Spend Yourself for Souls
Saints and Sinners
By Jonathan Weiss Reposted from Missionary Jon @ https://missionaryjon.wordpress.com Jesus chose to spend the vast majority of His adult life surrounded by the outcasts, the rejected, and socially unacceptable folks. His closest friends were uneducated, smelly fishermen, greedy tax collectors, prostitutes, and hypocrites. Poor, uneducated, young, old, simple, complicated, humble and proud. And those who were considered “religious” and acceptable, He…
An Update from SSME: The Harvest is Great!
By John-Paul Papuzynski Just a quick update from the Summer School of Missionary Evangelization (SSME), Philippines. This trip is just what my little family needed after being stateside for sooo long! While yes, we have been in the Lord, busy about the Father’s work and also enjoying the FMC family stateside, there is nothing like getting back to the heart…
A Dream Fulfilled: FMC Helps a Young Lady Graduate
Dear Sammy, James, and to all members of FMC, We would like to take this chance to expressed our gratitude for everything you did, to me as individual, as a parent and most especially to Pem-Pem. You gave her the chance to fulfill her dream which we can’t afford to give no matter how hard we tried for several years….
Gospel Poverty
By Frank Summers Jesus preached truths that some have called, “the classical impracticalities of the Gospel”: turn the other cheek; don’t judge others; love your enemies and forgive their offenses against you (7 x 70, each day); give to all who ask from you; go to the ends of the earth (take almost nothing for the journey)…. And then there’s…
Give a Home Update
Martina came each day asking for morillos. She would just show up all over the place asking for morillos. She begged me to come and see her home and help her. She said that she lived right down the street, so I agreed to go. I was shocked when I arrived. Martina’s house was worse than I could have imagined….
Catholic Guilt and Catholic Complacence
By Susanna De A. “I messed up again. I’m hopeless. I’m sick of being me. Why even bother trying again? I can’t stand me, I don’t see how God can.” Ever heard that voice? Those words? Maybe it came after another lapse of discipline, surfing the Internet too late, and waking up bleary-eyed and headachy. Maybe it came after an…
A Young Girl’s Life is Changed!
A sincere THANKS to all of you who made Dulce’s surgery possible. Thanks to your generous response this April we were able to raise the $3,000 needed to get Dulce her new insulin pump. We spoke to Dulce’s mother Juana this week and she says Dulce is adjusting well, her vision problems are improving and they are so grateful for…
One of the Many Faces of the New Evangelization
By Deacon Bill Vrazel There are many paths in life, with twists and turns that constantly challenge us, and my wife Louise and I have certainly had our share of them. When life’s trials come to us, we make an effort, especially in recent years, to pray and try our best to see how—or if—God is present in them. We…
Celebrating 50 Years of Love
Family life is so important in FMC! We welcome singles and families of all sizes to serve in the mission field, believing that the witness of holy family life is one of the most important ways to be a missionary. This belief comes in part from the witness and experience of our founders, Frank and Genie, who travelled the globe…
Clean Water Has Arrived!
Thanks the generosity of many wonderful people Family Missions Company was able to raise the funds needed to build a deeper water well for the lovely people of the rancho communities of Luz y Colon and Fortin. We would like to especially thank the teens and entire parish community of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and their youth minister, Ashley Barnett who spearheaded a…
Our Family’s Book of Acts: An Honest Review
Graham Smith recommends “Our Family’s Book of Acts”(Graham is a columnist with the Acadiana Catholic) I’m reading a remarkable story, “Our Family’s Book of Acts”. It’s the second installment by Genie Summers in the chronicle of her family’s life as Catholic Lay Missionaries, a journey that began for her and her husband Frank back in the early 1970’s. Those who…
Are Lay Missionaries Professional Catholics?
By Susanna De A. Simcha Fisher recently wrote an article for the National Catholic Register titled ‘The Professional Catholic’, referring to the accusation that she and other Catholic writer, speakers, etc. are using their faith to make money, or that their motives for spreading the faith are somewhat mixed by the fact that they are getting paid to do so. Lay…
Letter from a LifeTeen Missionary
Dearest Friends From Family Missions Company Peace! Blessings from God our Father who in His great power raised our Lord Jesus Christ from the grave as a sign of redemption. Praise and Glory be to Him! Ya’ll have changed my life. In God’s perfect timing he used my desires to lure my love to your family for 3 days, Inspire…
What the New Evangelization is NOT!
Swamped by Ministry: Glory Stories from the Philippines
We have been swamped with our mission… in a great way! Here are some highlights. Floors for the Poor The Floors for the Poor has been gaining momentum again. I have only been able to help with one since we started up again. The people are very proud of their new floor and it is a great blessing to them. …
Holy Week in the Amazon: Walking with Jesus
Happy Easter indeed! He was, is, and will be Risen and we are the witness of that. Praise God for this time of the year and for a blessed holy week. This is the update for the Ahuano team during Holy week. We are so blessed to be part of this community. During Holy week we spent a week in Colonia…
A Soft Heart in the Face of Hard Truths about Abortion
By Rebekah L. I don’t usually write about controversial topics. When it comes to confrontation in general, I run the other way. And abortion is at the top of the list for controversy. But the Holy Spirit and a no-nonsense homily have prompted me to speak up. When the Kermit Gosnell trial hit the social media world, I heard the…
