Lenten Reflection 7: The Master Has Need of It
This Holy Week, Saul Keeton offers a reflection on the Palm Sunday Gospel reading (Mt 21:1-11—the one read before the procession). “The Master has need of it,” Jesus says.
So who am I?
“Hi, what’s your name? What do you do? Where are you from?” These are often the first questions we ask when we meet someone for the first time. I often get asked the latter question twice: “where are you from? Oh, I mean where are you FROM?”
Lenten Reflection 6: Friendship with Jesus
For the fifth Sunday of Lent, FMC Executive Director Kevin Granger reflects on the Gospel about the death of Lazarus and shares about the intimate, trusting friendship that Jesus wants to have with us.
Lenten Reflection 5: Darkness or Light?
FMC’s digital media coordinator, Kellie Herrera, reflects on the reading for the Fourth Sunday of Lent and encourages us to seek the light in the midst of darkness
Eyes to See
by Katie Glafcke // God’s grace filled in where I lacked. The Holy Spirit took over as I opened my bruised and battered heart to Jesus. I asked for my heart to be washed clean, to be reconciled with My Lord. The priest listened and gave me absolution. My penance: go and love your husband tenderly.
Lenten Reflection 4: Meet Jesus at the Well
FMC missionary Erika de Guia reflects on the reading about the woman at the well for the Third Sunday of Lent
Valentine’s Day Shoes for Edrin
Lenten Reflection 3: The Lord’s Covenant with Us
FMC missionary Sarah Ourso reflects on the readings for the Second Sunday of Lent and encourages us to remember the Lord’s promises
Pursuing Holiness this Lent
Sharing the Joy of Missions with Children
A missionary father shares about World Mission Sunday and how the local people of Costa Rica celebrated this day.
Living Among Friends in Peru
Universal Giftedness
It can be tempting to compare ourselves to others, or what we think is expected of us. In this charismatic community, I might feel as if I should have a healing or preaching gift. Would God have called me to be a missionary otherwise?
Urbana 22: A Global Feast
We joined 6,000 Christians gathered together from every corner of the globe, singing worship and glorifying God in a wide variety of languages. Here we stood among a vast multitude, offering our voices, musical gifts, our hearts and extending our hands in resounding praise to Jesus.
Sent Forth in His Name
The crosses were placed around their necks by members of the formation team who had been accompanying the new missionaries during the previous months of training. These sacramentals serve as a simple, yet powerful, reminder of the One BY WHOM we are sent to others, and the one TO WHOM we lead others.
Christmas Around the World 2022
Our kids prepared 100 gift bags with candies, chocolates, lollipops, and of course to protect their teeth, we also included toothpaste, toothbrushes, and antibacterial soap.
In Between
During this time, we were supposed to discern where our family would go next. There was a little anxiety about this. I didn’t feel adequately prepared to “make a major discernment” during this rocky time of prayer.
A Kidney for Junar
On July 5, 2022, I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Since that day I have been on dialysis three times a week.
Meet Intake 2022, part 2
These two families have responded to the call of foreign missions and are part of this year’s FMC Intake training.
