Pastor Larry Whiston

Who I'd like to meet:

I would love to meet people like the Father & Son on this video! Read their story, and then watch their video! The son asked his father, 'Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?’ The father, despite having a heart condition, says 'Yes'. They went on to complete the marathon together. Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying 'Yes' to his son's request of going through the race, together. One day, the son asked his father, 'Dad, let's join the Ironman together.' To which, his father said 'Yes.' For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever. The race encompasses three endurance events: a 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometer) ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer)bike ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along the coast of the Big Island. Father and son went on to complete the race together. . . NOW WATCH THIS VIDEO: Are there any excuses for not doing what God directs? He is the enablement for all He has, is, and will ever ask us to do! .. This video carries the heartbeat of what I feel inside my heart concerning the lost and lonely wounded of society. We do not need to fear hurting people. They are not losers, they are lost and in desperate need of people with sincere compassion! Are you that person of compassion? May your arms be such that never recoil! I would love to meet people who, unlike this video above, know that change is a process that takes time and hard work! Too many pastors, teachers, friends, family members, and loved ones erroneously take the horrible stand depicted by the therapist in this video. Where is the love and compassion which extends the hand of hope to those who need it. Many of us who know downtrodden people have learned that it takes patience and the extension of love, over and over again to reach people who have been so wounded that they are afraid to believe in, and to even dare to accept the Hope that is discovered alone in Jesus Christ! We laugh at video's like this one above, yet in reality, our actions make this video the reality of many who truly need and long for a glimmer of hope, a ray of sunshine in the world of darkness in which they live. Are you ready to take God at His word? Are you ready to dare to believe in the transforming power of our God? Consider: 2 Timothy 2:25 "In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;" MY Passion is to share the love of Jesus! Watch this video, and maybe you too will understand why! Wow! This song definately speaks my story!