LUIS PALAU FESTIVAL MARKS TURNING POINT IN GUATEMALA HISTORY
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March 4-14, 2009
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guatemala Festival with Luis Palau
Event Participants: President Colom, area mayors, Senate, military, Supreme Court, 3,200 local churches, city commissioners, area judges, and more than 1 million Guatemalan citizens
Location: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Overview:
- One of the largest evangelistic outreach campaigns the nation has ever experienced
- Historic participation from more than 3,200 local area churches
- More than 25 unique gatherings, including meetings with the president and his Cabinet, the Senate, Supreme Court, military personnel, judges, mayors, and dignitaries
- An area-wide, community outreach initiative involving more than 25,000 volunteers and hundreds of community service projects (the largest community service effort the nation has ever seen – bringing together the civic, corporate, and church communities)
- A two-day festival in the heart of Guatemala City, expected to reach millions of individuals in person and through media
- Events will be broadcast live throughout the Spanish-speaking world via radio, television, and online
Background:
With the support of the Luis Palau Association, more than 3,200 local churches and 25,000 trained volunteers are attempting a major outreach campaign—hoping to win enough souls to Jesus Christ to push Guatemala to become the first Latin American nation to be majority evangelical.
Right now, estimates have the evangelical population at 48 percent. And with this campaign expecting to reach more than 1 million people over 10 days, it is likely to push the nation over the 50 percent mark.
Involving more than 25 evangelistic events, gatherings will include a private meeting with the president and his Cabinet, addresses to the Senate and Supreme Court, outreach events to military personnel, judges, mayors, dignitaries, and the citizens as a whole.
Contacts: Kevin Palau, David Jones, or Jay Fordice at 503-614-1500. Also:
kevin.palau@palau.org
david.jones@palau.org
jay.fordice@palau.org