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Greetings from Boulder City, Nevada! 

We are down the road----1, 825 miles from our home in Sisseton.  Our motorhome has been whistling along, running really great for which we are thankful.  We have seen a lot of scenery….mountains, canyons, rivers, streams, desert, yellow lines of the road along with numerous orange barrels and cones which means road construction and delays.  The weather has been perfect.  God is good! 

 

We climaxed our 50^th Marriage & Ministry Celebration tour at Minot First Assembly of God in Minot, North Dakota, on October 11^th with our pastor friends, John and Naomi Brady, and their wonderful staff. 

The church was filled with friends, partners, anticipation and joy. Our prayer was that God would be honored…..and it happened with the altar call the first service where 20 responded and continued with the second service where 40 responded.  One couple joyfully exclaimed, "We prayed 15 years for our daughter.  This morning she responded!" 

Pastor John & Naomi Brady with Larry and Gloria

 

"What an honor it was to have Larry and Gloria with us to celebrate 50 years of marriage and ministry!  Their love for people and the lost inspired our congregation.  Many responded to the atlar call.  It was a privilege to hand a man his very first bible after accepting Christ.  Thanks, again!"

Pastor John & Naomi Brady

P.S.  We even heard some great new jokes from Larry!

 

Lyle & Bonnie Thorpe (former chaplain for Lundstrom Ministries)

Kevin & Jeanette Beck (Executive Pastor)

Todd Myers (worship leader)

Kyle & Vangie Johnson

We love families!  This is a family who is truly involved "as a family" in the church, outreaches, missions trips, shoebox ministry and much more.  We love seeing families working together to touch lives. 

Special thanks, Kyle, for helping Larry do some tweaking on the motorhome to get us down the road.

 

 

 

To see what God did in the altar calls was like the cherry on top of the sundae!  That is what it is all about….winning the lost and encouraging the hurting! 

 

With the advice and persuasion and orders of our family, board and staff, we are going to take some time to rest and recoup just working out of our road office.  Sometimes I forget how to "Be still and know that I am God."  We are just being still, reading and resting this week and oh how good it feels!

Have a great month!

 

 

Gloria

 

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Today, it's officially "50 Years"... Who would ever have thought that I'd still be on the road.

 

We were married on Saturday night, October 16, 1965. Sped off to northern Minnesota for a three day honeymoon, raced back to Sisseton, packed away our wedding gifts (in fact there are a few still left in some boxes in the attic), moved our few belongings into the old Flex bus (you had to be flexible to live in it!) along with Lowell and Connie and two children. We began our ministry journey in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, on the fourth day after being married. Ten days later the old bus engine blew up! We borrowed an old beat up car with the back right window busted out and covered with heavy plastic. We loaded two couple, two children, two guitars and anything else we could fit inside the car.

 

As the old saying goes, "The Lundstroms must go on!" The mechanic in Thief River Falls told us it would cost about $1,500 to fix the bus. Yikes, where are we going to get that much money? In the fret of it all, I recalled that I had tucked away $1,000 from an insurance claim of being in a car accident to help with medical bills. Decisions, decisions, should I keep the money for that, or give it to the mechanic so we could get the bus up and rolling again? Here we were, honeymooners of a few days and the next 6 weeks became two couples, two children stuffed into a mini-­motel room, night after night for 6 weeks, with two double beds. Yes, exciting, to say the least! You could say the honeymoon was getting a bit strained. I had to make a choice, keep the $1,000 tucked away for medical as we had no health insurance, or help buy a new bus engine for the old beater bus, honestly, just the logistics of living on the road brought me to my decision. I withdrew the money from the bank and sent it to the mechanic. In the meantime, we are beginning our ministry journey in a car while waiting for the bus to be fixed, which we were told would be 10 days to 2 weeks. It stretched out to 6+ weeks. It definitely tried and tested and stretched our patience, comfort and emotions. I was a new bride and this honeymooner's episode was turning into an nightmare. We were all tired and exhausted of living out of a car for one night services. On a Saturday night before we were scheduled to start a most-­welcomed one week revival in one place, we pulled the old beater of a car into the church parking lot in Kansas City, Missouri. It was dark, and it was late. There was no air conditioning in the carso it was hot. We were hungry, low on finances and our patience was spent. Totally exhausted we sat there waiting for the pastor to come to show us into the church where he was going to lead Larry and I into a small nursery where we would live for the next week and an apartment for Lowell and Connie. Meanwhile, back in the car, Larry was hanging over the steering wheel. Lowell and Connie were stuffed in the backseat with baby Lisa, and a guitar. Larry and I had a guitar in the front seat along with Londa sound asleep in my lap. In exasperation, Lowell shrieked, "I can't do this anymore! We are in our 7th year on the road! We are not doing this. We are all going to slow down. From now on, we will travel 6 months, and stay home 6 months." That was music to my ears. I thought "Yes, sanity is coming!"

 

Well, here is the rest of the story, the bus finally was fixed and off we journeyed on the road again. No, we didn't slow down, we geared up as God opened doors all across the U.S. and Canada to share Christ, and He still is. LARRY AND I WERE BOTH CALLED AND COMMISSIONED TO GO TELL THE STORY FROM THE TIME WE WERE TEENAGERS. Do we have any regrets? No. To see thousands give their lives to Christ has been a great reward for the inconveniences we have encountered. Just days before we were married, we were at my parents home, and I was sitting on the arm of the chair with my arm around Larry's shoulder when I heard these words to my heart, and it had to be God, "Your life will not be easy, it will be hard, but if you will be faithful, remain faithful, obey me and go, I will bless you, your marriage and ministry." Those words have kept me going because HE has kept His word.

 

We celebrate 50 years today! Years that have been by God's design and years that we wouldn't trade for anything. Have a wonderful weekend!

 

 

Gloria

 

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How does one spell "ecstasy"?  I can describe it more through photos than I can spell it.  Last weekend, Larry and I were honored, loved and appreciated so much at our 50^th Marriage and Ministry Anniversary Celebration.  It was "fun-tastic"!  It felt almost like a bit of heaven on earth.  When we walked in and saw all the "Happy 50^th" decorations, gold anniversary cards and precious people there, we just stood there stunned asking ourselves, "Is this really real?  Can this truly be?  Have we really completed 50 years on the road? (Makes me more tired just thinking about it---wow---that is a lot of yellow lines and states lines passed by.)

 

I can truly say "What a ride"….especially being married to Larry, my best friend and ministry mate.  No, the journey has not been all roses and sweetness but it has been absolutely wonderful and exciting.  We have lived and shared a life of love, trust and faith---knowing we were meant for each other living in the center of God's will which has given us perfect peace!

 

We especially want to thank our children, LaDawn, Donovan, LaShawn and Liam, the Larry Lundstrom Ministry's Board of Directors and our office girls, Barb, Marne and Tricia (Larry calls them "Larry's angels").  They all planned and worked so hard to make it a lifelong memory and it truly was a celebration!  We are going to keep it at the top of our memory as we aren't sure we will be around to celebrate our 75^th!  HA!

 

Here's a snippet of photos to give you a taste of our great 50^th celebration.  There will be more photos in the November issue of the newsletter.  If you do not already receive our monthly newsletters and would like to, be sure to email our office (llmin@venturecomm.net).

 

Singing and Celebrating at Elk River, MN

It was so wonderful to celebrate with our children and Liam, our son-in-law!

"Larry's Angels" (the office staff): Marne, Barb, and Tricia

Larry and I were so blessed to have our board members there: 

Percy Kallevig, and Doug & Deb Jones. (Caroline Johnson not pictured)

 

 

Speaking of celebrating 50 years, we are excited for this upcoming weekend where we will be ministering at Minot, ND….First Assembly of God Church, 1805 2nd St. SE, Minot, ND 58701 at 11:00 AM.  We will be sharing memories and the incredible story of the Gospel - we'd love to see you there!

Happy fall - enjoy the beautiful colors and gorgeous weather!

 

Gloria

 

 

 

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Whew!  We were so excited to be able to take 41 guests along to celebrate on our 50^th Anniversary Fun & Fellowship tour to Door County, Mackinac Island and Duluth.   It was truly a marvelous time!

 

We began the journey in Sisseton, SD, and ended our evening at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre where we had the delight to see Mary Poppins.  We travelled the next day with some fun stops at the Norske Nook and The House on the Rock before arriving in Milwaukee, WI.  The next morning we had the privilege to be able to attend my brother, Jerry's, church, Oak Creek Assembly of God.    It was so great being there with Jerry and his family.   It was a mini family reunion as our sister-in-law, Janice, joined us on this tour and it was fun to all be together.  We also enjoyed singing our "Traveling Song" that morning and recalling 50 years of memories.

 

 

The next few days were filled with lighthouses, a museum, an orchard, carriage rides, beautiful scenery and unique and scrumptious meals.  A definite favorite experience was the Lake Michigan authentic fish boil…..a fun time and scrumptious meal!  The weather was perfect except for one day where it interrupted our plans but we made the best of it and still enjoyed an incredible experience at the Old Rittenhouse Inn.  Our last day ended with a scenic train ride in Duluth, MN, and the boarded the bus winding our way back towards home saying goodbye to our dear friends along the way as they returned to their homes.

 

All in all, this was just a wonderful tour where we were joined with such precious and dear friends and experienced fun and great memories.  This was truly a marvelous way to celebrate 50 years of marriage and ministry and we will cherish these times!

 

Speaking of celebrating 50 years, we are excited for this upcoming weekend where we will be ministering at our home church in Sisseton, SD….Family Life Assembly of God, Hwy 10, Sisseton, SD at 10:30 AM.  We will be sharing memories and there will be a meal following in celebration.

 

We also have a SPECIAL EVENT OF CELEBRATION taking place Saturday, October 3^rd in Elk River, MN.  We would love to have you join us and our family for this special 50^th Anniversary Celebration!  We will have special times of sharing, music, and lots of laughter.  There will be a light reception following.  If you plan on attending, we would love to hear from you to make sure we have arrangements made correctly!

 

 

Gloria

 

 

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"The wings of hope carry us, soaring high above the driving winds of life."

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Sour Cream Chili Bake

1 lb. hamburger                           1(16 oz.) can kidney beans, drained

¼ c. chopped onion                    1 env. taco seasoning mix

1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce         1 ¼ c. sour cream

1 c. shredded cheddar cheese  

3 ½ c. corn chips, crushed

 

Brown hamburger and onion.  Stir in beans, tomato sauce, taco mix, and ¼ cup cheddar cheese. Sprinkle 2 ¼ cups crushed corn chips in bottom of 1 ½ qt. pan.  Cover with chili mix. Sprinkle remaining crushed corn chips; add sour cream and cheddar cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

 

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To prevent cheese from sticking to a grater, spray the grater with cooking spray before beginning.

 

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Wow! Another "50th Wedding/Ministry Anniversary Celebration Service" this past Sunday in Alexandria, MN at Living Waters Assembly of God. The altar calls are always such a blessing to our hearts! Here are the photos from our last two services. Such wonderful times together!

 

Aberdeen, SD

 

Precious moments at the altar!

 

 

 

As always, it was a pleasure hosting you at Aberdeen First Assembly. You are great to work with. Your energy after all of these years is truly inspirational. The response at the altar was great to see. We saw some new faces responding to Christ, some said for the first time. Many recommitments as well. Thanks for continuing to follow God's call on your life, and hitting the road again after 50 years of ministry together! Blessings! 

 

Associate Pastor Brad & Michelle Kingsriter.

 

 

 

Alexandria, MN

 

Thankful for these times with the Lord!

Thankful for these times with His beloved servants.

Larry with Paul & Mary Anderson and Rev. Rich Sterling.

 

 

We are preparing to embark on another Fun & Fellowship tour tomorrow! This time around, it's also an Anniversary celebration and a visit to the Great Lakes - we look forward to sharing all the details with you in a couple of weeks!

 

Gloria

 

Upcoming schedule & our special 50^th marriage and ministry celebration rallies:

 

September 11-18: Great Lakes/50th Anniversary Fun & Fellowship Tour

 

Sunday, September 27:

10:30 AM - Sisseton, SD                                                                                                              

Family Life Assembly of God, 404 W. Hickory Street, Sisseton, SD 57262

 

Sunday, October 11:

11:00 AM - Minot, ND

First Assembly of God Church, 1805 2nd St. SE, Minot, ND 58701

 

 

 

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"A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be."

~Douglas Pagels

 

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Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pudding

1 sm. can pumpkin

1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk

3/4 c. sugar

1/2 c. Bisquick

1 T. Buttermilk powder

2 eggs, beaten

2 T. butter, melted

1 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice

1 tsp. cinnamon

2 tsp. vanilla

 

Mix all ingredients and pour in slow-cooker and cook for 6-7 hours.

 

 

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Instead of folding nuts into brownie batter, sprinkle on top of batter before baking. This keeps the nuts crunchy instead of soggy.

 

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Wow! We finished our second "50th Wedding/Ministry Anniversary Celebration Service" this past Sunday in Aberdeen, SD at the Assembly of God church. It was so great to see so many friends drive in to attend and celebrate with us. We are so thankful for the precious God-moments during altar calls...that's a real celebration!!

 

Find us in Alexandria this Sunday at the Living Waters Assembly of God (1310 N. Nokomis St. NE) at 9:30 a.m. Be sure to come up and say hello!

Stay tuned for more photos and stories next week. We pray you have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

 

Gloria

 

Upcoming schedule & our special 50^th marriage and ministry celebration rallies:

 

September 11-18: Great Lakes/50th Anniversary Fun & Fellowship Tour

 

Sunday, September 27:

10:30 AM - Sisseton, SD                                                                                                              

Family Life Assembly of God, 404 W. Hickory Street, Sisseton, SD 57262

 

Sunday, October 11:

11:00 AM - Minot, ND

First Assembly of God Church, 1805 2nd St. SE, Minot, ND 58701

 

 

 

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What a perfect August day---about 70 degrees with a slight breeze and the sun shining brightly!

We had an awesome weekend of ministry at the Lake Eunice Evangelical Free Church located in Detroit Lakes, MN.  It was like a homecoming reunion!  Friends drove in from all over the area, both far and near.  We even had guests from South Carolina and Australia!  All of these friends we had met somewhere…sometime!  I really think they came to see if Larry and I were still alive!  HA!

 

 

We would like to extend special thanks to our evangelist friends, Dan & Merilee Ottoson, who contacted us months ago inviting us to minister in that area. 

He and his wife took the lead and made it happen. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We were graciously received by Pastor Dale and Pat Robins.  Again, it proves, when people are concerned about the lost and take the opportunity and initiative to plan a rally….it can happen! 

 

We went and God did the rest!  What a precious altar call!

 

 

 

 

 

"It was a joy and a privilege to have Larry and Gloria minister in the morning and evening services at Lake Eunice Evangelical Free Church of rural Detroit Lakes, MN recently.  It had been over 18 years since our church had held special evangelistic meetings.  We knew that by inviting the Lundstroms we would be getting a ministry who shared our passion for winning souls to Jesus Christ.  Larry and Gloria's ministry was well-received by our congregation and the many visitors who came from near and far to hear them.  Ministering with refreshing humor, the unmistakable and enjoyable Lundstrom style of music and Larry's simple, but powerful messages, people's hearts were reached with the gospel of Jesus Christ.  There were at least two dozen people, adults and children, who responded to Larry's invitation to either receive or rededicate their lives to Christ.  Along with the angels in glory we were, and are, rejoicing over these wonderful results.  Lives were changed for time and eternity and changed lives change the world!  

On a personal note, I have known of the Lundstroms' ministry since I was 14 years old.  After having received Christ as a 15 year old sophomore in high school I would attend the Lundstroms' crusades whenever they came to our area.  Their ministry contributed greatly to my spiritual growth in those early years of my walk with Christ.  Their ministry was also one of the motivating factors God used to birth in me the desire to serve Him in full-time itinerant evangelism, which has now lasted for 36 years!  Thank you, Larry and Gloria, for giving and continuing to give to the Lord.  Well done thou good and faithful servants!"  

 

Danny Ottoson  

Associate Pastor

Lake Eunice Evangelical Free Church, Detroit Lakes, MN     

 

**Pastor Danny & Merilee served as Child Evangelists for over 30 years.  What an honor to still be connected with them after all these years! 

 

Another great testimony from the service was from a couple who shared with us that their son went forward in one of our meetings at 12 years of age and died at the young age of 21.  They were so thankful that their son lived his life for God until his very last breath.  That knowledge has been a true comfort to them as they walked through the valley of that experience. 

We never get tired or grow accustomed to seeing people respond and come to Christ….whether for a first time commitment or a time of recommitment…it is always a joy!

 

We have been on the "revolving door" tour schedule since May.  Home and gone…home and gone…home and gone.  Subsequently, my suitcases stay packed as we are always "on call" to make an unscheduled trip for ministry, business, etc.

You and I realize we are definitely living in uncertain dangerous days---and the devil knows his time is short---and is on a rampage to discourage and destroy Christians.  The attack of the enemy is relentless.  The above really hit home as we arrived home to Sisseton after a weekend of services.  We walked to our front door only to realize a mammoth spider had taken residence there spinning a huge web from the house to my flower planter.  This same species of spider returns every year….a yellow-bellied bully!  I've tried to get rid of them but they are persistent to keep coming back. 

Regardless, a couple days ago, I decided to stage a war against them yet again.  I took a stick to tear up its web and kill it but it evidently saw my approach and escaped by speeding down the wall.  I sighed but continued on my mission to destroy the web.  I smiled.  A few minutes later, I went up to our motorhome for about an hour and a half to work on some inventory.  I returned home only to find that spider had completely woven another huge web.  It sat there in the middle as if to say, "I'm back!  You thought you were rid of me!"  Its ugly determination reminds me of satan's devices.  John 10:10 states, "The thief cometh not but for to steal, and to kill and to destroy."  Like the spider, satan will return when you think you have "whopped" him.  He is relentless and attempts to show up again and again in one situation or another. 

As children of God, we must keep our weapons of warfare close by and engaged lest the enemy takes advantage of us.  It is essential to keep in the Word as "It is a lamp unto my feet" (Psalm 119:105) and a guide to advise you.  It is imperative to pray, pray, pray as the Bible instructs "pray without ceasing" (1 Thess. 5:17) as the devil walketh about seeking whom he may devour. (1 Peter 5:8).  It is also critical to keep fellowship with believers as you need the Body of Christ as a support system to encourage you, strengthen you and give you perspective.  I love the verse where the Lord promises that He will never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5)----He didn't say we would have it easy or pain-free but He promises He will walk with us if we stay close with Him!

 

As I close, we were so thrilled to have our daughter, LaShawn, and her husband, Liam, come through Sisseton for a day on their business trip enroute to Vancouver, Canada.  They were also so excited to see Grandma Julie Brooks who will turn 100 years old in November.

Until we chat again, may the Lord bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you!

 

We hope you keep tuned in to our road schedule and join us for our special 50^th marriage and ministry celebration rallies!

 

 

Sunday, August 30:

10:30 AM - Aberdeen, SD 
First Assembly of God, Hwy 218 N & Fairgrounds Rd, Aberdeen, SD 57402

 

Sunday, September 6:

9:30 AM -  Alexandria, MN                                                                                                          

Living Waters Assembly of God, 1310 N. Nokomis St. NE, Alexandria, MN 56308

 

September 11-18: Great Lakes/50th Anniversary Fun & Fellowship Tour

 

Sunday, September 27:

10:30 AM - Sisseton, SD                                                                                                              

Family Life Assembly of God, 404 W. Hickory Street, Sisseton, SD 57262

 

Sunday, October 11:

11:00 AM - Minot, ND

First Assembly of God Church, 1805 2nd St. SE, Minot, ND 58701

 

We hope that you come and join us - there will be stories, photos, music, ministry and fun! God bless you!

 

Gloria

 

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*Save the Date!

Larry and Gloria will be celebrating 50 years of marriage and ministry in October! Their children and the Larry Lundstrom Ministries board are making plans for a very special day on Saturday, October 3^rd, 2015, in the afternoon. Music fun and fellowship will be enjoyed! We hope you'll save this date and come to celebrate and honor Larry and Gloria's ministry. More details in September's newsletter!

 

LaShawn, LaDawn, and Donovan

LLM Board

 

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- Anne Frank

 

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Pineapple Au Gratin

2 (20 oz.) cans pineapple, drained

2 c. grated cheddar cheese

6 T. flour

1 c. sugar

1 stick butter

½ c. crushed Ritz crackers

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix pineapple, cheese, flour and sugar. Pour into a 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle Ritz crackers over this and drizzle butter over crackers. Bake for 30 minutes.

 

 

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When baking bread, you can achieve a finer texture if you use milk. Water makes a coarser bread.

 

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What a beautiful day! It's hard to believe it's almost mid-August. This year is flying by. One evening last week Larry and I pulled out of the ministry office early as I insisted we take a short drive to view the beautiful golden wheat fields and to see the harvest machines baling wheat and straw. I was truly memorized by the sights. I just kept saying to Larry, "Thank Jesus, for the bountiful blessings here in the Midwest, when we know so many states are in drought and won't have a wheat crop."  We have been so blessed to see thousands of bales traveling through Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota the past couple of weeks.

 

Of course, every time Larry and I see a harvest machine, we thank God for the harvest field He has called to…to win the Lost and encourage the hurting. As in farming - when the farmers see the wheat is ready to harvest, they don't just sit back and ho-hum and comment on how "lush" it looks…they rush to bring in the bountiful crop before a storm could take it out. Larry and I see and think the same thing. When we have an opportunity to go harvest, we go! In these trying times, people need the Lord. We've been thrilled at the marvelous decisions for Christ this year- what an honor.

 

Larry and I have been home working in our home office. We needed a quick road break to regroup for our upcoming busy fall schedule. What a delight it is to wake up at home - settle in our favorite chairs for our morning coffee date before the morning winds up! Often, God gives us a treat; like He did yesterday… we looked out the window and saw a mama dear and her two spotted fawns just a few feet from the house (thank God we didn't have a garden it could eat). A few minutes later, up wobbles 7 wild baby turkeys with their ever-watching and protective parents sauntering by.  That gift was our wildlife zoo experience of the day - ha!

 

We hope you keep tuned in to our road schedule and join us for our special 50^th marriage and ministry celebration rallies that will start in just a few short weeks!

 

Sunday, August 23: 

10 AM and 7 PM- Detroit Lakes, MN
Lake Eunice Evangelical Free Church, 12986 County Highway #15, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501         

 

Sunday, August 30:

10:30 AM - Aberdeen, SD 
First Assembly of God, Hwy 218 N & Fairgrounds Rd, Aberdeen, SD 57402

 

Sunday, September 6:

9:30 AM -  Alexandria, MN                                                                                                          

Living Waters Assembly of God, 1310 N. Nokomis St. NE, Alexandria, MN 56308

 

September 11-18: Great Lakes/50th Anniversary Fun & Fellowship Tour

 

Sunday, September 27:

10:30 AM - Sisseton, SD                                                                                                              

Family Life Assembly of God, 404 W. Hickory Street, Sisseton, SD 57262

 

Sunday, October 11:

11:00 AM - Minot, ND

First Assembly of God Church, 1805 2nd St. SE, Minot, ND 58701

 

We hope that you come and join us - there will be stories, photos, music, ministry and fun! God bless you!

 

Gloria

 

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*Save the Date!

Larry and Gloria will be celebrating 50 years of marriage and ministry in October! Their children and the Larry Lundstrom Ministries board are making plans for a very special day on Saturday, October 3^rd, 2015, in the afternoon. Music fun and fellowship will be enjoyed! We hope you'll save this date and come to celebrate and honor Larry and Gloria's ministry. More details in September's newsletter!

 

 

 

 

LaShawn, LaDawn, and Donovan

LLM Board

 

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"Life has two rules: #1 Never quit #2 Always remember rule # 1."

- Author Unknown

 

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Tips for Life

1. Do what you say you'll do.

2. Fight for what matters.

3. Spend more time around people that both challenge and respect you.

4. Be humble and curious.

5. Be as useful as you can in as many circumstances as possible.

6. Learn to really listen,

7. Courage is a learned skill.

8. Don't take anything personally, ever.

 

 

 

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{Recipe}

 

Fresh Strawberry Pie

1 (4 oz.) pkg. instant vanilla pudding

1 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry gelatin

2 cups water

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 ½ cups Cool Whip

1 cup sliced strawberries

1 (9 inch) baked pie shell or graham cracker crust

 

Combine pudding mix, gelatin, water and lemon juice in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until it boils. Pour into bowl and chill until thickened. Fold in Cool Whip and strawberries, blending well.  Pour into shell.

 

 

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{Household Hint}

 

When baking bread, a small dish of water in the oven will help keep the crust from getting too hard or brown.

 

 

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Wow! Summer has definitely hit - of course that's what the Midwest is known for. That wonderful heat to make that beautiful corn grow that we so much enjoy! A week ago, we started our mini tour in Platte, South Dakota and so enjoyed observing the fields of the beautiful wheat, and corn and the hillside peppered with thousands of head of cattle. I just kept thanking God for His blessing on this area. We had a wonderful service at Calvary Baptist with Pastor Joel Davis and enjoyed meeting his family!

We were blessed to meet Carla, who was trained to be a counselor many years ago, and volunteered to be a prayer counselor during the altar call at Calvary Baptist.

 

It was also great to be back with Gene and Faith Van Zee, whom me met and stayed with during a crusade in Platte in the mid 1970s. It was great to reconnect with them and we were overjoyed to know that they are so involved in evangelism at detention centers, prisons, etc.

 

"We became friends with Larry and Gloria way back in the mid-70's when both of us had small children.  We were active in the crusade the Lundstrom's had in Platte.  Gene and I were so excited that Larry and Gloria were coming back to Platte for a service July 19th.  It was great to hear them sing the Lundstrom songs again---it brought back so many memories!  As always, Larry presented the Gospel in such a way that everyone could understand it.  It was great to have them stay in our home so we could visit and reminisce about what God is doing in each of our lives.  We are so thankful that they have remained faithful to the calling that God has put on their lives of preaching the Good News to a lost and dying world.  You have touched so many lives and for that we say "THANK YOU!"

Gene & Faith Van Zee

Platte, SD

 

 

From Platte, we drove into Nebraska. We were mesmerized by the thousands of bales of hay that glistened in the sun. Especially when we were told that it is so dry in Montana. We are thankful that we will have bales to share with others in need.

 

We were greeted in Lewellen, Nebraska with such anticipation and excitement at the Tiger Den school auditorium. Wow! God did some really neat things in the lives of those who responded to the altar call. Pastor Maynard commented after the service, "I don't even know how we got ahold of you, or who contacted us, but we sure know WHY you were here after we saw so many go forward to receive Christ." He continued, "There were so many that we thought were born again, but they said that they were good church-going people; but when they prayed, their commitment when from their head to their heart."

 

"It was a great program. I really enjoyed it!" - Gwen

"I enjoyed your singing and program very much. We need more of this kind of service. God bless you." - Helen

"The service brought back many memories. Always a blessing!" - Ginger

"I really enjoyed the entire service. The music was from back in my time. Thank you for coming to our little town." - Beulah

 

 

We want to thank Diane Unterseher and Terry Jessen for being instrumental in getting us into the Lewellen High School. Again it goes to prove that if someone really cares, they can get an event going and see the Lost won to Christ.

Thanks Diane and Terry!

 

 

 

 

From Nebraska we headed back into the badlands of South Dakota. There were a lot of long, hot miles in between Lewellen and Kadoka, SD!

 

 

 

The ride was so beautiful, but so hot on the way to Kadoka where we were again greeted by precious pastor and wife, Gary and Ruth McCubbin. We met him a couple of years ago while ministering in Midland, SD and he said if you ever get into our area, come to our Presbyterian church - we'd love to have an outreach to the lost and hurting.

 

"We appreciated the Lundstrom's uplifting music and their message of the truth of the Gospel.  They truly have a great desire to see those who are lost be transformed by the Good News of Jesus Christ.   They have a servant's heart to serve the Lord and the local church."

Pastor Gary McCubbin

Presbyterian Church

Kadoka, SD

 

 

After the altar call on Sunday morning, one precious lady walked up to me and said, "We loved the service this morning and the simple message. Just seeing people come to Christ, we realize what we've been missing. It was wonderful."

We love having families with little children join us for our services!

"We really enjoyed this service today!" was what we heard from this group from Youth Works that were helping out in the Kadoka area.

 

 

We will be heading back to the Sisseton area for a couple of weeks and catching up on office work, etc. Yes... we often get "dog tired", too! 

 

 We pray that you'll have a wonderful rest of July and you'd sense and feel the presence of God ever near to you.

 

 

 

 

If you are in Minnesota plan to join us on Sunday, August 23rd in Detroit Lakes at Lake Eunice Evangelical Church for a 10:00 am service and 7:00 pm service. We will also be in Aberdeen, SD on Sunday, August 30^th for a 10:30 am service at First Assembly of God. Have a great couple of weeks!

 

 

Gloria

 

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*Save the Date!

Larry and Gloria will be celebrating 50 years of marriage and ministry in October! Their children and the Larry Lundstrom Ministries board are making plans for a very special day on Saturday, October 3^rd, 2015, in the afternoon. Music fun and fellowship will be enjoyed! We hope you'll save this date and come to celebrate and honor Larry and Gloria's ministry. More details in September's newsletter!

 

 

 

 

LaShawn, LaDawn, and Donovan

LLM Board

 

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{Quote}

 

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."

- Erma Bombeck

 

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{Chuckle/Reflection}

 

Just goes to show - you just never know how you will be blessed!

"Today at 7AM, I woke up feeling ill, but decided I needed the money, so I went into work.   At 3PM I got laid off. On my drive home I got a flat tire. When I went into the trunk for the spare, it was flat too.   A man in a BMW pulled over, gave me a ride, we chatted, and then he offered me a job. I start tomorrow!"

 

 

 

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{Recipe}

 

German Style Carrots

1 T. oil

5-6 carrots, slivered

1 medium onion, sliced

1-2 T. sugar

Salt and pepper to taste

½ cup water

 

Pour oil in saucepan.  Fill almost to top with carrots. Slice onion on top. Add sugar, salt and water. Cook on low heat until tender.

 

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{Household Hint}

 

Create a thrifty watering can by puncturing holes in the top of a used milk jug.

 

 

 

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Greetings from Sisseton! What an exciting weekend! We were privileged to come back home where our family hosted a surprise, early birthday party for my mother who will be 100 in November (too difficult to get family together in unpredictable Midwest weather in November). It was so much fun to be with my 9 brothers, their mates, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great grandchildren. There were over 100 of our immediate family there (chuckle).  I am posting a couple of pictures that looks like a church Sunday School photo. She was totally surprised and we had a program and dinner, humorous skits and stories, etc. What a great time of incredible memories! It was wonderful to be able to celebrate her life with her there (versus coming together for a homegoing), she enjoyed every minute of it. What a milestone!

Wes & Diane, Glen, Larry & Terry, Rick, Dale & Teresa, Julie, Jerry & Sherry,

Bill & Marita, Larry & Gloria, Jack & Angie, Janice, and Cleon & Marlys

 

 

 

You've heard of the term "a diamond in the desert"? That's exactly what we experienced when we were invited to the little thumbprint community in Goehner, Nebraska.

The meeting was packed with excitement and wonderful people expecting something from the Lord. Many made decisions for Christ and life changes in that service! It was great to meet Pastor Galen Skinner, who so graciously hosted us. It was truly an exciting event during the Fourth of July weekend!

 

 

 

We are preparing to leave for a tour out in western South Dakota and looking forward to great altar calls and seeing lives changed! I am sure we will experience the prairie land heat wave that is coming through.  Try to keep cool and have a wonderful week! Please continue to remember us in prayer for safety and health. Blessings to you!