Love More

409 leaders of Couples for Christ from 40 countries all over the world gathered as one last January 9, 2015 (Friday) at SMX Convention
Center in Pasay City, Philippines.
To know more how to Love More was the main focus of the 3rd CFC Global Leaders Empowerment Convention, as it is also the
communitys theme for 2015.

The event was officially started with the celebration of the Holy Mass by Fr.
Mario Subrejuanite together with Fr. Mrutyunjay Digal from India. During his
final blessing, Fr. Mario encouraged everyone to Go and truly shine brightly
with the light of Christ.

MORNING WORSHIP
After the Holy Mass, all CFC leaders all over the world raised their
hands in worship to thank the Lord
for a fruitful year that was and to
ask for Gods mercy to do more for
this year. The worship was led by
Alex Gosianto, National Director
of CFC Indonesia.

SESSION 1: Bring in our Catch

George Campos, the CFC Executive Director and Metro Manila
Missions Director, shared the CFC
Global Report for 2014 and challenged everyone to not be afraid
to go on mission and spread the
Good News to the ends of the
earth. He exhorted everyone to
be mindful that What we have
done, though impressive, is still
too little. We need to Love More.

From left to right: Manny Garcia, Nonoy

Dalman, Jimmy Ilagan, Mannix Ocampo
and James Solano, continent overseers
of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe
and Oceania, respectively, presented
reports on evangelization efforts in their
continents, highlighting breakthroughs,
new areas and territories and specific
challenges encountered. All of them
echoed one appeal -- for more missionaries in their areas.
The call is now out for mission volunteers. Indeed, to love more is to connect
as one, to move as one and to support
one another in our communitys awesome task of bringing the world to Christ.

AFTERNOON PRAISE

CFC Institute Update

Mission is not easy, it is always full of crisis but we will
be empowered as long as we
have the courage to ask the
Lord. - Michael Bay, Country
Head of CFC Malaysia, the
afternoon worship leader.

CFC Institute, the new subsidiary of CFC, was introduced by

Jun Uriarte, Chairman of the
Institute. CFCI aims to educate, train, foster research and
innovation, manage and share
knowledge, so that leaders
and missionaries may realize
the mission of CFC and the
Church in proclaiming Christ
to the world. Soon, the Institute will develop and offer degree and non-degree courses
that will serve and promote
the mission and vision of CFC.

WORKSHOPS

The participants were grouped into different workshops to deepen more

their understanding of the different programs of the community.
Mannix Ocampo, Ablaze Chairman, and Rommel Ancheta, Ablaze President,
taught everyone to Catch More Fish using the products and offerings
of Ablaza.
George Campos, CFC Executive Director, and Jess Ferrer, the Migrants
Program Head, shared during the Migrants Program workshop the highlights of the 7th World Congress on the Pastoral Care for Migrants and
Itinerant people and they also emphasized that the program is also an
evangelization tool.
Rouquel Ponte, Church Integration Office (CIO) Head and Pastoral Formation Office (PFO) Consultant reminded those who attended the workshop
that We are called to holiness; for it is the very measure of Christian living. During this workshop, Arnel Santos, the PFO Director, explained the
CFC culture and the different roles of the PFO Coordinator. Kirby Llaban,
PFO Coordinator, expounded on the leaders formation track after CLT and
the Music Ministry/PFO/Leaders handbook.

SESSION 2: Daybreak
We start the year with Love More, but because of the new opportunities that the Lord is
giving us He is also calling us to continuously
Behold and Ponder. So let us always ask
the Lord in prayer to teach us to still do more,
give more, sacrifice more and love more. Joe
Tale, CFC Chairman & International Missions
Director, giving the last session for the day
entitled: Daybreak.
The Chairman conveyed the Popes call for
spirit-filled evangelizers and concluded his
session calling all those who are fearlessly
open to the workings of the Holy Spirit to proclaim the joy of the Gospel. He exhorted everyone to be bold in proclaiming the Gospel in
every time and place even it meets opposition.

Empowerment Prayer and Closing Worship

Almighty Father, take away the words No and fear and replace them with Yes, faith, courage and love.
Our direction as a community is to love more - to love God more, to love our neighbors more and the rest will follow. Let us continue to
set the world on fire! Let us proclaim the greatness of the Lord! Love More!