Emergency Special Appeal for Those Who Lost Everything During Nebraska Floods

Lutheran Church Charities received an Emergency Financial Assistance Request from Dr. Rev. Luke Schnake, Senior Pastor, and Tom Grunow, Director of Financial Generosity from Christ Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska.

As donations are received, LCC will assist Christ Lincoln in helping the elderly couple who lost everything. The wife is recovering from her surgery in a safe, clean home and donations will help the husband purchase the tools he needs to continue to care for the property they manage.

Trinity – Fremont, Nebraska with Pastor Anthony Gerber has members mucking and gutting homes, and providing basic needs and rental assistance to families they served while in the shelter at their church. LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Katie continues to bring mercy and compassion to the flood affected community.

Good Shepherd – Fremont, Nebraska with Pastor Ryan Ankersen is preparing for their church to become a long term housing facility for displaced families who are unable to live in their damaged homes or whose homes have been completely destroyed by the floods. They are also coordinating volunteers to work in many communities to help affected residents begin their recovery process.

Please continue to pray for the affected Nebraska communities and the churches who serve them faithfully. Donate generously to help LCC continue supporting the individuals and families through our churches during their long recovery.

Nebraska Churches Continue to Serve Families During Flood Recovery

Several Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) churches in the Nebraska and Iowa West Districts are working together to assist in the flood recovery process.

Christ Lincoln – Lincoln, Nebraska with Dr. Rev. Luke Schnake, Senior Pastor, and Tom Grunow, Director of Financial Generosity and Disaster Coordinator is serving as a disaster relief collection and distribution center for 12 communities in Nebraska and Iowa West. They are also helping to prepare and serve meals in Glenwood, Iowa, on a weekly basis. LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Joanna brought comfort to the children staying and eating at the Glenwood Resource Center.

Redeemer – Lincoln, Nebraska (LCMS English District) with Pastor Mark Ebert is partnering with Christ Lincoln to provide meals to Glenwood, Iowa. Their members are also assisting with mucking and gutting of homes and working in the distribution center.

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This past weekend, Christ Lincoln and Redeemer Lutheran Churches LERT team and church members went to Pacific Junction, Iowa, to help muck and gut homes for families who were able to finally see their homes last week. The devastation is catastrophic from water and mold. Although these homes are being gutted, it will still need to be determined if they will ever be able to be habitable again.

Christ Lincoln and Redeemer also prepared and served approximately 150 people lunch at the Glenwood Resource Center which has been serving as a shelter for displaced families from Glenwood and Pacific Junction.

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