Category: K-9 Comfort Dogs

Paws at the Pool

7/17/2018

The LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry based at Immanuel Church in Belvidere, Illinois, welcomed four hundred guests from the Belvidere community to the free event, Paws at the Pool. Pups, partying, popsicles and prayer! Five pool passes for season 2019 were given away to some lucky attendees. Everyone had a blast! LCC K-9s in attendance were Eunice (LCC Staff), Bekah (Immanuel - Belvidere, Illinois), Kye (Immanuel - Belvidere, Illinois), Levi (Immanuel - East Dundee, Illinois), and Mary (St. Paul's - Janesville, Wisconsin).

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Rummage Sale

7/17/2018

.On Thursday, July 12, LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Mahlah (Our Savior – Milford, Illinois) and Comfort Dog-in-Training Myra visited Our Savior Lutheran Church in Momence, Illinois, for their fundraising rummage sale. The proceeds of the sale will be going to help the LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry.

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Visitation of Shannon Dalton

7/17/2018

On Friday, July 13, five LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs were deployed to the visitation of Shannon Dalton. Shannon was the mother of 2 small girls and was a public school teacher.

The K-9s attending were Zippy (Trinity – Roselle, Illinois), Levi (Immanuel – East Dundee, Illinois), JoJo (Living Christ – Arlington Heights, Illinois), Barnabas (Trinity – Hobart, Indiana) and LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dog Brandy (LCC Squad) and veteran Marv.

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Thank You Comfort Dog Gideon for Visiting My Grandfather

7/17/2018

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Gideon (St. Michael’s – Bloomington, Minnesota) received the following email after a recent visit:

Hi! I just wanted to thank you so much for visiting my grandpa John Knoblauch the other day with the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs. You have no idea how much that must have meant to him. His dog JP was his whole world (my grandma's world too), and I know they've missed that loving presence in their life. I'm sure he was absolutely elated, and I'm so happy someone took the time to give him that feeling back.

Thank you so so so so so much,

John Barnet

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Passing of the Vest for LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Julia at King of Glory – Elgin, Illinois

7/10/2018

On Sunday, July 8, LCC welcomed another affiliate member church into the Comfort Dog Ministry. King of Glory in Elgin, Illinois, officially welcomed LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Julia into their congregation as a way to reach those who are suffering or in need.

Julia Comfort Dog is triple vested and with her team will bring God’s mercy and compassion to the Elgin community. When she is with most of her team, she will wear the blue LCC K-9 Comfort Dog vest when she is out visiting. When she is with a veteran handler, she will wear her camouflage LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry vest. She also has a DuPage County deputy handler on her team and will wear her LCC K-9 Police Ministry vest when she is out with her. Thirteen other LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs were on hand as President/CEO Tim Hetzner presented Julia Comfort Dog to the King of Glory congregation to begin their outreach ministry.

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs in attendance:

Adeena Comfort Dog (St. John – Burlington, Illinois)
Barnabas Comfort Dog (Trinity – Hobart, Indiana)
Bekah Comfort Dog (Immanuel – Belvidere, Illinois)
Charity Comfort Dog (Brookfield – Brookfield, Wisconsin)
Chloe Comfort Dog (Lord of Life – La Fox, Illinois)
Eunice Comfort Dog (LCC Staff)
Eve Comfort Dog (St. John’s – Lombard, Illinois)
Isaiah Comfort Dog (Trinity – Hobart, Indiana)
Kye Comfort Dog (Immanuel – Belvidere, Illinois)
Tobias Comfort Dog (Lord of Glory – Grayslake, Illinois)
Zippy Comfort Dog (Trinity – Roselle, Illinois)
Amos (Comfort Dog in Training)
Caleb (Comfort Dog in Training)

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Visitation and Funeral of Deanna Stritof

7/10/2018

2 Corinthians 1:3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,”

Thirteen LCC K-9 Comfort Dog teams traveled from four states to be with the family and friends of Deanna Stritof of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, Indiana, last Thursday and Friday. LCC President/CEO Tim Hetzner along with LCC staff members Rich Martin, Dona Martin, Marie Payes, Jim Morrison, and Dan Fulkerson were also present.

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Deanna had been the Top Dog for Immanuel Lutheran Church. They are in the process of getting their LCC K-9. Deanna is also the mother of Jenni Hoffmeyer, the Top Dog at Lord of Glory Lutheran Church in Grayslake, Illinois. Pastor Andrew Fields officiated the funeral service on Friday.

Please keep Deanna’s husband Marty, daughter Jenni, brother Andrew, and the entire Stritof family in your prayers.

LCC K-9 Ministry Dogs in attendance:
Anna Comfort Dog (Trinity – Toledo, Ohio)
Asher Comfort Dog (Faith – Lake Forest, Illinois)
Barnabas Comfort Dog (Trinity – Hobart, Indiana)
Bekah Comfort Dog (Immanuel – Belvidere, Illinois)
Bethany Comfort Dog (Trinity – Danville, Illinois)
Eve Comfort Dog (St. John’s – Lombard, Illinois)
Kye Comfort Dog (Immanuel – Belvidere, Illinois)
Mahlah Comfort Dog (Our Savior – Milford, Illinois)
Mercy Comfort Dog (Our Savior – Louisville, Kentucky)
Tara Comfort Dog (LCC Staff)
Tobias Comfort Dog (Lord of Glory – Grayslake, Illinois)
Kare 9 Brutus (LCC Squad)
Triton (Comfort Dog in Training)

LCC President/CEO Tim Hetzner Speaks at LWML Indiana Event

7/3/2018

On Friday June 29 and Saturday June 30, the Indiana District of the Lutheran Women Missionary League (LWML) gathered at Valparaiso University for their annual conference.

President/CEO of LCC Tim Hetzner spoke on Saturday afternoon on the topic of how one may "Walk in the Light of the Lord." He shared with the audience about the many ministries that LCC is involved in, including Haiti, LERT, and the K-9 Ministries. Many of the women commented on how impressed they were of LCC’s national and international outreach in showing the Mercy, Compassion, Presence, and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to so many people around the world.

Those in attendance were also very happy to meet LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Brutus, with veterans Gene and Jim. There were also LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs in attendance, with K-9s Barnabas (Trinity – Hobart Indiana), Isaiah (Trinity – Hobart, Indiana), Naomi (Holy Cross – Indianapolis, Indiana), as well as Comfort Dogs in Training Triton and Myra.

Passing of the Vest for LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Peace at Trinity Downtown – Orlando, Florida

7/3/2018

On Sunday, July 1, members, guests and visitors at Trinity Lutheran Church Downtown in Orlando, Florida, had a wonderful morning celebrating the Passing of the Vest for LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Peace! Peace Comfort Dog is the first LCC K-9 Comfort Dog in Florida. God has amazing plans for the Comfort Dog ministry at Trinity Downtown as they share His peace and comfort with those in their community and beyond.

Five LCC K-9 Ministry teams traveled to Trinity Downtown to celebrate Peace Comfort Dog’s Passing of the Vest: Hope (Faith Lutheran – Marietta, Georgia), Lizzie (Trinity Lutheran – Savannah, Georgia), Luke (Christ the Shepherd – Alpharetta, Georgia), Sasha (Island Lutheran – Hilton Head Island, South Carolina), and Tobias (Lord of Glory – Grayslake, Illinois). Special guests who attended include Rev. Gregory S. Walton, President of the LCMS Florida-Georgia District, and Pastor Billy Brath. Between the services, the Comfort Dogs and teams enjoyed greeting everyone who came to celebrate the LCC K-9 Ministry at Trinity Downtown

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Southern California Road Trip

6/26/2018

Comfort Dogs Reuben and Aaron on the Road Again!

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Reuben (First Lutheran – Yuba, California) and Aaron (St. John’s – Napa, California) began their journey on June 19. Along with their handlers, they drove down to southern California for three events.

The first stop was in Ojai, California, at Royal Family Kid’s Camp for Foster Children. They spent the day with 30 amazing campers and their counselors as they had story time, swimming, crafts and games. It was a privilege to share the love of Jesus with so many.

Our second stop was at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Santa Clarita, California for their Vacation Bible School (VBS). The children chose the LCC K-9 Comfort Dog ministry and teams Reuben and Aaron for their mission outreach this year. Pastor Joe agreed to do the “ice bucket challenge” if the children raised over $1,000 for the Comfort Dog ministry. Well, the children ended up raising over $1,400 for us to benefit the ministry! Pastor Joe was such a good sport as he was drenched with a bucket of ice and cold water.

One of the highlights of the visit was meeting a sweet boy who was grieving the loss of his golden retriever. He touched their hearts when he said, “Reuben and Aaron are like furry medicine!”

Finally we visited St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Orange, California, for their special event, “Servant Sunday.” Comfort Dogs Reuben and Aaron, along with their handlers, were able to meet so many wonderful people and share a bit about our ministry as they put together items to be distributed in their community.

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Children Write Thank You Notes to LCC for School Visit

6/26/2018

Last week, LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs were invited to visit the students at Parkland Preparatory Academy in Streamwood, Illinois. This week, the students showed their appreciation by writing thank-you notes back to their furry visitors: K-9s Tobias (Lord of Glory – Grayslake, Illinois) and Zippy (Trinity – Roselle, Illinois) along with Kare 9 Brutus (LCC Squad) and Comfort Dogs-in-Training Sage and Myra.

“My favorite part of seeing comfort dogs was when Zippy put her head on my lap.”

“My favorite part of seeing the comfort dog was Sage’s fluffy fur.”

“My favorite part of the field trip was getting the [comfort dog] cards.”

“My favorite part of seeing the Comfort Dog was meeting the new dog in training.”

“My favorite part of seeing the comfort dog was petting Sage.”

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Paws at the Pool

Rummage Sale

Visitation of Shannon Dalton

Thank You Comfort Dog Gideon for Visiting My Grandfather

Passing of the Vest for LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Julia at King of Glory – Elgin, Illinois

Visitation and Funeral of Deanna Stritof

LCC President/CEO Tim Hetzner Speaks at LWML Indiana Event

Passing of the Vest for LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Peace at Trinity Downtown – Orlando, Florida

Southern California Road Trip

Children Write Thank You Notes to LCC for School Visit

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