Mission Exchange 2018… The undertakings of God’s community…

By: Bro Norwil Baguio (SFC Qatar Mission Coordinator)

The evangelization continues as we proclaim God’s love through CFC's Mission Exchange program. Coordinators across the Middle East Region brainstormed and discussed the details of this year’s mission exchange activities.

It was on April 24 2018 when Bro Jojerry Marcado-a full time pastoral worker invited the ME CFC Council, Governance Team, SFC National Couple Coordinators, Regional Coordinators and Country Coordinators from different countries to officially announce Mission Exchange 2018. Since then, the respective Mission Exchange Coordinators have proactively disseminated the good news through marketing campaigns in various forms. Social media outlets like Facebook, Messenger, Whatsapp, YouTube as well as in SFC events like the Unit Head teachings and ME United 2018 are just a few of the common medium used in order to ensure that information will reach every brother and sister in the CFC community.

God’s undeniable love to his people never stops as he continues to bless the program by expanding its reach to countries such as Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, and Malawi. For the record there are about 100 missionaries in the Middle East who had the chance to experience mission works to countries like Iraq, Uganda, Burundi, Seychelles, Oman, India, Swaziland and Rwanda in 2017. Program schedule for this year are out and ready for volunteer brothers and sisters who would like to share the many gifts they have received may it be time, talent or treasure.

This year marks another milestone for CFC as we celebrated our 36th year as a community of God who fulfills its mission by bringing Christ to the very basic unit of society, the family. God’s assurance of faithfulness to his people never ceases, the above mentioned countries were affirmations that our God is a living God.

Let us continue to rekindle our faith to Him by serving our brothers and sisters through mission exchange. In this manner we allow God to accomplish His plan to His people through us. As a living witness of God’s love, we have the responsibility to spread the good news to all and be torch bearer of God’s light to world.  

“... And you will be the witness for me…to the ends of the Earth”. Acts 1:8

ANCOP

By: Bro Denis Michael Dimaano (ANCOP National Coordinator)

ANCOP stands for ANswering the Cry Of the Poor. It is a program founded by Couples for Christ (CFC), a faith based Vatican recognized international lay organization of the faithful that has a worldwide membership and active in over 100 countries and dependent territories and was made for the purpose of consolidating CFC’s effort in BUILDING THE CHURCH OF THE POOR. Shelter building for the poor and education sponsorship are among its many other programs.

ANCOP PROGRAMS featuring our focus and primary works to ANswer the Cry Of the Poor.

Education is one of the major projects of ANCOP aimed to educate the poor children. ANCOP believes that education of the poor child and his family is key to poverty alleviation. 

  Child Sponsorship Program (CSP) Provides for Education Assistance, Health and Medical Care, Values Formation and Spiritual Enhancement and Parent Involvement/ Partnership to support the Child’s education.  This is a one-on-one sponsorship for Elementary, High School and College/ Technical/ Vocational courses.

Our Child Sponsorship Program allows us to give the gift of a good education to children who cannot afford such.  With this we also give them hope and a bright future.

 CORNERSTONE (Tutorial/Leadership) Cornerstone is a Church of the Poor Couples for Christ (CFC) Partnership Program for Education.  It has two levels, one for Elementary and another one for High School.  The Elementary Program aims to reach out to slow readers in elementary children in public schools through Reading Tutorials and Values Formation.  The High School Program aims to reach out to High School leaders through Christian leadership and Values Formation.  Family support is provided through the Parenting Formation.  The Cornerstone Program is consistent with the core mission of CFC to bring Christ’s transforming love to families and the poor.  The very name Cornerstone refers to Christ Himself (Mark 12:10-11).

SFC ANCOP QATAR PROJECTS,  For upcoming SFC 13th National Conference, we encourage all SFC to give or donate some food pledges to our SFC Ancop ministry.  We will sell the food you may donate and all money earned from this food selling will proceeds to ANCOP.  

Aside on that, as our preparation for upcoming school year.  Let’s give our Relentless Support for our ANCOP’s Give a Gift for Project for our Cornerstone Kids.  You can give any School Supplies such as pencils, crayons, erasers, sharpener, small ruler, or pencil color.  These school supplies will send to our country (Philippines) for preparation of SY2018-2019 Cornerstone.  And some part of supplies we will give to those SFC who wants to immerse and to share their Blessings and love for the kids.

 Sometimes we cannot be explain it, what we feel that you help somebody, simple joy of being to see them improve their lives that cannot buy that happiness, you may able to experience the joy that you able to help.  Lord has blessed all of us specially the partners and we looking forward that you will continue to support these wonderful projects that the Lord has given to all of us.

Over the years, ANCOP has helped in changing the lives of the less fortunate through, education, employment and empowerment.   The work is so big and we cannot do it alone.  Let’s work together and share our blessings.  Be an ANCOP partner.

 For Child Sponsorship Program, Cornerstone Immersion and other donations, please contact us: Sis Yhan 55785546, Bro Denis 50561620. #