Going the Extra Mile — Milton Jones

We so often say that sponsors save children’s lives. And they do. But it wouldn’t work if there weren’t people in our CRF office and on the other end in the far-off country to take care of the child. I’m so impressed with it all—CRF has great sponsors, CRF has great supervisors in the office, and CRF has great directors in the field. Let me tell you how this works. Brian Omondi was two years old when his father died. If that wasn’t bad enough, shortly after the death of his father, his mother was sentenced to life in prison for murder. No one knew what to do with Brian. As a result, his relatives dumped him at the gate… Read more »


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In Africa, Child Sponsorship, For Sponsors

Christmas Around the World – Milton Jones

I love Christmas. It just seems so sad that a child might not be able to celebrate this wonderful time of the year. To make sure that none of our CRF children miss the holiday or a gift—we try to remind donors to give a gift now in order to help us have Christmas around the world.   I don’t get to see all of our kids at Christmas, but I try to make it a tradition to get to Piedras Negras, Mexico. If you get to Piedras Negras in December, you will experience one of the greatest celebrations around this globe. My son, Patrick, and I have gone regularly to experience the Christmas Party at Piedras Negras.   You… Read more »


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In Child Sponsorship, For Sponsors

Orphan Sunday

On Sunday, November 13, Christians worldwide will be standing up for the orphan on Orphan Sunday. As Christians, we are a people called to defend the fatherless…to care for the child that has no family…to visit orphans in their distress. Because you support CRF, we know that you care deeply for the cause of the poor and the fatherless. Could you encourage your church or group to join us in remembering and supporting the world’s orphans on November 13th (or on the closest available Sunday)? You could encourage your minister to preach a sermon on orphans, ask members of your small group to sponsor a child, or invite friends over for Sunday dinner to pray for the orphans of the… Read more »


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In Child Sponsorship, For Sponsors, US Office

Hurricane Matthew – How You Can Help

UPDATE: OCTOBER 12, 2016 – 11:00 AM One week after Hurricane Matthew passed over Haiti, the death toll has surpassed 1,000. Thousands more are injured. And now another problem is endangering everyone in the country—cholera. Haiti already had one of the highest cholera rates in the world before the hurricane, but the massive flooding caused by Matthew’s rainfall has amplified the spread of the waterborne disease. Many hand dug wells have been contaminated and are no longer safe for drinking. The World Health Organization is sending 1,000,000 cholera vaccine doses to Haiti in an attempt to prevent a larger outbreak. CRF is now focusing on providing food and clean water to those who no longer have a safe water source… Read more »


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In Disaster Relief, Haiti/Caribbean