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For the first 12 years of the life of CFC, the single focus was on evangelizing and renewing married couples. Even though many non-couples were asking about how they could also be a part of the CFC community, the mandate of the Lord extended only to the work with couples. It has since become clear that the Lord simply wanted to assure a solid foundation, one based on the renewal of Christian couples and their families, for the large work that was to come.
And it came in June of 1993, on CFC's 12th anniversary. At the time, the CFC Family Ministries were launched.
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Servants of the Lord!
The CFC Servants of the Lord (SOLD) is the counterpart of the Handmaids for the men. As the male counterpart of HOLD, the members of SOLD are overseas contract workers, some members of the military, single parents (widowers, separated or divorced), unmarried mature single men, and married men with wives working overseas or physically incapacitated.
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Handmaids of the Lord!
The CFC or Handmaids of the Lord (HOLD) is for single parents, separated or divorced, unmarried mature singles, married with husbands working overseas or physically incapacitated and widows. The ministry has a vision parallel to Couples for Christ, that is, to bring all families into a life of renewal in the Holy Spirit.
Empowered by the Holy Spirit, single parent women, with the dual role of mother and father, shape the lives of their children with direction coming from the Lord. Migrant women workers under the Lord's guidance can bring honor to their home country and spread the faith wherever they are. Wives of overseas workers can inspire their husbands to likewise lives which have been renewed in the Holy Spirit, as they themselves are experiencing a life of peace and joy in spite of being apart. |
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Singles For Christ!
The CFC Singles for Christ (SFC) is for single men and women with ages from 21 to the 40's. Truly, most single professional men and women have been burdened in climbing the ladder to success. Fortunately, thousand of these singles have responded to God's call and acknowledged that only He can lessen the burden and make them live joyful and peaceful lives. They may be in the world, but they are not of the world. One exciting and interesting highlight about SFC's existence is its smooth integration to CFC. Not only in terms of its structure, but also because a good number of its members have found their lifetime partners in SFC, while those who came in ahead invited their "loves" to join as well, thereby forging a stronger relationship focused on the Lord.
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Youth for Christ!
The CFC Youth for Christ (YFC) is for the young adults, those with ages from 12 to 21 years. The Lord imbued YFC with a strong missionary spirit. The youth can be effective partners in mission and are in fact crucial to the future of Couples for Christ, the church and the country. To spread the good news more effectively, by creating an environment in the campus and the community that is appealing and life giving to young adults. Thus the need to organize sportfest, praisefest, songfest and other social activities exciting to the youth, by focusing on the need to grow in holiness and to view their body as the temple of the Holy Spirit - stressing not just purity for women, but for the men as well. In YFC, we talk about virginity for men, particularly since they initiate sexual activities and often lead the girls in sin. As CFC expands its ministry in depressed areas, YFC is a major component in its work since the youth oftentimes are the hardest hit victims of poverty leading many of them to gangs and a life of crime
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CFC Kids For Christ!
The CFC Kids for Christ (KFC) is basically an in-house program for the younger children of CFC members, with ages 4 to 12 years. It is actually a club for children', where the kids of CFC members can identify themselves with, and where they can experience fun, friendship and faith. It is not a formation program, a catechetical instruction group, or a Sunday school type program. KFC exists to empower the CFC parent, having the right balance of activities, which is integrated into the over-all structure of CFC. The Junior Kids Day (four hours) is the formal entry point to kids ages four to eight. The Senior Kids Camp (one and a half days), meanwhile, is for ages 9 to 12. With YFC members as facilitators, the Kids Day and Kids Camp is similar to a Youth Camp, but has more games and activities which inculcate the same values and teaching meaningful to those who belong to this age group.
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