With the entrance of the fall season, it is time for us as a church to bring our thoughts to our Operation Christmas Child (OCC) ministry. OCC, through Samaritan’s Purse, provides God’s love in a tangible way to children in …
Faith is pleased to announce that we are teaming with our sister congregation, Iglesia San Pablo-Aurora, to offer virtual ESL classes for the 2020-2021 academic year. There had been much excitement around last fall’s startup of an ESL program at …
With the summer coming to an end within three weeks, several important actions have been made recently. These have been accomplished as a coordinated effort between Faith Lutheran and the Eden Restoration Project (ERP), Waukegan. Both entail the addition of …
On Sunday, August 23, Pastor Jim met with Scouts and leaders from Troop 198 of Mundelein to return their flag, which he had taken on his mission to the South Pole. The Troop’s flag was flown on an official U.S. …
It was another gorgeous day, so one of my handlers took me for a walk around Big Bear Lake in Vernon Hills, Illinois. Though we didn’t cross paths with any other walkers, we did enjoy the beauty and peace of …
From August 6 to August 9, I had the opportunity to lead a youth service trip down to Marshall, Missouri. Four youth and one mom joined Donnie Stubblefield and me for the seven hour trip to central Missouri. While there …
There’s nothing like a warm, sunny summer morning walk around the downtown of one of our local communities to lift my spirits…and apparently, the spirits of others as well. On one recent morning, some of my handlers took me with …
On Thursday, August 27, Nic and several youth from Faith spent the morning picking vegetables and delivering them to COOL Food Pantry in Waukegan. The vegetables are cultivated and tended to by a number of dedicated volunteers as part of …
Two of my handlers and I recently took a morning stroll in downtown Lake Bluff. We enjoyed the gorgeous weather and made a few new friends along the way. But by far, the most interesting thing we saw while there …
