America needed God on 9/11, when Islamic terrorists struck America with hijackings and mass destruction 25 years ago Friday, and “we still need His help today,” according to Franklin Graham, chief of the worldwide Christian ministry Samaritan’s Purse.
It was his father, Billy Graham who was summoned by President George W. Bush, who declared a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, to address the nation.
Billy Graham said then, “We’ve always needed God from the very beginning of this nation. But today we need Him especially. We’re involved in a new kind of warfare. And we need the help of the Spirit of God.”
Franklin Graham, on social media, said, “Just as America needed the help of God then, we still need His help today. My prayer for our nation is that we will continue to turn to the God of Heaven who has brought us to this day and sustained us every step of the way.”
On social media, Franklin Graham memorialized, “25 years ago at 8:46 a.m., the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The second plane struck the South Tower 17 minutes later at 9:03 a.m. Nearly 3,000 people were killed that day in New York City, at the Pentagon, and on the four planes that were hijacked—fathers, mothers, children, grandparents, first responders, members of law enforcement and the military. Our nation and this world have never been the same.”
He noted, “I was at Ground Zero in the aftermath, and it’s impossible to describe the tremendous amount of pain that I witnessed.”
In a report posted at Fox News, he called on Americans to “turn back” to God.
“SEPTEMBER 11 IS A DAY I`LL NEVER FORGET
…THE HEARTS OF MANY OF US BEGAN TO CRY THAT DAY…
& STILL CRY…Franklin Graham calls on America to ‘turn back’ to God 25 years after 9/11: ‘We still need His help today’
GEBELLE GUZMAN -McMILLAN
says she cried out to God for a sign… pic.twitter.com/tojbUwQobD— www.Jonny Clock1977.us (@JonnyClock1977) September 11, 2026
“It is still hard to fathom the depths of evil that caused so much destruction,” he said.
He said America needs to recognize the need for God “like we did after 9/11. … Churches were full. People gathered to pray in public places.”
Graham’s work, also as head of the Billy Graham Evangelical Association, now includes a new 30-minute program, “A Day That Changed Our Lives Forever,” that includes survivors reflecting on the attacks and the faith and hope they say emerged from the devastation.
The report said, “Among them is Genelle Guzman-McMillan, the last person pulled alive from the World Trade Center rubble. Guzman-McMillan spent 27 hours buried beneath the ruins, unable to move and unsure whether she would survive. While trapped, she said she began thinking about her late mother and crying out to God for forgiveness and a second chance.”
Guzman-McMillan said there was a point where she no longer could endure.
“God, are you listening to me? Please show me a sign,” she said.
“And then someone grabbed me by my hand,” she reveals, without an explanation. “He told me his name is Paul.”
She said Paul held her hand and reassured her. “You’re gonna be fine. Help is on the way. I’m not gonna let you go,” she said he told her.
She now believes Paul was “an angel looking out for me.”
She said, “Something happened under that rubble. I found Jesus that day.”
Next week marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks that changed our lives—and our nation—forever. We have produced a special program that shares the riveting experiences of four survivors and how God worked in their lives, as well as in the aftermath of the… pic.twitter.com/JPmQJ4Stwy
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) September 4, 2026
On a normal day at her dream job, Genelle Guzman-McMillan was working in the North Tower when it collapsed on 9/11. She was buried under concrete and steel for 27 hours and was the last survivor pulled from rubble. “A Day That Changed Our Lives Forever” features her riveting… pic.twitter.com/7H8CpzPPcx
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) September 11, 2026
