Larry was welcomed into this world on October 29, 1948, in Minneapolis, Minnesota by his delighted parents Larry and Mildred and four adoring older sisters: Judy, Jill, Jacque and Joetta—joined twelve years later by his brother Lynn. Larry described his childhood as idyllic with sisters who never spoke an unkind word to him, a saintly, patient mom, and an incredibly hardworking, talented dad who taught him every imaginable life-skill.
Larry was born again into God’s eternal family at a young age, and from his high school days he was committed to serving the Lord by taking the Good News to people who had never had a chance to hear that God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only son [Jesus]—so that whoever believes in him won’t perish—be judged—be separated from Him forever—but instead will have everlasting life! He found the same heart and passion in Jill Bartlett; they married in 1971 and headed for the country of Indonesia in 1973.
The greatest blessings of their lives ‘happened’ in Indonesia: the births of their beloved children Jaci [Jessica] Lyn in Palu, Sulawesi, and Micah Shan in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, and the birth of the Gerai Church in the middle of the jungles of Borneo several years later.
Larry was preceded in death by his mother Mildred and his father Larry; his father-in-law Vern Bartlett; his brother-in-law Derek Hadley; his nephew-in-law Darren Friedl; his newborn nieces Beth Rene’ Hadley and Danelle Rae Jackson; and his niece-in-law Manuela Silveira.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Jill; his children and their families: Jaci [Dan] Scheidemantle, Ella and Dylan; Micah [Katy] Goring, Gracy, Rocky and Donna; his sisters: Judy [John] Snyder; Jill Hadley; Jacque [Kenneth] Finney; Joetta [Jack] Jackson; his brother Lynn Goring; his mother-in-law Joyce Bartlett; sisters-in-law Jan [Ray] Friedl, Jayne [Jason] Robinson; brother-in-law Jerry Bartlett, and numerous beloved nieces, nephews, colleagues and friends who will miss him dearly.
At 11:30 a.m.Tuesday, September 20th, the family will gather at Baldwin-Fairchild Oaklawn Chapel, 5000 County Road 46A in Sanford, Florida for a time of sharing memories before Larry’s earthly body is laid to rest at 1 p.m. at Oaklawn Park Cemetery.
Resurrection and rapture dates as yet undetermined—but we expect soon, thank the Lord.
All friends, family and colleagues are welcome to attend a memorial service for Larry at 11 a.m. Friday, September 23,2022 at the headquarters of Ethnos360/US, 312 W. 1st Street, Sanford, Florida.
If you would like to make a donation in honor of Larry’s life and ministry, nothing would make him happier than a contribution to the writing and publishing of the Bible curriculum RockSolidKids:Drawing Kids Close to God’s Unchanging Heart. Besides the English version, translation have begun into Hindi, Portuguese and Spanish. Checks payable to ethnos360, memo ‘for RockSolidKids’ in memory of Larry Goring: 312 W. 1st Street, Sanford, FL 32771 or online per the following instructions:
*Go to: https://ethnos360.org/give
*Under the title GIVE WHERE NEEDED MOST, fill in the amount you wish to give to the project (not where you will end up giving).
*Click the white ‘give’ button.
*On the next page, under the spot where it asks if you would like for the donation to be anonymous, click “Add notes, designations, or instructions for the finance office”.
*In the text box that pops up, put in the instructions, “for Rock Solid Kids”.
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