Ana Kerina's story - she is a CHE leader in Balgue

Ana Kerina Alvarez Alvarez

aged 27,married, with 4 children

I was at church and the pastor invited all the members to come to a CHE meeting, and said that this was an important opportunity.

I went to the meeting,there were just 4 of us from the church, and Darling and her husband, Chico, were there.  They explained what CHE is, and encouraged us to keep our homes and our children clean in order to improve our children’s health.

There weren’t many people there the first time, but there were 14 at the next meeting - I invited several people.

I began in my own house: encouraging and counseling others, practicing and teaching what I was learning.

It was difficult at times, because I have 4 children, but I was interested, and I saw it as important work.

At the third meeting we felt as though it would not be possible, but Neyda and I were visiting and encouraging the 14 who had come. We made ourselves available, we trusted in the Lord, and we were seeing that we could do things with the Lord’s help.

Later, we had meetings in the church, one of which was with the Women’s group.  The church Women’s Group supported  the development of CHE.  We talked about different ideas.  I was president, and Neyda was Vice President of the Women’s Group, which was organized to work within the church, but not for CHE.

The pastor was very happy with the meeting, We talked about the things we had done as part of CHE so far, and this really motivated the whole church.

Some of the women in the sewing class to make bags are not believers.  These activities help to bring in people who are not yet believers.  The class was fun, and motivates us to do things to get ahead in our lives. It was a blessing to see people there who are not believers. I saw women there who did not want to praise the Lord at first, but later they joined in.  

I shared my Bible with someone.

There were 2 girls, and I said to Neyda, pass me your Bible, so the other girl could have one, too.  Later, the pastor gave her his Bible, and after that, she was singing, too.

After the class, everyone was so happy with their bags.  Every few minutes they were saying to each other, They’re so pretty!

For me, it was a great blessing.  I would love to have a little shop, with sewing machines, and women would make things, and sell them. 

I accepted Jesus in an evangelistic service that I went to with my mother.  Sister Candida invited us.  We got separated, so it wasn’t until afterwards that we discovered that we had both begun new lives in Him that day.  My husband is a believer, too.