Hendley and Jones both became Christians after being invited by Cliff Richard to a large-scale evangelistic event led by Luis Palau in the mid-1980s.
In September 2004, he hosted a state dinner for the Argentine-born American evangelist Luis Palau.
Palau got in touch with fellow evangelicals, and cooperated with Portland Commissioner Erik Sten, Potter, Beaverton Mayor Rob Drake, and Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis in 2008 in planning his August 22–23 festival, which will focus on volunteerism in support of the homeless.
It airs a combination of well-known Christian figures such as Tony Evans (The Urban Alternative), Charles Stanley (In Touch), Luis Palau, and Nancy Leigh DeMoss (Revive Our Hearts).
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Many well-known evangelical figures first came to prominence at it, such as Luis Palau, Bishop Festo Kivengere, Annie Vallotton the Good News Bible illustrator and Manfred Siebald the German singer-songwriter.