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Luis Palau, Jr. was born in in Maschwitz, Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 27, 1934. He moved to Portland in his mid-twenties to enroll in a graduate program in Biblical studies. Palau had a long and close relationship with evangelist Billy Graham, and has been characterized by many as Graham's successor. He is known for his strong appeal to young people, and for his efforts to reach out to secular leaders to address issues like homelessness. In 2007, he was estimated to have shared Christian teachings with 25 million people in 70 nations. Palau's ministry employs 70 people in Beaverton, Oregon and another 25 around the world. Palu died on March 11, 2021.
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Sept 8, 2021: Missions Box: Evangelist Andrew Palau Shares the Gospel with Thousands in Hermiston, Oregon
Over sixty churches, in partnership with the Luis Palau Association, came together to share the Gospel on August 28 through Greater Hermiston CityFest with Andrew Palau. This massive outreach, which included multiple gatherings throughout the region, reached more than 6,200 people with a powerful message of hope in Jesus and resulted in hundreds of indicated decisions for Christ. March 17, 2021: Prophecy Today UK: Luis Palau: A Life Well Lived
"Luis finished well because Jesus was his goal"Following the death of global evangelist Luis Palau last week at the age of 86, a special page for reflections has been instated on his official website, which has already attracted over 600 tributes. What was it about this humble servant of God that appealed to so many people across the globe? Mar 11, 2021: Christianity Today: Died: Luis Palau, Who Preached the Gospel from Portland to Latin America and Beyond
Evangelist Luis Palau has died at age 86 of lung cancer. An immigrant from Argentina who made his home in the United States, Palau became one of Billy Graham’s most prominent successors and shared the gospel in more than 80 countries around the world. His ministry led millions of individuals to make personal decisions to follow Jesus. May 21, 2015: NRB: Luis Palau Presents Good News Message to 30+ UN Ambassadors at United Nations HQ
International evangelist Luis Palau recently presented the “good news in the city” message to more than 30 ambassadors at the United Nations during the Ambassadors’ Spring Luncheon Forum. The gathering also included several members from the UN Security Council. Mar 25, 2015: Vimeo: Evangelist, Luis Palau - Speaks to Pastors About Tips on Doing Altar Calls
With Easter Sunday coming up in a few weeks, Evangelist Luis Palau was invited to come and speak to pastors in the greater Seattle area, with some thoughts and suggestions on getting people to respond to the message they just heard, whether it be for salvation, re-dedication, or something else. Feb 3, 2015: Charisma: Luis Palau Invading New York City's Central Park With Gospel The Luis Palau Association, in cooperation with hundreds of leaders representing more than 1,200 churches in the New York City area, has secured a permit from the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to host NY CityFest with Luis Palau, a massive free festival to be held at Central Park's Great Lawn on Saturday, July 11, 2015. |
January 17, 2018: Palau shared on YouTube that he had stage-four lung cancer.
March 11, 2021: Palau died of lung cancer, in his home, surrounded by family. He was 86. Luis Palau, international evangelist and author, dies at age 86 Portland, Oregon, March 11, 2021—After a three-year battle with stage IV lung cancer, evangelist Luis Palau died today at his home in Portland, Oregon. He was 86 years old. For more than 65 years Palau played an influential role in Christian missions and worldwide evangelism as a powerful speaker, teacher, and author. His work took him to more than 80 nations and his campaigns allowed him to present a clear case for Christianity to an audience of more than 1 billion people through television, radio, print, and live events. Standing strong for issues of faith and the importance of a vibrant, healthy spiritual life according to the teachings of the Bible, Palau was well regarded by leaders around the globe, including presidents, nobility, business leaders, and church clergy. Originally from Argentina, Palau was born on November 27, 1934, in Ingeniero Maschwitz, a small town outside Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires. He became a follower of Jesus Christ at the age of 12, just two years after his father’s untimely death. Palau began preaching on street corners as a teenager and hosting his own Christian radio program by the age of 19. He was invited to the United States in 1960 by Ray Stedman, a pastor and missionary leader from Palo Alto, California, who met Palau while in Argentina and began mentoring him shortly thereafter. While studying at Multnomah School of the Bible (now Multnomah University) in Portland, Oregon, Luis met his wife, Patricia Scofield, and together they embarked on a life of missions – first going to Latin America and eventually to more than 80 nations around the world. |
From Press Release:
Buenos Aires Outreach Sees 20,000 Gospel Responses
JANUARY 19, 2023 - BUENOS AIRES — It had been 14 years since the Luis Palau Association held their last citywide campaign in Buenos Aires. The main avenue was shut down through town. All 16 lanes. And the crowd stretched out for 7 full blocks.
It proved to be the largest festival in the history of their team. It was also one of the largest gatherings in the history of Argentina.
Last November they returned to Argentina’s capital city for a festival that saw at least 20,000 Gospel responses. GNA spoke to evangelist Andrew Palau about what it was like to continue this legacy in his father’s home country.
The Luis Palau association saw at least 20,000 people respond to the Gospel during their recent outreach campaign in Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Tens of thousands of people flocked to Palermo Park in the capital city for a two day festival November 18-19, which followed several other outreach events leading up to that weekend.
It had been originally scheduled for 2019 with Luis Palau who has since passed away. Andrew gave an emotional response when asked how his father would’ve felt about the remarkable response they saw.
Andrew Palau – Evangelist LPEA:
Pure joy to think that everything he dreamed of, that the church would love each other and the leaders would stay together and it would truly be something that is all about Jesus Christ, it’s awesome to see it. And you know it’s humbling when you look at those that went before you, the generation before us we’re in awe of them.
Palau went on to highlight how special it was to join their follow up teams as people responded to accept Christ into their lives:
Andrew Palau:
The Friends of the Festival, we call them, will go into the crowd, so to see that sea of hands raised. It’s awesome. And often I’ll have my friends and we’ve been working hard over the years in preparation. They’re often in the front counselling and going one on one. And when I can, I like to jump down and counsel myself because that’s when you see the work of the Lord in an individual.
And preparations are now well underway for the ministry’s next festival which will take place in San Jose in Costa Rica in March.
About the Luis Palau Association
For more than 25 years Andrew Palau has played a key role in the ministry of the Luis Palau Association (LPA), which was started by his father, evangelist Luis Palau. Andrew has been instrumental in building the LPA model for citywide outreach as an evangelist, director, and key team leader. He has guided campaigns, led church relations efforts, trained thousands of believers in friendship evangelism, and proclaimed the Good News of Jesus Christ in person to hundreds of thousands of individuals around the world through evangelistic campaigns. Andrew’s festivals have brought him and the Palau Association into partnership with thousands of churches in cities throughout Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, the Caribbean, and the United States of America. Andrew’s weekly radio broadcasts, in partnership with his wife, Wendy, are heard by millions of people on thousands of radio outlets around the world. He is also the author of The Secret Life of a Fool, a retelling of his personal journey to faith in Christ, and What is Christmas?, a groundbreaking evangelistic book published in China in 2012.
CONTACT: Jay Fordice, jay.fordice@palau.org
Buenos Aires Outreach Sees 20,000 Gospel Responses
JANUARY 19, 2023 - BUENOS AIRES — It had been 14 years since the Luis Palau Association held their last citywide campaign in Buenos Aires. The main avenue was shut down through town. All 16 lanes. And the crowd stretched out for 7 full blocks.
It proved to be the largest festival in the history of their team. It was also one of the largest gatherings in the history of Argentina.
Last November they returned to Argentina’s capital city for a festival that saw at least 20,000 Gospel responses. GNA spoke to evangelist Andrew Palau about what it was like to continue this legacy in his father’s home country.
The Luis Palau association saw at least 20,000 people respond to the Gospel during their recent outreach campaign in Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Tens of thousands of people flocked to Palermo Park in the capital city for a two day festival November 18-19, which followed several other outreach events leading up to that weekend.
It had been originally scheduled for 2019 with Luis Palau who has since passed away. Andrew gave an emotional response when asked how his father would’ve felt about the remarkable response they saw.
Andrew Palau – Evangelist LPEA:
Pure joy to think that everything he dreamed of, that the church would love each other and the leaders would stay together and it would truly be something that is all about Jesus Christ, it’s awesome to see it. And you know it’s humbling when you look at those that went before you, the generation before us we’re in awe of them.
Palau went on to highlight how special it was to join their follow up teams as people responded to accept Christ into their lives:
Andrew Palau:
The Friends of the Festival, we call them, will go into the crowd, so to see that sea of hands raised. It’s awesome. And often I’ll have my friends and we’ve been working hard over the years in preparation. They’re often in the front counselling and going one on one. And when I can, I like to jump down and counsel myself because that’s when you see the work of the Lord in an individual.
And preparations are now well underway for the ministry’s next festival which will take place in San Jose in Costa Rica in March.
About the Luis Palau Association
For more than 25 years Andrew Palau has played a key role in the ministry of the Luis Palau Association (LPA), which was started by his father, evangelist Luis Palau. Andrew has been instrumental in building the LPA model for citywide outreach as an evangelist, director, and key team leader. He has guided campaigns, led church relations efforts, trained thousands of believers in friendship evangelism, and proclaimed the Good News of Jesus Christ in person to hundreds of thousands of individuals around the world through evangelistic campaigns. Andrew’s festivals have brought him and the Palau Association into partnership with thousands of churches in cities throughout Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, the Caribbean, and the United States of America. Andrew’s weekly radio broadcasts, in partnership with his wife, Wendy, are heard by millions of people on thousands of radio outlets around the world. He is also the author of The Secret Life of a Fool, a retelling of his personal journey to faith in Christ, and What is Christmas?, a groundbreaking evangelistic book published in China in 2012.
CONTACT: Jay Fordice, jay.fordice@palau.org