How We Help
In the early 90s Alan & Melody Pieratt moved to Brazil as missionaries with CBInternational and took over a ministry to street kids in the center of Sao Paulo. These children were without home or family or friend.
They stole for food and bathed in public fountains. They were hated by the local merchants and tormented by the police. To carry out such a difficult ministry, they successfully partnered with several local Brazilians who had a heart for the kids. It was here that CRI first developed its two-fold approach to missions: 1) We focus on the poor. 2) We carry out our work in partnership with native leaders who are part of their communities we serve. Today Children’s Relief International takes Christ to the poor through eleven different ministries:
