Category: Families In Need

$2,000 Needed for Christ the King Graduate to Continue Advanced Counselor Degree to Serve His Community

12/3/2019

Lutheran Church Charities received a request from Pastor John Brazeal, Christ the King Lutheran Church and Geri Brazeal, Principal, Christ the King Lutheran School, Chicago, Illinois. They are requesting $2,000 in financial assistance to help a former Christ the King student pay his student loan balance for transcripts needed to obtain a Master of Social Work Degree. He is one of three full scholarship picks from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Jane Adams College of Social Work.

Darrell came to Christ the King Lutheran School 20 years ago as a 12-year-old student who struggled academically. He had many bad breaks in his short life that affected him in many ways.

“Darrell’s dad brought him when he was in 5th grade because he was having issues in his school. The Lord worked a miracle in him while he was here and my student began to change. After a couple of months, he came around and was an honor student by the end of the year,” recalls Geri Brazeal.

Darrell graduated with honors from eighth grade and went on to Mount Carmel High School (Chicago, Illinois) on a scholarship. After graduation, he went to Northern Illinois University to study psychology and education. His student loans and grandmother helped him with tuition. Unfortunately, while Darrell was still in college, his beloved grandmother passed away. He also lost his mom to drug overdose and witnessed his best friend get killed.

“With your help, I can pursue my passion to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I will be able to provide group and individual therapy sessions to individuals and families in my community to help them learn how to cope with the various issues they are facing,” says Darrell.

“Darrell will be a great asset to our community because he went through and understands many of the issues the families are experiencing. He has served as a mentor for many of our students. He is a blessing to the community. With your gift, he will be able to obtain the necessary training to come back and provide support for the young people in his parish,” says Pastor John Brazeal.

Please prayerfully consider making a monetary donation to enable Darrell to pursue a Master of Social Work Degree and obtain his license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to serve his community.

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Prince of Peace Welcomes Umbreen Upon Her Arrival from Pakistan; Help Still Needed to Relocate Pastor Alfred and His Family

11/13/2019

Last summer, Pastor Karl Fay from Prince of Peace in Palatine, Illinois, reached out to Lutheran Church Charities asking for financial assistance to relocate and reunite family members from Pakistan.

We are happy to share that the first family member, Umbreen, arrived on Friday, November 8 and was reunited with her sister Anila. This reunion was blessed by the tireless efforts of Anila and Gulfam, the generous support of LCC donors, and fervent prayers by many congregation members, friends, and LCC followers.

On Sunday, November 10, Pastor Karl Fay and congregation members welcomed Umbreen to the United States and Prince of Peace. The outpouring of love surrounded them all as they praised God for protecting Umbreen throughout this long process and her journey to the United States.

Anila and Umbreen shared their gratitude to everyone who helped reunite them:

Gulfam, Austin, and I feel so blessed and would like to give a big Thank You to Prince of Peace pastors, congregation, and Lutheran Church Charities donors. We have no words to explain how we feel by everyone’s love and continued prayers for Gulfam's brother and his family, and my sister Umbreen. I am so happy and thankful to God for reuniting me with my sister; we are so happy and thanking God that this day has finally come and for this time together. Umbreen is still thinking it's a dream and said she can't believe she’s here.

May God bless you for your compassion and generosity!
Anila and Gulfam

Let me take this opportunity to thank our heavenly Father for allowing me to write this email to thank the respective pastors, congregation members, and donors for their support and prayers for me and for my sister and brother-in-law.

My sister and brother-in-law came to the United States 20 years ago, and when they became citizens, they put in a petition for me and my younger sister. After 14 years of waiting, finally my turn came. Arriving Friday, November 8, I feel so blessed to be here on this blessed land. On Sunday, I received a very warm welcome at Prince of Peace; I was speechless by everyone’s love. I would like to thank the pastors and congregation for their prayers, and everyone who generously gave financial support to get me here. I feel like I am in Heaven.

May God bless you all!
Umbreen

Anila and Gulfam are still working with his brother, Pastor Alfred, and his family to continue to process their visa application. There is great faith and hope that they will be reunited in December before Christmas.

Please prayerfully consider donating to help Prince of Peace support all of the family members for a few months after their arrival as they look for a place to live, enroll Pastor Alfred’s children in school, and secure employment once they arrive. Pastor Alfred plans to continue his Christian ministry to the people of Pakistan here.

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$2,000 Needed for Christ the King Graduate to Continue Advanced Counselor Degree to Serve His Community

Prince of Peace Welcomes Umbreen Upon Her Arrival from Pakistan; Help Still Needed to Relocate Pastor Alfred and His Family

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