If you are reading this, welcome! And thank-you as well because you are likely to be a friend, missionary, staff member, board member, or donor of Children’s Relief International. It is with gratitude and joy that we publish this book to celebrate the past 25 years. We believe that God has directed our paths, infused our hearts, and created our sense of identity as an organization. We are here to share the light of Christ with the poor in Word and deed. We are doubly blessed with both ability and desire.

During these years, we have published thousands of newsletters, fliers, brochures, and updates of all sorts (and that does not count our website).

In gratitude and remembrance, we have assembled a selection from them, drawing from communiques out of our projects overseas. They are representative of many others that could have been told. Embedded in them are lessons that we have learned over poverty, partnership, aid delivery, and God’s presence.

All the stories are true and the people are real. We hope you will think of them as your stories too.

With gratitude and hope,

Alan Pieratt, Founder, PhD, MNM