Summary: My parents set the foundation for my life. They did this in many ways, but none were more important than their heartfelt and unwavering commitment to the Good News Gospel. For my parents, Luis and Matilde Palau, the Good News of Jesus was something to be preached and lived, proclaimed on street corners and demonstrated by love at home. Other than school and my father’s business, our life was completely centered on church, worship, and evangelism. Most of our neighbors saw us as symbols of evangelical faith in our town. Only a few years earlier, my mother had been the organist for the local parish church. Her religious faith was heartfelt, but it failed to bring her peace and left her seeking more. By the time she was pregnant with me, she was experiencing a quiet crisis. One day a polite knock sounded at the front door, and my mother was home to answer it. How I praise God for that! On the step was a sharply dressed British man with a fine-looking book in one hand and a heavy walking stick in the other. “Buenos Dias, Senora,” he said. “Would you like a copy of the Word of God?” That day changed her life, my Dad’s life, and mine. All it took was a question: “Would you like a copy of the Word of God?” He gave her a copy of the News Testament – the second half of the Holy Bible. This is Luis Palau.
