The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1972

___ or SCOTT HERRON: ... .. W /1alsoever }'e do, do A I.JL to t lze glory of God." I I 'fHE \V Y , the tr uth and the life: 1 0 man om th unto the Father but by me (J ohn 14:6) . Larr 1, Bollback believes the Lo rd give each in– di\·idual certain talent . I n hi ca e it i the ability to pla)' occer. ' ·Chri t gave 111e the talent to play ball ." he aid. ""I am ju t u ing tho e talent for H i1n. fter I am throt1gh play– ing. the11 I' ll go do the job He ha called n1e to do.·· \Vhen Larr 1· wa a )'Oung ter pla)·ing in the treet of Sao Paulo. Bra– zil, he thought that call– ing Vv' a to becon1e a pro occer pla)·er when he gre\\' up. ' 'The Lorti has changed a ll of that . He ha dif– f cre11t thing for n1e to do now," he a id . That ta k i to retur11 to Brazil where 19-year– old Bollback grew up the son of n1i siona ry paren t . He plan to ""teach the Word of God and to ju t work \ ith the people, sharing with them the good news of al vat ion." 1.\lthough Bollback' life 111i ion has changed , the mean~ b)-' which he plans to achieve it 11 a not. H e intend to keep playing soccer. T PRE E T , Larry plays ·occer fo r Ceda r– ville College. And he plays with the vigor and en– thu iasm of an evangelist. Bollback. a sophomore transfer student from a Bible in titute in up tate ew York, is the Yellow J acketc;;· leading scorer with 21 goal and six a ists. 4 FEBRUARY, 1972 ... I Cor·. 10:31b L ARRY B o LLBACK Hi obj ec tive th i season, which ends next Saturady, is to core 30 goals. ' ' I like to aim high , knowing I'm going to hit low ·· the 5-9 145-pound athlete said. ' ' It gives me a lo t n1ore to push for. " Larry has always pushed himself in sports . One of hi grea t loves he admits, is athletics . ' 'I'M INTERESTED in any kind of sports ,, he said. ' I u ed to get Sports Illustrated and Sport maga– zine when I lived in Brazil. T eaching Brazilians to ' ' accept the Lord J e us Chri t a th eir personal Lord and Saviour' ' is Bo ll– back's amb ition . It is some thing which he fee ls they need de perately. FOR BOLLBACK knowing J esus Christ is a must . -~It' not what l ' n1 saying but what J esus is saying' ' he a id . L a rry co11fe e that he knows the Lord. In fact l1e ta lk to Him several times daily . And one of the things he p ray fo r he admits unhes itantly, is success 011 th e soccer fi eld . ' I pray th a t I won t lose my temper that H e 11 give u victory and th at He' ll give me the ability to co re ,' Bollback said . L a rry believes prayer is necessary so th at one ca11 hone tly face up to the problem of sin. ' 'My pr a\ 1 c r is that 1·11 be able to fulfill Christ s will, h e said. Ro ll back is prayerful th a t he' ll be able to mani– f e t hi des ire to return to his adopted homeland. - ' 'I'VE TRAVELED all over South America, and Brazi li ans a re th e friendliest people I have ever met , ' he said. ' ' I want to be able to help them. You know th ey want your help too when you see the look on a child s face a t camp. And the disappointment on one you can t a llow in because there isn t tl1e room. ' L a rry's ambition while he is still at Cedarville College is to giude the Yellow Jackets to an unde– feated season . But if he is able to, he plan to give credit where credit is due to Jesus Christ his Lord a11d pe rsonal Saviour. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST •