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Special Appeal - LCC Disaster Response Deploys Early Friday to Wisconsin

8/31/2018

 
LCC Disaster Response Staff and Volunteers Deploying to Wisconsin Early Friday Working in Two Separate Areas
Storm Recovery to EF1 Tornado in Cascade Severe Flooding in Coon Valley

 
"For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand 
and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."  Isaiah 41:13
On Thursday, August 30, Lutheran Church Charities Disaster Response was invited by Pastor Richard Bidinger of St. Paul's in Cascade, Wisconsin and Pastor Jonah Burakowski, Executive Assistant to the President for Missions and Human Care - South Wisconsin District - LCMS, to assist with tree removal resulting from an EF1 tornado that hit the area on Tuesday, August 28. LCC Chainsaw Team Leader, Derek Kowalczyk, was on site the same day to assess damage with Pastor Bidinger to determine where the LCC LERT Chainsaw teams could be of assistance.
Kathy O'Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response, will arrive in Cascade early Friday morning, August 31, to continue damage assessment and begin scheduling the disaster relief efforts. LCC LERT Chainsaw teams will also deploy early Friday and will begin clean-up efforts early afternoon, including tree removal damage from St. Paul's property, including the church cemetery where trees fell on a veteran's tombstone. The impacts are so great that many trees were either split in half or completely uprooted. Additional storms are predicted throughout the weekend so urgent clean-up efforts are needed. Flooding continues from the storms. Pump outs and muck and gut relief efforts will begin in this area once storms have stopped and additional damage assessments made.
 
Pastor Jonah Burakowski will be coordinating LERT teams this Saturday through Monday to do muck outs in the hard hit area of Coon Valley, Wisconsin. Some homes here have been swept off their foundations and others have had several feet of water in them. These teams will be working out of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Onalaska, Wisconsin. Pastor also reported that many towns along the rivers are completely underwater and inaccessible with river levels still rising and more rain predicted this weekend. 
 
Please help LCC share the mercy, compassion, presence, and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need. Your donations will directly assist churches, individuals and families affected by the recent storms.
 
Thank you for all of your support in touching lives with the Presence of Jesus Christ - our only hope! 
 
Peace in Jesus Christ,
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LCC Disaster Response to Help with Flood Recovery in Madison, Wisconsin

8/28/2018

 
On Monday, August 27, Tim Hetzner, LCC President / CEO and Kathy O’Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response, were contacted by Pastor Jonah Burakowski, Executive Assistant to the President for Missions and Human Care, South Wisconsin District – LCMS, for assistance with flood recovery efforts in Madison, Wisconsin. LCC LERT teams have been requested to help with pumping out water and to muck and gut flooded homes when it is safe to do so.
 
Parts of Madison received 14" of rain last week and 9" on Sunday night. Strong thunderstorms dropped up to 12" of rain in western and central Wisconsin early Tuesday morning, causing significant flooding. 11” of rain hit LaCrosse and Fox Valley Counties during the day on Tuesday which caused new flooding in areas that previously were not impacted. Severe storms remain in the forecast throughout the week for the hardest hit areas in Madison.
Currently, the Wisconsin National Guard are sandbagging and doing water rescues for families surrounded by the floods. Approximately 200 families have already been displaced in Madison/Monona. On Tuesday, 1,200 homes were evacuated in the Isthmus area as flood levels continue to rapidly rise.
 
Please help LCC share the mercy, compassion, presence, and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need. Your donations are greatly needed to help individuals and families affected by the flood.

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LERT Teams Use Boom Lift to Help a Church Member In Need

8/28/2018

 
On Saturday, August 25, advanced chainsaw LERT team members Derek Kowalczyk from Cross – Yorkville and Steve Chester, Rich Wren and Byron Heidon from St. John – Wheaton took the LCC boom lift and other equipment to a Cross Lutheran congregation member’s home in Hinckley, Illinois, to remove a large damaged tree, including the stump. She was so happy and appreciative of their assistance and how her property was thoroughly cleaned up afterwards by the LERT team.

LCC thanks these dedicated LERT team members who continue to utilize their skills and experience to help their church members and the communities in need.
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Lord What Should I Do? 
Four-Part Devotion Series Begins

8/28/2018

 
Start your day with a free devotion from Tim Hetzner, President/CEO of Lutheran Church Charities. A new four-part devotional series "Lord What Should I Do?" begins next Wednesday, September 5.  
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Passing of the Vest for LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Triton at Messiah – Plano, Texas

8/28/2018

 
On Sunday, August 26, LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Triton became the tenth LCC K-9 Ministry Dog placed in the Southwest Region. Teams traveled from Oklahoma and all over the state to welcome Triton Comfort Dog and support his team at Messiah Lutheran in Plano, Texas. Teams spent time in fellowship on Saturday night and prepared for Sunday morning. During worship services on Sunday, Pastor Kollmann delivered a great sermon using Triton’s verse, Mark 10:45, in which he explained how Jesus did not come to be served but to serve. That’s the mantra with which the Messiah Lutheran team and Triton Comfort Dog will move forward – they will serve in the community and beyond with Christ’s love and compassion.
 
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Triton's Bible verse is Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Following both services, a meet and greet was held in the church’s gym. The best way to describe the feeling in the room was pure excitement. Facebook friends in the area came to meet Triton Comfort Dog and the other LCC K-9 Ministry Dogs. Children and families formed lines leading to each dog. Over and over again, we heard “We are so thankful Triton is finally here. Thank you for coming!”

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs present to help welcome LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Triton and his team: Phoebe and Pax (St. Paul – Ft. Worth, Texas), Rufus (St. Mark’s – Edmond, Oklahoma), Elijah (Our Redeemer – Wichita Falls, Texas), Abner and Martha (Bethany – Austin), Damaris (Memorial – Katy, Texas) Gabriel (Messiah – Houston, Texas), and Joy (Gloria Dei – Houston, Texas).
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$400 Provides a Year of School for a Haitian Child Living in a Tent City

8/28/2018

 
10 Children Still Need Sponsors
haiti children in need of donations and support
School starts Monday September 3rd. We still need funding for 10 children. Please consider a gift to provide a Christian education for a child in Haiti

In 2012, LCC President/CEO Tim Hetzner spent a night in a tent city in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with a family of 7 children. Not one of the children had been in school because of their family's living situation and finances. After an LCC appeal, generous donors stepped forward to sponsor these and other children living in the tent city so that they could attend Christian schools. Six years later, the tent city is still there and LCC is still raising support for the children so that they can continue their education. Please consider sponsoring a child's education for the upcoming school year. Christ working through you to "defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy" (Psalm 72:4).

Public and private education in Haiti costs money - there is NO free education. Our Lutheran schools also charge but are less expensive than the public schools. For $40 a month, a child can go to school, receive a daily meal and a uniform. $400 for a school year! Please consider sponsoring a child that they may have hope for their future and learn the wonders of the Lord! "Tell to the children the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done." (Psalm 78:4)

Donate - Haiti School Tuition Fund

Tragic Deaths of 4 Freshman Students and 4 Students Injured in Car Accident

8/28/2018

 
LCC K-9 Ministry comforts students and faculty returning to classe
On Saturday, August 25, an Indiana family was having a sleepover for their daughter and one of the cars stalled. Her friends came outside to help push the car back to the home when they were hit from behind by another vehicle. Eight students were hit and four of them have died.

The LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs were invited by counselors to be with students and faculty at Brownstown Central High School in Brownstown, Indiana, on Monday, August 27. The new academic year had only been in session three weeks. Two of the four students attended Brownstown. LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Barnabas (Trinity – Hobart, Indiana), Bethany (Trinity – Danville, Illinois), and Naomi (Holy Cross – Indianapolis, Indiana) and their handlers were present to help students and faculty cope with the tragic loss of their fellow students.

Please continue to pray for the friends and family of those who were killed and injured. LCC will continue to be available for the students, families, and staff at the schools.
Donate - LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Travel Expenses Fund

Kind Words for K9s

8/28/2018

 
Thank you Camp Hometown Heroes for the following post on your Facebook page on Sunday, August 26, in recognition of National Dog Day. We are grateful for all that you do!

When better than National Dog Day to say how grateful we are for the Comfort Dogs which bring such peace to our campers. Thank you beyond words. #comfortdogs
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Police Training Institute

8/28/2018

 
On Thursday, August 23, LCC K-9 Police Ministry Dog Shiloh (Christ Our Savior – Dixon, Illinois) attended the graduation ceremony for the Police Training Institute Basic Law Enforcement class #3284, which was held in Urbana, Illinois.

Sixty-two new peace officers from various agencies across Illinois now return to their communities to begin their duties. May God bless them all, and their family members who will also make many sacrifices to support them in their lives of service to others.
Donate - K-9 Police Ministry Fund

Illinois Connections for Families of the Fallen

8/28/2018

 
On Sunday, August 26, the Illinois Connections for Families of the Fallen sponsored its annual day for families of military personnel who gave their last best measure for our nation. The event was at the Brookfield Zoo’s Discovery Center. LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dogs Brutus, Blitz, Brandy and Flex (LCC Squad), Levi (Immanuel – East Dundee, Illinois), Tobias (Lord of Glory – Grayslake, Illinois), and their veteran handlers were honored to be a part of the event. Love, mercy, and compassion were brought to the families from the Kare 9 dogs.
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