i couldn t get rid of it. i went to the v.a. hospital and the psychiatrist. they didn t help. until one night i woke up strangling my wife instead of the bird. and that scared me. it scared her. it got worse and worse. it didn t gradually go away. it got gradually worse. louis was free from the physical clutches of the bird. but unbelievably he was still in a battle. it would prove to be the greatest fight of his life. coming up, one of reverend billy graham s crusades, changing louis zamperini s life forever. i lost everything that i possessed outside of my wife and little girl and it was then that my wife was able to persuade me into going down to that meeting into going down to that meeting at washington and hillllllllllll
the greatest challenge of my life took place at the billy graham tent meeting here in los angeles in 1949 in a tent at washington and hill street when i was faced with a decision an all important decision. what did i think of jesus christ. and would i receive him as my savior. louis zamperini spent years recovering from the pain of being a prisoner of war but everything changes after meeting the reverend billy graham. the next morning i got up and grabbed my army new testament.
the nightmares were every night. i couldn t get rid of it. i went to the v.a. hospital and the psychiatrist. they didn t help. until one night i woke up strangling my wife instead of the bird. and that scared me. it scared her. it got worse and worse. it didn t gradually go away. it got gradually worse. louis was free from the physical clutches of the bird. but unbelievably he was still in a battle. it would prove to be the greatest fight of his life. coming up, one of reverend billy graham s crusades, changing louis zamperini s life forever. i lost everything that i possessed outside of my wife and little girl and it was then that my wife was able to persuade me into going down to that meeting into going down to that meeting at washington and hillllllllllll
the greatest challenge of my life took place at the billy graham tent meeting here in los angeles in 1949 in a tent at washington and hill street when i was faced with a decision an all important decision. what did i think of jesus christ. and would i receive him as my savior. louis zamperini spent years recovering from the pain of being a prisoner of war but everything changes after meeting the reverend billy graham. the next morning i got up and grabbed my army new testament.
as his addiction grew, the irony was clear, alcohol was his tormenting enemy. it got gradually worse. and finally out one night drinking and my wife was fed up with it and she knew our marriage was ruined and she had a little girl to take care of and she said i ve had it. she decided to file for divorce. cynthia was heart broken but had no other options until she accepted an invitation from a concerned neighbor. young guy came over and said oh, boy the way, there s a young eadvantage list coming out and having a series of meetings and i m inviting you to go with me. that man was billy graham. not yet nationally known. this would be his first major outreach in los angeles. at the corner of washington and hill street in the city of