to
the
Joy World
by Harold D. Gingerich
Few tourists see the sign pointing to Christian
Aid Ministries’ Indiana Clothing Center.
For over 30 years Christian Aid
Ministries (CAM) has quietly been
working to serve people around the
world. Every year CAM distributes
15 million pounds of food, clothing,
medicine, Bibles, Bible story books and
other Christian literature.
Founded in 1981 as Christian Aid
for Romania in Berlin, Ohio, they provide a means for Amish, Mennonite,
and conservative Anabaptist groups to
participate in relief efforts. The chang-
ing political climate in Romania forced
the group to broaden their vision and
change their name.
In a recent interview, David N.
Troyer, CAM’s founder and General
Director, pointed to two local men who
played a role in the ministries’ development. “It was David Borntrager in Indiana who really inspired us in the late
Giving
Big
Around 500 people received
free goods and services through
the Big Give on November 10 at
the Town Center.
The churches involved in the
Shipshewana Ministerial Association
donated $3000 to buy food, which
helped approximately 160 people. The
churches also gathered clothing and
were assigned additional non-food
items to be collected. Marion Mennonite donated toothpaste, toilet
paper, and shampoo. Shore Mennonite
brought laundry soap, bar soap, hand
soap, and dish soap.
The Big Give was set up and run
by volunteers. There were even stylists
who donated their time and expertise
for hair-cuts and a photographer who
took family portraits.
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