A Guardian Angel Helps the

Dreams of a Former Refugee

Daniel Agau, a former refugee and one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan," came to this country in 2001, and by 2004 was working with Lutheran Services Florida as a van driver helping other refugees with transportation needs.  Click here to read this moving story about how Daniel was helped by a couple of guardian angels in his dream of getting a college education and becoming a naturalized U.S. Citizen.

LSF Counselors Offer Help

after Day Care Tragedy

Counselors from the Family Centered Services program of Lutheran Services Florida in Ft. Myers have volunteered their services to parents and children affected by the slaying of a teacher at Bobbie Noonan's Day Care in Cape Coral on Fri., Jan. 25.  Read the story by clicking here.

Churches, Groups Share Holiday Gifts

with LSF Youth & Elderly

This past Christmas, Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) and particularly those served by LSF were blessed with sharing in abundance.  Pensacola area churches and organizations put up angel tress to provide gifts for youth in LSF shelters, and Tampa Bay area churches sent gifts for those in the LSF Guardianship program.  Read the story by clicking here.

Congregations Supporting Seniors'

Independence in the Miami Area
Wheat Ridge Ministries is featuring a story on the work of Congregations Supporting Seniors’ Independence (CSSI), a coalition of 10 Miami-area churches that closes the gaps in at-home recovery care until seniors are able to live independently again.  CSSI is sponsored by LSF.  Read the entire story at the Wheat Ridge Ministries website.

Going the Extra Mile for a
Child at Christmas

A few days before Christmas, the Ft. Myers staff of Lutheran Services Florida’s child protective program discovered that the mother of one of their children had been arrested and would be in jail over the holidays. That would mean 10-year-old "Erica" and her adult brother would be alone for Christmas. Read what the LSF staff at Ft. Myers did to help by clicking here.