LCC received an update from Pastor Doug Warmann, Trinity Lutheran Church, Roselle, Illinois, on the widowed mom of five with a sixth baby on the way that the church is assisting.

Dear Christian friends,
 
This is an update on the family of five children and their mother grieving the death of their father and partner. The three younger children have been sick several times over the last month with various illnesses as they adjust to daycare. 
 
The mother is still recovering from a work injury and is undergoing physical therapy. Her pregnancy is progressing, with a new baby due in early March. She is struggling to find a caregiver for the children, as she previously worked the night shift for UPS. 
 
With your help, we have been able to help her with many monthly bills, including rent, utilities, daycare, and most of her debts.  We are trying to get her through the immediate time, but her need will continue. 
 
The family is finding the upcoming holidays to be difficult with the absence of their father and partner. Thank you for giving them hope!
 
Please pray for them and prayerfully consider supporting them as God leads. 
 
Thank you for your consideration,
 
Pastor Doug Warmann
Trinity Lutheran Church
Roselle, Illinois

Salam Christian Fellowship, a ministry in Lombard, Illinois, that reaches out to Muslims and Arabic-speaking people sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ is grateful for your support.
 
Your donations have helped Pastor Hesham Shehab and Salam to pay for needed medications for some individuals so they do not need to choose between their medications or food to feed their families. Your financial support helped ease the cost of immigration fees for a Syrian family seeking asylum from their war-torn country.
 
Through Salam Christian Fellowship's ministry of caring, many people's lives are being touched, and hearts are being opened to hear the messages of God's great love for them.
 
While delivering this latest check of donations, Pastor Hesham shared a story about a Muslim gentleman living in America for some time. Several years ago, he became a believer and was recently baptized.
 
The ministry of Pastor Hesham and Salam has been made possible through your help.

This past Thursday, LCC staff members Dianna Bonfield and John Pejchl delivered 20 t-shirts and two prayer shawls to Christ the King Lutheran Church and School in Chicago, Illinois.
 
These items will be used by Christ the King in its ministry in the Bronzeville community to the seniors in their Senior House and other senior living facilities around them. Some of these T-shirts may be given to folks in the community, some to teenagers, or to the homeless people living in the tent cities.
 
Your continuous support of Christ the King allows them to serve those in need in their communities.

LCC received an update from Pastor Doug Warmann, Trinity Lutheran Church, Roselle, Illinois, on the widowed mom of five with a sixth baby on the way that the church is assisting.

This past month has been a time of dealing with changes and challenges for the grieving family of five children with another on the way. Getting through the month is truly a blessing of God, and they wouldn’t have made it without your help. 
 
The mother continues going to physical therapy for a work injury and still plans to get back to work in November. We are still trying to figure out how to make it happen. The reality of her partner’s loss is setting in as she went to receive his death certificate and medical report. The two older kids have begun adjusting to going back to school. The three youngest children have been attending daycare. 
 
However, they all became sick with a virus (not Covid). The middle child received good news as she was accepted into school and has just started attending. She is very excited to start school. However, it is difficult for the mother with her children in three different locations.
 
The new baby is coming in March. Your help has enabled the family to get out of debt, pay their current bills, and have some hope for the future. 
 
If God so leads, please prayerfully consider partnering with those at Trinity, Roselle, to continue to help the pregnant mother provide for her five children. 
 
Thank you for your generous support to them! 
 
Pastor Doug Warmann,
Trinity Lutheran Church, Roselle, Illinois

LCC received an update from Sheryl DeWitt, Director of Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries (RLOM), on the fundraising progress to open a Christ-Centered Maternity Home for single pregnant women in crisis.

October greetings! I write today with exciting news—The Phase Two funding goal for the expansion of Redeeming Life into the Northern Illinois District has been met. Phase One and Phase Two together aimed to raise $350,000 total, and with your help, we did it! Praise God for this early success.
 
Thank you for advocating for this ministry and for those moms and babies we will soon serve. With God’s help, Redeeming Life literally saves lives by providing for physical needs, ministering to spiritual and emotional needs, and teaching life skills that allow clients to graduate from our maternity home ready to live well independently. Your work in your congregation and neighborhood expands our base of support to provide for the ongoing needs of the ministry.
 
While we joyfully celebrate this milestone, we know this is where the real work begins as we move from an exciting plan for ministry in Illinois into the reality of hands-on ministry with God’s children. We thank you for your involvement to this point and ask for your continued partnership in prayer and practice! Please continue to be a voice for Redeeming Life, sharing this exciting news and the challenges that lie ahead.
 
We are confident to ask for God’s continued blessings on this life-giving ministry and on you as you invest yourself in the mission. We praise God for this goal met and for your partnership in this vital work.
 
Join us at Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries in a prayer of thanksgiving, as through the generosity of many in northern Illinois and beyond, we recently met our Phase Two funding goal in expanding our Maternity Home Ministry in East Dundee, Illinois! Faithful support from congregations and individuals now totals $350,000, allowing us to close on the sale of the home, complete the renovations needed, and hire the staff who will ensure our clients are cared for with the love and mercy of Jesus.
 
Stay up to date on our progress by visiting rlom.org and pray for God’s continued blessings through His people as we seek to serve mothers and babies.
 
In Christ,
 
Sheryl DeWitt
Executive Director

Please prayerfully consider continuing to donate to help Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries welcome single pregnant women in crisis in the new Maternity Home.

On Friday, September 30, Pastor Walter Ramirez from Tabor Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois, stopped by LCC headquarters to pick up hand and bath towels for four Columbian families that Tabor is assisting.
 
On Saturday, October 1, Pastor Ramirez received seven boxes of bagels and eight pounds of cookies and other baked goods to hand out to families Tabor is ministering to and to use as refreshments following Hispanic worship services at the church.

Pastor Walter Ramirez was called in June to develop a Hispanic Ministry at Tabor. After a month and a half of visiting the community and meeting people, Tabor began its first Spanish worship service with 32 people in attendance three weeks ago. Tabor also reaches out and serves anyone in the community who is in need through their clothing closet, congregational food pantry, and helping people to find furniture for their empty apartments

Please continue to pray for Pastor Phillip Robarge, the staff at Tabor, and Pastor Ramirez as the church reaches out to the community sharing the mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those that are suffering and in need.

This past weekend LCC staff member Dianna Bonfield delivered a check with your donations to Breakfast with Baby (BWB) at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Carol Stream, Illinois. BWB Ministry started in 2019, serving nine families by providing diapers, wipes, formula, baby clothing, baby furniture, equipment, and toys, and serving a hot sit down breakfast.
 
During COVID, BWB transitioned into a Drive Thru Ministry and served an average of 80 to 90 families. On September 17, Our Savior decided to go back to pre-COVID services for BWB, allowing families to come into the building to shop and have a sit-down breakfast as a family.

To be able to serve the increasing number of families coming for assistance, Our Savior expanded the ministry. To purchase more supplies and equipment to expand the ministry, they spent over $4,000, which drained the ministry's financial resources. The check with your donations was a timely Godsend for this ministry.

Breakfast with Baby has been such a dynamic, exciting outreach ministry for Our Savior that they would like to encourage other congregations to consider starting a BWB Ministry in their community. Our Savior has written a free start-up guide that is available for the asking. If you are interested in this ministry, contact Our Savior Lutheran Church at (630) 830-4833.