Families brought their children and their wheelchairs to be washed. While that occurred, parents could have massages and children could enjoy the all-inclusive therapy gym and playground. The Comfort Dogs visited attendees both inside and outside as so many volunteers worked tirelessly to provide all that was needed to make the day very special.

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Elijah (Our Redeemer – Wichita Falls, Texas), Phoebe and Pax (St. Paul – Fort Worth, Texas), Triton (Messiah – Plano, Texas) Abner (Bethany – Austin, Texas), and Damaris (Memoria – Katy, Texas) enjoyed sharing our quiet comfort to all in attendance.

Pastor Gerber stated, “Every person who entered the church, whether it was an evacuee or volunteer, will feel the love of Christ and know they were family.” Dawn Gilfry, Top Dog for Katie Comfort Dog, and her team provided comfort and care to those who stayed in their church and are continuing to reach out to them as they were moved to another shelter. They are committed to following and helping these families through this long recovery process that is just beginning.
 
Pastor Gerber and Dawn Gilfry state they are currently assessing how many church and school families are affected. They know 1 staff member, 1 congregation member, and 5 school families have lost their homes completely. They anticipate many more families with losses will be identified in the coming days as the water begins to recede both within their congregation and in their community. They will be helping people with basic needs and housing expenses. 
 
Your donations are greatly needed to help LCC and Trinity Lutheran Church serve their members and their community. If you are so moved, please donate now, and please keep Trinity and their surrounding communities in your prayers during their long recovery.

LCC is also watching the river levels in surrounding areas of our district that may also experience flooding in the days and weeks ahead with snow melt and warmer temperatures occurring. If you know someone that is in need of assistance in the Northern Illinois District (NID), please contact Lutheran Church Charities Disaster Response at 866-455-6466 or dradmin@lutheranchurchcharities.org. Our LCC LERT teams are willing to respond with the mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need.

Please keep all those affected by flooding in the Northern Illinois District and surrounding states in your prayers as they face many losses and a long recovery.

Pastor Gerber stated, “Every person who entered the church, whether it was an evacuee or volunteer, will feel the love of Christ and know they were family.” Dawn Gilfry, Top Dog for Katie Comfort Dog, and her team provided comfort and care to those who stayed in their church and are continuing to reach out to them as they were moved to another shelter. They are committed to following and helping these families through this long recovery process that is just beginning.
 
Pastor Gerber and Dawn Gilfry state they are currently assessing how many church and school families are affected. They know 1 staff member, 1 congregation member, and 5 school families have lost their homes completely. They anticipate many more families with losses will be identified in the coming days as the water begins to recede both within their congregation and in their community. They will be helping people with basic needs and housing expenses. 
 
Your donations are greatly needed to help LCC and Trinity Lutheran Church serve their members and their community. If you are so moved, please donate now, and please keep Trinity and their surrounding communities in your prayers during their long recovery.

LCC is also watching the river levels in surrounding areas of our district that may also experience flooding in the days and weeks ahead with snow melt and warmer temperatures occurring. If you know someone that is in need of assistance in the Northern Illinois District (NID), please contact Lutheran Church Charities Disaster Response at 866-455-6466 or dradmin@lutheranchurchcharities.org. Our LCC LERT teams are willing to respond with the mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need.

Please keep all those affected by flooding in the Northern Illinois District and surrounding states in your prayers as they face many losses and a long recovery.

During the visitation and funeral on March 12 – 13, LCC K-9 Police Ministry Dog Julia was assigned to be with the family. At the funeral, the following Bible verse was featured. Amazingly, this happens to be Julia's Bible verse.

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39

The following LCC K-9 Ministry Teams were blessed to serve:

LCC K-9 Police Ministry
Shiloh (Christ Our Savior – Dixon, Illinois)
Julia (King of Glory – Elgin, Illinois)
Eve (St. John’s – Lombard, Illinois)
Susie (St. Peter – Arlington Heights, Illinois)

LCC Kare-9 Military Ministry
Flex and Veteran Fred (LCC Squad)
Spike and Veteran Raleigh (LCC Squad)

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry
Malachi (St. Matthew – Hawthorn Woods, Illinois)
Tobias (Lord of Glory – Grayslake, Illinois)

Please join LCC in keeping Deputy Keltner’s family, as well as all law enforcement officers, in your prayers during this difficult time

The employees and their families heard remembrances from their co-workers as well as messages from company leaders about how their lives were impacted by Clayton Parks, Trevor Wehner, Russell Beyer, Vicente Juarez, and Josh Pinkard.

The following LCC K-9 Ministry Teams were blessed to serve:

LCC K-9 Police Ministry
Eve (St. John’s – Lombard, Illinois)
Julia (King of Glory – Elgin, Illinois)
Shiloh (Christ Our Savior – Dixon, Illinois)

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry
Adeena (St. John – Burlington, Illinois)
Angel (St. John’s – La Grange, Illinois)
Bekah (Immanuel – Belvidere, Illinois)
Emma (LCC Staff)
Esther (Holy Cross – Collinsville, Illinois)
Kye (Immanuel – Belvidere, Illinois)
Levi (Immanuel – East Dundee, Illinois)
Malachi (St. Matthew – Hawthorn Woods, Illinois)
Rhoda (Prince of Peace – Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin)
Ruthie (LCC Staff)
Tobias (Lord of Glory – Grayslake, Illinois)

Please join LCC in praying for the employees of Henry Pratt, families who lost loved ones, as well as all law enforcement officers.