Larry L. Hartley was raised on a farm, and was an entrepreneur and businessman for over 55 years. He graduated from LaHarpe High School in LaHarpe, Illinois.

Larry attended Gem City Business College in Quincy, Illinois and went on to join the Army Security Agency. After his honorable discharge from the army, he became a licensed insurance agent for accident, health, and life insurance. He also obtained a Series 7 Stockbrokers license.

In the early years Larry owned a variety of companies, ranging from financial planning firms with CPAs, which included doing taxes for the clients, to an oil investment company which he formed for the purpose of drilling and completion of oil wells. In the late 1980s, he entered into the coin operated amusement industry, obtaining 7 companies throughout the State of Illinois.

In the early 1990s, he purchased a manufacturing company in Smyrna, Tennessee in which they started selling counter top and stand-up trivia games with multiple languages to different countries around the world. In the late 1990s, he started and ran an ATM business in which he still owns.

On July 15, 2012, Larry sold the seven coin operated amusement companies, preparing the way for the formation of We Trust In Him Ministries, which was formed on July 19, 2013 and became a tax exempt 501(c)(3) on September 8, 2014, with a mission to help feed, clothe, shelter, and protect starving children and needy families who are in desperate need in third world countries.

Bonnie Kae Lentz was born to preach the Gospel since 1986, a Preacher, Psalmist, Worshiper Leader and Author who is passionately in love with Jesus, who has redeemed her life from destruction, and translated her into His marvelous light. Bonnie was delivered from the deceptive spirit of new age spiritualism and witchcraft. She has overcome addiction and sin through the power of Jesus Christ.

Bonnie passionately loves and studies the Bible. Her desire is to ignite within others the same passion for the Word of God, and to lead others to worship God in Spirit and in Truth.

Bonnie pours out her life lifting the name of Jesus and demonstrating the love and power of God here in America, and supporting ministry efforts across the world. Bonnie was ordained in 2004 by Saint Luke Evangelical Christian Missionaries, and is the Founder and Director of Jesus House Ministries, along with her late husband, Thomas James Lentz. Bonnie is the author of Tattooed by Jesus, her memoir and Stories from the Jesus House.

Bonnie is widow, a mother of two amazing adult children, and two beautiful granddaughters who call her Gigi.

My wife of 10 years, Deana, and I are recently retired transplants to Florida from Illinois. We reside at Cape Coral FL.

Otto Baum Company Inc is a revered building contractor in Central Illinois, founded in 1937 by my Grandfather Otto Baum (1900-1974). Otto's four Sons, our respected Fathers and Uncles, managed the company through great expansion in the 60‘s, 70’s, and 80’s.

I partnered with my Brother Craig (VP) and Cousin Terry (P) to manage and grow the privately held construction business acquired from our Fathers in 1992.We represented the third generation of Baum Family leadership at Otto Baum Company. In my 45 year career with one employer, I was expected to perform whatever task/position/title was required at the time to ensure continued success of the company. I am extremely grateful for the blessings and opportunities afforded me from spending my entire working career surrounded by trusted family members who shared ourfore-Fathers work ethic, Christian values, faith, and commitment.

I am a lifelong resident South Florida. My mother's father was the sheriff of Collier County from 1928-1953 and started cattle ranching in the 1930s. My father was instrumental in the waterfront development of Collier County as his company dredged about half of the residential communities on the water in Naples. He managed to run a marine construction company and cattle ranch at the same time.

Growing up, I spent my summers working on the ranch near Immokalee and building docks and seawalls in the Naples area. After college, I joined my father in the marine construction business as my brothers moved to the ranching side of the family business.

I closed the marine construction business in 1989 and opened a marine lumber company which I later sold to a partner. I have been involved in the marine construction consulting business as an associate with a local marine & environmental company from 1990-2021. I went back into the foundation pile driving business from 2003-2007 (once part of my marine construction business). I currently am manufacturing travel cases for firearms and valuables, my company is TravelArmorCase.

Having grown up in the church, it wasn't till later in life that I was saved. Now I am trying to be obedient.

Senior Software Engineer & Data Architect

28 years as an IT professional, providing application design and development, infrastructure support, peer training and project leadership for diverse application development teams located in the U.S. and India.

Recent Professional Experience

OSF Healthcare Systems, Peoria, IL, Jan 2017 – Present

• Transfer data from the Hospital Electronic Medical Record system into databases, where the data can be studied and reported on.
• Was the technical leader for designing systems to track Opioid Usage and Patient Re-hospitalization with the goal of reducing each.

Social and Spiritual

• Member of Song and Sword Church in Bloomington, IL
• Member of Promise Keepers (PK) Ironmen in Normal,IL
• Volunteer for Christian Appalachian Project
• Hobbies - Gold Mining, Playing Guitar, Cooking, Blacksmithing and Fishing

Married to a wonderful Wife !

I have been married to Victoria Neary Rieck since 1996. She works as an RN at Carle Bromenn Hospital in Bloomington. She is the Vascular Access Coordinator for the hospital and loves Jesus.