Cherith International
Harry
and Jenny van Burik founded Cherith International in response to their
calling to work among orphans and less privileged people in Sri Lanka,
as well as to facilitate and empower those who seek to serve the
vulnerable and needy.
Harry and Jenny have previously served with Shelter For Life (SFL) from
1994 to 2006. They pioneered the work of SFL in Tajikistan, Northern
Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. In 2001, they moved to SFL's headquarters in
the USA where Harry served as Vice President till 2006.
The mission of Cherith International is to serve God by caring
for the
vulnerable and underprivileged, to encourage those who serve them, and to develop sustainable and contributing communities.
The purposes of Cherith International are:
