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Ministry Opportunity In Cedar Rapids

Ministry Opportunity In Cedar Rapids

Last month I attended the LWML Iowa East District Convention and we were visited by Gracie the Comfort Dog and several of her handlers. One of Gracie’s handlers explained to us that Gracie is the only Lutheran Church Charities Comfort Dog in the state of Iowa. She travels from one end of the state to the other sharing the love of Jesus (and her comfort) with those in need of it. Gracie is currently eight years old. As Gracie’s handler…

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Missions, Donuts & Serving Together

Missions, Donuts & Serving Together

A couple weeks ago a missionary from the Dominican Republic visited my kids at school and talked about some of the work she is doing there. Her name is Jamielynn Tinkey. I have never meat Jamielynn. But she had quite the impact on my kids. All three came home from school and wanted to have a lemonade stand to raise money to send to her and support her work. Since it is October and our street isn’t that busy, we…

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Love in a Little Purple Box

Love in a Little Purple Box

This past weekend I had the pleasure of spending time with hundreds of my LWML Iowa East District Sisters in Christ at our biennial convention. This is an organization that has been near and dear to my heart for a number of years now. Not only has it gifted me with numerous friendships, but also the opportunity to combine my monetary gifts with those of Lutheran women from around Eastern Iowa to give to missions on a greater scale than…

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