John Olav Larssen Explained

John Olav Larssen (7 March 1927  - 2 January 2009) was a Norwegian evangelical preacher and missionary.

He was born in Hellvik, and settled in Bryne. He started as a preacher at the age of eighteen, and eventually began touring Norway.^[1] He has been nicknamed "Norway's Billy Graham".^[2] Books written by Larssen include En åpen dør (1957), Elsket av Gud (1961), Fra høvelbenk til misjonsmark (1964), Kraft fra det høye (1968), and Gud vil vekkelse (1970).^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: John Olav Larssen er død. Furdal. Turid. 4 January 2009. Stavanger Aftenblad. Norwegian. 8 January 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090109172000/http://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/jaeren/968465/John_Olav_Larssen_er_doed.html. 9 January 2009.
2. News: "Norges Billy Graham" er død. Holbek. Jan Arild. 5 January 2009. Vårt Land. Norwegian. 8 January 2009.
3. http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/result?cmd=&kilde=biblio&fid=forfatter&term=larssen%2C+john+olav&op=and&fid=bd&term=&op=and&fid=bd&term=&bibliografi=&arstall=&sortering=sortdate&treffPrSide=50 List of publications