Spiritually Support a Missionary: Vocation Awareness
Dear Jason, Check out the special gift to you (attached) from the Vocation Awareness Committee – An Easter Spiritual Bouquet!!! Did I tell you that when I missed the January meeting because you were leaving the next day, they voted to adopt you, as well, for prayers and everything else that we do for the seminarians and deaconate candidates. I…
Jesus Gives Courage: Be Not Afraid!
By Luis This week I had the blessing of coming back to General Cepeda, Mexico. This place brings me make to my first year of missions. There is something special about this place. During my first year I was really exited to serve here. I wanted to share the good news with everyone I saw. I also really like the…
In Case You Missed It: EWTN’s Life on the Rock Interview
Family Missions Company appeared on a recent episode of EWTN’s Life on the Rock to speak about the work of our lay Catholic families and individuals serving as foreign missionaries across the globe. We are thankful for this opportunity to share with the larger Catholic community about the joy of being called to serve as a full-time missionary. SHARE this video and help…
Can a Mother Forget Her Child?
By Rebecca Tilyou Hello, everyone! It’s early summer here in the Philippines, and the days are getting hotter. Now we are so thankful for our cold-water showers! I’m writing to tell you the story of a family. When we first arrived in Sagay, we met a little 8-year-old girl named Mary Grace. She quickly won all of our hearts with her…
La Colonía Becoming Energized for the Faith
By Ryan Lawless ‘His voice shook the earth at that time, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only earth but heaven.” That phrase, “once more,” points to the removal of shaken, created things, so that what is unshaken may remain. Therefore, we who are receiving the unshakable kingdom should have gratitude, with which we should…
Rebuilding in Paradise: Raising the Island Chapel
By Sammy Romero Last week I was finally able to make my first visit to the island of Hilantagaan. It was badly affected by Typhoon Haiyan back in November, and FMC missionaries the Leano family had gone there and served twice while we were back home in the US. I was excited to finally get the chance to go to…
Shoot with a Mission 2014: a Blast for Missions
Renunciation and Hardship: Part of the Life We Love
By Frank Summers Why do some missionaries who begin with the idea of making missionary service a long term or lifelong vocation later decide to leave the missions and return home? Well, some may only be called to foreign missions for a time. FMC asks its missionary candidates to make a minimum two year commitment when entering our Intake program…
Adventures in the Jungle: Mission Life in Ahuano
By Matthew Holland Praise the LORD we have had so many blessed encounters so we continually thank HIM for that! We have had the chance to lead two different ‘short term mission trips’ both consisting of college kids, and we have hosted the groups in Misahualli. They have both been extremely participational with the people of Ecuador. We have had…
Missionary Family on Furlough: Making an Eternal Difference
A YEAR has passed! We receive your intentions and pray for you and the things that are weighing on your hearts and minds. We love you. We are GRATEFUL for you! We have THREE little ones now! Josiah, age 4; Tobias, age 2 1/2; and Elijah, age 1. As you can imagine, our house is ACTIVE! On the good days…
That’s What We Do: Lessons Learned from Missionary Kids
By Lindsey Romero (Originally posted on the blog: https://romerosonmission.blogspot.com/) It’s been a while since I’ve written about our little mishomarys, but not because of lack of material! Here’s a cute story from the other day that ended up giving me lots of food for thought. Ash Wednesday was our weekly home visit day, and after breakfast it was time to walk…
Jericho Project: Let the Walls Come Down
During this Lenten season Family Missions Company invites you to join our missionaries in Mexico in fasting and praying for the men of General Cepeda. We have long had a presence in this region of Mexico and many of you reading this have been to General Cepeda and were greatly blessed by your time there. The Problem: For years our…
My Cup Overflows: A New Child of God
By Erin C. Yesterday was one of the most beautiful and heart wrenching experiences of my life. When I was working in the baby home, I was called into the preemie room to the bedside of the first baby I had grown to love here. I walked into the room, my heart in my throat, knowing that her health was…
News from Juarez Mexico: Endless Ministry Possibilities
By the Kiehl Family It’s official, we have completed our first missionary year in Mexico! At the end of our year we were beyond blessed to visit the United States and chat with many of you, our stateside missionary team. Because of your participation, we were able to build three chapels, renovate and/or build homes for thirty-eight different families, distribute…
Pollos and a Birthday: The Gift of Presence
¡Gloria a Dios! What an incredible dream it is to be in Ecuador! And yet, it is all reality. I wake up everyday and get to serve people that live in this riches of the Amazon jungle. Today is the first day where I am finally able to relax and get some things done. Two weeks ago, we bought some…
A Finished Pig Sty Ready for Piglets!
Dear friends, Greetings from Uganda! Thank you so much for all the support that you gave to our ministry to help our people walkout of the poverty road. Your support has started making a tremendous difference in the lives of our people. With your support and the resources we managed to mobilize, we have been able to put up the…
A Missionary Family
By Donald Romero My wife Cheryl and I are the parents of FMC missionary Samuel Romero. He and his wife Lindsey and their three children joined FMC in 2011. We met the Summers family (founders of FMC) about twenty-five years ago here in Abbeville, LA when they were home on leave as lay missionaries from some foreign country. After renewing…
Ahuano: the Beginning!
Praying that each of you, wherever you are in your walk with the Lord, are finding peace and joy in Him. Rest in His mercy; it is without end. As I mentioned before, there are five guys in Ahuano and four girls in Misahualli. We all represent Family Missions Company. The three new guys are: Jason, Seth, and Noah. The…
