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A Recap: 2023 18th Annual CFI Conference
Thanks to everyone that came to support CFI at our 18th annual conference. We had a lovely time with you all.
18th Annual Conference Recap
Thanks to everyone that attended our 18th annual conference at Grace Church at Willow Valley. We appreciate all those that helped lead the conference whether you were speaking, praying, or attending. We were able to watch videos from India and hear from friends that had visited India this year. Praise God for all His blessings on our organization in India and in the USA.
A Recap: 2022 17th Annual CFI Conference
Thanks to everyone that came to our 2022 conference! It’s always a blessing to celebrate the growth of CFI with our friends and family. We hope you enjoy this little recap of this year’s conference.
Children’s Fellowship of India would like to thank all those in attendance of our 17th annual conference. It’s always a pleasure to see both new and familiar faces each year. This was our second year of conferencing since the 2020 Covid pandemic. Praise the Lord that we are now able to meet in person once again. A special thanks to Mount Vernon Christian Church in Kirkwood, PA for Graciously hosting us!
Below, you will find a slide show with pictures of the events at this year’s conference as well as a video about everyday life at CFI. Please keep an eye out for a video highlight of this year’s conference coming in the near future!
Please enjoy some photos of this year’s conference. We’re so thankful for all who attended.
A short video about the ins and outs of CFI’s day-to-day life.
A Recap: 2021 16th Annual CFI Conference
The 2021 CFI Conference is in the books. Thanks to all who attended and watched the live stream. CFI exists through the support of it’s many constituents. We hope this little recap gives you a nice look into another lovely day spent with our CFI family.
2021 marks the 20th year of operation of Children’s Fellowship of India, Inc. We are so thankful for God’s continued blessing on our organization. Additionally, we are thankful for our supporters. CFI’s base of support is a wide net of churches that creates a strong foundation. CFI has never had debt. We’ve never borrowed money to finance any project on our campus. That is because of the grace of God displayed through our many supporters.
It was so nice to reconvene with our CFI supporters after missing last years conference. Below are photos of the event, videos shown at the event, and an edited version of the live stream. We hope you enjoy and we look forward to seeing you again next year!
Couldn’t attend this year’s conference? For your convenience, here is an edited version for you to watch!
Please enjoy some photos of this years conference. We’re so thankful for all who attended.
A short video about the ins and outs of CFI’s day-to-day life.
A quick update on our fence building project.
A Message from CFI Concerning COVID-19
Dear Friends of CFI,
We want to provide you with the latest updates regarding the COVID-19 virus and its impact on the ministry of Children’s Fellowship of India, Inc. As everyone, everywhere should be doing…the CFI ministry has taken some key operational steps in line with government mandates, as well as our own discernment.
We are officially canceling the 2020 CFI Annual Conference, originally planned for May 9th. We are sad to miss out on this wonderful time of fellowship, but we must take precautions to guarantee the safety of our friends and family. We fully expect to resume the conference in 2021.
In accordance with the Indian national mandate, CFI has ended all school classes on campus for the remainder of the school year as of March 18th, 2020.
Additionally, all children were mandated to return to their homes, if they have one, with at least a known parent. We have been granted permission to care for 28 children that do not have a home to which they can return. We thank God for so many blessings that He has given us. These blessings allow us to continue our ministry even in such times of uncertainty. His discernment led the board to proactively double our campus supplies upon the very first news of this outbreak.
What does this mean for our supporters?
No travel to India is planned for the foreseeable future. We will be re-evaluating this decision throughout the year. We are in constant contact with the CFI Indian board and campus leadership and will continue to update you as events merit. This is a time for the extended CFI family to hold each other up.
We realize that unprecedented circumstances may require re-prioritization of our finances. Therefore, if you are unable to make your regular contributions to CFI until finances become feasible again, please do not feel obligated!
All we ask is that you continue to pray for the ministry of CFI, as we promise that the children, staff, and board are continually praying for you. Thanks and God Bless You!
Sincerely,
The US Board of CFI, Inc.
2019 Annual Conference Highlights (Video)
If you missed our annual conference here ‘s a quick highlight video to show you all that happened. See you next year!
CFI Annual Conference 2019
Thanks to everyone that came out in support of CFI at the 2019 Conference. Can’t wait to see you next year! Until then, here are some photos to hold us over.
We had a wonderful time this year hearing the what God is doing through CFI in India. We’d like to thank Grace Church at Willow Valley for their hospitality and continual support of our organization. Here are a few photos to recap the fun and information filled event from May. We hope that' you’ll continue to support CFI and its mission to win souls for Christ in India one child at a time.
The 2018 CFI Conference
Thanks to our supporters, attenders and host, Mount Vernon Christian Church, for another amazing year!
We had another wonderful conference this year. 2018 marked a year of growth and even greater reliance on the Lord's leading. CFI has seen greater numbers of boys coming through and we thank the Lord for His provision. We learned form our director in India, Vaibhav (Pronounced Way-Bo) that India is undergoing a great time of persecution, but God has proected CFI. Please continue to keep them in your prayers. Thank you to all of our supporters that attended and to Mount Vernon Christian Church for graciously hosting us this year. Please check out some photos of the day below!
2017 Annual CFI Conference
Thanks for Another Amazing Year!
This year's conference was another wonderful time of celebrating all the blessings God has provided for CFI. He has given us so much and so many people to support us as we seek to care for these young boys. There is still a number more that need help and we are always trying to increase our ability to help. Above are a few photos from this year's event on April 30th, 2017. A big thank you to Grace Church at Willow Valley for Hosting this year's event. They have always shown such kindness to our organization. We greatly appreciate them and their blessed ministry.
CFI Featured Child October 2016
Meet Piyush Rajkumar Pathote
Piyush comes from a very poor family. His father worked in the fields and mother was a house wife. Piyush’s mother was feeling very weak physically when she was diagnosed with tuberculosis while at the hospital for a check up. His father could not pay for the treatment or medicine that she needed. In a short time she succumbed to the disease.
After the death of his wife, Piyush’s father squandered his income on alcohol. Piyush and his brother wandered their village without food, nor did they attend school. Piyush’s grandparents were very worried for his future, but did not have much either. They brought Piyush to CFI where we’ve cared for him since. Today, Piyush is thriving. He is well fed and getting an education because of the kindness of our donors.
Piyush is one child that CFI was able to help, but there are so many more that have the same unmet needs Piyush once had. Please consider making a donation to further the mission of CFI.
2016 CFI Conference
Our annual conference was a huge success and we want to thank all those that came out. Our organization is growing and we're excited for what God has planned for us.
