A seemingly unlikely group made Billy Graham’s casket: These men at Angola State Penitentiary. Watch & share the story behind it all. Coverage of Billy Graham’s funeral will stream live online on Friday, March 2 at https://billygraham.org/funeral
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been very touching I originally came out
here today thanking people for their
love and support of my grandfather my
father’s ministries the casket was made
down in a prison called Angola State
Penitentiary down in Louisiana this is
the camp a coffee shop where senior
talking to Richard Liggett
among other things builds coffins the
prisoners here at Angola but this time
he’s building on one special coffin we
were down there for a prison rodeo and
my father had seen these caskets being
made he came back and told my
grandmother he said he bought her a gift
he’d bought her a casket made by
prisoners and my grandmother thought it
was outstanding
I’ve been in Angola 35 years I build
every casket just like I would have mine
fill thermogram is always preached on
the humility of man and in order to to
grow in Christ’s likeness you know we
must humble ourselves and I think that
this is kind of his final statement to
that effect where he’ll be buried in a
coffin that’s made by poor or the
prisoner
the prisoners are people that need
forgiveness too and that’s what my
grandmother loved about it that we all
need forgiveness
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you know the cross has the most
significance as where the ultimate
sacrifice was made for mankind
the cross and the resurrection of Christ
offers forgiveness of sin offers a whole
new life and offers you eternal life if
you come to the cross by repentance and
faith
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