In Depth:  Christianity Today

Evangelist Luis Palau has died at the age of 86. He had 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. Palau preached the gospel to heads of state in Latin America and as the Iron Curtain fell in the USSR, his crusades bringing together a diverse array of Christians.

The US National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) and World Relief have published a short sign-on statement calling for repentance, renewal, and resolve.

NAE president Walter Kim says: ‘We are in a season in which the evangelical faith is being narrowly defined and misunderstood by many, with long-term ramifications for our gospel witness. We seek to present a thoughtful, humble, Biblically-grounded statement of our identity that we pray will function as a light shining on a hill to a watching world, to the glory of our Father in heaven.’