From Scared to Sent: Transformed by the Holy Spirit
By Rebekah L. As the Church recently celebrated Pentecost, I’ve been thinking about my relationship God. Specifically with the third person of the Trinity—the Holy Spirit. Like many Catholics, I haven’t always understood the Holy Spirit. For most of my growing-up years, the Holy Spirit was a vague combination of white dove-tongues of fire-shimmery ghost. I must have learned something…
Raising Your Children “Wrong” So That They Turn Out Right: A Missionary Perspective
By Sarah Granger I cried folding clothes last week. Not because it is one of my least favorite chores (though it is!), but because I was folding my daughter Alyse’s uniform shirts, and thinking that I won’t be doing that much longer. Alyse is graduating from High School tonight. She’s going off to study Philosophy and Literature at a…
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…
Life is Precious
By Sarah Summers Granger The Gosnell Trial With the Kermit Gosnell case finally gaining some national media attention, and certainly being shared among the active Pro-Life community, I cannot get on Facebook or check my email without my heart being torn apart. The thought of even one precious baby being ripped from their mothers’ womb is hard for me to…
What A Girl Wants
By Susana De A. Two years ago I was sitting in a parish hall on a hot, muggy Filipino morning. I was in a very bad mood. We had a bunch of girls living with us in our mission apartment for three weeks. Sleeping on the floor + over-friendly mouse in the house + random giant cockroaches + overheated bedroom…
Letting Go and Letting God: A Controlling Sister’s Story
By Teresa Reardon Growing up as the eldest of four siblings, I often tried to control my sisters—the choices they made, the friends they had, the clothes they wore and the way they acted. So naturally when it came to our family’s faith, I tried to encourage them to follow the Lord. As I have gotten older, I like to…
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…
From the Bayou to the Desert
Our Mission at Home By Genie Summers Those who are supporting and following our mission work, surely have noticed that we are a group of itinerant missionaries, surrendering to workings of the Holy Spirit who places us where we are most needed and where we most need to be. As I reflected on where Frank and I are now, at…
