A minister and a professor of African American history, Carey H. Latimore IV was an answer to prayers. Prayers for expert, godly advisors on Juneteenth and more. Long before, this good brother was simply an answer to his parents’ prayers. Carey Latimore III and Anne Stephens Latimore lovingly raised Carey to know God’s grace and grasp the power of prayer.
Carey grew to become an ambassador of God’s love. Sharing unshakable faith in Christ at home, church, with his university community, and by writing and speaking to national audiences, Carey stood for Christ.
Writing to the Philippians, Paul, a missionary and teacher, encouraged many new believers in Jesus Christ. He encouraged them to live “worthy of the gospel” (1:27); to “press” in faith (3:12–14) and to “stand firm” for truth and reconciliation (4:1); and to live out love while focusing on Christ and being thankful (vv. 4–9).
Carey called his father his “rock,” and said about his mother, “Surviving illness and segregation, she boldly proclaimed the gospel of Jesus Christ her entire life.” She overcame by faith. Though doctors had given her less than eighteen years to live, doubting she could have children, she had Carey. Though Carey passed at age forty-six in 2022, his life continues to encourage faith in Jesus for eternity.
