to Billy's left is Grace Wolgemuth. Her husband, Sam, was president of YFC at that time (you can only see part of his head through the flowers). Over the years, Grace became a special friend of mine.
These are some pretty awesome memories, all thanks to a request for pictures from that event.
In other news: I worked on research and did a little bit of writing for Vacation from Dead Mule Swamp. Omer took two 4-foot tall stacks of dead electronics to be disposed of, and I did errands.
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2 comments:
Precious memories. Billy Graham spoke at a chapel service, Seattle Pacific, c. 1053. U was a sophomore (I think).
Vanilla- I think he was the most dynamic person of the 20th century. I am praying the 21st will have someone similar. It's not too late. BG began his ministry in the 1940s.
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