Dora's Legacy For Christ

HER STORY

Her Faith Started the Story

Dora Annie Caulker (April 20, 1956 - August 6, 2024) was more than the inspiration behind our name. Her life is the reason this organization exists.

Dora’s life story was about transformation and it inspired us all. Before surrendering her life to Jesus, she struggled with alcoholism and had an imperfect past growing up and living most of her life in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This was a chapter of her life she later spoke about openly as part of her testimony. In Freetown, Sierra Leone she faced severe poverty, displacement, and many other challenges people face living in 3rd world countries.

Eventually, Dora came to the United States to be with her family who immigrated here, and she had an encounter with Jesus Christ where her life was forever changed. She found freedom from alcoholism and on March 29th, 2008 Dora publicly declared herself as a follower of Jesus through Baptism.

Dora never allowed her past to define or disqualify her, in fact she even struggled with speaking English. But God never stopped using her. Instead, it became part of the story she used to tell others about what Christ had done in her life.

When Dora found Jesus, her faith transformed the way she lived. The Seventh-day Adventist Church was her spiritual home. There, she found brothers and sisters in Christ who showed up for her, worshiped alongside her, and became her family.

Dora's love for Jesus extended beyond the church walls.

For years Dora would be found walking through her small town dragging a carry-on suitcase filled with Christian pamphlet books she would get from her church. She handed them out to anyone willing to receive one because she believed the Word of God needed to reach people who might never walk through the doors of a church or who might never hear the good news of Jesus. She was the definition of "here I am Lord, send me."

The Legacy She Left Behind

In August 2024, Dora passed away unexpectedly. Her loss was devastating to everyone that knew her.

At her funeral, her pastor remembered something remarkably simple about her: “She was always there.”

Those words captured so much of who Dora was. Her faith wasn’t reserved for certain moments or occasions. She was committed to her church, committed to the people around her, and above all, committed to Jesus Christ.

At her funeral, Proverbs 31:29–31 was read in her honor:

“Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all… a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised… let her works bring her praise at the city gate.”

The world needs more of what she was. And she deserves to keep going.

That thought became the seed for Dora’s Legacy for Christ.

THE STORY CONTINUES

From Her Legacy to Our Mission

Dora was my grandmother, but her faith represented something much larger than our family. Creating Dora's Legacy for Christ was my way of ensuring that the things she valued most continue. That is faith in Jesus Christ, sharing the Gospel, and caring for others.

Dora's Legacy is not simply about remembering the life she lived. It is about continuing the work her faith inspired.

- Amira Krolow, Founder & Executive Director

WHAT GUIDES US

Faith at the Center

OUR MISSION

Faith in Action

To share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and

demonstrate His love through compassionate

service, practical support, and meaningful relationships with the communities we serve.

OUR VISION

A Legacy That Reaches Further

A world where faith inspires action, communities

experience the love of Christ, and acts of service

create a legacy that reaches across cultures and

generations.

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