God will always provide: Medical Mission Trip to Peru
By Taryn Breaux: a short-term mission trip participant My first mission trip to Picota, Peru was such a wonderful reminder and confirmation that God does provide and that He is totally in control. This was my first mission trip, I had no idea what to expect or how to prepare. One of the first things we were told when we arrived…
Back in Kansas: A Tale of Our God’s Great Providence
“Seek first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.” Mt 6: 33 Great news of God’s Providence! We wanted to share this email from the Alvarez family as they return to the States on furlough: The USA is definitely in need of missionaries as is the rest of the world. As you know…
Going to the chapel… gonna Get Married!
Read this exciting email update from our Missionaries in the Philippines: “It’s that time again….Isla Bonita’s annual fiesta, Sept. 8, Mama Mary’s birthday! Remember how last year we helped all those people to get the Sacrament of baptism? We thought there would be a few more this year…but our expectations were apparently extremely low!! The Holy Spirit is going out of…
The Opportunity of Giving to Missions
Genie: After my interview with Ralph Martin on EWTN’S “The Choices We Face”, I received a lot of positive feedback. I thank Ralph and his crew for a wonderful television experience and pray God’s blessings on that ministry. One of the most interesting and useful emails that I received came from George Pat McDonald. Here are some of his thoughts….
An Update From the Men of Ecuador
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….
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….
Growing the Economy of Love: Uganda Piggery Project
In the village of Masaka in the distant country of Uganda, many of the households are child-headed, meaning that in the absence of parents, the older siblings must provide for the younger siblings to be fed, have a home, and go to school. Besides the child-headed households, almost every villager is grappled by the area’s poverty. A major reason that…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thanks for Helping us Hit the Target!
FMC’s 8th annual Shoot with a Mission fundraiser was a blast. Thank you to everyone who helped us reach our target of doubling the amount raised for the mission of the Church and the spread of the Gospel. Below is a special thank you from our director concerning this year’s shoot. Dear Friends, I want to take the opportunity to…
The Laborers are Few: Come and See March 2013
We were blessed by a great turn out for this month’s Come & See with 2 families, 4 young women and 3 young men. This past weekend was charged with missionary enthusiasm as we hosted one of our largest Come & See weekends ever. This four-day retreat at Big Woods Mission, our base in Abbeville, Louisiana provides an opportunity for visitors…
