LCC received this update and request from Pastor Edwards:    
 
Dear LCC,
Greetings from Yangon.
 
Hope that all LCC staff are fine and well by the grace and blessings of God. 
 
It is great and amazing that all my 70 students passed their exams. I am very happy that 2 students from Grade 11 got very high marks. So they are ready to enter university. So I put them in my scholarship request this year.
 
Here is my scholarship request to LCC.
 
Primary class
10 students × $25 = $250
 
Middle class
24 students × $50 = $1,200
 
Higher class
36 students × $75 = $2,700
 
University
2 students  × $150=  $300
 
Total cost: $4,450
 
I and my church trust that God will surely bless my poor students again this year.
 
This year my country economy is not good. Many rich persons (army personnel) do not invest in my country. So there are no jobs for lower people. (hard laborers)
 
Please pray for my country and poor people.
 
I and my members pray for this scholarship request and for LCC donors on a regular basis.
 
Again, thanks for your kindness and love to my students.
 
Blessings,
Rev. Charles Edwards
Pastor
National Lutheran Church of Myanma

Lutheran Church Charities welcomed 3 new additions to our training school in Grand Island, Nebraska this week. The puppies names are Abraham (Abe), Benjamin (Ben) and Micah.

These puppies will begin their journey training to be LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs. Through time, patience, repetition, consistency, love, and guidance from their apprentice trainers, one day Abraham, Benjamin and Micah will serve as bridges with three other congregations to reach those who are suffering and in need.

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Abraham
Hebrews 11:8  “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.”

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Benjamin  
Deuteronomy 33:12  “About Benjamin he said: ‘Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders.’”

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Micah
Micah 6:8  “No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”

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We ask that you keep the apprentice trainers in Grand Island and these new puppies in your prayers, asking for God’s continual guidance and encouragement as they begin this new journey.

The mission of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church is “Sharing and Proclaiming to Everyone the Love of Christ.” They are seeking a part-time Youth Director to support and administer the youth activities that lead to achieving the vision of “Planting Seeds that Transform Lives for Eternity.”

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate, attend and chaperone engaging programs, events and activities for children age 3-years old through senior high youth, including, but not limited to:
• Children Living In Christ Kingdom (C.L.I.C.K.) (previously called Sunday School)
• Stories/Questions/Understanding/Answers/Discussion (S.Q.U.A.D.) Nights
• Parents Night Out events
• Annual events and programs including:
  
  • Sr. High Youth mission trip
    
  • Christmas Program
    
  • Fall Fest
    
  • Easter Egg Hunt
    
• Communication and promotion of all youth events
• Develop outreach programs and recruit member and external volunteers to support logistics for events
• Develop and maintain youth event calendar
• Attend monthly Board of Christian Education (BOCE) Meetings
• Attend weekly meetings with the Pastor and Sonshine Preschool Director
• Attend worship services and events at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Participate in annual Vacation Bible School (VBS) and assist as needed

Qualifications:

• Previous experience working with youth
• Strong communication skills and promotion of outreach (e.g., social media outlets)
• Creativity and willing to have a flexible schedule by working on some evenings and weekends
• Strong faith and ability to share knowledge of the Bible
• Management experience preferred
• Minimum of two-year college degree preferred
• First aid/CPR certified (must be completed within 45 days of employment)
• Background check required
• Must be minimum of 21 years of age (needed to be a chaperone, etc.)

This is a part-time position working up to 20 hours per week with a minimum starting salary of $12.00/hr. If interested, please submit a resume to stpeterlutheran@foxvalley.net. Please contact Lynette Schiesher at 847-428-4054 with any questions.

St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church of Gilberts
18N377 Galligan Rd.
Dundee IL  60118