CEFAS (Ecclesial Communities of Faith and Love), produces and distributes resources to help communities through their guides and their families to be aware of the latest teachings of the Pope, to know various suggestions to live the human and Christian virtues that help to be better people, as well as the attitudes to take care of our common home.<\/p>\n
In these twenty years, they have gained experience in organizing and accompanying the community guides and witnessing their interest in making known the love of God and the Virgin Mary, as well as their availability and generosity in guiding the communities in their diverse and often difficult life circumstances. This has fostered an awareness of recognizing and being grateful for God's presence in our space and circumstances.<\/p>\n
M\u00f3nica Castellanos, one of the co-founders of CEFAS, shares her testimony:<\/p>\n
There are apostolic projects that mark a person's life. Being part of CEFAS, I was fortunate to have my life enriched by what I consider to be one of the most important\u00a0experiences where encountering Christ in the other made me see how great his love is.<\/strong><\/p>\n It all started with an idea on paper, working on it and turning it into reality meant fulfilling Jesus' command:\u00a0\u201cGo and evangelize the whole world.\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n A mandate that found its form in the Ecclesial Communities of Faith and Love. A place where\u00a0The dignification of the person and his personal and family improvement went hand in hand with the knowledge of Christ as the only love that gives fullness and meaning to life itself.<\/strong>\u00a0The challenge was enormous, many times it seemed unattainable and not infrequently the fear of failure came as a temptation. The arduous hours of planning in the office, the training of guides for the communities, the visits to the parishes so that CEFAS could be part of their councils, were worth every minute.<\/p>\n I carry CEFAS \u201ctattooed\u201d in my heart, it always accompanies me, as all great works of God usually do, but with its particularity, because it wanted to associate the smallness of my life and that of many other people to make it a reality.<\/p>\n CEFAS is a gift for all of us who have had the good fortune to collaborate in its activities over the last twenty years and I trust that\u00a0As long as there are people who listen to Christ's invitation to collaborate in it, it will continue to fulfill its mission faithfully.<\/strong><\/p>\n