Today’s podcast involves a new friend, Larry Acosta. He leads City to City Los Angeles.

Los Angeles is close to my heart as I met my wife, Ruby, at a Bible college in a poorer part of inner city L.A. She grew up there so watching the community deteriorate has been painful.

However, Larry and his friends bring hope and restoration to people oppressed by the pain associated with rising crime, drugs and they are even penetrating the city’s gangs. And “Los Angeles” may be part of their name but these people are hoping to reach those people living in the geographic bottom third of the state known as “southern” California—that’s 40 million people.

They’ve planted 18 churches since 2019 with a goal of 100 multiplying congregations planted by the end of 2026. In the podcast Larry describes their church planting incubator which operates an English-speaking cohort along with one in Spanish (the fastest growing segment of the population).

In a world where news of Southern California is mostly bad I was impressed and uplifted by the victories God is building in an area close to my heart. L.A. especially but SoCal because I live here.

I think doing this mission together would further strengthen us all—you can connect with Larry or learn how to get involved with this rapidly growing multiplication movement at citytocityla.com.

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