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LCC K-9 Ministry Teams Work Together To Share More Comfort, Encouragement and Hope

4/29/2020

 
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As the effects of the pandemic continue, people struggle with the loss of employment and others with feelings of isolation. Parents have to adjust to working remotely or tirelessly working on the front lines; some having to help their children with their class e-learning studies. For many, it’s hard to see the end of this new way of living.

LCC K-9 Ministry Teams Are Working Together to Share Comfort and Hope
 
The LCC K-9 Ministry teams are finding unique ways to work together to stay in touch with those we interact with every day, providing support and love to help people cope during this time of change and uncertainty. When we are not physically able to be present, our presence is still felt by sharing the hope and love that can be found in Jesus Christ!

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry® Virtual Visits

You can schedule an LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry® Virtual Visit with one of the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs. We are available 24/7! It’s as if we were there with you.
CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE A VIRTUAL VISIT
Click the pictures below to read about the many ways our LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs
and their handlers are reaching out to stay connected!

More Comfort Through Virtual Visits
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Comfort Dogs Virtually Visit Oncology Unit at Amita Health
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Ministry Teams From Five States Zoom Call With COVID-19 Unit at Amita Health
Abraham Comfort Dog Zooms Millneck Dayhab Program For the Deaf
JoJo Comfort Dog Virtually Visits with School Friends
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry® Virtual Visit with Followers in Norway
LCC K-9 Apprentice Trainers Zoom With Residents at Arden Courts
Kare 9 Reba Zooms Long-Time Friend
Peace Comfort Dog Virtually Visits with Girl Scout Troop
Other Ways LCC K-9 Ministry Teams Are Present in the Communities They Serve
Zillah Comfort Dog "With Me" Devotion
with Vicar Ian Thormodson, Immanuel, St. Charles, Missouri
Charity Comfort Dog Checks In On Friends From Froedert Hospital
Lizzie Comfort Dog Participates In a "Safe Distance" Parade
JoJo Comfort Dog Staying In Touch With People She Loves!
Emma & Ruthie Comfort Dogs Greet During Drive Up Community Dinner
Cubby Comfort Dog's Special Birthday Delivery
LCC K-9 Ministry Teams Deliver Items for Those in Need
Zillah’s Day at School
Eve Comfort Dog's Heartfelt Message to Students
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Isaiah Comfort Dog Offers Encouragement From a Safe Distance
                                                                   Making A Difference by Staying Connected!

LCC never goes where we are not invited and LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry NEVER charges those we serve.
DONATE – LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG FUND

Your Donations Are Requested! Help Us Serve Those Grieving Death of Loved Ones

4/29/2020

 
                                              Increasing Demand Due to COVID-19 & Other Deaths
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Mercy Hearts are needed more than ever as LCC’s Hearts of Mercy & Compassion, Crosses for Losses is touching lives of individuals, families, co-workers, and students who grieve the loss of someone due to COVID-19 or other tragic deaths.
DONATE — HEARTS OF MERCY & COMPASSION, CROSSES FOR LOSSES
Trinity Lutheran Church in Hicksville, New York, Serves Hardest Hit County
 
COVID-19 in Nassau County, New York (as of April 26, 2020):
34,522 Positives, 352 Ventilator Patients, and 1,587 Related Deaths
 
In numbers not seen in most states, Nassau County, New York is one of the hardest-hit counties in the United States. With approximately 1,400,000 people, the demand on hospitals and first responders from COVID-19 has been devastating. Stay at home orders have been strictly enforced and movement has been restricted to essential workers.
 
Trinity Lutheran Church in Hicksville, New York is at the epicenter of COVID-19. Although all gatherings have been cancelled, online worship services continue at Trinity. Working with Pastor John Hopkins and Donna Haines, Top Dog for LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Abraham, LCC is preparing to respond as restrictions ease with Hearts of Mercy & Compassion for members, law enforcement, and others who have died from the virus.
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The first heart, painted purple, will be provided to the family of Air Force Veteran Moses Saxon. Others are planned for members, law enforcement officers, and 911 dispatchers.
 
“The LORD replied, ‘My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.’” Exodus 33:14
Chicago Firefighter Mario Araujo began with the Chicago Fire Department in 2003. He was assigned to Engine Company 102 truck 25 in Rogers Park, Illinois at the time of his death from COVID-19. LCC volunteer Robert Morris, Executive Director with the Illinois Fire Inspectors Association, presented a Mercy Heart in honor of Firefighter Araujo. Team members from his shift were on hand to accept the heart and it will become part of a greater memorial when restrictions are lifted.
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Chicago Police Department
 
Three officers of the Chicago Police Department have died so far from the pandemic virus COVID-19. The latest was Officer Ronald Newman, a 20-year veteran with over 130 departmental awards assigned to the 4th District.
 
A Mercy Heart was presented to the Chicago Police Department Officer Harriet Taylor in honor of Officer Newman by retired Palatine Police Chief Alan Stoeckel and LCC Staff member Tim Laabs. The heart will be signed by his teammates and given to Officer Newman’s family.
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“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9
 
LCC is saddened by the loss of lives of so many in this pandemic and we continue to pray for the many first responders and essential workers that put their own safety on the line every day for all of us.

Remembering Our Veterans
WWII Army Veteran Edward Brockman passed away at the age of 92 after a lengthy hospital stay and nursing home residence. Edward and his wife Adrienne are members at St. John Lutheran Church in Darien, Illinois. They were married for 66 years. Recently, Adrienne was hospitalized with COVID-19 and recovered.
 
Lauri Luessow of the Christ Cares Ministry will be signing the heart with others and providing to Adrienne as they continue to walk alongside and be with her in this time of great sadness. The Christ Cares Ministry of St. John and others like it are needed now more than ever. The older population who have struggled with loneliness before have an even bigger challenge with it now.
 
“Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.”
Psalm 71:9
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Supporting Funeral Homes

Grieving the loss of a loved one is challenging enough. In our current pandemic with social distancing and stay at home orders, it raises greater challenges for families and funeral homes. In many cases, the families have not been allowed to be at the side of their loved one in their final hours whether in hospitals or senior living. Limiting the number of people at funeral services to immediate family has also been hard on family and the people who provide services. Hearts of Mercy & Compassion are now being offered to grieving families through funeral homes. The signature blue Mercy Heart is the color of hope eternal in Jesus Christ.
LCC’s Rich Martin met with Jack Davenport from Davenport Funeral Home. Davenport operates three funeral homes in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. They are located in Barrington, Crystal Lake, and Lake Zurich. Jack and his staff have found it difficult to see the impact that social distancing restrictions has placed on families and welcomed the idea of offering Hearts of Mercy & Compassion to the families they serve in all of their locations.
 
LCC looks to continue to build relationships with more funeral homes to serve those who are grieving. We lift everyone in this challenging profession up in our prayers.
 
“My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.” Psalm 119:50
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Your Donations Make a Difference in Sharing the Hope of Jesus Christ
 
Our hearts are made of the highest quality wood and produced with caring Christian hands. Material production and shipping costs for hearts are approximately $30 each. We need your help in sharing the mercy, compassion, presence, and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those who are suffering and in need.
DONATE — HEARTS OF MERCY & COMPASSION, CROSSES FOR LOSSES
Help Us Reach Out with Hearts of Mercy & Compassion
 
Are you interested in having LCC provide a Heart of Mercy & Compassion for a loved one? There is no charge for the hearts. The hearts are made by caring Christian hands and provided with presence and prayer.
REQUEST A MERCY HEART OR CROSS
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Thank You From LCC

4/29/2020

 
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) of Hope Lutheran Church in Countryside, Illinois Donates Funds and Supplies to the Hearts of Mercy & Compassion Ministry

Thank you to the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) of Hope Lutheran Church in Countryside, Illinois for financial support and a generous donation of paint and painting supplies to the Hearts of Mercy & Compassion Ministry
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Fran and Dick Tatina present a donation to LCC on behalf of LWML of Hope Lutheran Church in Countryside, Illinois

Thank You to All Donors Who Participated in Thrivent's $1 Million Online Donation Challenge

4/29/2020

 
Thank you to our generous donors and Thrivent’s match to help support LCC! While the match has been met, you can still make a fee-free online donation at Thrivent.com. 100% gets right to our organization – Thrivent will cover the processing fees.
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Comfort Dogs Virtually Visit the Nursing Staff in the Oncology Unit at Amita Health

4/28/2020

 
On Tuesday, April 28 at 5:00 a.m., LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Chloe (Lord of Life - Elburn, Illinois), Julia (King of Glory - Elgin, Illinois), Levi (Immanuel - East Dundee, Illinois), and Nigel (LCC Staff) and their handlers “virtually” visited the nursing staff in the Oncology Unit at Amita Health Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.

The K-9s, their handlers and the nurses shared dog stories with one another, read their Scripture verses to the nurses and closed the call with a prayer. We were honored to bring mercy and compassion to these dedicated servants.

DONATE – LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG FUND

LCC K-9 Ministry Teams From Five States Participate In a Zoom Call With COVID-19 Unit Nurses From Amita Health

4/28/2020

 
On Wednesday, April 22, LCC K-9 Ministry teams from five states and two churches (in process) from California and Washington states participated in a virtual call with the COVID-19 unit nurses from Amita Health Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.

Promptly at 5:00am CST, LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Aaron (St. John’s – Napa, California), Cubby (Redeemer – Fort Collins, Colorado), Ezra (LCC Staff), Lois (First Good Shepherd – Las Vegas, Nevada), Lydia (Messiah – Lynnfield, Massachusetts), Micah (Light of the Valley – Elk Grove, California), Nigel (LCC Staff), Reuben (First Lutheran – Yuba City, California) and their handlers along with Redeemer - Spokane, Washington (in Process) and St. Andrew's - Stockton, California (in Process) connected with the nurses via a Zoom call.

Each team introduced their Comfort Dog. One of the nurses mentioned that each K-9 had a Bible verse assigned to their name and asked us to share those verses with them. Each handler read their K-9’s Bible verse and you could hear in their voices the thanks for these words. “I was amazed at the appropriateness of each verse given the present situation and how God’s Word was spot on. I could feel them hanging on to those verses, to the Word of the Lord as they care for their patients. I love that we were asked and able to share the Word with these front line workers.”

One prayer request from the nurses was that they could enjoy “more patients going home.” They realize that they are “all these patients have got” (no family present) “and we aren’t enough.”

The nurses seemed to be genuinely enjoying the visit! It was so nice to hear them laugh! Some of the nurses tried to give "virtual pets" to the Comfort Dogs. The teams thanked the nurses for all they do!

After the visit, LCC received the following note from the contact person at Amita Health who arranged the visit:

“Thank you so very much to everyone involved in making this morning a possibility for our nurses. While I wish we could spend much more time with you, I know the nurses are always running and I am grateful for the time they were able to spend with you all this morning. This is such a beautiful experience for everyone. Your time and support is so appreciated. I am looking forward to more successful virtual comfort dog sessions with the nurses here in Joliet, Illinois!”

DONATE – LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG FUND

Abraham Comfort Dog Zooms with Friends From the Millneck Dayhab Program For the Deaf

4/28/2020

 
On Friday, April 24, LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Abraham (Trinity - Hicksville, New York) and his handler zoomed with friends at Millneck Dayhab program for the deaf.

They were signing to each other and responding to printed messages. Abraham Comfort Dog misses them terribly!

DONATE – LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG FUND

JoJo Comfort Dog Virtually Visits with School Friends

4/28/2020

 
On Friday, April 24, LCC K-9 Comfort Dog JoJo (Living Christ - Arlington Heights, Illinois) and her handler participated in their first virtual visit with about twenty of their friends from the school reading program they attend every month. It was great to see so many of them. Miss Arlene read a book titled "Charlie the Ranch Dog."
DONATE – LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG FUND

First International LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry® Virtual Visit with Followers in Porsgrunn, Norway

4/28/2020

 
On Sunday, April 26, LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Emma & Ruthie (LCC Staff) and their handlers had a chance to visit with followers in Porsgrunn, Norway. Norway has lifted their stay-at-home orders with restrictions and the schools will reopen this week.

The virtual visit reminds us all that the worldwide pandemic has brought the world closer than we think.
DONATE – LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG FUND
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First International LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry® Virtual Visit with Followers in Porsgrunn, Norway

LCC K-9 Training Class Zooms With Residents at Arden Courts

4/28/2020

 
On Thursday, April 23, LCC K-9 Training Class participants did a virtual visit with their wonderful friends at Arden Courts of Northbrook, Illinois.
 
"It was great to see them! We spent the whole hour with them. The residents loved seeing the Comfort Dogs, people, and posters. They blew us kisses, and shared gorgeous smiles and waves."

DONATE – LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG FUND
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