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Former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin
arrives at the Asheville, N.C. airport on Sunday afternoon Nov. 22, 2009,
for a visit with the Graham family. At left is Franklin Graham, who was
there to meet her at the airport. (AP Photo/The Citizen-Times, Stephen
Miller)
Former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who will sign books today at Fort Bragg, made a stopover in Montreat on Sunday to have dinner with 91-year-old Billy Graham and his son, Franklin Graham, who issued the invitation. Billy Graham has been a spiritual adviser to multiple United States presidents and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for the 21st century.
Sarah Palin flew into Asheville Sunday and then traveled to Billy Graham's mountaintop home in Montreat for dinner. Asheville is also the home of the World, a conservative evangelical Christian magazine whose regular writers includes Lynn Vincent, Palin's ghostwriter on "Going Rogue," which is already a best seller.
Franklin Graham got to know Palin early this year in Alaska. Palin accompanied him as Samaritan's Purse, a Boone-based international relief agency he heads, delivered 44,000 pounds of groceries to Alaskan families who had been hit by a harsh winter in villages along the frozen Yukon River.
"He's followed her career and likes her strong stand on faith," said son Franklin Graham, who was present for the 2 1/2-hour get-together. "Daddy feels God was using her to wake America up."
Billy Graham said it was an honor having Palin in his home to join his family for dinner and that they took the opportunity to pray together.
Sarah Palin arrives in Asheville NC to have Dinner with Billy Graham & Family from richard bernier on Vimeo.
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