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DALLAS, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Through Continente 2012 - five nights of call-in TV programming broadcast throughout the Spanish-speaking world - evangelist Luis Palau had the opportunity to offer biblical advice and counseling on matters of faith to millions of viewers in dozens of nations December 3-7. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121211/DC27335) The Luis Palau Association collaborated with Enlace Television, the largest Spanish Christian network,...

NASA Bopha intensified into a typhoon today, Nov. 30, as it continues to affect the islands in Micronesia in the western North Pacific Ocean. NASA's TRMM satellite captured rainfall data of Bopha and noticed "Hot Tower" thunderstorms as it was intensifying from a tropical storm into a typhoon. When NASA and the Japanese Space Agency's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed over Bopha twice on Nov. 29, and the later data showed that the area of heaviest rainfall had...

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors), the world's largest diver training organization, today launched its "Kids Sea Camp" contest, a campaign that enables the ultimate parent-child bonding adventure of exploring the underwater world together through scuba diving. PADI welcomes parents of families who obtain their PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certifications during the contest...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the heart of Africa's "Harbor of Peace," world evangelist Andrew Palau and 700 Tanzanian churches fostered unity, love, and humanitarian outreach through the Love Tanzania Festival. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120816/DC58817) The evangelistic event August 11-12 at Jangwani Grounds attracted more than 125,000 attendees and led several thousand individuals in public commitments to Jesus Christ....

KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Approximately 80,000 people flooded National Heroes Park - the largest open space in Kingston - on Saturday for the 10th annual Fun in the Son music festival. World evangelist Andrew Palau, singer Kirk Franklin, and a bevy of Jamaican artists set their sights on transforming the community through music, service, and the Good News of Jesus Christ. The festival was an official part of Jamaica's Year of Jubilee, celebrating 50...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On a Father's Day Weekend when meteorologists were telling people to stay inside, more than 75,000 central Californians packed three events at an historic Luis Palau Festival in Sacramento. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120618/DC26685) Temperatures were well over 100 degrees on the grounds of Cal Expo Saturday and Sunday, where Palau's free evangelistic outreach was staged. Major Christian artists TobyMac,...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Documentary Channel (DOC) proudly pays tribute to servicemen and women, both past and present, with a special Memorial Day marathon on Monday, May 28 beginning at 10:00 am ET. Kicking off with "Seeds of Destiny," a postwar propaganda film produced in support of the United Nations Relief and winner of the 1946 Academy Award® for short subject, the special line-up culminates with the US Television premieres of "Search for the Flyboys:...

ASUNCION, Paraguay, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joining with hundreds of local churches and thousands of followers of Jesus Christ, world evangelists Luis and Andrew Palau hosted an evangelistic campaign in two Paraguayan cities on April 23-28, 2012. Their efforts reached every sector of society from young people to the National Congress. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120430/DC97953) After a series of preliminary events across Asuncion and a stand-alone...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the invitation of hundreds of Haiti's churches, the Luis Palau Association joined with local company Haiti Broilers to host the Fun in the Son Festival, an evangelistic outreach in and around Port-au-Prince. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120404/DC81930) Nearly 1,000 local churches collaborated with the Palau Association to reach thousands in Haiti with the Good News of Jesus Christ. Following months of...

Bahamas, Colombia, Honduras, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, and Palau Commit to More Sanctuaries; International Action NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leaders from eight countries launched an initiative today to prevent the extinction of sharks, symbolizing the latest development in the growing movement to safeguard the ocean's top predator. Members of the coalition committed to a declaration supporting the development of sanctuaries that end commercial...