Your Donations Make a Difference

Thank you for your compassionate hearts and generous donations.
YOU are making a difference in the lives of the people who are suffering and in need. Thank you for being the hands and feet of Jesus!

Pastor Kevin Kritzer of Bethany Lutheran Church in Long Beach, California, sent an email to LCC saying, “Thank you for your assistance to Salaam Ministries.”

Bethany is the sponsor and host congregation for Salaam Ministries of California, the West Coast branch of Salam Christian Fellowship of the Northern Illinois District (NID). Thank you for helping Salaam Ministries of California and Salam Christian Fellowship of the NID reach out and share the message and Gospel of Jesus with Muslims who need to know Jesus.

LCC presented donations received to Pastor Hesham Shehab of Salam Christian Fellowship in Lombard, Illinois, to assist two families that Salam is serving. One check was for a Syrian immigrant volunteer of Salam for a portion of the mortgage payment, and part of the check was to cover a portion of the cost of his medications. The second check was to cover an amount of the immigration fees for another family.

LCC presented Pastor Karim Yaghleji from Voice of Hope Mission in Lombard, Illinois, a mission to Arabic-speaking people in the Northern Illinois area, with a Cannon wireless color printer for the mission.

On Monday, January 11, LCC volunteer Bob Morris and LCC Ministry Director Nikki Deacon delivered your donations and four cases of takeaway food containers to St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois. Pastor Cesar Sifuentes and Deaconess Elly Sifuentes continue to serve the St. Matthew’s community through weekly soup kitchen meals and by holding COVID safe, bilingual Divine Worship services along with hosting weekly Bible study classes. Pastor Cesar and Deaconess Elly are tremendously grateful to LCC donors for their continued support.

Bob and Nikki also went to Christ the King Lutheran Church and School, Chicago, Illinois, to deliver donations to benefit the school's students and support the Christ the King community. Christ the King has an excellent and vibrant violin program. Monday's violin lesson paused so that the students could join Pastor John Brazeal and Principal Geri Brazeal in accepting your gifts of love. John and Geri extend their deepest gratitude to LCC donors for their continued support. 

Thanks to your generous donations, orphaned children and adults in Haiti celebrated a wonderful Christmas. Through your gifts, LCC shared the love of Jesus with our Haitian brothers and sisters.

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LCC Thanks Donors for Helping Us Continue to Serve in 2021!

LCC wants to THANK everyone who helped us on our once a year 12/31 Annual Fund Campaign to cover our operating expenses. What comes in for our 12/31 Yearly Appeal determines our budget, which starts February 1st. Thank you for your support!
 
ISSUES WITH THE MAIL
 
We have been contacted by donors wondering if we got their donation check and, in some cases, found out we have NOT. The mail has been and continues to be running SLOW, to say the least.
 
Also, we have sent out thank you letters acknowledging your gift, and some have been returned because the Post Office says the address is wrong – WHICH WE HAVE VERIFIED IT IS NOT. We are trying to scan and email you the letter and also drop it in the mail again.
 
We sincerely apologize for any confusion, which is beyond our control, and we hope it all gets worked out soon! If you have any questions, please feel free to call us.
 
Thank you again for Making a Difference!