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1 STRIPPED ministries 2 JESUS said, "Love." documentary 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links
[edit] STRIPPED ministries
In early 2011, Pastor Rod and WWC staff launched Stripped™. It is an evangelistic love & compassion outreach initiative exclusively to the sex industry. Each week they reach out to the sex workers in local massage parlors, strip clubs and adult cinemas as well as to the local escort and prostitution services. Larkins says, “one day the Lord spoke and said, “Son, the adult industry needs a shepherd are you interested?” From that moment on, Larkins says, “I knew I could no longer sit and do nothing.” Stripped also launched an online media site that offers a crisis hotline so sex workers can instant chat stripped counselors 24/7. The site also serves as its resource center and media sanctuary for sex workers who will not attend a local Church for fear of being ridiculed or judged by Christian community. Stripped, also offers a counseling program to sex workers, porn addicts and individuals who desire treatment and sobriety from sex addiction. What many are considering to be the future in battling the demand for porn and prostitution, Stripped will officially launch a program called ‘Prodigal’ which reaches out to the ‘John’s’, ‘pimps’ and ‘repeat offenders’ who as Pastor Rod has stated, “is the root cause of a booming sex industry.” Stripped ministries provide a nationwide training program for organizations and like Christian ministries who want to launch similar outreach initiatives in their respective cities and communities. Faith Alliance Against Slavery & Human Trafficking, has called it a "Ground-breaking" ministry.
STRIPPED is a faith-based organization based out of Houston Texas that is committed to reaching the sex industry by promoting LOVE, PURITY and FREEDOM found only through JESUS CHRIST. Our PASSION is to provide Spiritual, Emotional and Physical healing for those whose lives have been devastated by sexual addiction, pornography, exploitation, prostitution, homosexuality and human trafficking. Their primary focus includes visiting local strip clubs in order to extend an invitation to attend church. Their friendly, nonjudgmental approach includes preparing and distributing hot meals each week to local massage parlors and strip clubs as well as offering small gift packages along with ministry contact information.
STRIPPED is one of the leading non-profit organizations advocating to the local courts and law enforcement agencies in establishing the popular 'Johns' school in Houston Texas that requires sex offenders and first time offenders of prostitution solicitators to attend mandatory classes about the reality of sex industry, std's and sexual exploitation of innocent victims including women and children. The organization has also formed partnerships with other local and area organizations in developping a counseling program 'Prodigal' for sex addicts, johns', pimps and male sex workers seeking treatment and a way out of the sex industry.
[edit] Jesus said, "Love." documentary
In summer of 2011, Larkins' began production on a documentary revealing the dark side of the illicit sex industry in the city of Houston Texas. Produced by DreamMedia and directed by documentary filmmaker the film will primarily focus on the massage parlor industry from the eyes of the parlor workers themselves. The film will also document some of the weekly outreaches into the parlors and clubs as well as the efforts to expose and stop human trafficking and child sex slavery.
[edit] Personal life
Larkins was born in Illinois in 1970 and became a Christian at the age of 24. Soon after, Larkins attended several revival meetings where R.W. Schambach was preaching, which significantly affected his perspective and subsequent ministry. After serving in various ministry roles in Illinois as well as travelling internationally, Rod and Shari moved to Houston Texas and founded The Houston Dream Center. Their passion was to establish an inner city outreach program that would provide assistance and relief to the homeless and to the poor urban neighborhoods and communities around Houston. The Houston Dream Center is affiliated with the LA Dream Center founded by Pastor’s Tommy & Matthew Barnett, and today distributes food, clothing and personal supplies to the needy each week. Four times a year, the HDC conducts ‘Family Freedom Fairs’ to poor neighborhoods and housing complexes which consists of providing free food, music, drama skits, activities, wellness workshops to strengthen the entire family.
Pastor Rod also serves as Sr. Pastor for the Well City Church. The WCC is known in Houston and surrounding area for its revival atmosphere and for the ‘Presence’. Larkins believes that a Churches greatest asset is not a program, a specific sermon or particular style of music, but a tangible presence of the LORD. Services are often spontaneous and ‘Holy-Spirit’ driven with the emphasis on following the ‘Lord’s’ leading.’ Christians have travelled from different states just to attend a service and to be able to ‘soak’ in GOD’S presence. Larkins often teaches that the manifestation of God’s power is for today and that signs, wonders and miracles should be a normal part of the believers’ life. Considered a reputable voice for his studies on the “Spirit of GOD”, Pastor Rod has spent years exploring the depths and recesses of the Holy Spirit with a commission to teach the Body of CHRIST how to live and walk the Spiritual Life. In 2009 began writing his first book which was published in late 2010 by Destiny Image. Larkins lives in Houston, Texas. he is married to Shari and they have two children Jessica and Elijah.