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CAMBODIA
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Crossroads Relief & Development
PO Box 5100
Burlington, ON L7R 4M2
crossroads.ca | 1-800-265-3100
Crossroads Relief & Development
PO Box 486
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
crossroadsusa.us | 1-800-265-3100
It is estimated that there are 55,000 women engaged in the sex trade in Cambodia,
at least 20% of whom are believed to be victims of human trafficking. Most of them
were lured into brothels with the promise of work in another town or city, or were
sold by a family member thinking they would have better opportunities. Tragically,
this is usually a lie and they are sold to brothels. Alone, vulnerable, penniless,
ashamed, and under threat of violence, these young girls have no choice but to take
“clients,” often servicing as many as 15 to 20 men a day. Many of them have been
desperately crying out for rescue, for freedom, and, thankfully, their cry was heard.
We are grateful for our partner ministry whose program provides the ongoing
psychosocial, mental, emotional, and spiritual support these girls need to overcome
the trauma they endured. The program also incorporates education and vocational
training, which are important components in ensuring a viable and sustainable
future filled with hope. They also provide recreational activities that help the girls
develop healthy social interaction, relationships, and trust. This is a long term
initiative that requires not only healing and help for the girls but also a change in
societal perception and values.
Join us in our efforts to spread God’s love and justice as we partner together with
those on the front lines offering hope, dignity, and the knowledge that as God’s
children they are worthy and valued.
KENYA
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Crossroads Relief & Development
PO Box 5100
Burlington, ON L7R 4M2
crossroads.ca | 1-800-265-3100
Crossroads Relief & Development
PO Box 486
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
crossroadsusa.us | 1-800-265-3100
In 2011, when the “worst drought in 60 years” struck the Horn of Africa, Turkana,
Kenya was one of the most affected regions. As a result, the most vulnerable in the
community died, leaving mothers like Lokuyan to watch her twin babies die just two
months apart because of a lack of food.
We provided emergency food relief during the drought but we wanted to do more
– we wanted to be a part of true transformation. After consulting with professional
surveyors, hydrogeologists, civil and agricultural engineers, and an architect, a plan
was developed that would transform the landscape and its people with a long-term
agricultural strategy.
Our goal is to “drought-proof” over 1200 families by digging 12 large-volume,
solar powered borehole systems on four separate farm blocks. These farms will
establish ¼ acre garden plots for families. Through our provision of seeds, tools,
and agricultural training, they will be able to grow their own food year-round,
establishing food security throughout the region!
We do not want Lokuyan’s devastating experience to be repeated. Instead, we want
to tell stories of lives that have been changed because of caring people who invested
in a program they knew would make a long-term impact. Join us in transforming lives!
UGANDA
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Crossroads Relief & Development
PO Box 5100
Burlington, ON L7R 4M2
crossroads.ca | 1-800-265-3100
Crossroads Relief & Development
PO Box 486
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
crossroadsusa.us | 1-800-265-3100
For more than 20 years, terror reigned in northern Uganda as the Lord’s Resistance Army
attacked villages, leaving death and destruction in its wake. While peace has since settled
in the area, 1.6 million people were left displaced from the conflict, living in Internally
Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. When they arrived back to their villages, which had been
left abandoned for years, the need for food and water was critical.
Agriculture
Susan is a young widow with five children and one of the 2,500 families we have been able
to help. Two years ago, Susan was struggling to put food on her table to feed her children.
Now, she not only has enough food for her family, she has also been able to sell her excess
crops to purchase a cow and goats and still has enough to pay the school fees so that her
children can get an education! Her life has been transformed from one of despair and
uncertainty to one filled with hope and promise.
In 2007, we began an agricultural program providing mechanized farming techniques
allowing families to plow two acres of their land. We also supply them with tools (spades,
hoes, shovels, wheel barrows etc.) and seeds so they can begin growing their own food.
As a result, many families can now feed their children, send them to school, and afford the
construction of permanent homes.
Clean Water
In addition to the agricultural despair in Uganda, the conflict resulted in a water crisis. More
than one billion people worldwide try to live on contaminated water and 1.6 million children
will die as a result.
In the past five years, we have dug new wells and repaired existing ones, giving more than
150,000 people access to clean water. Thousands of families in Uganda have had their lives
transformed because of thoughtful people, like you, who understand that when you invest in
agriculture and clean water – you are truly investing in long-term, life-saving solutions. Join
us by giving life!
UKRAINE
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Crossroads Relief & Development
PO Box 5100
Burlington, ON L7R 4M2
crossroads.ca | 1-800-265-3100
Crossroads Relief & Development
PO Box 486
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
crossroadsusa.us | 1-800-265-3100
Imagine a mother with children in east Ukraine, huddled in the root cellar of an unheated
house, sleepless from the cold and the sound of bombing and gunfire. They are cold and
hungry after months of fearful hiding.
Imagine a wife with children, her husband in a Kyiv hospital, suffering from terrible
wounds after limbs were torn off by a mortar blast. It is impossible for her to cover the
cost of medication that he needs, let alone feed her children.
These are the people we are helping.
Over 900,000 people have been displaced from their homes due to the violent conflict
that has plagued eastern Ukraine for almost one year. Thankfully, we were already
working in Ukraine since 2006 and through trusted partners we have been able to
provide relief supplies to thousands of families.
Essential items like food, blankets, winter clothing, firewood, and cooking oil are some of
the items we have been shipping into the crisis zones. Families that have had to flee their
homes are huddled in churches and buildings, relying on the help of others.
Our ministry partners are doing their best; however, financial help is desperately needed
due to the extreme fluctuation of their local currency and the increased cost of supplies
due to the ongoing conflict.
Please consider helping us to extend God’s hand in mercy as they continue to face a
violent and uncertain future.
THE PERSECUTED
CHURCH
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Crossroads Relief & Development
PO Box 5100
Burlington, ON L7R 4M2
crossroads.ca | 1-800-265-3100
Crossroads Relief & Development
PO Box 486
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
crossroadsusa.us | 1-800-265-3100
If someone came crashing into your home and grabbed your family and told you to
renounce your faith in Jesus, while holding a gun to your head – would you do it?
Living in North America and enjoying the freedoms that we do, we truly do not
understand what people face many places around the world. We may see it on
television and hear about it in the news, but we have never experienced that kind
of fear or terror. Many of us like to think that we would stand strong and declare
our faith in Jesus. Yet, we will not even share our faith with our neighbors for fear of
being judged or ridiculed.
Millions of Christians are being persecuted worldwide. Thousands of people have
had to flee their homes, leaving everything behind as they run and hide for fear of
being caught, imprisoned, tortured, or even killed. We are grateful to be working
with a ministry that understands the challenges these families face and through your
support, are able to provide safe shelter, food, blankets and clothing – relief supplies
that these Middle Eastern families so desperately need.
The Bible is very clear that as Christians we will face persecution. It also says that if
we persevere ours is the Kingdom of Heaven. We need to stand strong with fellow
believers and support them in their faith. When one suffers, we all suffer. We are
to be one body, one spirit, and one hope. Join us by giving hope!