The year was 1995. It was called "Global Mission with Billy Graham." It took over a year to pull off and by the end of the event it would be the largest single evangelistic effort in the history of Christianity.

Bob Williams, Director of International Ministries for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, had set an incredible goal: Through the medium of satellite technology, he wanted to reach the largest audience ever to hear a series of messages by Billy Graham. In order to appreciate the size and scope of what he was trying to pull off, these are just some of the things that were involved:

• 185 countries participated by satellite.
• The event was broadcast in 117 different languages.
• It took over 300 hours of transmission time from 10 uplink antennas to 29 time zones, using 30 di…