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    Luis Palau, International Evangelist, dues at 86

    Luis Palau, Evangelist Who Reached Hundreds of Millions with the Gospel, Dies at 86

    For more than 55 years, Luis Palau sought to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth. This one man reached hundreds of millions of people for Jesus Christ.

    Whether it was his passion to preach the good news, the twinkle in his eye, or his quick sense of humor, Palau had the ability to connect with a wide array of people from world leaders to those living on the margins.

    Born into an affluent Catholic family in Buenos Aires, Argentina, his parents were influenced by American and British missionaries. They eventually became evangelical Christians, laying the groundwork for a faith that would eventually lead their son to become an international evangelist.

    At the age of 10, Palau abruptly became the man of the household after his father's sudden death. The passing left the family nearly penniless and forced a young Luis to work to support his mother and siblings. However, his mother convinced him to leave Argentina in his mid-twenties to study the Bible in America.

    While attending Multnomah Bible College (now Multnomah University) in Portland, Oregon, Palau married Patricia Scofield, who would become his wife for 60 years. The couple teamed up with Billy Graham and eventually launched their own global ministry, the Luis Palau Association.

    From Colombia to the former Soviet Union up to his final tour in Spain in 2019, his organization estimates he shared the gospel with a billion people across 75 countries through large-scale evangelistic events.

    Palau worked closely with three of his four sons through his ministry. Together, they adopted a new outreach model called "CityFest," replacing mass crusades with family-friendly festivals focused on uniting churches, businesses, and civic organizations to serve their communities...

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    I sat in on a few of his sermons. He will be missed.

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    I met Rev. Palau at our Summer Bible camp we attend. I've had the privilege of being in a week of his meetings on two occasions at past camps. Luis spent some one on one time with my oldest grandson there. Their time together made a lasting spiritual impact on his life. He still talks about "the preacher at camp" who spoke to him about the how to grow in Christ and be a strong Christian. I too greatly benefited from the messages he preached at Bible camp several years ago on the Oregon coast.
    If you put God First, you have Him at Last.

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