Brown Moses: Francisco Olazábal and Latino Pentecostal Charisma, Power, and Faith Healing in the Borderlands examines the origins and history of the indigenous Latino Pentecostal movement in the U.S. from 1906-1937. My purpose is to: (1) examine the life and ministry of Olazábal (1886-1937) as a window into the origins of the independent transnational North American Latino Pentecostal movement, and (2) show how Olazábal’s transnational evangelistic- healing ministry calls for a paradigm shift in how we conceptualize and imagine the geographical and religious borders and boundaries of American religions. I argue that he was a major catalyst in the growth of denominational pluralism in the North American Latino community. His success was due to his ability to exercise what Max Weber called “charisma.” He was in many respects the archetype of Max Weber's charismatic prophet, an individual who develops his ministry on the periphery in opposition to the priestly religion out of which it arose. It was precisely Olazábal’s blend of charisma, cultural power, and faith healing that attracted the allegiances of the masses and helps to explain why more than 5.1 million U.S. Latinos self-identify as Pentecostal Protestant today.