Prayers & Communion Ware needed for Kenya
Click here for the letter received by LCC
Springs
of Life Lutheran Church, nursery school, and the newly remodeled Luther
Health Centre in Kibera, Kenya, were looted and set ablaze Thursday
afternoon as riots continued for the fifth day following heated presidential
elections. "No amount of pleading would stop them," said Rev. David Chuchu,
Project Coordinator for ELCK (Evangelical Lutheran Church Kenya). He also
said a neighboring African Inland Church was burned....
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to listen to interview.] 
Request from Rev. Keith E. GeRue, A LCMS Pastor serving Word and Sacrament Ministry in Bucca, Iraq. (Former parish pastor in the NID)
I
have a request and would like your assistance. Our Unit has just taken over the
visitation program in Bucca. Over 200 families come per week. This program is a
way in which the families of Iraqi Detainees get to visit them. Many of these
children have nothing except the clothing on their backs. What we would like to
do is along with giving them paper and pen, (Which we have a truckload of) is to
give them a little toy and stuffed animal. Is there anyway which the LCC can
assist with this project? Click here for the Photo Gallery of your Gift in Action... New Photos recently added
Our answer is ABSOLUTELY! If you would like to collect these items, please contact LCC at 866-455-6466 or LCC@LutheranChurchCharities.org
Or
you can contact Rev. GeRue directly at
keith.gerue@iraq.centcom.mil
or mail him at:
Keith E. GeRue
CH CPT, 384th MP BN
Unit 60534
APO AE 09375
Note: Priority mail box 6x12x9 is about $10.
A large 24x24x12 box is about $20.
Only USPS delivers to Iraq, UPS Does not!
Thank You for Making a Difference in the lives of these children!
As
part of the medical mission team sponsored by St. Matthew Lutheran Church,
Barrington, Jeanne Gates (right) screens patients for hypertension and
diabetes at the clinic in Polo Gamboa, Mexico
By the end of the week, the team had helped 664 people. While medical care is available in this area, most of the people coming to the clinics cannot afford that care.
The team's main clinic and pharmacy were located at Santisima Trinidad, the Lutheran church in Zaragosa. Clinics also operated at three remote sites--San Francisco, San Marcos, and Polo Gamboa--where people allowed the team to use their homes and yards for the clinics.
Polo Gamboa is the poorest of these communities. The area has no sewers or safe water supply. Because of these conditions, diarrhea and intestinal parasites are common medical complaints.
Providing clinics at these three remote sites also demands a great deal of flexibility and creativity from the medical team. Tarps, bed sheets, wire, and duct tape are all employed to transform yards and homes into clinics.
Not all the medical team members come from St. Matthew Congregation.
This year four members came from St. Peter Lutheran Church, Arlington Heights,
two joined the team through Lutheran Church Charities in Addison, and five came
from other parts of the United States. They became team members through
Lutherans in Medical Missions, a mission agency in St. Louis which helps to
connect medical personnel with groups sponsoring medical mission trips.
Because most members of the medical team could not speak Spanish, St. Matthew
entered into a unique partnership with San Pablo, the Spanish-speaking Lutheran
church in Aurora. The pastor of that congregation, the Rev. Alex Merlo, and
three members of his congregation, joined the team and worked as
translators.
"One of the blessings of working in this area year after year," stated the
Rev. Gerald Schalk, medical team leader and pastor at St.Matthew, "is that we
have come to know the people and their needs. The trusting relationship which
has developed between our teams and the people we serve has helped to increase
our effectiveness."
If you are interested in joining an upcoming mission team contact
the Rev. Gerald Schalk, 847-382-7002.
St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Barrington IL Sending off Medical Team
Pastor
Gerald Schalk and St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Barrington are on their way
with a medical team of 31 to Ysleta Lutheran Mission in El Paso, Texas. They
will be there from October 13-20 and will be offering four medical clinics in Zaragosa, San Marcos, San Francisco (Mexico), and Polo Gamboa.People volunteering their time and expertise are from St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Barrington; San Pablo, Aurora; St. Peter Arlington Heights, and others that are coming from Schaumburg. People from other parts of the United States will be meeting them in Texas/Mexico. Susan Busse and Laura Tomasovic with Lutheran Church Charities Medical Missions will also be accompanying them to Mexico.
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Laura Tomasovic |
L.V.H. arrived safely in Kunming at 2 AM local time on August 27th.
She completed the required physical examination the next morning and was going to buy some supplies before the drive to QuJing. She was pleased that all her checked luggage arrived without incident. Thank you for thinking of her as she begins her work.
L.V.H., a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Palatine, will teach oral English, Western culture, and Western teaching methods to students at a teachers college in Asia. She will speak of the hope that is within her as the opportunity arises. This is a 10 month commitment, the end of August to the end of June, for the 2007-2008 school year. She seeks prayer, email, and financial support. As of July 27, she has received $5,700 of the $12,000 she needs for transportation, living expenses, visa, health and evacuation insurance, orientation services, and administration of the program. If you would like to get involved, pray, receive her newsletter contact Lutheran Church Charities at LCC@LutheranChurchCharities.org To support her financially click here
Help Fill the Bus!
Update and Request from the Friends of Haiti, Christ Lutheran Church, Orland Park, Illinois
Three years ago the Sunday School at Christ Lutheran Church in Orland Park received a request from Pastor Isaac of Jeremie, Haiti for a school bus. The funds have been raised and the bus is now at Christ Lutheran Church. Pastor Isaac has taken 19 orphaned children into his home. Many of these children lost their parents to starvation or diseases that are common in Haiti. Orphaned (or abandoned) children in Haiti are often sold into slavery or prostitution. With the Lord's help, Christ Lutheran plans to build an orphanage for Pastor so that he can continue to save more children from this life of misery. This is where the bus comes in.
The bus will be sent to Haiti in October for Pastor Isaac's use but before it goes it will be used as a shipping container. Many of the building supplies they will need for next summer will be packed along with other items that Pastor said the people in his community could really use.
They would like to involve as many in this project as possible. The need in Haiti is endless
Items needed are as follows:
Over the counter For the orphanage:
Vitamins Plastic dinnerware & utensils
Aspirin Plastic tumblers
Advil shoes (in good condition )
Tylenol socks
Children's Tylenol school supplies
Neosporin twin size sheets (flat only)
Bandages underwear (new)
4x4 gauze pads
Cough medications
Benadryl
Tooth brushes
Toothpaste
If you or your church/organization would like to donate any of the above items call Dianna Bonfield at 866-455-6466 or e-mail her at Dianna@LutheranChurchCharities.org for details on drop off locations.
To learn more about Pastor Isaacs' Orphanage
To donate to Pastor Isaac's Orphanage, click here
Help With The Hoop
Request from Pastor Walt Schoenfulhs, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Norwood Park
Dear friends,
St. Paul, in conjunction with MOST Ministries, will be hosting a short-term mission team to Battambang, Cambodia where we will distribute eyeglasses, build a basketball court for the local Lutheran church and conduct a basketball clinic. Through this effort the prayer is that the local congregation can reach out to the youth of the community as well as provide much needed eye wear - all for the sake of the Gospel.
I'm writing this to ask for help in raising funds. We still need to raise over $2,000.00 for construction costs. We're trying to alleviate the team members from having to add these costs into their own costs. 
Cambodia is less than 2% Christian. The local believers are seeking ways to open doors into their communities so that opportunities to witness might also occur. Your help and support in this will help greatly!
In Christ, Pastor Walt Schoenfuhs
To donate to "Help With the Hoop" click here
For more information on this mission trip click here
Lutheran Church Charities Medical left Monday, June 18th for a medical mission to Pallisa, Uganda which is north of Lake Victoria and east of the Nile. She will be part of a group organized by Tom and Kay Cox Worldwide Ministries.
Susan plans to spend two weeks on the mission treating medical patients and proclaiming Christ in all that she does. After that she will spend one week making contacts with other doctors for future malaria research as well as other medical missions in that area. While there she will also have the chance to visit Jereminah Nakimula, a thirteen-year-old girl she has been sponsoring and corresponding with since 1998.
Please keep Susan in your thoughts and prayers as she travels to share God's grace and healing hand.
If you would like to support LCC Medical Missions please click here.
Tim Hetzner of LCC meeting with leaders of South African Mission to arrange Mission AllianceMore to come in the coming weeks on how you can support Christian Missions in South Africa...
January 22, 2007 Update from Pastor John Reinke:
It has been a fantastic trip with students in my class coming everyday all day
Plus the 4 Deaf Vicars!!
But I am also hearing many stories of gossip about us.
Satan sure wants to destroy the Gospel.
Everything from we permit all sins - because God forgives us...
More
on the story, click here...
January 18 - Betty Jo Lucero writes...
Reaching out to the deaf in Ghana
In January five of our fellow Lutherans will join Rev. John Reinke, director of Concordia Seminary's Deaf Institute as he travels to Ghana. Rev. Reinke commented
"We
go to Ghana to "Reach
the Deaf" and to teach
God's word to the Deaf.
They are "hungry" to know about God. We
teach them so they, in
turn, can be well-versed to go and teach the
Gospel to other deaf
Ghanaians."The team will be leaving for Ghana on January 9th and returning January 31st.
Deaf volunteers: pictured left to right
Rev. John Rienke, Karen Hale, Betty Jo Lucero, Linda Zoiss
The goal is for each team member to raise at least $5000 for air fare, shots, visas, passports, and for Christian resource materials to leave with the Deaf Ghanaians.
Their first request is for prayer to continue to make these mission trips. Please pray for God to strengthen the Deaf leaders and give them his wisdom. Pray for the deaf in Ghana.
For the full article click here
If you are able to help financially you can donate to the Ghana Deaf Leader Training fund
Rev. Otten Returns from Ghana
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LCC filmed Rev. Otten about his Mission Trip o Ghana and their needs. DVD is available FREE to Congregations - 55 min. in length.
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Pastor Walter and Ruth Otten have returned from their teaching trip to Ghana. While teaching the catechism to the students at Accra Seminary, Pastor Otten became aware of a pressing need. A seminary student, Matthew, painfully and regretfully revealed how much time had to be spent by pastors in Ghana to provide for the material needs of their own families. When they finish their training and begin their work they will not receive a salary as pastors. They have to provide for their families in the spirit of St. Paul, as "tent makers." Little time is left for the work of the ministry. "We are here," Matthew said, "to prepare to become pastors, to proclaim the Gospel to the lost." Could his "professor" help? The last words of Matthew in the dialog, as he spoke for the entire class, were, "We are not asking for a fish, just teach us to fish." What Matthew was seeking was financial aid in securing something as simple as a mill, which he and others in his village could use to earn money to support their families. Then they could spend more time serving as pastors.
Pastor Otten promised to do what he could to support the pastors of Ghana in their "tent maker ministry." Pastor Otten told the President of the Lutheran Church of Ghana, Dr. Paul Fynn, that he has set a goal to raise $25,000 for the "Tent Maker Ministry." Through the office of the President of the Lutheran Church of Ghana gifts will be made available for the pastors of the church so that they can earn money through "tent making" enabling them to more efficiently provide for their families and thereby devote more time to their call to serve the Good Shepherd. $8000.00 has already been raised for this effort.
Those wishing to support this effort are invited to send their gifts to Lutheran Church Charities. The Lutheran Heritage Foundation will match all gifts and use the matching funds to publish a translation of the catechism into the major tribal language of Ghana. English is the official language of Ghana but few in the villages of Ghana, where most of our Lutheran churches are, speak English. Because of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation's generous offer to match your contributions, your support will not only provide the pastors with a means to support their families but will also give them the important tool of catechisms as they minister in their villages.
Russian Partner Church Sends Aid To Sister Church Damaged By Hurricane Katrina
Missionary Leif Camp (pictured here with his family) of the Partner Church of Russia
was taking back sufficient hymnals for his congregation. When they heard of the need for hymnals for the churches damaged by the hurricanes they decided to share their blessings with Faith Lutheran Church of Harahan, LA. To learn more about the Partner Lutheran Church of Ingria Russia and the Pro Life ministry of Pastor Leif Camp click here.for a video presentation (18 min. in length)To donate, click here and select Rev. Leif Camp Fund.
LCC Gives out Full Truck Load of Meat to Chicago Ethnic Ministries
Frozen Meat was the Vehicle to Touch those in Need this Easter with the Presence of our Risen Lord!
Due to the generous donation of a FULL truck of frozen meat from Economy Packing Co Inc. in Chicago, LCC handed out frozen meat to the Chicago and area Ethnic Ministries. At 6:00am on Saturday, April 8, 40 plus people and staff of LCC gathered to unload the truck of meat at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Chicago. Ethnic Pastors and members gathered to unload and then to deliver the meat to those in need in the ethnic communities that they serve. An invite to their Easter services was shared with those receiving the meat. Over 1,500 pounds of meat was handed out!
Some of the ministries that participated in this event were:
African Immigrant Ministries
First Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago
Lutheran Church of Christ The King, Chicago
St. Paul Lutheran on Dorchester, Chicago
Timothy Lutheran, Chicago
Zion Lutheran, Chicago
Faith Lutheran, Cicero
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