NATIONAL INFORMATION of Bolivia

National Presidents: Mauricio and Luz Maria Larrea

National Counsel/Director

I. Membership

Based on the Constitution of the CIMFC, membership is defined as follows:

They are members of the Confederation of Christian Family Movement (MFC) even when they have other names if they satisfy the following basic requirements:

A. They are organized in small groups of married couples, families, single-parents, widows/widowers. etc. who search for genuine family communities and cooperate/work jointly with their counselor(s)/direc-tor(s)s to promote mutual growth/development.

B. They meet regularly, participating in a formative process of seeing, judging (= discerning) and bring-ing to light the Word of the Lord.

C. They are witnesses and ministers of all families specially of those in difficult situations like the suffer-

ing and the poor.

A. Names of groups of the CIMFC in (your) countries:

La Paz

Adalgira

Cochabamba:

Dios Con Nosotros (God With Us)

Amor y Paz (Love and Peace)

Ven con Nosotros (Come with Us)

Santa Mónica

San Pedro de Sacaba

Sucre

San Pedro

San Pedrito

San Lázaro

Familia Unida (United Family)

Cardenal Maurer

Potosi

Natachos

Panchos

Santiagos

Tavos

Santa Cruz

La Merced (The Mercy)

Espiritu Santo

San José

Nueva Esperanza (New Hope)

San Pedro y San Pablo

Santa Maria

Familia Solidaria (Family Solidarity/Support)

Camiri

Tarija

Nuestra Señora de Fátima

Santa Maria

Types of membership: (whichever applies)

____Yes ____couples

____________families

____________single-parents

____Yes_ ___widowers, widows, etc

Number of families active (count single parents, widowers, widow, etc as one family)

Total families 130

B. Frequency of reunions

Every two weeks Yes__

Every month _____

Others Yes _ Describe

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C. Enumerate three family or family ministry evangelical services which are of major impact in your country/re-

gion/district/area.

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Pre-marriage short courses (counseling)

Marriage/conjugal encounters

Talks at colleges, enterprises/business commercial establishments, parishes

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II. Enumerate actions taken after the Resolutions of the World Assembly 2007 (applicable in your countries

regions/districts/areas)

1a. Resolution

We resolve to promote the vision, values, and virtues of Matrimony, and the Christian Family by means of the prayers

in the family (e.g. prayer before meals, bible studies, family celebrations, etc.); in the church (e.g. in the liturgical cele-

brations, celebrations, reunions, etc.) and in society (civil functions, public reunions/gatherings etc.)

2a. Resolution

We resolve to promote the vision, values, and virtues of Matrimony, and the Christian Family by means of actions/ac-tivities; in the family (e.g. prayer/grace before meals, family reunions, gathering of families, family education, etc.); in the church (e.g. in the programmes, liturgies, retreats, in the MFC, etc) and in society (e.g. meetings with government representatives on themes like war and peace, housing, medical services, domestic violence, human dignity etc.).

The first Resolution is that which is actually lived in our country/region/district/area.

The second Resolution is that which we have to implement immediately.

III. The Present and the Future

A. The most important gains/achievements in 2004 - 2007

· Enrichment of the family life (family spirituality) YES

· Evangelization of other families (V-J-A) YES

B. A concrete “Action Plan for 2007 – 2010” for the survival and expansion of the evangelical mission of

MFC in your country/region/district/area.

Put into practice the projects of the Evangelical Solidarity.