LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry Teams and Hearts of Mercy & Compassion Deploy to Perry, Iowa
to BE THERE for the Community
Thanks to you, we are there!
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Sixth-Grader Killed
Seven Other People Injured "For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones." Isaiah 49:13 LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs arrived in Perry, Iowa, on Sunday, January 7, and got right to work to bring a sense of peace and assurance to those who are hurting.God paved the way to connect us with the people who need us most. LCC K-9 Comfort Dog teams have had several private visits with students and staff who were directly impacted by the tragedy and have more of these visits scheduled throughout the week. These visits offer a safe and intimate space for individuals and families to experience solace, support, and unconditional love. 
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In this time of anguish and uncertainty, we draw strength from our faith, knowing that God's boundless love transcends all pain and sorrow.
As we engage with the community more throughout this week, we will continue to share a message of hope, reassuring everyone that they are not alone and that there is a path to healing through faith.
We invite you to join us in prayer, as we ask for God's love to flow through us, bringing peace and healing to the hearts of the Perry community. Together, let us be the vessel of God's boundless love, spreading hope and strength in these uncertain times.
Thank you to the following LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry teams for saying, "Here am I; send me!" and answering the call to serve: LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Charity (Brookfield - Brookfield, Wisconsin), Eden (Peace – Columbus, Nebraska), Gideon (St. Michael’s - Bloomington, Minnesota), Joanna (Christ Lutheran – Lincoln, Nebraska), Katie and Phinehas (Trinity - Fremont, Nebraska). We thank Gary Kilvinger, Dawn Gilfry, and Pam Lienemann for their leadership and for managing the teams on the ground
Thank you for BEING THERE by working through Lutheran Church Charities
As we engage with the community more throughout this week, we will continue to share a message of hope, reassuring everyone that they are not alone and that there is a path to healing through faith.
We invite you to join us in prayer, as we ask for God's love to flow through us, bringing peace and healing to the hearts of the Perry community. Together, let us be the vessel of God's boundless love, spreading hope and strength in these uncertain times.
Thank you to the following LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry teams for saying, "Here am I; send me!" and answering the call to serve: LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Charity (Brookfield - Brookfield, Wisconsin), Eden (Peace – Columbus, Nebraska), Gideon (St. Michael’s - Bloomington, Minnesota), Joanna (Christ Lutheran – Lincoln, Nebraska), Katie and Phinehas (Trinity - Fremont, Nebraska). We thank Gary Kilvinger, Dawn Gilfry, and Pam Lienemann for their leadership and for managing the teams on the ground
Thank you for BEING THERE by working through Lutheran Church Charities
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We are incredibly thankful for your support, which makes it possible for us to BE THERE where we are needed most. Your donations have made a tangible difference in the lives of the people we've been blessed to help during our deployment to Perry. The love, healing, and comfort we've been able to provide are a direct result of your generosity
Posted: Friday, January 5
In response to the shooting that occurred yesterday at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa, LCC-affiliated churches, LCC staff, LCC K-9 Comfort Dog teams, and Hearts of Mercy & Compassion volunteers came together to make a plan to BE THERE for the community. Their actions are inspired by their faith and guided by an overwhelming desire to help those in need. Several LCC K-9 Comfort Dog teams immediately started preparations to deploy.
The LCC K-9 Comfort Dog team from Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont, Nebraska, with LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Katie and Phinehas, was present last night at two candlelight vigils, bringing love and comfort to the community gathered to support each other.
Lutheran Church Charities has been invited by Lynsi Pasutti, Executive Director of Perry Chamber of Commerce, to bring additional LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs, as well as LCC Hearts of Mercy & Compassion, to the shocked and hurting community that this horrific event has greatly impacted.
LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Charity (Brookfield - Brookfield, Wisconsin), Eden (Peace – Columbus, Nebraska), Gideon (St. Michael’s - Bloomington, Minnesota), Joanna (Christ Lutheran – Lincoln, Nebraska), Katie and Phinehas (Trinity - Fremont, Nebraska), and their dedicated handlers, will arrive in Perry on Sunday to be present and BE THERE with those who are grieving, bringing them comfort, love, friendship, hope, and prayer.
In response to the shooting that occurred yesterday at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa, LCC-affiliated churches, LCC staff, LCC K-9 Comfort Dog teams, and Hearts of Mercy & Compassion volunteers came together to make a plan to BE THERE for the community. Their actions are inspired by their faith and guided by an overwhelming desire to help those in need. Several LCC K-9 Comfort Dog teams immediately started preparations to deploy.
The LCC K-9 Comfort Dog team from Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont, Nebraska, with LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Katie and Phinehas, was present last night at two candlelight vigils, bringing love and comfort to the community gathered to support each other.
Lutheran Church Charities has been invited by Lynsi Pasutti, Executive Director of Perry Chamber of Commerce, to bring additional LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs, as well as LCC Hearts of Mercy & Compassion, to the shocked and hurting community that this horrific event has greatly impacted.
LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Charity (Brookfield - Brookfield, Wisconsin), Eden (Peace – Columbus, Nebraska), Gideon (St. Michael’s - Bloomington, Minnesota), Joanna (Christ Lutheran – Lincoln, Nebraska), Katie and Phinehas (Trinity - Fremont, Nebraska), and their dedicated handlers, will arrive in Perry on Sunday to be present and BE THERE with those who are grieving, bringing them comfort, love, friendship, hope, and prayer.
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The teams will place a Heart of Mercy & Compassion and cross in Perry to honor the memory of the 6th-grade student who was killed and will present Hearts of Mercy & Compassion to the first responders who serve and protect their community.
We pray that these Hearts will serve as a reminder that people across the nation love and support them and that the community finds solace in the presence of these comforting reminders of the hope we find through Jesus Christ. |
Please support us by prayer, and if you are so moved, help with financial support for travel expenses for the teams who volunteer their time to BE THERE.
Thank you for being a part of the Mercy and Compassion Ministry of Lutheran Church Charities.
Serving Together in the Comfort of Jesus!
Thank you for being a part of the Mercy and Compassion Ministry of Lutheran Church Charities.
Serving Together in the Comfort of Jesus!
Rev. Chris Singer
President/CEO
Lutheran Church Charities
President/CEO
Lutheran Church Charities