Gifts for various ministries are being received by Christian Aid Mission, Box 9037, Charlottesville, VA 22906. For tax-deductible receipts, please make checks payable to Christian Aid Mission. Christian Aid is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
Christian Aid operates solely in a representative capacity for the various ministries being reported on, seeking support for them and other indigenous missionary ministries worldwide.
These ministries are not affiliates of Christian Aid and are fully independent. There is no legal or denominational bond between the two.
Within the ministry updates on this blog, specific names and/or locations may have been changed or withheld for the security of the missionaries.
How do you go about validating the missionaries and orginizations are legitimate?
Having spent some time in Ethiopia and at the SIM base in Addas it became apparent to me how the legitimate ones where underfunded spending most of their time in the field and the well funded ones lived the high life with servants to cater to their needs and spend their time focused on creating stories an situations to promote fundraising.
Steve,
Great question! Each ministry is carefully reviewed to insure it measures up to the expectations of the donors and churches that provide financial support.
First, the ministries’ leaders must be born again, Bible-believing evangelicals who demonstrate high moral standards in their personal lives. Their handling of finances must be fully accountable and above reproach. There must be evidence of the call of God upon their life with confirmation the Lord is using them to win souls, plant churches, and faithfully bear witness for Christ in the places where they serve.
If you have any other questions or want specifics, feel free to email us at info@christianaid.org and we’ll do our best to answer every question you have! Thanks!