CrossLink International

CrossLink International

Type	Non-profit
Location	Falls Church, Virginia and Memphis, Tennessee
Motto	Equipping Medical Missions
Website	www.crosslinkinternational.net

CrossLink International is a non-profit, Christian ministry that provides humanitarian aid to the needy. Aid is given in the form of medicines and medical supplies.^[1]

Located in the Falls Church, Virginia, and in Memphis, Tennessee, CrossLink has assisted over 2 million people in more than 100 countries with medical aid. As of 2000, the organization has dispersed over $15 million of medical supplies.^[2]

CrossLink International was founded in November 1996. It was inspired when a Baptist Sunday school class visited a hospital in Moscow and worked with Central Baptist Church, a church in Moscow, to aggregate medical supplies for Moscow hospitals. When the Moscow program ended because of shipping difficulties, the Sunday school class decided to ship supplies to other areas.^[3]

A large portion of CrossLink's supplies are donations from the families of hospital patients and "free pharmaceutical samples" that companies that give to doctors.^[2]

References

1. ^ Lin, Carol (2001-07-03). "CrossLink International Sees $3.5 Million in Medical Supplies Go Up in Smoke". CNN. http://premium.edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0107/03/lad.04.html. Retrieved June 5, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Branigin, William (2000-09-10). "Group Ships Surplus Drugs to Needy". Washington Post (Los Angeles Times). http://articles.latimes.com/2000/sep/10/news/mn-18498. Retrieved June 5, 2009. 
3. ^ Dilday, Robert (2008-08-20). "Healing the Sick: Bible class project sparks international medical ministry". Associated Baptist Press. http://www.abpnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3479&Itemid=53. Retrieved June 5, 2009. 

External links

• Official website