A Benevolence Highlight
Christian Aid Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Most of their support comes from Amish, Mennonite, and other conservative Anabaptist groups or individuals. Their mission is to minister to physical and spiritual needs worldwide, encouraging God’s people and bringing the Gospel to a lost and dying world.
Through nearly 80 programs, CAM provides aid, distributes food and clothing, operates clinical facilities, delivers Bibles, and engages in disaster relief efforts, among other initiatives. By God’s grace, CAM strives to be an honest, efficient channel enabling the church to meet needs worldwide. They desire to connect people who want to help with people who need help.
Here’s a breakdown of what they do:
- Provide Basic Needs – distribute food, clothing, and seeds. Operate and support clinical facilities to treat medical needs.
- Fight Material Poverty – provide self-help resources, including microloans, saving groups, agricultural programs, and Christ-centered teaching.
- Supply Bible Resources – deliver Bibles and other Christian literature around the world.
- Clean Up & Rebuild – restore homes and infrastructure impacted by natural disasters for affected families and survivors in the US.
- Help Crisis Victims – assist recovery victims worldwide afflicted by various crises.
- Help Conscientious Objectors – provide alternative places of employment for conscientious objectors to serve should the US activate a military draft.
- Present the Gospel along Highways – install Gospel-centered billboards along America’s highways.
- Support Church Planting and Discipleship – support church planting efforts in Romania, Haiti, and Liberia. Operate Biblical Discipleship Centers in Nicaragua and Liberia.
There are many ways for individuals or families to support CAM. This includes giving monetarily, from monthly to yearly or even giving to a specific program. You can also donate time or items.
Donations/Ways to give:
- Help with their urgent needs: Bibles, current crisis, disaster services, etc.
- Projects one can help do: put together necessity kits
- Comforter project: donate comforters
- Gifts for people in need: see online gift store
- Donation poster kits: various poster campaigns to help people in need in various ways.
- Assets & commodities: give via an annuity, charitable trust, estate planning, etc.
Some fascinating facts for 2023!
- 122 Countries and territories receive aid, literature, or teaching.
- Over 18 million people were impacted by the ministry.
- 22 million people saw a CAM gospel billboard each day.
Visit the ‘Stories’ page and read about the incredible ways this organization has helped those in need – from malnourished babies, to aiding those in starting a home business, to providing milk for elderly shut-ins.
Check out their link below and be prepared to be in awe of the many ways they provide for those in need around the globe! Christian Aid Ministries – Nonprofit International Aid
About The Benevolence Committee
The Benevolence Committee exists to amplify and uphold our “Benevolence” core value and serve as a bridge between employee-owners and the charities we regularly support. Christian Aid Ministries is one such organization. Look for upcoming events on the Dashboard and contact the committee with any questions or comments via benevolencecommittee@nussbaum.com.
