As a humble archivist attending the meeting, I just want to thank you and the stewards and everyone else for your kind and wonderful work. I could not put it better than Billy Graham (or rather his translator did) during his 1977 visit to Hungary
"Szavakkal nem lehet kifejezni őszinte nagyrabeesülésemet Ön iránt mindazért, amit magyarországi utammal kapcsolatban tett. A látogatás gondos előkészűletei egész héten át nyilvánvalóak voltak, s valószinűleg a hét folyamán is minden erejétől telhetőt megtett azért, hogy ottlétünk naponként eredményes legyen. Igen hálás vagyok mindenért, amit tett .."
This paragraph with Rev. Graham's thanks came from a booklet published in 1978 by the Council of Free Churches in Hungary, entitled Billy Graham in Hungary. It had Hungarian and English texts for all his major addresses and for some other events as well.
On page 41 is the text of Graham's letter to the Council of Free Churches and Co-Workers, headed by Sandor Palotay. The letter is addressed to Rev. Palotay and the English version of the first paragraph reads:
"Szavakkal nem lehet kifejezni őszinte nagyrabeesülésemet Ön iránt mindazért, amit magyarországi utammal kapcsolatban tett. A látogatás gondos előkészűletei egész héten át nyilvánvalóak voltak, s valószinűleg a hét folyamán is minden erejétől telhetőt megtett azért, hogy ottlétünk naponként eredményes legyen. Igen hálás vagyok mindenért, amit tett .."
This paragraph with Rev. Graham's thanks came from a booklet published in 1978 by the Council of Free Churches in Hungary, entitled Billy Graham in Hungary. It had Hungarian and English texts for all his major addresses and for some other events as well.
On page 41 is the text of Graham's letter to the Council of Free Churches and Co-Workers, headed by Sandor Palotay. The letter is addressed to Rev. Palotay and the English version of the first paragraph reads:
"Words cannot express my deep appreciation to you for all you did in connection with my trip to Hungary. Your careful preparations for the visit were obvious throughout the week, and you certainly did everything in your power during the week to make our trip successful in every way. I am very grateful for everything you did."
That certainly expresses my feeling and I know that of everyone I talked to toward yourself and the local committee and the IAMS staff and the stewards for their hard and good work during the IAMS conference.
May God bless and prosper you. In Christ,
Robert D. Shuster
Archivist, Billy Graham Center Archives, Wheaton College
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