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The last month has been a very busy one for Team Eden. It began with the North Central Regional meeting held at Trinity Lutheran church in Fremont on July 26 & 27. Twelve members of our team were certified in a Spiritual First Aid training class which will assist us in showing compassion to those we come in contact with. Then this past Sunday on August 18th, Team Eden traveled to Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island for the commissioning service of Comfort Dog Meshach. Meshach is the 8th canine in the state of Nebraska bringing comfort to God’s people. With the kickoff of the school year, Team Eden will again be back and involved with the staff and students at the Immanuel Lutheran School. Eden has attended the joint church service and a meet and greet at the school so far this month. Team Eden will be at the school on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the school year. Regular visits were also made to Emerald Court, Brookestone Acres, Prairie Village, Heritage House, and the Edgewood Memory care unit. In addition we visited our local hospital and their Daycare facility this past month.
In His Service,
​Warren 
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Team Eden will be traveling to Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont, Nebraska on July 26th and 27th to attend the North Central Regional Comfort Dog Conference. All teams from our tree state region will be in attendance, (Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska). The main emphasis for the meeting will be to give handlers a review of correct dog handling practices and improvement of their skills. In addition, all attendees will be taking a course on Spiritual First Aid training. The purpose of the training is to teach us how to better listen, interact and respond to an individuals needs that we may come in contact with during our visits. Nearly 90 attendees will be taking the course to improve their interaction skills.
Eden and her team have made fifteen facility visits along with one private home visit in the past month. It is truly amazing to see the smiles and relationships that have been established in our community with our team.
In His Service,
​Warren and Mary
Next meeting: Tuesday, August 13th, 7 pm
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Eden and her team have continued to keep a very busy schedule offering comfort and being a presence for all of God’s people. On May 28th and 29th Comfort Dogs Eden, Joanna, and Michael were called to St. John’s Lutheran in Victory, Iowa for the funeral of a 13-year-old boy, Nolan Bayer, who died as a result of an ATV accident. His immediate family and friends were very appreciative of all our attendance.
 
Team Eden also attended the VBS, SCUBA, this past week held at Peace. Eden brought her calming character and demeanor for many of the younger children.
 
Eden and three other Comfort Dogs were also present on June 13th at a day camp for foster children in central Nebraska. It is truly amazing to watch these canines interact with these youth on a one-on-one situation.
 
Regular monthly visits were also completed at Prairie Village, Brookestone Acres, Heritage House, Real Life, Emerald Care, and the Columbus Community Hospital. As a result our team was able to share smiles and God’s peace with dozens of people in our community.
 
In His Service,
 
Warren and Mary Hellbusch

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