THE DOG HOUSE - October 2019

THE DOG HOUSE

Lizzie Ministry Supports Trinity’s Vision

The leadership of Trinity has been working hard for the past several months to develop goals that are measurable, time bound and strategically set to help Trnity live the Vision of Growing in God’s Word to Share Christ’s Love. The Lizzie Comfort Dog Ministry is committed to supporting Trinity’s Mission and Vision. Over the past three years, the team and the outreach ministry has grown tremendously due to God’s grace and Trinity’s and the individual team members’ commitment of time, talent and treasure. We are currently the largest daily outreach ministry at Trinity between Lizzie’s visits and social media posts. We pray we will continue to grow in the years ahead.

Lizzie Ministry is all about Sharing Christ’s Love among the members of Trinity, in our immediate community and in the greater southeastern region of  the United States. Our goals will continue to include serving Trinity members on Sundays. at meetings and events, and through visits with homebound, ill, or grieving. Each week, Lizzie will maintain a schedule of four or more visits to schools, care facilities or community events. Throughout the year, Lizzie will coordinate with the other Comfort Dogs in our region to share Christ’s love in the Southeastern Region in response to critical needs and by our presence at conferences and retreats for LCMS ministries.

We can only continue to be effective in Sharing Christ’s Love if our ministry team and our work is rooted in God’s Word. Our goal for Growing in God’s Word is to provide opportunity and encouragement for participation in Bible study for both the members of our team and for those we serve in the Comfort Dog Ministry. First, we will work to equip our team by including Bible-based devotions and ministry studies for our team. Second, Lizzie’s FB posts will share the Growing in God’s Word devotions and appropriate Bible verses in 80% of her posts. We were excited to have more than 400 followers access the recent Bible studies on Ephesians and Philippians and receive 30-50 comments about those devotional studies. Lizzie’s Bible verse is shared on every visit and now we are working to help children and adults remember her verse by setting it to the tune of “Jesus Loves Me”.

Luke 1:78-79

Because God in mercy sent Christ, our Sun from heaven above Down to shine on those who live In the darkness or near death

Yes, He will guide us Yes, He will guide us Yes, He will guide us into the path of peace