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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