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Greetings from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Today was a great day for those kids because I distributed school supplies to 70 kids. My friends, you can’t imagine how they are happy because they didn’t expect that. I gave them pencils, pens, notebooks, rulers, etc. Thank you to LCC sponsors and our donors for continuing to support our poor kids. Tomorrow, everyone will be able to go to school because now they have school supplies. May God bless you all and your families. Please continue to pray for my country, Haiti. We love you like you love us. Blessings Lophane Lutheran Church Charities has supported the education of students from the tent city in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, since 2012. Public and private education in Haiti costs money - there is NO free education. Our Lutheran schools also charge, but they are less expensive than the public schools. The cost of tuition is $65 per month.
Thanks to your generous donations, Lutheran Church Charities is able to continue its mission of providing aid to those in need. We are proud to work with our Mission Partners Mission:Haiti and Ministry in Mission to purchase and distribute vital supplies to the most vulnerable in Haiti. Your contributions are making a real difference in the lives of those who need it most, and we thank you for your continued support. We received the following update from Lophane Laurent after he distributed food to those in need: Greetings from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, There is no word to describe how much we appreciate your donation to help my people receive a food package for a week with their families or friends. I asked the pastor for 60 families, and he invited 100. It was hard for me to see that many people and I had food only for 60 families. My heart was broken to see the 40 left with their empty bags. I want to thank you for continuing to support my poor people with a food package for one week. May God bless our donors and sponsors and all of the members of LCC. Please continue praying for us because things getting worse every day, but one thing I know is that our Lord is in control. Blessings, Lophane The needs in Haiti are great and ongoing. Please prayerfully consider making a monetary donation to enable Lutheran Church Charities to continue to send funds to Haiti.
Each LCC K-9 Ministry team has a leader who guides, motivates, encourages and manages the team. This leader is known as Top Dog. Last week, twelve individuals traveled to Lutheran Church Charities in Northbrook, Illinois for Top Dog Training to gain understanding of their role, the Comfort Dog Ministry and to equip them as leader of their LCC K-9 Comfort Dog team. What a blessing these teams will be as they look to provide comfort in their communities also expanding the reach of the LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry nationally to bring the Mercy, Compassion, Presence and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need. Joanne August – St. Andrews, Park Ridge, Illinois
Cathy Beste - Island Lutheran, Hilton Head, South Carolina Pastor Kevin Duff - Island Lutheran, Hilton Head, South Carolina Lori Fuchs – St. Paul, Westlake, Ohio Steve Fuchs - St. Paul, Westlake, Ohio Dianna Garner - Christ the King, Memphis, Tennessee Lori Howard – Christ Lutheran, Lincoln, Nebraska Susan Holland - Christ Lutheran, Lincoln, Nebraska Dan Salefski - Cornerstone, Carmel, Indiana Faith Stephens - St. Paul’s, Janesville, Indiana Robyn Bray - Our Savior, McKinney, Texas Jamie Burow - Our Savior, McKinney, Texas LCC received a request for assistance from Rev. David Nelson, Interim Pastor, Saint Luke Church, Chicago, Illinois. Marcia and her family have been members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Luke in Chicago for over 60 years. She currently finds herself in a challenging financial situation and is struggling to meet the financial obligation of paying the first installment of her 2023 property taxes. Like so many older residents of neighborhoods that are regentrifying, she has seen her taxes increase as property values have skyrocketed all around them to the point that they have become a burden if they wish to stay in their home. Marcia has faithfully met all her other financial obligations and is current with most bills; however, the tax burden is more than she can bear with the limited resources remaining. She has been unable to pay the bill of $3,154 that was due on April 3, 2023. Her faithfulness is exemplary in that she is unwilling to leave this balance outstanding before her next sizable bill comes in December. While it has never been her intention to shirk this responsibility, she only seeks temporary assistance during this difficult period. She would be deeply grateful for any assistance you can provide or guidance you can offer in this matter. Your support will make a significant difference in helping her maintain her property and financial stability. Thank you for taking the time to consider her request. I look forward to your response and am hopeful for a positive outcome. Sincerely, David C. Nelson, Interim Pastor Last week, twenty-one LCC L.E.R.T. chainsaw volunteers participated in "Saluting Branches" at Abraham Lincoln Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois. Another four L.E.R.T. volunteers served at Southern Wisconsin Veteran Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove, Wisconsin. The mission is to honor American service men and women by organizing volunteer tree and landscape care for the national cemeteries dedicated to our veterans. This was the seventh year LCC L.E.R.T. has proudly served our veterans who have been laid to rest. The following L.E.R.T. volunteers felt that it was truly an honor to participate in this special event: Illinois Good Shepherd, Elgin – David Vollrath Good Shepherd, Frankfort – Joel Powless Heartland, Bloomington – Tony Buchberger Lord of Life, LaFox – Kevin Krage, Max Metz, Jeff Straughn, Larry Zagorski Shepherd of the Hills, McHenry – Alan Holm, Bruce Preston St. John, Wilmette – Tom Morrison St. Paul, Rockford – Dean Ulrich St. Peter, Schaumburg – Missy Dieckmann, Ken and Vicki Kiviranta, Bob Royce Trinity, Lisle – Ed Boerman Trinity, Villa Park – Jim Long Zion, Ottawa – Dave and Cindy Reif Iowa Trinity, Davenport – Ken Stotmeister Wisconsin Brookfield, Brookfield – Laura Ciletti, Cheryl DeLair Zion, Menomonee Falls – Curt and Kristen Kolell
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