SAFE. >> IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO, I’M JERRY ASKIN GETTING RESULTS.
NEWS 6.
>> ALL RIGHT. AS JERRY JUST
SHOWED YOU, THERE ARE A LOT OF
HEROES AROUND HERE KEEPING
PEOPLE SAFE. AND WE THINK OF
HEROES. YOU THINK OF FOLKS
LIKE VETERANS AND FIRST
RESPONDERS, OF COURSE THEY ARE
IN THAT LIST. BUT SOMETIMES A
HERO IS ALSO SOMEBODY WHO JUST
DECIDES TO POUR INTO THEIR
COMMUNITY. AND WE CERTAINLY
HAVE A LOT OF THOSE HERE IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THAT EXACTLY
WHAT ONE MAN HAS BEEN DOING IN
THE 24 YEARS SINCE HE LEFT THE
MARINES. AND AS NEWS SIX’S
CRYSTAL MOYER TELLS US HE’S
DOING IT IN A PRETTY UNIQUE
WAY THROUGH HIS ARTWORK.
>> WHEN YOU MEET LARRY JOHN,
YOU’VE GOT TO TRUST THE
PROCESS. THE FIRST THING YOU
NOTICE IS HIS SMILE. I’M
ALWAYS MY SON. SO YOU PROBABLY
WOULDN’T GUESS I DID. 24 YEARS
ONE MONTH FOR DAYS IN THE
MARINE CORPS A CERTAIN DOSE
STORM. I SAY THAT I WRITE AND
2007, I REALLY STRUCK THAT I
WAS A CRUDER. BUT THOUGH HIS
SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY ENDED,
YES, LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL
WORKER HERE I’M LIKE, NO, NO.
V 8 ON THE SELLER. JOHN’S
HASN’T STOPPED SERVING HIS
COMMUNITY. MY FAITH HAS ALWAYS
GUIDED ME TO BE PEOPLE HELPER.
BUT THE DEAL IS I WANT TO BE
ABLE TO CONTINUE WORKING
BETTER US AND THE BEST WAY TO
DO THAT. IT’S BECOME A SOCIAL
WORKER. OFTEN SEES VETERANS IN
THE TOUGHEST TIMES OF THEIR
LIVES. MY MAIN GOAL IS REALLY
PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT,
VETERANS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. WE KNOW WITH
INTRICATE PART AND HELPING
THOSE GET BACK ON TRACK. AND
IT SOMETIMES REQUIRES A LITTLE
DISTRACTION OR CREATIVE WAY TO
EXPRESS. AND HER THOUGHT THIS
PART HERE KIND OF MICE. ME
JUST LIKE BEING ISLAND WHEN
I’M PAINTING. THIS IS WHERE
I’M AT. LOOK AT IS HERE AND I
IT HIT ME SO SO MANY PLACES.
AND THAT GIVES ME PEACE.
THAT’S HOW JON’S GOT THE IDEA
TO COMBINE HIS ART PASSION
WITH HIS WORK TWICE A MONTH
HAVE BETWEEN 12 AND 15 VETERAN
IS AND BEGINNING. IT WAS LIKE,
YOU KNOW ME TO 3 AHEAD OF KIND
OF COACH VETERANS TO SIGN UP
FOR. BUT NOW IT’S A POINT NOW
THAT THE VETERANS, IT’S THE
MOST LAST BUT WHEN THEY GET
INTO THIS ARE THERE FOR GET TO
THIS POOR PAINTING. IT SAYS.
>> IT SOMETHING OPENS UP FOR
THEM AND THEY BEGIN THE THAT
WOULD BE ENOUGH FOR MOST
PEOPLE, BUT NOT FOR JOHNS.
>> WHEN HE’S NOT AT THE VA,
YOU CAN FIND HIM IN THE
COMMUNITY YOU GOT WRONG. LOOK
AT THE NEW IMAGE YOUTH CENT OR
WHERE HE WORKS WITH KIDS FROM
TIME TO TIME ON MENTAL HEALTH
AND
>> OPPORTUNITY IS THERE TO DO
SOME PAINTING WITH A CASE
WHERE WHAT CAUSED ADD TO JUST
CAME TO PICK HIS LIFE THINK
GOING TO WORK OUT BUT TO BE.
APPEAR TIME THAT JUST STEPS
FROM POOR THIS JESUS DO WHAT
SLOW DOWN. SO IF I CAN POUR
INTO SOMEONE’S LIFE AND GIVE
THEM SOMETHING NEW TO LOOK AT,
AND THAT WAS SPARKED SOME TYPE
OF CREATIVITY WITHIN NOW THAT
MAKE THEM SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
>> I WANT TO PICK UP SOME
PAIN. I WANT TO PICK UP A
CAMPUS AND I WANT TO PUT. THAT
GUN DOWN BECAUSE WE KNOW KIDS
EVEN AS YOUNG AS 10 OF 13
KILLS 13 YEARS OLD, CAN’T GUNS
EVEN AS YOUNG AS 10 OF 13
KILLS 13 YEARS OLD, CAN’T GUNS ♪ COMMITTING FELONIES WHAT TO
FOR JOHN’S HELPING GIVE KIDS A
MENTOR, A PASSION OR WAY TO
COPE AS PERSONAL. I WAS HOME
LEAVE.
>> AND THEN WE WENT TO A
COMMUNITY AND WAS YOU DON’T
BELONG IN OUR COMMUNITY,
RIGHT? YOU DON’T BELONG HERE
HE CAME OUT AND HE SHOT I’VE
GOT TO POINT YEAH. AND ALMOST
LOST. MILEY ALMOST LOST MY
LIFE. SO, YEAH, I UNDERSTAND
PERFECTLY WELL ABOUT BALANCE
AND GO ABOUT AND SO WE HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN A CHILD’S LIFE.
JUST PAST PAINT ON THE CANVAS
AND THE BRUSH. WHY WOULD WE IF
WE DON’T WHO WILL? WE CAN KING
AND THE BRUSH. WHY WOULD WE IF
WE DON’T WHO WILL? WE CAN KING ♪ SAYING, WELL, WE’LL WAIT TO
THE NEEDS FOR SUCCUMBING LAW.
I’M NOT LOOKING IMMEDIATE
RESULTS. BUT WHILE WE WAIT ON
THE RESULTS, MISSED POINT I
POUR PAINT WAS STILL POINTING
TO THE YOU KNOW, POSITIVITY
PAWS. SAYS, YOU KNOW, HAVE
ENOUGH TO BELIEVE THEMSELVES.
YOU KNOW, YEAH, MAKES A
DIFFERENCE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
SOME KIDS YOU TALKED TO. WE’LL
TELL YOU. NO ONE EVER TOLD ME
NO ONE EVER TOLD DID I I
MATTER THAT THAT THAT THERE’S
VALUE MY LIFE. IT’S CLEAR THAT
WHETHER JOHNS IS HOLDING THE
PAINTBRUSH OR SHOWING OTHERS
HOW TO.
>> HE’S WHERE HE’S MEANT TO
BE. ALWAYS SAID THIS YEAR A
CERTAIN MY COUNTRY AND NOW
WANT TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY.
AND THAT’S WHAT I’M DOING. SO,