When evangelist Luis Palau died in 2021 at the age of 86, he concluded more than sixty years of ministry and presenting the Christian Good News to over one billion people. Growing up in a small Argentinian town outside of Buenos Aires, Palau’s parents – his father died when Palau was ten – were part of a small congregation. Converted as a twelve-year old in 1946, Palau began street-corner preaching as a teenager, and began hosting his own Christian radio program in 1953. Mentored by Pastor Ray Steadman who persuaded Palau to come to the United States in 1960, he studied at Multnomah School of the Bible, where he also met his wife Pat. Joining Overseas Crusades (OC) in 1961, Palau went on to establish OC’s Latin American-focused ministry based in Mexico City. In 1978, after being the president of OC for his two final years in the organization, he established Luis Palau Evangelistic Ministries (later Luis Palau Association), including a team of dedicated colleagues who had been part of the Luis Palau Team in OC. Along the way, he served as an intern for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and as a Spanish translator for Graham; the BGEA was instrumental in opening doors for LPA as the organization was being launched. Palau and Graham continued their friendship, with Graham occasionally appearing at Palau’s large events.