March/April 2007



"The things, good Lord, that we pray for, give us the grace to labor for."
Thomas More

 

                  

 

                  

 

                  

Left to right: 1. Evening chapel service with the Zambian Vocal Group at Bullock Institution. 2. Prayers of rededication, Holman Institution. 3. Just like old times, John Schmid singing and me in the front row! (Well, maybe a little different!) Praise God!

 

                  

 

                  

 

                  

2007 We Care Prison Crusade

Sixteen prisons were visited with a total reachable inmate population of 18,112. Sixty-nine chapel services were held with a total estimated attendance of 7,594 (roughly 42%, the average prison services reaches an average of 8%). Evangelists working numbered 23, and music groups and solists totaled 17. Estimated total team hours in prison 6,487. This is the equivalent of one full-time chaplain working 3 1/4 years! One hundred thirty three congregations from twenty states and three provinces (Alberta, Manitob, and Ontario) were represented. We prayed without ceasing, the Gospel was preached boldly, and lives have been changed! Lives impacted for eternity....Incalculable!

 

                  

 

                  

 

                  

 

                  

Bicycles for African Pastors Given by "Changed Lives!"

"The seed that is sown is scattered with an open hand. The sower in order to have a harvest has to turn loose the seed. He can't grip it in his fist; he can't hesitate to let it go; he can't just sprinkle a little bit here and there - He's got to generously sow it, he's got to let it go and let it go liberally, if he expects to have a great harvest. If he sows sparingly, that's the way he's going to reap; if he sows liberally and bountifully that's the way his harvest is going to be." C. H. Spurgeon.

 

                  

 

                  

 

                  

Is There Not A Cause?

These bicycles were donated by inmates at N.C..C.I., Belmont and others. I didn't ask them to, they just did it! In prisons I teach that self-centeredness is at the heart of any addictive lifestyle. Because the Gospel has changed their hearts, these inmates have overcome that lifestyle and now see the needs of others before their own. They gave freely out of their need! Praise God!


Brother Larry's Children

Thanks to a caring Harvest Baptist Church in Alabama, these little girls have new dresses. They also have new inner wear and shoes. Even little salve perfumes to rub on their wrists, "girly things" that they never had before. Last December, I knew I couldn't meet all the needs I saw while I was in Africa, but God has given me a tremendous burden to help these orphans. Perhaps that's why Pastor Mims of Harvest Baptist referred to them as "Brother Larry's Children." I know they're the Lord's children, but I believe He is lending them to me for a while. Won't you help?

 

                  

Where Have You Been Larry?

Dec. 29-Jan 9, Jack Ruth visited from
Pure Life Ministries, Dry Ridge, KY
Jan. 2, Belmont Correctional
Jan. 3, FBCS with Jack Ruth
Jan. 6, N.C.C.I.
Jan. 7, Marion Correctional
Jan. 7, Liberty Baptist
Jan. 8, Trumbull Corr.
Jan. 9, Belmont Corr.
Jan. 10, FBCS
Jan. 13, N.C.C.I.
Jan. 17, Bowling Green, KY
Jan. 18 Pastor dinner, AL
Jan. 19, Pastor visits, AL
Jan. 20, We Care Check In
Jan. 21, We Care Orientation

 Jan. 21, Pineview Baptist with John Schmid
Jan. 22, Kilby Corr., AL
Jan. 23, Bullock Corr., AL
Jan. 24, Frank Lee Corr., AL
Jan. 25, Holman Corr., AL
Jan. 31, Middedgeville, TN
Feb. 1, Snow Cream! TN
Feb 6, Youth Service, FL
Feb 11, Harvest Baptist, AL
Feb. 12, Return Ohio
Feb. 13, Blizzard Ohio!!
Feb. 17, N.C.C.I.
Feb. 18, Africa Slides NL
Feb. 20, Belmont Corr.
Feb. 24, Belmont and Noble
Feb. 25, N.C.C.I.
Feb. 27, Belmont and Noble