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Lend a helping hand and paw.

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    Lola-Pearl is at a meeting for those who have lost an arm or a leg. (AP/Patrick Orsagos)
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    Juanita Mengel holds her cat, Lola-Pearl. Ms. Mengel lost a leg after a car accident. Lola-Pearl had to have one hind leg removed. (AP/Patrick Orsagos)
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    Lola-Pearl enjoys meeting new people. (AP/Patrick Orsagos)
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    Ms. Mengel snuggles with Lola-Pearl. They visit hospitals, schools, and nursing homes together. (AP/Patrick Orsagos)
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    Do you have pets that comfort you? (AP/Patrick Orsagos)
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Ms. M. lost her leg.  Lola-Pearl is her cat.  She is missing a hind leg.  These two are a team!  They visit people who have lost arms or legs.

They bring comfort to others.

Pray: Thank God people and their pets can encourage others. People can lose an arm or a leg and have happy, full lives.

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Juanita Mengel puts on a prosthetic leg each morning. Then she puts a small one on her cat, Lola-Pearl. Ms. Mengel is 67. She lives in Amanda, Ohio. A car accident damaged the leg she lost. Lola-Pearl had back legs that twisted together. Doctors removed her left hind leg. Ms. Mengel and Lola-Pearl love to visit people in hospitals, nursing homes, and schools. Pet Partners has 200 therapy cat teams in the United States.

The Bible teaches we will have suffering. But Jesus will heal all that is broken. (Romans 8:18)