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WASHINGTON – This afternoon, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) addressed the U.S. House of Representatives in honor of Stephanie Wills, whom he described as “one of the quiet heroes” who helped make possible the worldwide ministry of Dr. Billy Graham.

“Mr. Speaker, over the past few weeks I have joined many of our colleagues to rise in honor of Dr. Billy Graham. Today, I rise in honor of one of the quiet heroes who helped make his worldwide ministry possible.

“Ms. Stephanie Wills served as Billy Graham’s secretary – she always refused fancier titles – for over forty-five years, traveling the world to help Dr. Graham at each crusade and at countless meetings.

“My first conversations with Stephanie were in the early 1970s, when I served for ten years as Assistant to Dr. Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ. It was a blessing to see Stephanie at Dr. Graham’s funeral as she was still faithfully serving him.

“Stephanie is legendary, she is highly competent, fiercely loyal, and unflappable. I’ve said several times that Dr. Graham was a great man because he was faithful to the mission that God had given to him. The same can be said of Stephanie Wills. She has been a faithful servant of Jesus Christ, playing a quiet, yet enormous, role in sharing the Gospel around the world, through her dedicated and tireless support of God’s servant, Dr. Billy Graham.

“Well done Stephanie, a wonderful servant of God.”