Ninro Ruiz Peña
USA – World-renowned evangelist Luis Palau asked for prayers when he announced Thursday that he has stage IV lung cancer. Palau shared the news with his sons Kevin and Andrew in a video that was published on social networks and on the website of the Luis Palau Association.
“Everything is ready and if the Lord wants to take me home in the next few months or two years or whatever, I’m ready,” the 83-year-old preacher said in the video.
Kevin explained that the evangelist and his wife Patricia had been traveling the world, sharing the Gospel, and had just returned from a long trip to the UK in December “with some kind of cold… that wouldn’t go away.” He noted that an early report that came in just before Christmas indicated that Palau had “some form of cancer” in one of his lungs.
“To our surprise, just a few days ago, we got the news that it is stage 4 lung cancer. And that is amazing. Especially for someone who has always been as healthy as dad,” Kevin said in the video.
Despite the diagnosis, Palau said he currently feels “fine” and is full of energy. He went on to say that he doesn’t feel “panic or horror,” but asked for prayers as he hopes the treatment will limit his preaching and travel schedule.
Palau said he often preached about heaven because his father passed away when he was young, adding “it’s a reality for me.” Andrew assured his father that he could rest, knowing that his children and his ministry would continue to preach the Gospel.
The Argentina-born evangelist said he still hopes to preach at several festivals he plans this year. “If the Lord gives me energy, strength and the treatment works while we pray, or the Lord does a miracle, let’s go,” he said, as reported by CBN News.
Palau and his team had preached in hundreds of cities around the world, including London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Chicago, Moscow, Madrid, Mexico City, and his hometown of Buenos Aires.
In 2015, Palau held one of the largest evangelistic rallies in New York City, with nearly 60,000 people attending the event to worship and hear the Gospel. The Palau Association has organized similar campaigns in dozens of countries, including major evangelistic festivals on five continents.
His ministry has estimated that his message reached 30 million people in 75 countries. He has authored dozens of books and has appeared on radio broadcasts in English and Spanish on 3,500 radio stations in 48 countries.
Last November, the ministry announced that it plans to release a film about Palau’s life and legacy in theaters in North America, South America and Spain next October.
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