Life in The Family International

Losing control was one of those things I avoided assiduously in life; every day was planned and maximized, every move calculated and organized. For 7 years I worked on a specific “cyber-missionary” type of ministry and everything I did was directly related to computers and phones. It was a good, fulfilling life.

But out of the blue I felt the Lord’s calling to stretch my wings and learn something new, so 6 months ago I left behind the comfort of everything I was familiar with and got involved in ministries I knew nothing of nor had ever participated in before. And then, just a few weeks ago I found out I’m pregnant!

So when my laptop died last week taking with it everything I collected for years: photos, music, letters, poems, diaries, memories… well, I felt that a little bit of me had died too. It seemed that all at once I was losing the remnants of my former self and giving up everything I used to be in exchange for whatever the Lord has in store for me. I admit, all this change and newness hasn’t exactly been easy, but then, neither is it scary because I know I’m in good hands. I guess that’s one of the great things about loving the Lord: “We know that all things work together for our good”.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

After many years of doing office-type missionary work, Florecita is testing her hand as a field missionary. She is currently the counselor of a group of teenagers, does outreach, restaurant singing… and anything that is needed to help her center and its projects keep momentum. She is also an aficionado of photography and hopes that with it she can show the world a little more of The Family International, its projects, and the wonderful people in it. More about Flo

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