CRI Milestones … 2012 thru 9/30/2024

Foremost, we celebrate changed lives! Christ has used us to influence the Kids, Staff, Volunteers, and Neighbors for His purposes.  The Holy Spirit has empowered us to touch many and we are thankful they are proclaiming Christ as Lord and growing in their faith!  We also take joy in seeing how well our Kids are cared for; how our Staff provides for their own families; and how many Neighbors benefit from our friendship!  In addition to these beautiful daily miracles, we celebrate some very visible ministry milestones:

  • 2012 - CRI co-founded by Pastor Samuel & Delecia Gayetaye, with the support of their Family and Friends living in Liberia.  They began personally funding care for 3 orphans through a small volunteer Staff in a ‘zink round’ home.  

  • 2014 - The ‘zink round’ was replaced with a 4 bedroom house and 32 Children and 3 volunteer Caregivers lived in this new home.

  • 2015 - a) King of Glory Church donated a well and hand pump to replace carrying water from a nearby bog.  The health of our Kids and Staff materially improved; b) Pastor Marvin and 3 volunteer teachers began utilizing the Abeka Homeschool curriculum to educate our Kids; and c) 2 acres of land were purchased and plans drafted for a 2nd site near Tapeta in Nimba County.

  • 2017 - a) Our staff  began receiving a wage; b) the Kids received 2 meals per day rather than 1; c) a 5th bedroom, 3rd bathroom, and kitchen were added; d) individual beds and storage cubbies were added for each Kid and Staff; e) Dewoblee leaders gave 3 acres of land and petitioned us to construct a medical clinic, f) King of Glory Mission School opened for Pre-K thru 6th Grade, with 4 paid and 11 volunteer teachers educating our 32 CRI Kids and 90+ community Kids; and g) International Outreach Ministries Fendell Community Church began meeting in the School.

  • 2018 - We began paying all teachers and administrators and in 2019 the School was expanded through 9th Grade, with our 32 Kids and more than 110 community Kids. 

  • 2021 - The Rev. SKG-Kparblee District Health Care Center opened.

  • 2022 - King of Glory Church and several other Donors enabled us to complete the 2nd level of the School and the Boy’s Dormitory.  The School expands to 11th Grade and attendance is 400+ students!

  • 2023 - a) Marcus Gayetaye was promoted to National Director; b) built a security fence; b) purchased an adjoining lot; c) connected to City Electrical Power, d) Expanded Vocational Training Programs and rented a store for a Barber Shop, Beauty Shop, and Soap Sales, d) hired Nathaniel Yarmie as Assistant Administrator; e) closed & reopened the Medical Clinic and added 2 Pastors to our Staff; and f) defined the Economic Development Program and hired Wonkemie Belleh as Program Manager.

  • Thru September 2024 - a) EDP purchased a motorbike/truck/farm and began staffing profitable transportation operations; b) a Supervised Housing Program was established for 4 Boys; c) Victoria Neewili and Staff welcomed 5 new Kids to live with us, so we now care for 39 Kids!; d) Faith Gekpoah began leading many improvements to existing Vocational Programs, and we added Tailoring and Bread Making; ) an oil palm, corn, and cassava farm was begun to help fund the Medical Clinic; and f) We celebrated the first High School graduating class of King of Glory Mission School. Our very own Barward Willie was among the graduates!

  • During the balance of 2024, we have the following priorities: 

    • Continue our focus on Staff and Board development;

    • Develop ministry plans and a budget for 2025;

    • Promote and hold our 4th Annual Short & Sweet fundraiser; and

    • Expand our Economic Development Program by: a) clearing the farm and planting the first crops; and b) developing a proposal to establish a milling operation.  

And as always, we give thanks and praise to God for His mercy, grace, and provision!  

We also give thanks to His generous people who have 

partnered in this ministry with their time, talents, and finances!