“I’m Not Afraid to Die”: Billy Graham’s Daughter Finds ‘Triumph in the Darkest Places’

By Billy Hallowell

Anne Graham Lotz has faced a difficult journey over the past few years. After losing her husband in 2015 and then her father — the famed evangelist Billy Graham — in 2018, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

It was a harrowing journey filled with painful treatments that left Lotz, author of the new book, “Jesus In Me: Experiencing the Holy Spirit as a Constant Companion,” with spiritual and physical challenges — and life-altering lessons.

“I have experienced triumph in some of the darkest places,” she recently told “The Pure Flix Podcast.” “And I know it’s because of the holy spirit.”

Listen to Lotz share her cancer journey and her incredible faith:

Lotz, who recently completed cancer treatments, recounted learning about her diagnosis and how she initially struggled to tell her family.

The Bible teacher, who has inspired millions, suddenly found herself face-to-face with a battle that held the power to deeply challenge her faith, but she persisted.

“It was my next assignment so to speak, but I didn’t know how to tell my family,” she said. “I felt like God had this in his hands too — that it was part of His purpose for me.”

Lotz found a way to tell her family what was going on and started treatments. Along the way, she said it was her faith in God, Jesus — and the Holy Spirit that sustained her.

“Every day God blessed me,” she said, noting that she profoundly struggled with chemo treatments. “I felt lifted and carried through this whole experience. I sense the presence of the Lord.”