Larry provides pastoral care for FM missionaries in Africa. This role includes encouragement and spiritual nurture via emails, phone calls and field visits; special care in emergencies or times of crisis; and organization of prayer support.
Pray For
- wisdom in establishing rhythms of spiritual and emotional care to FM missionaries in Africa
- missionaries as they deal with the stress of being cross-cultural leaders far from their families
- missionary children as they navigate a different culture
- fruitfulness in the missionaries’ work
- God to call future FM missionaries to Africa
Recent Heartbeat Articles
Sharing God’s Love from Europe to Africa
São Tomé and Príncipe is an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea off the western coast of Central Africa. It is a Portuguese-speaking nation. In 2018, the Free Methodist Church in Portugal sent Moisés and Jacione Souza as missionaries. There are now two Free Methodist...
Nafissa’s Story
From fear to confidence, this is Nafissa’s story. Nafissa is from Mali. She lost her husband, and she has been supporting herself and her two daughters through her service in the military. Not long ago, she started having health problems. At first, Nafissa attempted...
From Darkness to Life
How does one go from worshiping the spirits of the dead to sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ? To understand this transformation, I share the story of John Habibu Saidy, a student at Evart Bible College in Tanzania. To provide for his wife and four children (two sets...
Still Thriving
Recently when listening to my favorite daily devotional, I heard a story about Francis Asbury. When John Wesley was looking for someone to come to America to encourage the fledgling Methodists in the new world, 26-year-old Francis Asbury raised his hand and took on...