Q: To whom did Billy Graham dedicate his autobiography, Just As I Am?
A: Every person who has faithfully supported his ministry over the years.
Billy Graham first published his autobiography, Just As I Am, in 1997. It took 10 years and a good deal of convincing for him to complete it.
“To be honest, I never thought I would write this book,” he explained in the preface. “… if anything has been accomplished through my life, it has been solely God’s doing, not mine, and He—not I—must get the credit.”
Even so, a number of Mr. Graham’s friends urged him to tell his story. They thought it would be worthwhile to document what God had done and to pass along the lessons learned through many decades of evangelistic ministry.
“At my age, I thought of the next generation, who might be encouraged by such a book to believe that God can do in their generation what He did in ours,” Mr. Graham wrote.
While he took time within the pages to thank his wife, his children and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association team, he dedicated the book to a special group of people from all walks of life and from all over the globe.
“This book is gratefully dedicated to every person who has faithfully supported our ministry over the years,” he wrote on the first page.
Just As I Am was updated in 2007 to include events such as the 9/11 terror attacks and Mr. Graham’s final Crusade in New York City.
From his birth in 1918 through the early 2000s, the autobiography tells the remarkable story of how God used a farm boy from North Carolina to take the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ around the world.
Billy Graham hoped his story would point people to Christ. Get to know Him today.
