NEEDS AND GOALS FOR THE FUTURE ADVANCEMENT OF THE MINISTRY
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Eph 3:16-18 We ask God from the wealth of his glory to give us power through his Spirit to be strong in our inner selves, and we pray that Jesus Christ will make his home in our hearts through faith. We pray that we may have our roots and foundation in love, so that we, together with all God's people, may have the power to understand how broad and long, how high and deep, is the love of Jesus. Evil can only prosper when good men and women choose to do nothing.

Many of us here at Chaplain Fellowship Ministries have been given a vision and wonderful calling to build a mighty ministry for the Glory of God's Kingdom. We trust completely in the love of GOD to the end of our days and will stand strong forever in our faith and knowledge of who is really in charge of Chaplain Fellowship Ministries. We as simple human beings always take for granted that there will be a tomorrow. Rather than worrying about the world coming to an end every day, we should be ready to serve others ever second of every day. Our lives or the lives of our loved ones could be taken away in the blink of an eye. I have seen it many times in my life: as a young Marine serving in Vietnam, as a police officer in the streets, and as a law enforcement chaplain holding a grieving mother in my arms after her child had died.

Just take a little time and look around ... Domestic violence is up over two hundred percent; armed robbery is on the rise everywhere; murder, rape and suicide are becoming more common place; large numbers of children are being abducted, abused and murdered; school shootings and violence are in the news each week and natural disasters leaving our neighbors homeless are becoming more and more common. The effect of these crisis situations and tragedies touch our lives and the lives of our own families, rich and poor alike ... death and sickness can strike any of us at any moment and cause us to loose those we love, and everything we have ever known and believed in.

These are just a few reasons we work so hard to put chaplains in every city, community, police department, fire department, nursing home, hospital, active duty military, the national guard, prison, funeral home, churches and home churches. Just like you, we see what is going on in the world today. We know how bad chaplains are needed in the streets working to reach those who suffer and are in need. Simply put ... we deal with reality, in a very real world, where tremendous pain and suffering are all around ... no matter where we live, the need is there. Chaplain Fellowship has over 900 members and 28 Affiliate Ministries, we are one of the fastest growing, if not the fastest growing ministries in the nation today. There are no saints here, just hard working people!

1. Administrative Cost: Every year the cost of office supplies and office equipment becomes more and more expensive due to ministry growth and the rising cost of gas, office supplies and equipment. These cost must be meet if Chaplain Fellowship Ministries is to survive. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries has two employees, one full time, and one part time secretary on payroll who does the work of four people. Everyone else, including senior staff are non paid and work countless hours every week, seven days a week, 365 days a year. We do the our best with what we have, and always give thanks for the blessings we receive, no matter how large or how small.

2. The Needy: One of the major functions of any church, faith based organizations, or ministry SHOULD be is to reach out when we have the means and help all those who are in need. It is the vision of Chaplain Fellowship Ministries that one day by the grace of God we will be blessed to be able to help families who have lost everything in a fire, disaster, sickness, or auto accident, and women and children who are victims of domestic violence and senior citizens who have to make a decision between medication or food each month. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries will always do what we can to help when people in need come to us with no where else to turn. When they turn to God in prayer, God sends those He has called to help in any way we can.

3. Domestic violence shelters and training centers: Chaplain Fellowship Ministries will help start shelters for abused women and children. Folks, I don't know how many times over the years I have heard people make comments regarding domestic violence when they have no idea what they are talking about. Most people that do not know any better will say that victims of abuse don't have to live with an abuser, they think they can leave anytime they want to. No woman wants to be abused, let alone allow their children to be abused. However, anyone who has worked with domestic violence victims knows that they are almost never able to leave on their own. Many of those who have tried were found by the abuser and beat even worse, in some cases the abusers have even killed them. They need a safe place where they and their children can go to be isolated and protected from the abuser. Therefore, we have a vision to help provide safe houses and training centers nationwide designed to help abused women and children. Training centers will help abused women to learn a new vocation in a safe environment. Many abused women stay in abusive relationships because they have no choice; most have no job skills which means that they can not support themselves or their children. Right now, as you are reading this there are women and children being beaten, some even killed, by drunks, drug addicts or men who just have a bad attitude or temper.

4. Shelters and counseling centers for Veterans: Americans would be amazed at the number of veterans currently living on our streets. Some of them a year ago were in Iraq defending our nation. Many Vietnam veterans have died on the streets, or in prison. Many of these veterans are disabled and have no one to help them, no place to go. How did this happen? There are many reasons but most people don't want to hear about it. It helps them to sleep at night to just put all the blame on the homeless veterans. God help us!! We sure enjoy the freedoms we have in our country. It is a disgrace that we have combat disabled veterans living and dying in the streets. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries will help start faith based counseling centers for combat veterans and their families. These centers will be run by veterans themselves who understand what the combat veteran is going through. The goal is to help these vets learn how to live with the trauma they witnessed and live with in combat. They will be taught how to live and function in a world that they can no longer understand. Combat veterans will never look at life or people the same way ever again, they can't no matter how hard they try, but they can be taught by other combat veterans how to live with it and survive.

5. Food Ministry and clothing for senior citizens and poor families: Chaplain Fellowship Ministries has been blessed to be able to help set up several food ministries across our nation that feed families and the homeless on a regular basis every week. We are always looking for chaplains who are serious about starting food ministries. We will do everything possible to help them get started. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries believes in reaching out to help our senior citizens in our nation. Many times they have to decide to buy medicine or food, but can not afford both. Folks; put yourself in their shoes, and think how they must feel. We will do everything in our power by the Grace of our Lord to help our senior citizens and poor families in their time of need.

6. Chaplain's relief fund: Many of our Chaplains give so much, to so many who are in need. From time to time, even chaplains find themselves in financial need with no where to turn. Some loose their jobs, or their vehicle needs repair, their children get sick. Some do not have what is needed just to get by at times from week to week. There are many things that can and do go wrong. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries will be there for our chaplains when possible during their time of need. Please keep in mind Chaplains and their families are only human and experience many of the same problems everyone else faces. Please keep our chaplains anjd their familoies in your prayers.

7. Funds for training: Chaplain Fellowship Ministries believes that chaplains must have proper training to minister to the public at large. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries will provide in-house training and distance leraning courses to prepare chaplains for the work the have been called to do. We pray that one day CFMI will be able to offer scholarships for many of the training programs that chaplains need to do their work in the field.

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Folks many people will tell you that a ministry having a 501 (c) 3 does not mean anything. That is not true. It means that a ministry is being held accountable for their actions. People need to understand that the IRS does not tell a ministry what to do with Gods' money when it come to work we do. But I can assure you of one thing, the IRS does watch for those who abuse the trust of good hearted people who give their donations to a ministry that is a 501 (c) (3). Chaplain Fellowship Ministries believes that accountability and credibility are very important to all of us who are putting our hard earned money into any ministry that claims to be doing the Lord's work. Chaplain Fellowship has a CPA firm that oversees all our accounting practices and all required paper work needed for reporting to the the Internal revenue service is thoroughly monitored. We use Jackson Hewitt in Temple Texas as our CPA firm, they take care of our 990's and all other issues dealing with the IRS. In accordance with federal law, our 990's can be found posted online with GuideStar, connecting people with nonprofit information for the whole world to see, we have nothing to hide. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries 501 (c) 3 tax exempt public charity documents are posted here.

Chaplain Fellowship Ministries is a faith based nondenominational Public Charity legally Incorporated as a nonprofit with chaplains, pastors, minister, priests, missions,training institutations, and ministries working worldwide. © -All rights reserved. Last updated on 08/23/2008. All ministry graphics are copyrighted by Chaplain Fellowship Ministries International, Inc.