Washington DC

As an example of the kingdom work your donations support, the Star Project is helping a few REMARKABLE volunteers who have undertaken to provide a copy of the Star DVD to every federal legislator! If you’d like to pray for them, please lift up Gene and Millie. Gene was part of the first Hubble Space Telescope team at NASA, and now he’s a giant Star booster. We are providing some of the funding for this effort. If you would like to be part of this effort, please send your donations to Frederick A. Larson at the address below, and I will take care of the rest. To give you an idea of the scale of the project, we will be contributing $1,000. If you feel led, jump in! The judiciary is next...

If you have time, please pray with me:

“Lord, sometimes we wonder how long you can bless our nation when so much that you disdain is done in Washington. But we ask you, Lord, do not turn away from us. We ask instead for revival. Empower Gene and Millie physically and spiritually as they labor in this monumental task. Already, hundreds of DVDs are in legislators hands, and we ask that they not land on shelves, but instead are widely circulated. We pray that they convict all who watch that You exist, that You are the sovereign God of the Universe, and that they need to deal with You. We ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.”

Rick

Milestones

To my cherished donors: with recent changes in IRS regulations, maintaining the nonprofit entity has become unreasonably costly for a very small operation. This decision has weighed heavily on me—I’ve been praying about it for months—and driving my Friday morning prayer partners crazy. I’ve concluded that given our size, it’s simply not good stewardship to spend thousands on accountants. So, I have located another Christian educational entity that is just beginning the process of obtaining nonprofit status, and I will transfer our entity to them, saving them much time, money and aggravation. I’m delighted that I can move our entity to a new home! Your future Star donations will be used for exactly the same thing—spreading word about the Star, maintaining the website, et al, (except your dollars won’t go to accountants!) All future donations should be made to Frederick A. Larson. That’s milestone one.

The Denver meetings were wonderfully productive, and I am pleased to tell you that I am coauthoring a book about the Star for small children, and contributing to another book about the Star for ages 8-12! That’s milestone two! I have so wanted to share the Star with kids, and the Lord has now enabled just that! I will be writing with Jenny Cote. You can read about Jenny and her books at maxandliz.com. And here’s extra good news: we already have our publisher, and the first book should be available before Christmas this year! If you have young kids or grandkids, I can almost guarantee that you will love this book—it’s really much more than a book, but I’ll share those secrets later.

If you have time, join me in prayer:

“Father we called out to you for children only a few weeks ago, and look what You did! It seems like things happened in a wink, so we know that Our Master is a foot! We praise You and ask again, please draw the children into your kingdom, Lord! Fill them with awe at your beauty and love! We rejoice knowing that your starry poetry will bless and inspire many little ones! We thank you and pray in the name of Jesus, amen!”

Rick

Let the Children Come

I’m in Denver for the next couple of days exploring ways to make the story of the Star more accessible to children. We know Christ’s heart for kids, and so we join with Him. The problem is that the Star DVD is too technical for some grade schoolers and third world countries. So, I’ll be talking with authors, publishers, our new distributor, etc. about a wide-range of possibilities. When He shows Himself to me in a new way, I name Him, as did the Hebrews. I know Him as Lord God Networker.

If you have time, please pray with me:

“Father, we share your burden for the young. We know that even the very young can respond to You, but they must hear your story. Today TV and games speak louder than You in many homes. Lord, help us find a means to make Your voice the loudest, even in homes where entertainment and diversion are always at hand, filling hours. We ask that you network and connect the people meeting in Denver to grow your kingdom among the little ones. We come in the name of Jesus, lover of children, amen.”

Rick

PS: the Star DVD should soon be back on Amazon (where it has sold used for up to $175).