Her Story: Ana Gonzalez-Torres
her |həː, hə| pronoun 1 used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a female person: Her life was filled with God’s favor.
Getting to know Equip Group Leader, Ana Gonzalez-Torres...
Meet Ana. Youngest of seven children. Wife. Traveler. And our incredible Equip Group Leader.
Ana is the youngest of seven children. If that’s not hard enough to feel seen—four of those seven siblings are powerful women who have master’s degrees and lead "boss babe" lives. So you can imagine, growing up as the youngest child with the bar set so high made it hard for Ana to create her own voice.
But over the years, Ana has learned how to rely on God, and in the process, she has developed her own identity in Christ. Now, she is able to lead a group of girls in her Equip Group with God's help as she stands on the verse in 1 Timothy 4:12 that says, “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for all believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.”
Now, because of her reliance on God and the encouragement from that verse, Ana says, "I now know my voice and I am able to lead women into a bondage-free life."
Ana has been married to her husband for 14 years (this June 2020!). They have been trying to get pregnant for five years and are holding onto the promise of becoming parents someday. "My husband and I both work at schools, I have worked in the business side of a school for 10 years now and love every bit of it. I lead a Folklorico club with the kids at my school, showing them how to dance the cultural dance.”
She and her husband also love to travel, to take lots of road trips and to explore and experience the many landscapes that God has created.
"I knew I wanted to open our home for a group that empowers women to lead one another along their own God-given journey. We bought our home in 2016 and knew right off the bat that we wanted to open it up for God's purpose. It truly is our honor to open up our home and lives for the purpose of others knowing about God. I have learned so much from Equipped by Faith and I know God put this community in my life for a reason!”
Thank you, Ana! We love your heart and story. We can’t wait for Equip Groups this week—are you coming??
Ana's Equip Group meets every 3rd Wednesday at 7pm. Join Ana this week or find another Equip Group to join by clicking HERE. We’re always looking for new leaders all over the Dallas Fort Worth area. If you have a desire to open your home or just have a question—reach out to us at info@equippedbyfaith.com!
XO-
Equipped by Faith