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JULY, 2015

 “Give me liberty or give me death.” 

(Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775)

 

Hi, Friends.

Greetings on this very important day, celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence some two hundred and forty years ago on July 4, 1776. 

The Price of Liberty 

We all know the day as a federal holiday. What many do not realize is the awesome price that was paid to give us this holiday. Many men sacrificed their lives to give us a constitution that guarantees us this precious liberty. That constitution would enable President Lincoln to say on November 19, 1863, “Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all  men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.” President Lincoln went on to say, “We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who gave their lives that that nation might live.” President Lincoln himself would also pay with his life to give to us the privilege and right to liberty and justice. Never forget those who gave their lives to protect our freedom in World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq and other military conflicts.  

I choose not to celebrate my liberty as an American without remembering an even greater liberty given to us by our heavenly Father. He gave His only son to die that I may have eternal life. (John 3:16) Jesus himself said that He was sent to preach the gospel to the poor. (That’s me.) To heal the broken hearted. (That’s me.) To preach deliverance to the captives. (That’s me.) To set at liberty them that are bruised. (And that too is me.) That is the liberty that Jesus speaks of in Luke 4:18. As our liberty in this great nation would cost the lives of many, this liberty would cost the life of Jesus. It would cost the lives of His disciples and many of His followers. The apostle Paul would suffer much as he gave his all to proclaim that precious liberty. It would cost the lives of many missionaries from those days even until now. Please do not take this liberty for granted. To me, it is sacred. 

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I just returned from taking a vehicle to the border to be sent to Chiapas, Mexico. Thanks to Al and Micky Brown for this donation. Two weeks from now, I will be in Northern Mexico for a conference, and then I return to Chiapas to continue work there. 

The number 2 you see on this page represents the number of years until I reach the age of 80. This month, I will celebrate seventy-eight years of life, fifty-eight years of marriage and fifty-five years of ministry. Like an old vehicle, this machine suffers wear and tear. But thank God, every morning it starts.

As always, thanks for helping us help others. I pray that God keeps you in His favor and gives you favor with man.

                                            Larry Myers

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June, 2015

Hi, Friends. 

 

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

First, let me thank you for helping us to help others.  

They Served With Love

The first week of May was a perfect example of people helping people. A great group of men from Prestonwood Baptist Church of Dallas met us in Tuxtla to help build a new church. The man in charge of this project was my friend Paul Pogue. I was told not to lift a finger, much less a shovel. I did as I was told.

I searched for a Scripture that would shine light on the men who would build the church and the man who would receive the church. I chose Colossians 3:12-17. “So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness,  humility, gentleness and patience. Verse 14 says, ”Put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.” And verse 17, “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.” This describes the men who came, paid their own expenses and seemed to have done it out of pure love. They were compassionate, kind, humble, gentle and patient.  

Hearts Overflowing

Now, something about the man that was receiving the new church. His name is Pastor Gabriel, the one I mentioned in last month’s letter. Did he really appreciate what was happening? Did he seem thankful? 

The ladies of the church did their best to prepare food for all, showing their appreciation. 

At the end of the last day, as  we prepared to pray and give thanks to God, we gathered around Pastor Gabriel to also pray for him.

Gabriel broke down and cried and cried and cried.  I looked around at the building team, and they were crying. Mr. Pogue looked at me and said, “I still cry”. 

What about me? Well, they said that I could not work, but they said nothing about crying. So I cried also. I was so moved by this show of appreciation that the day I got home, I sent another $4000.00 to spray insulation on the bottom side of the metal roof and put a drop ceiling in the church, making sure there would be connections for the ceiling fans later. 

We Thank God for You

Thanks again for all that you do to help us do all that we do. Later this year, we have teams back to back to back who will build three more mission churches. We have many other trips planned. 

The middle of this month I will be in Atoyac on the west side of Mexico. In July, I will be at a convention in the northern part of Mexico. I will also be back in Chiapas to bless the orphan  children as well as the children of churches in the mountains. 

Back in 1978, when God called me to the mission field, they said it wouldn’t work. But it seems that they forgot to tell God. Jesus Himself said in Mark 9:23, “All things are possible to him who believes.” And that’s enough for me.

Larry Myers

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May, 2015

Dear Friends:

Greetings! Today I write this letter to encourage those who are already weary from difficult times and to those who may be just entering into difficult times. Hold tightly to these two Scriptures. Galatians 6:9 tells us “Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.” Isaiah 4o:31 says “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up on wings as eagles. They shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.”

WAIT UPON THE LORD! IN DUE TIME, YOU WILL REAP

Waiting. It’s always the most difficult part. We cannot know for sure how deep, how long our valleys will be.

May these following examples be an encouragement to you.

Pastor Gabriel in Tuxtla pastored for 18 years in a very small building. Last week we finished construction of a beautiful, much larger church.

Pastor Fabian pastored in a small tar papered, cardboard building with a dirt floor for four years in Tuxtla. He now has a beautiful church and is continuing to add on.

Thirty years ago, I built a beautiful church in Atoyac, near Acapulco. Tom Shaffer and I also built a very nice medical facility. I left Atoyac and went to Chiapas Mexico to start a new work, and build a new headquarters. Several immoral pastors followed me in Atoyac and practically destroyed both the congregation and the building. It takes years and years to heal the wounds caused by immorality. The elders and deacons struggled for many years bbut never gave up. I preached there in February to a packed church. They are in the process of doubling the capacity of the auditorium, and their vision is to reach and build for a congregation of 3000. The medical ministry in Atoyac also suffered difficult times. Our Mexican doctor in charge of the clinic drowned in the ocean. Dr. Romero, the plastic surgeon from Lafayette retired for medical reasons. A very bad hurricane caused great damage to property and building. You don’t quit in difficult times. The property and building have been repaired and next month a dental team headed by Dr. Jerome Smith will be in Atoyac as they have for the past 20 plus years. 

And my final example is this. I built and pastored a beautiful church in Denison Texas. God called me to the mission field in Mexico and I obeyed the call. Again, several immoral pastors followed my ministry in Denison. The congregation went to less than 20 and the building began to deteriorate. While visiting home from Mexico, I often stopped on the highway and looked at what I had built and wept. I recently preached in this church to a packed house. All Spanish speaking, and again I wept, but this time for joy. 

God is not weary nor tired of well doing. He has not fainted. and neither should you or I. He has not forsaken us, nor forgotten us. May you be encouraged and strengthened as you wait for your restoration.

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April 2015

Dear Friends

Greetings! 

Feed My Lambs

In the 21st chapter of John, Jesus asked Peter a question. “Lovest thou me?” Peter’s answer was “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said to Peter, “Feed my lambs.” Jesus asked Peter the same question two more times. Peter’s answer was the same. “Lord, you know that I love you.” This time, Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” Peter would spend the rest of his life fulfilling the desires of Jesus. Feeding the lambs, the new born believers, the little children and the sheep, the followers of Christ. 

Often times people ask me, “What do you do in Mexico?” My answer, Just helping God fulfill His desires. In John 3:16 He said He really didn’t want anyone to perish, but to have eternal life. I do my best to make new believers, new born lambs of those whom Satan has tried to steal kill and destroy. To tell them that God really wants to give them life and that more abundant. (John 10:10)

A few weeks ago, I was in Atoyac north of Acapulco to visit the sheep and make sure they are cared for and well fed. That’s what God would want me to do. I visited with the Shaffers who have given their lives to helping the lambs through the medical facilities. That’s what Jesus would do. 

Most of the month of March, I was in Chiapas, feeding and caring for the sheep. A very poor family brought their son to our clinic to see if anyone could help. They were too poor to go to a hospital. Our doctor removed two tumors from his side. His family was grateful. That’s what God would want.

A pastor called from the northern part of Mexico to tell me of a couple of needs. A pastor’s wife had died and they did not have enough money for her funeral. Another pastor had suffered a stroke. I wired money to help cover the expenses of both. That’s what God would want.

We know the purpose of Jesus Christ, “To seek and save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10) But do we know what His ministry was? 

In Luke 4:18 Jesus said, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” Really, who am I? Just one whom He has called to help fulfill the desires of His ministry.

Only a few days ago, we graduated a class of students who for two years have studied and sacrificed to prepare for ministry. My counsel to them, “Go and help fulfill the ministry of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Teach what He taught, and have His compassion for mankind. 

Larry Myers... Not a doctor nor an apostle, not a prophet nor a bishop. Just one saying, “Here am I, Lord. Send me.

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March 2015

Dear Friends:

Greetings!

Just a word about my schedule. I was scheduled to be in Monterrey, Mexico with Pastor Ramiro Alvarez the first February, but a minor back surgery prevented me from making that trip. I did fly to Chiapas to be with Russell Linscombe and a group from Denison, Texas to help build a new mission church. And on the 21st, I was in Atoyac, near Acapulco to visit with Tom Shaffer and the clinic and also the church there.

Taking Care of God’s People

In Matthew 11, we read how John the Baptist, while in prison, heard of the works of Jesus Christ and sent two of his disciples to ask Jesus, “Art thou He that should come, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said unto them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them.”

I am not Jesus, but many of you have both seen and heard what we have done in Mexico for the past 35 years. Now let me share a little of the still incomplete schedule for 2015.

Apart from the medical campaigns, Russell has nine scheduled construction groups. Paul Pogue and I also have nine construction groups scheduled. The majority of these groups will be building churches. In 2 Corinthians 11:23-28, the Apostle Paul lists many of the difficulties that he faced. 

After having listed the trials, in verse 28 he writes, “Apart from such external things, there is the daily care or concern for all the churches.” We don’t just build churches and then forget about them. Like Paul, we face the daily pressure of concern for all the churches. I also have many speaking engagements throughout this year, both in Mexico and the US.

Trusting in God’s Provision

At the end of 2014, I received a number of offerings with a note attached saying, “Use as needed.” What a blessing this is. It allows me not only to see a need, but also to meet that need. The goodness of God to me reminds me of His goodness to Ruth. In Ruth 2:14-15, Boaz commanded his servants saying, “Let her glean among the sheaves, and do not insult her. Also, you shall purposely pull out for her some grain from the bundles and leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.”

God put water in the jawbone of a donkey to satisfy Samson’s thirst. he put honey in the carcass of a dead lion to satisfy Samson’s hunger. Could it be that we look too much to our own abilities to satisfy our thirst and hunger? Could it be that we look not enough at the ability of God to meet our needs? 

I pray that you have a great year and that all that you do prospers. Most of all, I pray that we all learn, as the old song says, to keep “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”.

Larry Myers

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February 2015

Dear friends:

I greet you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. I begin this letter with two questions. What, and why?

What and Why?

What is your greatest desire for the year 2015? And the second question is why? Why do you want what you want?

I love my family and I love my friends, but my greatest desire is to be more like Christ. The One who called me and sent me. The one I pledged to serve and follow the rest of my life. I want to have the compassion He had and still has for mankind. He crossed the body of water from Galilee to Gadara for one man who desperately needed Him. After healing the demoniac, the people of Gadara asked Him to leave, and the Bible says He went back to the boat and left. John 4:4 tells us he had to pass through Samaria. King James reads, “He must needs to go through Samaria”. There at Jacob’s well, he met a woman who had lived a messed up life and desperately needed restoration. After her encounter with Jesus, she returned to the city and told everyone what had happened. This time the people were asking Jesus to stay with them. He remained with them two days and many believed. He had compassion for Jerusalem, a city who had stoned those sent to them and killed the prophets. Luke 19 says He wept for the people of Jerusalem. He had compassion for hurting people, sick people. As Matthew would say, 

“Compassion for the distressed and dispirited”. (Matthew 9:36) 

Can I Do More?

What more can I do than I have already done? The answer is MUCH MORE. I can build them more churches and better churches. I can provide them more doctors and certainly purchase more medicine to treat the sick. Will I do this? I have already begun and I pray that the compassion of Christ will push me like a mighty wind until I have done every He asks of me, even to the last day of my life. 

I often hear these words, “You are not getting any younger. You must slow down. You must take care of yourself.” I hear this from family, friends and doctors, but I have much more to give. I will give myself to prayer and encouragement, to many who are fighting for their very lives. To the very end.

Paul never thought of himself but others, always beginning his letters “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”. To the very end, Jesus prayed for mankind, even on the cross. He prayed “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” Yes, there is much more that I can do. I hope you get what you really want and when you get it, I hope that it is what you really need.

What can you do to help me? 

Pray for me that when my silver and gold are gone, I, like Peter, will be able to say, “Look on me; silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk. And He took him by the right hand and immediately he was healed.” (Acts 3)

February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October and December are already booked. Yes, I still have something to offer.

Praying and thanking God for you.

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January 2015

Dear friends: 

Greetings on this, the first month of the New Year. I trust that you had a great Christmas. If you had a need, I hope that you received. If you had no need, I hope that you gave. And, I wish you the very best in 2015. 

Taking Jesus To the Little Children

In Matthew 19, we read “There were brought to Him little children, that He should put His hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, ‘Suffer little children and forbid them not to come unto me, for of such is the Kingdom of heaven.’ And He laid His hands on them, and departed thence.”

We could not take the little children to Jesus, but we did take Jesus to the children. We stood as Jesus and blessed hundreds and hundreds of little children. Many of them were orphans and had no one else to bless them at Christmas time. Many of them were the indigenous of the mountains of Chiapas. All were poor by our standards here in the US. 

I want to thank the 12 people from the US who came, bringing hundreds of pairs of shoes, money from themselves and from others who gave to bless the little children. 

If you have a need, I hope someone blesses you. If you have no need, I hope you bless someone who has a need.

At the orphanage, I saw a little child who was brought there when he was only two days old. As I looked at his face, I thought of Eva in Atoyac and Nabor in Chiapas, and I wished for Dr. Russell Romero and Dr. Jerome Smith who repaired so many cleft palates in our medical facility in Atoyac near Acapulco. Dr. Romero is now retired and lives in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Smith still has his practice in Lafayette. I was told that this child will need at least seven operations. 

I will close and let you look at the faces of these children. And I thank you for helping us help so many year after year after year. Helping others who cannot help themselves. Thanks a million!

Larry Myers

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December 2014

 

 

Dear friends: 

Greetings on this, the last month of 2014.

A Time to Build

Last month’s letter showed a few pictures of the remodeling of the Chenalho dorm and the new furniture. A great big thank you to all who helped on the construction and finances to complete this project.

At the same time we started remodeling the clinic in Chenalho, and everything there is looking much better. 

The dorm was finished just in time for the annual women’s conference hosted by Pastor LaNell Miller of Texarkana, Texas. I am told that all went well with a multitude of American, Mexican and indigenous women attending. One sad note was that Pastor LaNell fell on a walkway, hitting her head on a rail, 

causing a nasty cut. If you know LaNell, you will agree that she is a very tough lady. And she was able to complete the week long conference in spite of her injury. 

During the time of the conference, I was in the state of Quintana Roo near the border of Belize working on a church in the city of Chetumal. We left behind a beautiful two-story church and a very nice playground for the children that attend the church. It was a long 12 hour drive from Tuxtla to Chetumal by vehicle with many speed bumps along the way, but it was well worth the effort.

 

A Time to Bless

In a couple of days, I will be back in Chiapas with Mary Lou and a group of 

friends. The purpose of this trip is to bless many children for Christmas. We will bless every child in the orphanage and approximately 700 more in the mountains in the Chenalho area. At the very same time, Pastor Sam Walker and his people will be doing the same thing in a village near Atoyac, Guerrero, north of Acapulco. 

I will return home for Christmas and then once again travel to Chiapas to begin work on two new projects. 

A Time to Bond

Christmas should be a great time of reflection of the goodness of God with friends and family. It is a good time to mend broken relationships. Life is too short to miss a single day of happiness because of hurts and misunderstandings. You probably have heard this before. “I will forgive, but I will never forget.” Why not forgive AND forget?” God did. Psalm 103 reads “As far as the east is from the west, so far He has removed our transgressions from us”. Jesus said in Matthew 18:35, “Forgive your brother from your heart.” Unforgiveness will only serve to hurt you. Let it go as far as the east is from the west. 

As we celebrate this Christmas, let us not forget those who are struggling in a difficult time. Some need a great healing touch from our Lord. God knows each need. Please stand with the needy in prayer. 

A Time to Be Thankful

I want to thank every one who has been so kind to Mary Lou and me as well as the people of Mexico throughout the year. It has been a great and wonderful year. Have a great Christmas, and remember the words of Jesus. “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” It came from His heart.  Freely we have received. Freely let us give.

Larry Myers

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November 2014

Dear friends:

I greet you and write this letter to encourage you.

Last month was a very busy month for me in Chiapas. I had three groups back to back from the US who came to help remodel the Chenalho dormitory and clinic and to build a mission church. Today, Carlos and I will drive 12 hours to do the same for a church in the state of Quintana Roo.

Who, Then  Is The Greatest?

A few weeks ago, I was visiting with Carlos and he was a little discouraged. He said that there was a pastor in Tuxtla whose membership numbered about 1,500. This pastor’s church building is old and run down. Carlos’ church building is new and beautiful, yet his congregation numbers about 200. The difference in the two pastors is that one pastors 1,500 while the other pastors more than 200 pastors who pastor thousands upon thousands of people. 

Who is the greater of these two? That would be like comparing the Apostle Paul with Moses. Moses’ congregation numbered in the millions whereas Paul’s only numbered in the handfuls. Yet both were mightily used by God.

In Deuteronomy 3:28 God commands Moses to “charge Joshua and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shall see.” 

Jesus covered this subject quite well in Luke 21:1-3. “He looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a poor widow casting in thither two mites, and He said, ‘of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than them all. For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God.; but she has cast in all of her living that she had.’” 

Paul also covers this in 1st Corinthians 12. He says that the body is not one member but many. He goes on to explain the importance of each member of the body. The eyes, nose, the feet. He also touches on the spiritual. God has set some in the church apostles, prophets, teachers, and so on. Who then is the greatest?

Again Jesus covers this subject quite well in Matthew 18. The disciples ask Jesus “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?” And Jesus called a little child unto him and set him in the midst of them and said to them in verse 4, “Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.”

May I add Jesus’ words in Matthew 22:37? “Those who love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul and mind and who love thy neighbor as thyself.”

 

With Thanksgiving And Gratitude

I will be in Mexico in January, February and March doing all within my ability to fulfill my calling even as the Apostle Paul said, “Counting myself least of the apostles.” (1 Corinthians 15:9)

I marvel at you who hear the voice of God, who respond at the exact time of need. Time after time, in my opinion, you rate among the greatest, and I am grateful. I pray that many times this month, you express your thankfulness to our Lord for all that He is to you and your family.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Larry Myers

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