These 101 LERT team volunteers came from the following 23 churches in Illinois and Wisconsin Click the button below to watch the LERT volunteers in action at Walcamp. Illinois:
Christ Our Savior – Dixon Cross Helmar – Yorkville Faith – Oak Lawn Immanuel – Belvidere Immanuel – Des Plaines Immanuel – Dundee Immanuel – Freeport Immanuel – Palatine Joyful Harvest – Johnsburg Living Waters – Peoria Lord of Life – LaFox Prince of Peace – Palatine Shepherd of the Hills – McHenry St. John – Wheaton St. Luke – Montgomery St. Matthew – Hawthorn Woods St. Peter – Hampshire St. Peter – Schaumburg Trinity – Genoa Trinity – Lisle Trinity – Roselle Zion – Ottawa Wisconsin: Our Redeemer - Wauwatosa It was a beautiful day to enjoy being outside in God’s creation with much work being accomplished, chainsaw lessons practiced, and teamwork enjoyed with brothers and sisters in Christ. Walcamp Director Bill Indelli expressed his thanks to all present for their willingness to serve to prepare the campgrounds for the ministry they do.
Voice of Care has offered a new type of service to communities who are dealing with a disaster by training LERT team members to be respite companions. On Saturday, April 13, Deaconess Kris Blackwell led this training at the Northern Illinois District office. Six LERT team members joined this group that can offer these services at a disaster site if needed.
Participants were from the following LERT teams: Family in Faith – Glendale Heights Immanuel – Belvidere St. John – Wheaton St. Peter – Gilberts St. Peter – Schaumburg Trinity – Lisle Lutheran Church Charities thanks Voice of Care for equipping LERT volunteers to serve a vulnerable population in times of disaster by showing the mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need. Lutheran Church Charities welcomes 22 new LERT certified members! On Saturday, March 23, LCC held a Basic LCMS LERT training for new and recertifying team members in McHenry County, led by Kathy O’Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response. There were a total of 27 in attendance from the following churches and LERT teams in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin:
Out-of-State
Brookfield Lutheran Church – Brookfield, Wisconsin St. John – Lincolnville, Kansas It is good to see how the disaster response ministry is continuing to grow with volunteers willing to share the mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need.
 On Saturday, September 29, LCC held a Basic LCMS LERT training for new and recertifying team members at Cross Lutheran Church in Yorkville, Illinois. Led by Kathy O’Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response, there were a total of 17 in attendance from the following churches and LERT teams:
Illinois LERT Teams
Wisconsin LERT Team
It is good to see how the disaster response ministry is continuing to grow with volunteers willing to share the mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those suffering and in need.
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