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LCC K-9 Ministry Teams Comfort Firefighters In California Battling the Glass Fire

10/13/2020

 
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LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs in California to Bring Comfort to Firefighters
DONATE — LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG TRAVEL FUND
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As the weather improved last week with lower temperatures and some rain, LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Aaron (St. John’s - Napa, California), Micah (Light of the Valley - Elk Grove, California), and Reuben (First Lutheran - Yuba City, California) visited with firefighters at the Cal Fire Base Camp in Santa Rosa California.
 
The Comfort Dogs provided much-needed comfort for these firefighters who have been working non-stop to halt the progress of the Glass Fire that has devastated Napa and Sonoma counties in Northern California.
 
The nearly 67,500-acre fire is now over 90 percent contained but your prayers are still needed as the high temperatures and wind return at the end of this week. The Glass Fire burned close to 800 homes in California’s North Bay area and forced tens of thousands to evacuate. The Glass Fire is the 10th-most destructive blaze in state history, according to Cal Fire.

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LCC never goes where we are not invited. The LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry NEVER charges those we serve. We pick up all of our travel and meal costs. We put boots and paws on the ground within 24 hours (often fewer) from the time we get the invite.

Please consider a donation to the LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry so that we may continue to show the Mercy, Compassion, Presence and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need.
DONATE — LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG TRAVEL FUND
DONATE — LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG MINISTRY

National Night Out

10/13/2020

 
On Tuesday, October 6, LCC K-9 Police Ministry Dog Eve (St. John's Lutheran - Lombard, Illinois), LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Asher (Faith Lutheran - Lake Forest, Illinois), Hannah (LCC Staff), Julia (King of Glory - Elgin, Illinois), and LCC K-9 Comfort Dog-in-Training Benjamin were present at National Night Out event in Glendale Heights, Illinois.

The K-9s brought lots of love and joy to the participants and Police Officers attending this crime prevention awareness event.
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Your Donations Help to Feed Haitians In Need

10/12/2020

 
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Your donations make the difference between life and death for many of our Haitian brothers and sisters
DONATE — HAITI DISASTER RELIEF
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​Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, have been hit hard by the global pandemic and natural disasters in 2020.
 
Thanks to your donations, Lutheran Church Charities continues to send emergency relief funds to Haiti through our Haiti Mission Partners towards critical items.
 
The most needed is food for elderly and at risk families, mostly single parent families.

 
Due to a lack of good government financial policies and the international lock downs of COVID-19, inflation has become outrageous. Food that cost $10 US a year ago costs more than $30 now!

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Please pray for LCC Haiti Mission partners to show the Mercy, Compassion, Presence and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need.
 
If you are so moved, please donate generously to help LCC provide food for the most vulnerable Haitians.
DONATE — HAITI DISASTER RELIEF

LCC Thanks Donors for Their Compassionate Hearts and Generosity to Provide Scholarships for Christ The King Students

10/7/2020

 
Goal of $45,000 Met!

Thank You!

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Lutheran Church Charities extends sincere thanks to our generous donors, whose donations have allowed us to provide scholarships for 15 students at Christ the King Lutheran Church and School in Chicago, Illinois.

Thanks to your generosity, in just a few weeks, we were able to raise $45,000 needed to sponsor 15 children for the entire year!
 
On Monday, October 5, Nikki Deacon, LCC's Ministry Director, and LCC volunteer Bob Morris presented the generous donations to Pastor John Brazeal and Principal Geri Brazeal.
 
Your donations make it possible for the children to stay in the Christ-centered environment of Christ the King Lutheran Church and School.
 
Thank you for changing the lives of children who otherwise would have no hope for their future.

LCC K-9 Ministry Teams Bring Comfort to the Family and Friends of a Firefighter Who Died In a Tragic Accident

10/7/2020

 
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On October 1, 2020, the LCC K-9 Comfort dogs were invited by the South Holland, Illinois Fire Department to be with teammates of Dylan Cunningham, age 29, at Fire Station 43 in South Holland. The South Holland firefighter and Illinois Army National Guardsman died Wednesday night following an underwater dive incident at Haigh Quarry Lake in Kankakee.
 
Rich Martin, Director of K-9 Deployment with Ruthie Comfort Dog and Nikki Deacon, Director of Ministry, with Emma Comfort Dog were with Dylan’s fellow firefighters from all around the Chicago area stations.

Dylan began working for South Holland Fire Department part time in 2011 and was sworn in full time in 2018. During that time, he also joined the Illinois Army National Guard in 2012. By the end of his service in 2020, he had earned the rank of Sergeant and had served in both a Chemical Operations and Infantry unit. Simultaneously, he studied fire science at Prairie State College. In October 2018, he received a Gold Seal from the South Cook County EMS medical director for his work in saving a patient on an EMS call.
 
Dylan was a South Holland Firefighter, a United States National Guard Member, a father to be, a Friend and Hero to many. He was loved and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
 
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (John 15:13)

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On Tuesday, October 6, the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs were invited to attend Dylan’s visitation held at Smits Funeral Home in Dyer, Indiana:
 
The following K-9 Ministry teams were present:
 
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Angel (St. John's - La Grange, Illinois)
LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Barnabas & Isaiah (Trinity - Hobart, Indiana)
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Caleb (Immanuel - Valparaiso, Indiana)
LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Emma & Ruthie (LCC Staff)
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Myra (St. Andrews - Park Ridge, Illinois)
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Tobias (Lord of Glory - Grayslake, Illinois)
Please join LCC in praying for his family, the South Holland Fire Station, and the community in which Dylan selflessly served.
DONATE — LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG MINISTRY

LCC K-9 Ministry Teams Continue to Comfort In California for Wildfire Season and In Elberta, Alabama, for Hurricane Victims

10/7/2020

 
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LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs in California for Wildfires and in Alabama
to Bring Mercy and Compassion to Hurricane Sally Victims

DONATE — LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG TRAVEL FUND
Elberta, Alabama

Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dogs were invited by Pastor Keith Ringers and his wife Diana of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Elberta, Alabama, to be with their community after the devastating Hurricane Sally.
Arriving last Thursday evening, LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Lizzie (Trinity - Savannah, Georgia), Luke (Christ the Shepherd - Alpharetta, Georgia), and Peace (Trinity - Orlando, Florida) with their Ministry teams paid private outdoor visits with Diana Ringers to two families.
 
They visited a little boy recovering from a serious eye injury, and an 89-year-old grandma recovering from an arm injury. She lives independently and was helping a neighbor clear debris from Hurricane Sally aftermath.
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Drexel On The Road: Comfort Dogs
 
LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs
 
(Friday, October 2, 2020 - WKRG / Drexel Gilbert)
 
CLICK HERE to view broadcast
On Friday, the teams visited Redeemer Lutheran School in Pensacola, Florida, St. Benedict Catholic School and Good Shepherd Preschool at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Elberta.
 
The weekend included visits to the public park in Elberta, private visits to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church on Saturday. On Sunday the teams arrived for meet and greets and attended drive through communion.
 
Diana said having the comfort dog and their handlers at their church and community was like having the hands and feet of Jesus present. She asks for continued prayers as another storm is forming in the Gulf of Mexico that could pose a threat to the communities.
 
"Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two." (Matthew 5:41)
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California Deployment Update

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Aaron (St. John’s - Napa, California), Micah (Light of the Valley - Elk Grove, California), and Reuben (First Lutheran - Yuba City, California) have been serving firefighters, utility workers, and evacuees for weeks now as the fire devastation has reached a record of over 4 million acres burned. The Glass fire is only 26% contained and 30,000 people are still under evacuation orders, including the entire town of Calistoga, California. 2,774 firefighters from all over the state are fighting the fire.
Cal Fire said ground crews have now identified 235 destroyed homes in Sonoma County and 252 in Napa County. An additional 73 homes have been damaged in Sonoma County and 64 in Napa County.
Micah and Reuben Comfort Dogs and their LCC K-9 Ministry teams visited with firefighters at the SQF Fire Base Camp in Porterville, California last week.
 
Aaron Comfort Dog and his LCC K-9 Ministry team visited with evacuees from the Glass Fire at Napa Valley College and at the Crosswalk Church evacuation center.
 
The work will continue this week as teams visit the Sonoma County Base Camp in Santa Rosa and visit with firefighters.
 
LCC never goes where we are not invited. The LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry NEVER charges those we serve. We pick up all of our travel and meal costs. We put boots and paws on the ground within 24 hours (often fewer) from the time we get the invite.
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Please consider a donation to the LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry so that we may continue to show the Mercy, Compassion, Presence and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need.
DONATE — LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG TRAVEL FUND
DONATE — LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG MINISTRY

LCC Disaster Response L.E.R.T. Volunteers Return to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Help Homeowners with Property Cleanup

10/7/2020

 
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Your Donations Needed to Continue Helping Families with Recovery Efforts in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
DONATE — DISASTER RESPONSE FUND
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The same derecho that barreled through northern Illinois on August 10 also struck Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns in Iowa first, with 100 mph winds causing major destruction to trees, homes, businesses, farms and crops. Even after all this time, the towns still look as though an inland hurricane went through.
Lutheran Church Charities Disaster Response L.E.R.T. volunteers have just completed a third week of deployment out of King of Kings Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to offer much needed chainsaw and boom lift assistance.
 
This team of eight L.E.R.T. chainsaw and heavy equipment operators from Illinois and Iowa have served this past week:
 
Illinois L.E.R.T.
Lord of Life - LaFox: Matt Byars, Ken Johnston
St. John - Wheaton: Marty Johnson, Rich Wren
St. Paul - Rockford: Dean & Carol Ulrich
 
Iowa L.E.R.T.
King of Kings - Cedar Rapids: Jason Koepnick
Trinity - Davenport: Ken Stotmeister
 
It has been a privilege to show the mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to Iowa homeowners that experienced so much destruction by this rare storm.
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LCC thanks all of the L.E.R.T. volunteers for their professionalism, tireless efforts, and ministry over the past three weeks. Please join us in praying for the residents of that community who are still recovering from the devastation of the August derecho storm.
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LCC never goes where we are not invited. We NEVER charge those we serve. We pick up all of our travel, lodging, and meal costs. We put boots on the ground within 24 hours (often fewer) from the time we get the invite.
 
Please consider a donation to the LCC Disaster Response General Fund or LCC Disaster Response Equipment Maintenance & Fuel Expense Fund so that we may continue to show the Mercy, Compassion, Presence and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need.
DONATE — DISASTER RESPONSE FUND
DONATE — DISASTER RESPONSE EQUIPMENT & FUEL EXPENSE FUND

Baptized Iranian Woman Needs $500 for Immigration Fees

10/7/2020

 
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LCC received the following request from Pastor Hesham Shehab, Salam Christian Fellowship, Lombard, Illinois.

Friends,

An Iranian woman who was baptized last year needs $500 in immigration fees. This woman, Salima, came alone as a refugee, scared and rejected by her community, but Christ found her at Salam. As she describes the transformation in her life after Jesus saved her: "I am not afraid anymore, even of death."

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Please show the love of Christ by donating generously to this cause as she needs her Green Card in order to work and sustain herself.

In God's Peace

Hesham Shehab
Pastor, Salam Christian Fellowship

Your Donations Make a Difference

10/7/2020

 
Pastor Hesham Shehab from the Ministry at Salam Christian Fellowship thanks LCC donors for continued support of his ministry.
 
Donations were presented to Pastor Hesham Shehab to aid in the ministry for Salam Christian Fellowship in Lombard, Illinois.
 
Your donations help Pastor Shehab and volunteers to assist Middle Eastern Christians and Muslim converts with their every day needs, and to share the hope and salvation that comes through Jesus Christ.
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L.E.R.T. Mercy in Action

10/7/2020

 
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Trinity Lutheran Church Celebrates 10th Anniversary with LCC Mobile Food Kitchen and Hot Dog Cart
On Saturday, October 3, Trinity Lutheran Church Green Trails in Lisle, Illinois, celebrated their 10th anniversary with a fall festival. The Trinity L.E.R.T. team cooked and served food to approximately 125 people using the Lutheran Church Charities Mobile Food Kitchen and Hot Dog Cart.
 
They also had a booth set up with L.E.R.T. information. Kathy O’Day, LCC's Director of Disaster Response gave a brief overview of LCC L.E.R.T. and how to become involved.
 
Pastor Tony Dieckmann thanked us for our support and expressed the value of L.E.R.T. in the church and community.
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