Christ Reaching Asia Mission Worldwide — Organization Profile
Christ Reaching Asia Mission Worldwide, Inc., doing business as CRAM Worldwide, Inc., is a Christian mission organization focused on Asia. The organization states its mission as taking the love of Jesus Christ to the people of Asia by meeting physical needs in order to gain opportunities to meet spiritual needs. Its work combines evangelism, benevolence, church planting, child sponsorship, education, medical support, and care for vulnerable children and families.
CRAM Worldwide is based in Greenwood, Indiana, and its ministry serves communities in Asia, including Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, North Korea, and China. The organization began through the missionary work of Dr. Chan Young “C.Y.” Kim and Patricia Kim, with support from leaders connected to Southern Indiana, and has developed into a mission with staff, board leadership, missionaries, child sponsorship programs, and country-specific projects.
The ministry operates through a “reach, rescue, restore” framework. CRAM Worldwide supports church planting and evangelism, preacher and leadership training, child sponsorship, food assistance, education, medical care, and humanitarian service. Its mission materials describe work such as churches in the Philippines and Cambodia, a medical center in Mindanao, leadership training through International Christian College of Manila, and ministry development in Vietnam.
One of the organization’s major programs is CRAM Kids, a child sponsorship ministry that began with Boat Kids in Bacoor, Philippines, and has expanded to Mindanao, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The program provides food, clothing, education, access to medical care, and spiritual guidance for children and families facing poverty. Sponsors may be assigned an individual child and support the ministry monthly.
CRAM Worldwide also supports Sharon House, a ministry in the Philippines that provides a furnished residence and care for girls at risk of or affected by trafficking and abuse. Sharon House provides meals, basic health and hygiene needs, school fees, sexual abuse prevention education, and spiritual discipleship. The organization also lists field missionaries and short-term missionaries serving in the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, and related ministry settings.
People can engage with CRAM Worldwide by giving online, sponsoring a child through CRAM Kids, supporting country-specific projects, praying for missionaries and field ministries, requesting information from the office, reading ministry stories, subscribing to the newsletter, or participating in mission work. Donations may be made online or mailed to the organization’s Greenwood, Indiana office.
Key Links
- Website: https://cramworldwide.org/
- Mission: https://cramworldwide.org/about-our-mission/
- History: https://cramworldwide.org/about-our-history/
- Leadership: https://cramworldwide.org/about-our-leadership/
- Staff: https://cramworldwide.org/about-our-staff/
- Missionaries: https://cramworldwide.org/about-our-missionaries/
- CRAM Kids: https://cramworldwide.org/cram-kids/
- Sharon House: https://cramworldwide.org/sharon-house/
- Donate: https://cramworldwide.org/donate/
- Contact: https://cramworldwide.org/contact-us/
Contact Information
- Email: cr******@***********de.org
- Phone: 812-275-6476
- Mailing address: CRAM Worldwide Inc., 1291 Airport Pkwy, Greenwood, IN 46143
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CRAMWorldwideInc/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cramwinc/
Leadership
- Russell Johnson — Executive Director
- Stephen Johnson — Vice President Leadership Development
- David Brown — Chairman of the Board
- Dr. Chan Young “C.Y.” Kim — Charter Missionary
- Patricia Kim — Charter Missionary and Director
- Brent Steele — Director
- Garry Rollins — Treasurer
- Roger Carr — Senior Director
- Eli Pagel — Director
- Lou Hirschauer — Office Manager
- Brenda Greatwood — Director of Finance
- Jeff Greatwood — Building and Grounds
- Dr. Sang Ho Kim — Field Missionary
- Lisa Kim — Field Missionary
- Haneol “David” Kim — Missionary
- Ginger Filipovic — Missionary
- Andrew Scott — Short-Term Missionary
