NATIONAL INFORMATION COLOMBIA

National Presidents: Rafael and Mariene Rodriguez

National Counsel/Director: Pbro. Tobias de la Cruz

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) to promote mutual growth/development.

B. They meet regularly, participating in a formative process of seeing, judging (= discerning) and actual-

izing the light of 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:

Solely for the Christian Family Movement

Types of membership: (whichever applies)

____X_______ couples

____X_______ families

___________ _ single-parents

____X _ widowers, widows, etc

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

Total families: 358

B. Frequency of reunions/meetings

Every two weeks X__

Every month ____

Others _X _ Describe: weekly

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

gion/district/area.

1. –IMMEDIATE PREPARATION FOR MATRIMONY

2. –INTEGRAL FORMATION OF THE YOUTH

3. –WORKSHOP AND ENCOUNTERS OF COUPLES AND SINGLE HEADS OF THE FAMILY

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.)

A EUCHARISTIC INTEGRATION OF ALL FAMILIES OF THE MFC (IN EVERY DIOCESE) AT THE END OF THE MONTH, AND AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL (ENA) IN A CHOSEN DIOCESE EVERY TWO YEARS IS FULFILLED/ACCOMPLISHED. THEMES: FORMATIONS THAT PROMOTE HUMAN AND CHRISTIAN VALUES.

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.).

AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL SOME DIOCESES HAVE THEIR PROPER RADIO PROGRAMMES. AND AT THE GOVERMENTAL LEVELS, WE HAVE APPEARED BEFORE CONGRESS AND BEFORE AS-

SEMBLIES AND COMMUNICATION MEDIA, DELIVERING OUR PRONOUNCEMENTS AS MFC, IN MANIFESTOS, IN CLAMOURS AGAINST ABORTION LAWS AND THE ABDUCTION AND KILLINGS OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

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

UNITY IN THE THEMES OF FORMATION IN ENA (NATIONAL ENCOUNTERS), SERVICE OF COOR-

DINATION AND IMPLANTATION IN THE STATE PROJECT(S) “SCHOOL OF/FOR FATHERS” BY MEANS OF WHICH OTHER FAMILIES ARE EVANGELIZED

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.

· THE LARGE SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION OF OUR SPIRITUAL COUNSELOR/DIREC-

TORS, THEIR ATTENDANCE AND COMMITMENT.

· THE IMPORTANT WORK AND PARTICIPATION OF THE FAMILIES IN THE ZONAL EN-COUNTER/MEETING (ZONAII-2007). “THE MFC IN THE FACE OF THE FAMILY DISIN-

TEGRATION” (ANALYSIS OF THE FORTITUDE/STRENGTH AND OPPORTUNITIES OF

MFC).

· LAUNCHED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL THE PROJECT OF “EVANGELICAL SOLIDARI-

TY AND ITS CBF (BASIC CYCLE OF FORMATION).