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FREEDOM REPORT
July 2010 Serving the Persecuted Church or over 10 yea
Christian Freedom International
Remember those in prison as i you were their ellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as i you yourselves were sufering. Hebrews 13:
Partnerships...Connecting you with the Persecuted Chur
Two Students at the CFI Vocational
School in Mae Sot, Thailand
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Caption can go here.
CFI PresidentJim Jacobsonand FamilyRelocating to
ThailandDay ater day,thousands opeople around the
world suer grave
persecution because
o their aith in Jesus
Christ. Beore this
very year is out,
many will even
surrender their
lives in martyrdom,
reusing to deny theirLord at whatever the
cost.
But or those brave
believers who
manage to escape
death, lie is mostly
lled with haunting
ear, ridicule, abuse,
shame, isolation, and
hopeless poverty. It
is because o these
soldiers in Christ, as
well as the amilies o
those who have paid
the ultimate price o
martyrdom, that CFI
has existed or nearly
two decades.
CFI has invested agreat deal o time
and resources
into assisting the
Persecuted Church
primarily throughout
Asia, yet the needs o
suering Christians
remain as dire as
ever.CFI Bible School in Mae Hong Song, Thailand
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Thats why CFI
president,
Jim Jacobson, and
his amily-- including
their eight adopted
Karen children --
will be relocating
to Thailand in the
all o 2010 to
personally oversee
the developmento many o CFIs
important programs.
The multi-year
stint, beginning
in Thailand,
is part o the
Jacobsons ongoing
commitment to
the expansion o
programs in Pakistan,
India, Bangladesh,
Nepal, and Laos,
while also working
extensively on
existing programs
that benet
persecuted Christians
in Burma. The amilywill initially stay
at CFIs Vocational
School in Mae Sot
to develop the
schools academic
and vocational
curriculum, and will
eventually relocate
to the city o Chiang
Mai to work with
CFIs expanding
Bible school in
Mae Hong Song.
Leadership training
and education
among the Karen
and Karenni people,
as well as the
development o a
stronger mentorship
program or CFIs
indigenous co-
workers, are also
priority objectives or
the uture.
We are excited to
be traveling to the
eld so that we can
share all o the things
that God is doing
through the ministry
o CFI, says Karen
Jacobson, wie o
CFI president Jim
Jacobson. It will
be amazing to be
able to keep our
supporters updated
with onsite reports.
Meanwhile, CFI
headquarters will
remain in business-
as-usual mode inSault Ste. Marie,
Michigan, where
the Jacobsons will
return each spring
to reconnect with
supporters, sta, and
board members.
CFI Vocational School Students in Mae Sot, Thailand
We are excited to be
travelling to the eld...
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Htooeh Jacobson with completed
adoption papers
Over the past two years, Jim and KarenJacobson made lie-changing decisions
concerning a group o eight children who
truly needed helpbut these werent just
any children, and the Jacobsons did more
than simply lend a helping hand. The
youth, many o them siblings, all hail rom
Burma, site o one o the worst civil wars in
human history; and, ater months o wading
through bureaucratic red tape, the Jacobsons
determinedly adopted each one o them into
their own amily.
As Jim and Karen have continued to share the
news o the adoptions, many CFI supporters
have wondered how the children are aring in
their new lives as U.S. citizens and the newest
members o the Jacobson clan. With the help
o a caring network o riends, amily, and
volunteers, the oldest our Karen children
have graduated rom high school and are
now looking orward to bright, exciting, God-
inspired utures:
Htooeh Philip, 20, plans to work at a local
restaurant over the summer and would like to
eventually become a medic;
Winner Lynn, 20, will spend his summer
months working at a grocery store and is
considering ministry training to become a
pastor and teacher;
Hteekhu Beth, 20, a beautiul young woman
who loves children, plans to share the love
o Christ at a Child Evangelism Fellowshipministry this summer;
Mercy Htoo, 18, will work in CFIs Sault Ste.
Marie ofce and assist with sharing the
organizations Leadership Training program
with churches over the summer. Mercy
also plans to become a teacher to other
Karen children at CFIs Vocational School in
Thailand.
The Jacobson8Where are they now?
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The younger our Karen
children -- Joseph Shapaysay,
17; Kutawpaw Elizabeth,
16; Salglalay Evelyn, 13; and
Saylaypaw Joy, 10 -- will be
homeschooled along with
the Jacobsons biologicalsons, Joshua Peter, 13,
and James Brian, 16, ater
the amily has resettled in
Thailand in the all. All o the
Jacobsons Karen children
will be assisting with the
development o programs at
the Vocational School.
Jacobson amily vacatio
Jim and Karen Jacobson signing adoption papers at Chippewa
County Courthouse in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
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CFIs ministry to
the Persecuted
Church has made
an impact on
thousands o lives
-- in act, more than
will ever be known.
Through this vital
ministry, the poor
have been ed and
clothed; the sick
have been healed;
the downtrodden
have been
inspired through
the love o Christand His Word;
and hundreds o
orphaned children
have been loved,
educated, and
given a second
chance at lie.
From the very
moment o CFIs
inception, God has
been shaping it
into an amazing
network o riends,
donors, volunteers,
board members,
and sta. Without
this network, the
ministry -- with itsliesaving touch on
so many desperate
and hurting
Christians -- would
not exist.
We are all a part
o the body o
Christ, says Karen
Jacobson, wie o
CFI president Jim
Jacobson. Our role
as a ministry is to
build up the body
o Christ through
our support
and care or our
brothers and sisterso the Persecuted
Church. We value
all our sponsors
and Freedom Team
members, as well
as those who give
sacricially over
and over again.
CFI wishes to
extend heartelt
thanks to
its partners
everywhere whose
support and
contributions have
made a crucial
dierence in places
like:
Burma, through
CFIs hospitals,
schools,
orphanages, and
team o backpackmedics;
Bangladesh, where
impoverished and
disabled Christians
receive Bibles, ood,
and clothing;
Pakistan, where
Christian
brickyard workers
receive loving
encouragement
and special care
packages;
Laos, India, and
Nepal, where
minority Christians
receive ood and
medical treatment,
and others are
learning about the
love o Christ asindigenous co-
workers risk their
lives to share the
Scriptures and
other Christian
literature.
The CFI Partnership
Our role as a ministry is
to build up the body o
Christ...
Children at Mae La Reugee Camp
near Mae Sot, Thailand
Ernie rom Bluetree with CFI Vocational School Students
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Bengali Christians receive blankets rom CFI. Karen Christians receive Bibles rom CFI.
Bengali children receive ood rom CFI. Bluetree Band visits CFI Vocational School.
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