Franklin Graham, right, prays for Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday morning in Washington D.C. "It is a distinct honor and frankly a humbling privilege to join you today at this first-ever Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians," Pence said. Download Vice President Mike Pence was among the speakers at the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians. The summit is being hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Washington, DC.