Relief Projects in 2004
CRF sends 100% of funds given for any relief project.
  • Africa - $5,000 for eyeglasses for the poor.
  • Belarus - $1,000 for Bibles.
  • Cuba - $35,000 for shipment of desperately needed medical supplies to hospitals. In addition, CRF provided food for elderly and orphans through the Havana church.
  • Dominican Republic - $3,000 for flood relief.
  • Malawi - $9,345 for Malawi Project to care for aids victims, orphans and poor families.
  • Mexico - $500 for eyeglasses for the needy.
  • Mozambique - $3,215 for famine relief.
  • Romania - Under the direction of Imogene McAnulty, CRF sent $126,867 to help1500 kids regularly in 11 orphanages and 5 hospitals with powdered milk, food, medical supplies, shoes, and clothing. Also 4,200 needy children in 42 institutions received Christmas gifts. $5,663 was sent for Dr. Lucian Zarma's hip replacement so he can continue to care for poor children of Romania.
  • Sudan- $3,000 to feed nursery children. $5,500 for war victims.
  • Uganda - $36,000 for church buildings in Mbale & Kampala.
  • United States - $5,000 for Florida hurricane relief.
  • Bibles - Bible distribution is a part of CRF ministry including $2800 sent to Dale and Elnora Dennis to buy Bibles for Bible classes in public schools in Tanzania. Approximately $5 will purchase a Bible in most countries.

Tsunami Relief

The Christian Relief Fund Annual Report is published once a year. This annual has been formatted so it is internet friendly and may look different form the one you may have received in the mail.

Saving children for 30 years . . .

Thirty years!

An impressive length of time . . .

. . .Yet what is truly impressive are the thousands of lives touched by loving, caring CRF donors. I am amazed by you who have given your hearts to children you'll probably never meet this side of eternity. I am amazed by your love and tenderness as you share with these children and families in your gifts and letters. I don't have the words to express the thanks you deserve.

You have heard the cries of the needy. You said, "Yes!" Read the pages of this report and praise God with us for all that He has accomplished through people like you -- people who are willing to lose themselves in His Will.
Much has been done but new opportunities arise every week to bless the lives of children in crisis. Please keep this ministry in your thoughts and prayers. Thirty years of history may have some importance or interest, but the real question is what will our answer be TODAY to those children crying for help? With your continued help we can say, "Yes." For God promises in Jeremiah 29:11, "I know the plans I have for you . . . plans to give you hope and a future."

With all my heart I thank you,
Linda Purdy
Executive Director

Saving Children for 30 Years. . . through

  1. Child Sponsorship (in 22 Countries):
    Belarus
    Cuba
    Dominican Republic
    Ecuador
    El Salvador
    Ethiopia
    Guatemala
    Haiti
    Honduras
    India
    Jamaica
    Kenya
    Liberia
    Lithuania
    Malawi
    Mexico
    Nicaragua
    Nigeria
    Panama
    Romania
    Ukraine
    Uganda

    The future of the world lies in the children of today. Because each little one is precious in the eyes of Christ, the Christian Relief Fund has been saving children since 1971. The Christian Relief Fund provides hungry children with food, clothes, medical care, schooling, and Bible teaching through Child Sponsorship for only $25 a month.
    When you sponsor a child you will receive a packet including your child's picture, personal history and an information sheet on his or her country. As a sponsor you will be able to send and receive letters from our sponsored child and build a lasting relationship.
  2. Family Feeding
    $25 a month provides a needy family with vital food supplements, medical care, hygiene and nutritional instruction, job training, self-help programs and Bible study.
  3. Schools
    The Christian Relief Fund operates schools in the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Liberia, and Malawi. Currently 791 students (sponsored and unsponsored) attend our schools. Additional funds are needed to cover the cost of unsponsored children, building upkeep, and teacher salaries.
  4. Emergency Relief
    El Salvador - $40,000 sent for earthquake relief
    Ethiopia - $64,317 sent for famine relief
    Cuba - $17,000 sent to ship desperately needed medical supplies for hospitals
    India - $39,143 sent for earthquake relief
    Malawi - $5,000 sent for milk and medicine
    Mozambique - $2,500 sent to aid flood victims
    Romania - Food and medical supplies for 1375 children in 5 hospitals, 5 orphanages & Children's Burn Unit overseen by Imogene McAnulty, missionary and CRF volunteer.
    Preaching the gospel through word and deed: Imogene McAnulty, (above) missionary, CRF board member and volunteer, with one of the orphans she oversees in CRF projects in Romania, providing food and medical supplies for hospitals, orphanages and needy families in the church in Bucharest. As a result of relief work, orphanages allow church volunteers to teach Bible to the children.
    United States -
    Houston - $6,090 sent for victims of Houston flooding
    New York and Washington - $50,327 sent for the victims of the Sept. 11 tragedy
  5. Clinics
    In addition to ongoing and emergency medical help in other programs, CRF operates the Good Samaritan Clinic in Ravalpally, India, and a clinic in Kosgi, India, a village surrounded by 12,000 people in 23 villages with no medical care available.
  6. Bibles
    Bible distribution is a part of CRF ministry including $5000 sent to Dale and Elnora Dennis to buy Bibles for Bible classes in public schools in Tanzania. Approximately $5 will purchase a Bible in most countries where CRF operates.


100% OF FUNDS DONATED FOR ANY
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECT GOES TO THAT PROJECT.

FROM CRF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

"We are happy to write our sponsors. Your last letter is in my hands now. I have read it several times and all the time (always) I have thought about your kindness. How wonderful and good persons you are! Inspite of thousands of your problems you have found the possibility to help us. You are great people! We are so far from you - in another part of the world, really, but you are the nearest and dearest of friends. We love you so much! God bless you!"

-Sasha & Natasha, Ukraine


"I want to tell you that I am happy and grateful to God and the people I love. You and your family are included in those people I love. My goal and dream is to finish school and then get a job so that I may help my parents. They have sacrificed so much for me. I want to help my 2 younger brothers so that they may continue going to school. My father is getting older and I know that he can't work forever. I wish that my father did not have to work as hard as he does. I know I can't help him now and all I can do is continue studying so that someday I can. I would also like to help others who are in need because there are so many in need in this world and I would like to help them in some way. These are some of my dreams and goals and I ask God to help me reach these goals and dreams some day. May God bless you."

-Priscila Galvez, El Salvador


"I am a mother raising two children on my own. I am happy coming each week to church. I can't tell you how important your material help is for me. God bless you."

-Dumitru Sabina, Romania


WHAT CRF DONORS SAY . . .

"I just want you to know how much I appreciate you and all the wonderful things you do to help other people. One of my dreams for life is to be able to live and work with people in countries who need a lot of help getting on their feet; but as I'm in college now, preparing for this, it is such a comfort to know that I can do something through you!"

-Jeniffer Anderson


"I was recently in El Salvador and spent several days with Alma and Miguel (CRF administrators). Wonderful people doing a fantastic job meeting the needs of hundreds of children. Thank you once again for making all this possible. My prayer is that God will continue to work through you to care for the poor."

- Brenda Morgan


"Our greatest joy is the ability from God to share! Our pictures of our CRF children sit in our office as a joyful reminder of God's work throughout the world!"

- Deveny & Bruce Coryell


"I am so impressed with the information packet you sent, I wanted to get this check in the right away. I have a meeting set with the deacon in our congreegation who oversees this type work. I pray for results that glorify our Lord. I personally will be sending more and want to set up an automatic draft on my checking account. After going over your financial statement it is obvious to me that all funds are used in one way or another to make this relief program work. Thank you for your most excellent assistance and response to my call."

-James H. Couch


Our Commitment To You
The Christian Relief Fund has been operating with an untarnished record since 1971 because of the following commitments and values:

  1. To honor Christ. The Christian relief Fund staff, programs, and ethics are Christian. The goal of each program is to glorify Christ, demonstrating his love by operating in integrity as we meet tangible needs in addition to teaching His written Word.
  2. To be financially accountable for your precious sacrifices and keep administrative costs as low as possible. Only $3 out of $25 given for child sponsorship are used for administrative expense. 88% goes to the child. Volunteers and staff periodically travel to various sites to ensure that programs are being administered properly and in the best interests of the children. The Christian Relief Fund is a member of ECFA, an organization which requires strict financial accountability of its members. Financial statements are always available to you upon request.
  3. To partner with the local church. Programs are administered through members of local churches, often volunteers, strengthening the church and fostering relationships in the local community. We take great care to entrust the children in our programs to people of integrity, who have the children's welfare foremost in their


Board of Trustees
The Christian Relief Fund Board of Trustees serves voluntarily and is composed of men and women who are members of the church of Christ who deeply care about missions and benevolence:

 Frank M. Pope, President
Ashley Hunter, Vice President
Alison Taylor-Brown, Secretary
Marvin Coleman, Treasurer
Fred Futch Jr
Dr. Milton Jones
Imogene McAnulty
Morris McFadden
Scott Sager
Danny Troublefield
Kenneth Vaughn
Nova Vaughn

Christian Relief Fund Staff
The Christian Relief Fund has a very diverse staff with different educational backgrounds and abilities,in order to serve you better:

 Linda Purdy, Executive Director  
Sharon Horrell, Vice-President of Development
Ruby Nell Loe, Mail Processing
Judy Latham, Administrative Secretary
Karen Talley, Child Placement
Madrene Talley, Accounting
Cindy Cooksey, Accounting
Rosie Palmer, Donor Communications
Sandra Branch, Translations