The road into Bonao carried more than dust; it carried the quiet weight of need: small farms and thin livestock. Families were doing their best, but with too little.There was no grand intervention, on...  Read More

In that small group, the question was simple: “How can we help?”The answer came without hesitation: “Come and teach us your skills, that we may do things for ourselves.” It was not a request for relie...  Read More

The CVM story started with a brochure. The 1975 Baptist World Alliance in Stockholm, and for some reason, the brochure wasn’t discarded.  Before clarity comes, there is invitation. God often begins wi...  Read More

CVM didn’t begin in a boardroom; it began in a valley in the Dominican Republic.Small farms, thin pigs, and children with hope in their eyes.One deworming project, and one improved ration; visible cha...  Read More

In a small Bible study at the 1975 Baptist World Alliance, the conversation turned practical:“How can we help?”Her answer was immediate:“Come and teach us your skills, that we may do things for oursel...  Read More

Before there were field teams… there were letters.In 1977, letters were sent to Ministers of Agriculture in developing countries, even to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.Mo...  Read More