World Emergency Relief / Children's Food Fund

Summary

Untold millions of people - and the programs helping them - need practical resources to make their lives successful. Food for starving children. Medicines for the sick. Seeds for farmers. Clothing for the naked and shivering. Even fire trucks for Brazil's rain forests.

WER receives daily requests for commodities. We verify needs and cultural appropriateness of supplies we can procure. We then seek those supplies from corporate donors and other charities. Before shipping, we check that supplies are safe and usable, and we often must obtain import permission from foreign embassies in the U.S.

It's a long struggle to get 25,000 pounds of baby food from New Orleans to an orphanage in Africa. But when we hear the grateful "thanks" from people we help, we understand how our efforts answer prayer. And then we also realize we've multiplied your "charitable punch" ten-fold. It's the classic "win-win" situation which blesses everyone.

This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

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Purpose [ Back to top ]

World Emergency Relief ("WER") strives to spread the Gospel throughout the world by evangelism, feeding the hungry, providing medical assistance, establishing churches, fostering economic development, and providing disaster relief. Underlying WER's efforts are God's love for this WORLD, the physical, mental, spiritual and economic emergencies afflicting millions, and the relief WER can bring to hurting people. WER is a Christian ministry, delivering disaster and long-term relief, community development, church planting, orphanages and evangelism.

WER is a nonprofit organization and contributions to it are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. In addition, it is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

World Emergency Relief uses the following to express its mission:

World Emergency Relief is an interdenominational fellowship of Christian around the world, working together to help people in need. Underlying World Emergency Relief's efforts are God' love for this WORLD he created, the physical, emotional and spiritual EMERGENCIES afflicting millions, and the RELIEF we can bring to hurting people, thanks to God's unending mercy coupled with the generosity of our donors.

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

WER's accomplishments and programs include some of the following:

Orphanages serving refugee children in Burundi (Central Africa).
Community development program in rural Romanina.
Food programs for seven African countries, plus Jamaica.
Disaster relief for the U.S.
Food and medical aid to 14 countries worldwide and to Native Americans.

Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

WER uses the following to express its Statement of Faith:

• God is sovereign, and His grace is sufficient for all our justification.
• God appears in the Bible and throughout history as Father, Son and Holy Spirit in creation, providence, revelation, redemption and final judgment.
• The Bible is divinely inspired, and is totally trustworthy and is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
• The life and work of Jesus Christ, best exhibited through the Cross, is our all-sufficient ground for redemption from the guilt and power of sin.
• The only salvation for lost and sinful people is through regeneration by God through the working of the Holy Spirit.
• The contemporary ministry of the same Holy Spirit enables a Christian to live a godly life to its fullest.
• Jesus Christ will return to this world in power and glory, to judge both the living and the dead.
• Christians are to function as the Body of Christ in this world and that spiritual unity of believers embraces equality across racial, gender, cultural and class differences.
• Our challenge as Christians is to find God's Will, and then do it...recognizing that in all matters we are to love God and to love our neighbors.
• A personal relationship with God is essential to effective Christian life. The best nurture for that relationship is through regular, daily prayer and Bible study.

History [ Back to top ]

WER started in 1974 as an informal outreach by an American religious broadcaster wishing to deliver emergency aid to drought- stricken Africa and flood victims in Bangladesh.

In 1985, WER incorporated and elected Reverend Joel MacCo llam, an Episcopal minister, as its first (and current) president. Current efforts are focused on five continents, plus long-term relief to Native Americans.

Ministry Needs [ Back to top ]

WER express its needs as follows:

Volunteers to work throughout the world in these specialized areas.

• Experienced teachers and school administrators to work in schools in Burundi and the Dominican Republic. Spanish and French skills are a plus.
• Medical and dental professionals to participate in short-term team missions. Spanish language skills are a plus. Especially in Guatemala and Honduras.

Research Analysis

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MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]

Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Relief and Development Sector
Overall Efficiency Rating		75 of 348	23 of 52
Fund Acquisition Decision		75 of 348	23 of 52
Resource Allocation Decision		of 348	51 of 52
Asset Utilization Decision		of 348	51 of 52