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LCC Disaster Response Serving in Selma, Alabama, to Help Families in Recovery Efforts from Multiple Catastrophic EF-3 Tornadoes

1/24/2023

 
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Helping Impacted Individuals and Families in Hardest-Hit Areas
 
Nine lives lost in Alabama and Georgia

DONATE — LCC DISASTER RESPONSE FUND
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On Thursday, January 12, a strong storm system moved through four states with high winds, large hail, and a tornado outbreak, including thirty-eight powerful tornadoes, of which three were long-track EF-3 tornadoes with 110+ mph winds that caused major damage to homes, businesses, and schools. There was a loss of nine lives in Alabama and Georgia from this storm.
 
One EF-3 tornado was on the ground for 23 miles through Selma, Alabama. It affected one-third of the town. In Selma alone, 3,300 homes, businesses, schools, and churches were damaged or destroyed by the tornado. This was part of a long-track EF-3 tornado that went through three states with 150 mph winds. It was on the ground for 76 miles and was ¾-mile wide going through Selma and into Georgia.

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Lutheran Church Charities Disaster Response has been invited by Rev. Ross Johnson, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Director of Disaster Response, and Rev. Ed Brashier, LCMS Southern District Disaster Response Coordinator, to provide chainsaw assistance with the lift and heavy equipment, and assist residents in sorting and salvaging belongings in the lower income, hard-hit neighborhoods of Selma, Alabama.
 
Kathy O’Day, Director of Disaster Response and LCC Lutheran Early Response Team (L.E.R.T.) staff and volunteer teams will be serving homeowners through Pastor Steve Washington at Trinity Lutheran Church in Selma, Alabama, from Sunday, January 22, to at least Saturday, February 4.

“All I Could Do Was Cry Out to God to Protect Me” Shares a Wife Who Sheltered in Place

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Mrs. H. walked with Martin Luther King, Jr. across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the civil rights March in 1965 and now gives tours and shares stories of her beloved Selma. She has seen so many changes during the last several decades, but the destruction she sees everywhere now brings her to tears and causes her heart to ache for her community. She is very grateful that her home was not damaged by the three very large pine trees that fell in her yard and next to her home.
 
She told us how scared she was to hear the sounds of trees falling and glass breaking as the tornado passed through her neighborhood. She stated, “All I could do was cry out to God to protect me.” After it passed, she went outside to see many of her neighbors' homes destroyed. She could hear some crying out for help under debris, and she could just cry and pray. Thankfully, no one perished, but many of her friends have lost everything.
 
She is so grateful for all of the help that has arrived to help her community. She was especially thankful for the LCC Lutheran Early Response Team (L.E.R.T.) volunteers that worked at her home all day to make it safe again.

Church Member Homeowner Serves Alongside of L.E.R.T. Team

Agnes is a Trinity Lutheran Church member who wanted to give back to her community by serving with our L.E.R.T. volunteers. She has spent a couple of days out with the team and loves the Christ-centered care shown to her neighbors and the joyful hearts of the workers as they serve. Agnes has considered it a blessing to serve and learn what we do. She, too, has been a blessing to us.

Helping an Elderly Gentleman Who Rode Out Storm in His Closet

Carl is an elderly gentleman who rode out the storm in his home's closet. He heard the freight train coming, trees cracking and falling, and part of his roof coming off. He feared his home would be totally destroyed and that he would be killed. As he stated, “I prayed for the Lord to keep me safe, and he heard my prayer.”
 
He had a lot of tree damage, and a large limb came through his roof. He feels he was blessed as he looks at all of the homes destroyed and loss around him. He was very thankful for the professional help and care shown to him.
LCC never goes where we are not invited.
We NEVER charge those we serve!

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If you are so moved, please donate to the LCC Disaster Response Fund or LCC 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 — LCC DISASTER RESPONSE FUND
DONATE — LCC MAINTENANCE & FUEL EXPENSE FUND
Please pray for all of the communities affected by these devastating tornadoes, including the LCC Disaster Response volunteers and staff, as we serve in the hardest-hit area of Selma, Alabama, to help during the long recovery process.
 
LCC works in coordination with LCMS Disaster Response national and local districts of the LCMS.

Emergency Site Visit - Funeral for Aimee Hudson

1/24/2023

 
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On Sunday, January 22, LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Malachi (St. Matthew - Hawthorn Woods, Illinois), Myra (St. Andrews - Park Ridge, Illinois), Samson (Zion - Marengo, Illinois), and Tobias (Lord of Glory - Grayslake, Illinois) supported the family and friends of Aimee Hudson, 44 years old, who lost her battle with cancer on January 13. 

She leaves behind two young children ages 2 years old and 8 years old. Aimee was a pilot and was First Officer for American Airlines, flying a Boeing 737.  
  
The gentle, loving and comforting presence of the K-9s and their handlers was much appreciated by Aimee’s family. We pray for God’s comfort and strength for Aimee’s husband and two young children as they continue forward without her beautiful and loving presence in their lives.

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Emergency Site Visit - Concordia School, Fort Wayne, Indiana

1/24/2023

 
The LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs were invited by Concordia School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to comfort the students and teachers after the tragic deaths of their Kindergarten teacher’s aide Kari Lynn and her son Oscar who was in the first grade. 

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Anna & Claudia (Trinity - Toledo, Ohio), Dove (Peace - Fremont, Indiana), and Jared (Holy Cross - Fort Wayne, Indiana) and their teams immediately responded to this urgent call to be a gentle, loving and comforting presence during this difficult time.
DONATE – LCC K-9 COMFORT DOG MINISTRY
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Your Donations Are Helping a Single Mom Raise Seven Children After Tragedy

1/24/2023

 
In January of 2022, LCC received a request from Pastor Jim Buckman of Faith Lutheran Church in Lake Forest, Illinois, to help a single aunt of 6-year-old Damari Perry, found dead on January 7. Faith Lutheran Church has been supporting Delonya by raising funds for Damari’s funeral expenses and to help raise his four siblings for her brother, the children’s father. She is a single mother and a foster mother through Lutheran Social Services. Delonya has a powerful faith and compassion for children who need a loving, caring home.
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Delonya is a single mom of two children of her own and a nephew whom she adopted. Her family of three children suddenly became a family of seven children. The year 2022 brought a lot of loss, sorrow, and adjustments for Damari Perry’s four surviving siblings and for Delonya and her three children.
 
Thank you to all who donated money, food, clothing, furniture, linens, household items, and school supplies for the family. Your donations, prayers, and acts of mercy, compassion presence and proclamation of Jesus helped this struggling family make it through the year.
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Last Tuesday, LCC staff members Dianna Bonfield and John Pejchl had the opportunity to catch up with Delonya since early this summer when we delivered furniture to her small 3-bedroom apartment. This time we delivered handmade quilts for each of the children and an artificial Christmas tree, and boxes of lights.
 
Delonya shared that this was a hard year for everyone in the family. The children have been in counseling each week and have been adjusting well to all the trauma they have been through. All the children are doing well in school, and the after-school home life has become far less chaotic. Four months ago, she was able to move the family from the small 3-floor cramped apartment to a little more spacious 2nd-floor, 3-bedroom apartment. Once she is able to get legal custody of the four children, she will be able to move out to the suburbs, where she can have a house with a backyard.
 
Thank you for your prayers and your support as the family continues to heal from Demari's tragic passing.

Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries Maternity Home Welcomes Melody Rose

1/24/2023

 
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Melody Rose was the most recent birth at the Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries (RLOM) Maternity Home. We truly appreciate your prayers, and we hope you will rejoice with us.
 
Baby Melody was baptized into the family of Christ, surrounded by the supportive family of faith at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Sanford, Florida, which offers a spiritual home for the residents, young and old. Melody's aunt, uncle, and little cousin came for the celebration and enjoyed a joyful reception.
 
RLOM staffers were proud to attend the annual Rose Dinner Gala in Washington, DC to celebrate LCMS's dedication to and participation in the 50th annual March for Life. Our Synod's efforts through Life Ministry to speak up for life have blessed Redeeming Life through its Million Dollar Life Match grants and the continued support of Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manning and her wonderful staff.
 
The LCMS Million Dollar Life Match Grant program has encouraged many churches to begin or amplify their support for RLOM and other beginning-of-life ministries. Committed churches and circuits have held everything from door offerings to dinners and craft fairs to campaigns with baby bottles, all to invest in God's gift of life.
 
Thank you for your constant support for Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries both in Sanford, Florida, and the soon-to-open Illinois Expansion Campus in Dundee, Illinois. Your gifts enable these precious lives of moms and their babies to be brought into the Kingdom of God.

DONATE — Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries East Dundee

Your Support Helps Ukrainians Endure and Survive Winter

1/24/2023

 

Limited Access to Food, Warm Clothing, Electricity, and Heat!

 100% of Your Donations Support Ukrainians in Need

DONATE — UKRAINIAN RELIEF FUND
The pastors of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU) continue to bring the good news of Jesus to hundreds this Christmas in their war-torn country, bringing people love, hope, and light.
 
Approximately 6.5 million people in Ukraine have been displaced and are facing freezing winter conditions after being forced to flee their homes. Many take shelter in damaged buildings and have limited access to food, electricity, and heat.
 
LCC received the following update from Pastor Sergey Bevz in Dnipro.
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We continue to carry out our ministry. Due to missile attacks on our critical infrastructure, we continue to have problems with electricity. For many people, this becomes even more of a problem because heating their homes relies on electricity. The water supply can also be connected to electricity.
 
The mobile network also can not work for a long time without it. Therefore, now a very important help for people are candles, batteries, power banks, flashlights, generators, various types of stoves, warm clothes, and blankets. Without this, it is impossible to survive in the de-occupied places because, in most of them, there is no electricity.
 
Also, many people are asking for some building materials to help them close the holes in their damaged houses. Medicines, food, and other basic food items are also important. We still try to make a trip deep into the de-occupied areas once a week.
Also, every Sunday after the service, we receive people in the church. There are also separate groups of people whom we help - wounded soldiers in the hospital, the disabled, and people in special clothes.
 
In recent months, the Lord has been blessing our church, and it is growing. We are also particularly humble before the Lord because we see a revival starting in the church. New people come to repentance. They confess their sins and faith in Jesus. There have been six converts in the last month. There are many people who come to confirmation classes.
 
Recently, our city was hit by a rocket attack. The rocket hit a nine-story building and caused severe damage. We were there bringing help. This is something terrible that shocked us all, although this is far from the first such incident in recent months.
 
Thank you for continuing to remember Ukraine and helping the victims. It helps many people to survive and endure during this time.
 
God's blessings!
 
Pastor Sergei Bevz

Your Generosity Provides Computers for Children in Medinya Orphanage

Last week, Lynda Streich, LCC Interim President/CEO, presented a check with your donations to Archpriest Mykhailo Kuzma of the Ukrainian Church in Palatine, Illinois, to help purchase computers for the children in the Medinya orphanage.
 
Thanks to your generosity, the need has been met!
 
Your support is still needed and greatly appreciated as there are ongoing needs to support the children.
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DONATE — UKRAINE ORPHANAGE FUND

YOUR DONATIONS HELPED MORE THAN 10,000 FAMILIES

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During the current year, Lutheran Church Charities provided support to the victims of the war in Ukraine. The Lutheran Church "Living Water" in the city of Dnipro is one of the churches that received your donations.
 
Your donations here in Ukraine have taken on a different form - food, basic necessities, medicines, clothing, certain critical needs, and so on. And even some bulletproof vests for our volunteers, who often bring help to dangerous places.
 
It is even difficult for us today to calculate more or less exactly the number of people who received help from your donations. In fact, we did not think that all this would last for so many months and that there would be so many victims and those in need of help. But according to rough estimates, this is more than 10,000 thousand families (in most cases, we provide assistance per family, based on 4-5 people) only through our Church in the city of Dnipro.
 
These were refugees who sought asylum in our city (today, there are about 400,000 refugees in our city). Also, these were people who remained in their cities and villages. Many of them survived the occupation. These were Donetsk, Kharkov, and Kherson regions. We have taken aid to many places in these areas.
 
It is difficult to convey in words or even photographs what can be seen in those places where there were battles and occupation. War is worse than words or photos can convey. The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Romans (5:20), said an amazing thought - when sin increases, grace abounds even more.
 
We did not think that we would see confirmation of these words in this way. But we saw it during the war. When on the one hand, some people became a source of violence, destruction, death, pain, and tragedy. But other people have become a source of help, conductors of compassion, mercy, and God's grace.

Therefore, as a citizen of Ukraine, as a brother in Christ, and on behalf of many people who received your help, I want to glorify the Lord and thank you and your charitable organization for the help provided. It really was important and precious and remains so.
 
We wish you blessed days when we all celebrate Christmas and New Year. We wish you and all of us peace around us, peace within us, and peace with our God through our Savior Jesus Christ.
 
God's blessings!
Pastor Sergey Bevz
City of Dnipro, Ukraine

Christmas Eve Service Without Power

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Most congregations of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine follow the Eastern Orthodox church calendar. Thus, the birth of Christ ('Christmas') was just observed on January 6-7.
 
The congregation in Mikaloev, pastored by Oleksiy Navrotskyy, experienced a jam-packed house for its Christmas Eve worship. One of the ministries in the Odessa congregation is outreach to the disabled. Their Christmas Eve service for them had to be conducted without any power. Pastor Oleg Schewtschenko reports: "The Star of Bethlehem brought wise men to Jesus. We had no electricity, but the light of the Gospel once again brought children and parents in Odessa to their Saviour!"

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Please prayerfully consider donating to help Ukrainians by showing the Mercy, Compassion, Presence and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to those who are suffering and in need!
DONATE — UKRAINIAN RELIEF FUND

You Are Making Miracles for the Little Ones in Ukraine!

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LCC received the following update from Oksana Svidruk of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church in Palatine, Illinois:
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Happy New Year!
 
Let me start off by thanking all of you on behalf of the orphanage in the village of Medinya for a wonderful Christmas! The orphanage is in the Ivano-Frankivsk region which is cared for by the Church of St. Nicholas. Each child at the orphanage awoke to an amazing Christmas surprise: new warm clothes for exercising and lots of new sports gear!
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Additionally, thanks to your contribution, we were able to send two generators to the orphanage! This means that they will be able to keep the lights on even though the war has taken out the power in most of the area.
 
In November 2022, we sent 30 computers to a different orphanage in the Ivano Frankivsk region, Serdechko. Thanks to these computers, the children can keep studying. Despite the sounds of war all around them, they grow braver every day, knowing that they can continue to study and learn. Thanks to God’s grace, they are able to keep looking toward the future with hope and faith.

We’re reaching out again so that we can provide the Medinya orphanage with the same opportunity. We plan to send 30 computers to the Medinya orphans so that they can keep moving forward in their studies. Your support is greatly appreciated. You have shown great kindness in treating the orphans just as you would the newborn king. Thank you for extending this kindness to the children of Ukraine.
 
Oksana Svidruk
Parishioner
The Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church in Palatine

Please prayerfully consider donating to help provide computers for the children in the Medinya orphanage.
DONATE — UKRAINE ORPHANAGE FUND

LCC Disaster Response Deploys on Sunday to Selma, Alabama, to Help in Recovery Efforts from Multiple Catastrophic Ef-3 Tornadoes

1/17/2023

 
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Working with LCMS Disaster Response & LCMS Southern District Disaster Response Coordinator to Help Impacted Individuals and Families in Hardest-Hit Areas
 
Nine lives lost in Alabama and Georgia
 
"For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.” (Isaiah 49:13)

DONATE — LCC DISASTER RESPONSE FUND
DONATE — LCC MAINTENANCE & FUEL EXPENSE FUND
On Thursday, January 12, a strong storm system moved through four states with high winds, large hail, and a tornado outbreak including thirty-eight powerful tornadoes of which three were long-track EF-3 tornadoes with 110+ mph winds that caused major damage to homes, businesses, and schools. There was a loss of nine lives in Alabama and Georgia from this storm.
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The EF-3 tornado with 150 mph winds that went through Selma, Alabama, and into Georgia was on the ground for 76 miles and was ¾-mile wide. According to FEMA on Monday, in Selma and Autauga County alone, early reports document 252 structures destroyed, 195 structures have major damage, and an additional 145 structures damaged.
 
Lutheran Church Charities Disaster Response has been invited by Rev. Ross Johnson, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) Director of Disaster Response, and Rev. Ed Brashier, LCMS Southern District Disaster Response Coordinator, to provide chainsaw assistance with the lift and heavy equipment, and assist residents in sorting and salvaging belongings in the lower income, hard-hit neighborhoods of Selma, Alabama. Kathy O’Day, Director of Disaster Response and LCC Lutheran Early Response Team (L.E.R.T.) staff and volunteer teams will be serving homeowners through Pastor Steve Washington at Trinity Lutheran Church in Selma, Alabama, from Sunday, January 22, to at least Saturday, February 4.

LCC never goes where we are not invited.
We NEVER charge those we serve!

If you are so moved, please donate to the LCC Disaster Response Fund or LCC 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 — LCC DISASTER RESPONSE FUND
DONATE — LCC MAINTENANCE & FUEL EXPENSE FUND
Please pray for all of the communities affected by these devastating tornadoes, including the LCC Disaster Response volunteers and staff, as we deploy to the hardest-hit area of Selma, Alabama, to help during the long recovery process.
 
LCC works in coordination with LCMS Disaster Response national and local districts of the LCMS.

Your Continued Support Helps St. Matthew in Chicago Minister to Those in Need

1/17/2023

 
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LCC Staff member John Pejchl delivered your donations to St. Mathew Lutheran Church and "Comedor San Mateo" Soup Kitchen in Chicago, Illinois. Pastor Cesar Sifuentes shared a story with John which shows how God uses your faithful donations.
 
A single man stopped in to get food at the soup kitchen and noticed there were some electrical problems at the church. After receiving the meal, the man thanked Pastor Cesar. He also asked if he could have a look at the electrical problem since his trade is as an electrician. He was able to fix the electrical problem quickly that day. He also showed Pastor Cesar how to prevent the electrical problem in the future. Pastor Cesar has not seen the man since.
 
Your faithful donations make it possible for St. Matthew to serve those in need in their community.

DONATE — ST. MATTHEW SOUP KITCHEN

Your Donations Provide Necessary Repairs to Salam Christian Ministry Vehicle

1/17/2023

 
Thank you for your donations that allowed for necessary repairs to the Salam Christian Ministry's vehicle.
 
Pastor Hesham Shebab is able to continue reaching out to Arabic-speaking people and sharing Jesus with them.
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Emergency Site Visits - Family Perished in Fire

1/17/2023

 
Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

A horrific fire occurred Saturday morning in Fremont, Indiana, taking the lives of a mother, Rebecca, 37, and her three young children, Emmitt, age 5, Eleanor, age 4, and Alaura, age 2.

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Dove (Peace - Fremont, Indiana) and her team of handlers and ministry partners live in this small community. They have established many caring relationships within the Fremont community, including the schools and local fire department. The schools and fire department needed the comfort, love, and support of Dove and her team after this tragic loss of ones so young. LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Anna (Trinity - Toledo, Ohio), Caleb (Immanuel - Valparaiso, Indiana), Claudia (Trinity - Toledo, Ohio), and Jael (Trinity - Hobart, Indiana) traveled to Fremont, to support Dove and her team on those visits.

We pray for the family of this younger mother and her three children as their hearts are broken and in shock. We also pray for God’s love, support, and peace for the first responders who took this call. What they saw is forever etched in their minds and hearts. We pray for the community to be wrapped in God’s loving and comforting arms.

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