Mario Murillo
Everything about Mario Murillo defies the odds. He is a native of San Francisco, a city not known for producing international evangelists. His ministry was born in the drug obsessed, occult saturated 70s, in the epicenter of violent student revolution – Berkeley, California.
His gift seemed doomed to fail on an atheistic campus. Mix in persuasive Gospel messages with the raw healing power of Jesus. The unexpected result was a vibrant army of 2,000 students.
Mario’s international ministry began in San Jose, with a four-day crusade that was extended to six months and reached 250,000 people in an Azusa Street-type visitation. Mario impacted San Francisco in 1986, with the largest Christian gathering in a decade. He returned there in 1989, to preach for 30 days at the world-famous Cow Palace as 5,000 people flooded the altar. Also in 1991, Mario preached in Los Angeles to a packed-out Shrine Auditorium. In a historical two-day crusade, he watched 1500 gang members give their lives to Christ. In 1999, after six months of IMPACT to the city of San Francisco, Mario returned to the Cow Palace for five nights of power where thousands received Christ.
Mario annually conducts approximately 50 outreaches which are noted for the presence of God and exuberant worship. His preaching pierces the heart and unravels modern evil. His IMPACT meetings are designed to be a power point to draw people together in unity for the purpose of prayer, worship and winning souls. With careful, strategic preparation in unity under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, cities can experience a fresh fire of revival like never before.
Mario has authored several best-selling books such as Critical Mass, Fresh Fire, Fresh Impact, I Am the Christian the Devil Warned You About, and his most recent release Edgewise.
I share Mario Murillo on here quite often as he is one of my favorite preachers … They call him an evangelist but I think of him more as a preacher, old fashioned, tell it like it is, the truth with no compromise. He makes sure that the worst of sinners are welcome by Jesus and now with the world where it is they are coming to the front wanting Jesus by the thousands! He shares about his mother who just passed away at the beginning and what a testimony for him mom! Mario’s mom came from Nicaragua before he was born but he knows the history of Marxism/Communism from his family who escaped it to move to America. He understands what is happening in our country right now! Take time to watch and listen to this great testimony and sharing of the huge meetings he is having in California right now! He is talking to pastors there about opening their churches and getting God back to the people there!!