As of this trip I have now visited every one of the CRI projects and am personally involved in their progress. I've found that it's one thing to write a check and send it off someplace to help starving kids somewhere. But it's an entirely different thing to actually get on a plane and go to the place where your money goes and meet the people who are doing the work. I would strongly encourage you to do the same - and to consider donating to organizations that let you do just that.