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Containers are Filled and Your Donations are Bound for Haiti |
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 On Friday afternoon, August 27th and Monday morning, August 30th, LCC volunteers did a stellar job of loading the containers for Haiti in less than an hour and a half.
Thank you to all the donors whose donations will make a difference in the lives of the people of Haiti.
On Thursdays and Fridays throughout the summer small teams ranging from 2 to 15 worked at the warehouse transporting, sorting, boxing, and palletizing donations getting ready for the day when we could ship the donations to Haiti. Our crew of 48 LCC volunteers logged over 4,000 hours preparing the donations. Over the past Friday and Monday the volunteers loaded two containers with 2,209 boxes and items with a total weight of 37,920 lbs. These containers included some special items, shoes, medical supplies, and medical equipment for the clinic and hospitals and the Medical Mercy teams, tools to be used in the Building Homes and Hope For Haiti Project, and lastly a special donation of liturgical resources for our Churches in Haiti.
 Thank you to all the volunteers who worked so hard and made this possible. LCC would not be the ministry we are or do the things we do without your faithful service. You are Lutheran Church Charities!
A special thank you to Ace Relocation Systems and their staff who allowed us to use their facility for the summer months. We also want to thank Orphan Grain Train who has been partnering with us and the LCMS to transport your donations to Haiti where they will be given out through our Lutheran Churches who are ministering in Jesus' name to the hurting people of Haiti. For all of us involved it was amazing to see God at work through his people!
Click here to watch a video of a container being loaded at the warehouse
Click Here to Donate to the Haiti Relief Fund... |
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LERT Members Answer the Call in Maywood |
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 This past week LCC was contacted by an elderly woman who needed help with her basement. During the flooding in July around the Chicago area she had over two feet of water in her basement and paid for a company to help clean. Now, weeks later, mold is growing and funds are limited. A call for help went out to LCC's certified LERT members and on Monday, August 30 ten individuals answered the call. Volunteers cut and removed drywall, removed ceiling tiles, and sanitized her basement. As the volunteers met Barbara she said over and over again, "You all are a blessing from God and I can't say thank you enough". |
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Video: Building Wells In Ghana |
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Lutheran Church Charities, in cooperation with Lutheran Hour Ministries, is helping to raise funds for building wells in Ghana to supply much needed clean water.
To Help Make a Difference, click here to donate or call (866) 455-6466 |
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LCC staff members Tim Hetzner and Dona Martin, along with Rev Glenn Merritt and other staff from LCMS, have arrived safely in Haiti Wednesday morning. While there they will continue the ongoing plans for Building Homes and Hope for Haiti.
A direct gift from Thrivent Choice is the replacement for Thrivent's past matching gift programs. Over the years Lutheran Church Charities has benefited from Thrivent's matching gifts and relied on them for our Disaster Response work, our Parish K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry, and operational expenses to continue to offer our Dollar In-Dollar Out Giving. So, when choosing a recipient for your Choice Dollars, please remember Lutheran Church Charities as a beneficiary. 
You can donate your choice dollars to Lutheran Church Charities in two ways, by going to 
