For Nothing is Impossible with God!
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.”
God has continued to put church workers on our hearts here at Lutheran Family Service. And not just our pastors and congregational workers, but also our teachers. The vocation of teacher has never been easy. Since the pandemic, the burdens have only multiplied. The same Spirit that has empowered unplanned pregnancy support, adoption services, and mental health counseling is now empowering folks in new arenas to meet rising needs where the Church has asked us to help.
All too often we hear of schools where violence shatters learning and lives. Lutheran Schools are not immune to such evil, and they join the rest of the academic world in preparing for the worst. We’ve begun to build our professional therapists into the Lutheran learning communities in Nebraska and Iowa. As you might expect, these schools are anxious for us to come and help – but tight budgets don’t include money to pay for this ministry. Because of what the Lord is doing at Lutheran Family Service through you, I’m emboldened to ask you to consider partnering financially to roll out this Lutheran schools initiative across our entire service area.
We’re requesting more than your generosity. We need your prayerful and financial investment to keep our schools what they should be – places of safe learning, wrapped with Christ’s love, through Lutheran Family Service.
Our total Empowered to Serve funding goal is $90,500
• $2,500 - Emergency Consultation
$250 provides one emergency consultation via phone/video with an LFS counselor. Our goal is to be available for 10 consultations. (10 x $250 = $2,500)
• $6,000 - Crisis Response
$1,200 enables our LFS rapid response team to travel onsite to a crisis situation. We need to be prepared to provide such presence for 5 different events. (5 x $1,200 = $6,000)
• 10,000 - Professional Development
$1,000 provides one day of professional development for teachers with an LFS counselor. We want to provide this opportunity for 10 schools. (10 x $1,000 = $10,000)
• $32,000 - Year-Round, In-School Presence
$3,200 commissions an entire year of an LFS counselor’s monthly presence in a school. We want to provide this opportunity for 10 schools. (10 x $3,200 = $32,000)
• $40,000 - Consultation Group
$2,000 funds a school’s access for one year to a drop-in, virtual support group for teachers. We wish to be present in 20 schools. (20 x $2,000 = $40,000)
We’re requesting more than your generosity. We need your prayerful and financial investment to keep our schools what they should be – places of safe learning, wrapped with Christ’s love, through Lutheran Family Service.
