What is CFK?
Christian Friends of Korea is a group of people who are seeking to serve Christ by ministering in His name among the people of North Korea.  In recent years, this has been primarily through providing humanitarian aid.  We are incorporated in the State of North Carolina and registered as a tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit.  We are members of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and Technical Exchange for Christian Healthcare (TECH).

What does CFK do?
CFK sends humanitarian aid in the form of food, medicine, agricultural supplies, bedding and blankets, medical equipment and supplies and other needed goods to hospitals and other facilities in North Korea, regularly confirming delivery and distribution of all goods sent.  We are also involved in multiple health care facilities renovation and re-equipping projects in partnership with DPRK local officials and staff, conduct joint training/technical exchange and respond to specific requests as we are able.

What is CFK's motivation?
In recent days in particular, some have asked why we are doing this work in North Korea.  With all that is going on in the news regarding the political, security and diplomatic tensions, should the assistance continue?

Our response is simple – as followers of Christ, are compelled by grace to obey his command to feed the hungry and heal the sick. (Matthew 25: 31-46)    We have a rare opportunity to minister to those who are suffering in North Korea, we confirm delivery of what we send, and we learn of new needs each time we visit.  As long as we are able to do these things, and God provides the means for us to help through His people, we will continue in these efforts.   We pray you will partner with us as we seek to serve our Savior and the needs of our brothers and sisters in North Korea.

Why support CFK?
CFK is one of the few openly Christian organizations actively working in North Korea.  We seek to assist the ordinary people of North Korea who suffer from hunger, hardship and disease, bringing hope and healing to them in Christ’s name.

CFK has worked in North Korea since 1995, sending over $42 million dollars worth of goods to very needy segments of the population.  During this time we have established trust and strong relationships with the institutions, organizations and individuals with whom we work.

CFK’s programs are efficient:   Last year, every dollar given was multiplied an average 8-fold through the receipt of donated goods-in-kind or through purchases of goods at reduced rates.  As members of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability since 1999, we strive for transparency and good stewardship in all our efforts.  We value your trust and investment and stretch every dollar as far as possible.

What is CFK's history?
Christian Friends of Korea was established in 1995 by a group of people who saw an opportunity for sustained ministry in North Korea following the visits there by Dr. Billy Graham in 1992 and 1994.  Initially named the Eugene Bell Centennial Foundation in honor of one of the early missionaries to Korea, some of our early efforts included sending food in response to the flooding that occurred in North Korea in 1995.  Beginning in 1997, we responded to a request to provide support to tuberculosis facilities that were seeing a large increase in the number of patients due to the hardships North Korea was experiencing.  In 1998, we changed our name to Christian Friends of Korea to better reflect our identity and purpose.  Soon after, we focused our efforts on the Southwestern region of North Korea - North and South Hwanghae Provinces and the Provincial City region of Kaesong.  We now provide ongoing support to 3 prophylactic provincial tuberculosis hospitals and about 15 tuberculosis rest homes scattered throughout this geographical region, many of them in remote areas.  In 2002, we were invited to provide assistance to the Kaesong Provincial Pediatric Hospital - formerly known as the Ivey Hospital, a facility that was built by Methodist missionaries to Korea in 1907.  In 2009 we began a major renovation project at the National TB Reference Hospital in Pyongyang and were invited to provide assistance to the pediatric facility at the tuberculosis hospital in Pyongyang.  We also provide limited assistance to the Mangyongdae District People's Hospital in Pyongyang.

Since that time, we have shipped:

• tuberculosis medicine kits sufficient to treat thousands of patients
• hundreds of tons of supplemental food in the form of
• soybeans, canned, chicken, beef, pork and turkey
• nutritional supplements of various kinds
• agricultural supplies including
• hundreds of small, medium and large greenhouses, seed, inoculant, trees and other supplies
• small tractors and accessories
• thousands of blankets, hundreds of beds and bedding sets including new mattresses and sheets
• medical equipment, and other needed goods
• scores of lab supply kits and microscopes
• 6 Lab-in-a-Suitcases, including training 
• hundreds of doctor's kits, and bicycles to enable doctors to make house calls
• ambulances for four hospitals, and a cargo truck to facilitate deliveries
• full renovations of four hospital operating suites, including facilities, equipment, supplies
• major additional renovations at the Kaesong Provincial Pediatric Hospital and Hwangju TB Rest Home
• water well drilling and water distribution projects

On a regular basis, we visit each of the institutions that we support to confirm the arrival, distribution and use of these goods, to deliver donor lists and greetings, and to assess current needs.