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TechnoratiCP: Last question. When is the next time you're going to be visiting China and what will you be doing there?
Palau: I'll tell you what I'm hoping. That before the Olympics, we'll have the first-ever, since Communist took over China, the first-ever public rally in a stadium. I think we're three-quarters of the way there. We're working out a bit of the program. But I'm almost 100 percent sure that the Lord is going to allow it.
CP: Amen to that.
Palau: Amen! You said it.
So from the first day I've been there, I said to all the top people, I've always been very open…In fact, they said to me, "One reason why we respect you is that from the beginning you told us. You didn't come here offering jeans or food or milk and whatever. Or dry milk. You told us, 'I want to have a million people in Tiananmen Square and I'm preaching the Gospel.'" They always laugh but they say, "Be patient, be patient." So, I'm being patient. The last time, I said to one of the ministers that I can't be still. I said, "I can't wait forever. I'm getting old, you know? You got to give me my chance."
I don't mind printing it because I've said it openly and they know what it's all about. I mean, I want to see the Chinese people lose their fear. Not the Chinese, China lose its fear of Christianity – it's not an enemy force. I wish you were here for the discussion there, it would have saved you time. I said it in their presence and I'll say it again. China will probably be the dominant force in 100 years if Jesus doesn't return. And I hope it will be a Christian China. I've said it from the beginning. The first time I said it was in Hong Kong, the last festival before it became part of the People's Republic. Many people and the look of Christians kept going, "Don't say that." But I said it from the stadium. I said, "This is the first public campaign in the People's Republic of China. Since Hong Kong was becoming part of China, I said, “This is the first public campaign in the last 100 years in the People's Republic of China.” And the local believers were a little nervous because there were officials from People's Republic. But in fact, they didn't go against me. I believe that when you're open, people may say, "He may be crazy but we know what he wants."
God willing. It's February. I'm hoping that it will be March, April, May, June. July would be too close to the Olympics. I've been to the main cities when the Olympics came. I've been in and out of countries. Believe me, anything else gets lost because the Olympics is everything. So to try to do a festival during the Olympics would be a waste of time. For me. My style.
But one-on-one, encourage your readers go, go, go! It's a great chance. A great chance. And they're wide open. They're not going to stop you from taking Bibles.
CP: I'm sure everybody is going to be looking forward to your rally.
Palau: Me, too. I hope they come from all over. The thing is, how do we get the word out so believers can come from everywhere.Continue »
