God of Wonders – From Minivans to Mission, He Testifies With Us
By Sarah Summers Granger The other night, I had to make a last minute run to the grocery store. My 15 year old daughter, Anika, came with me. When we got into our ten year old minivan to leave the parking lot, I couldn’t put the van in gear; it would turn on, but not shift out of park. It…
We Reached 2,000 Facebook LIKEs!
We did it!! Together we reached over 2,000 LIKEs in ten short days! We have picked a winner at random for the fee FREE mission trip and we are in the process of contacting them and we will be announcing who it is once we hear back from them! Once again, thank you for your excitement and energy for missions…
The “300 Club” -Rejoicing in Heaven and in Sagay
“What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray..” –…
How to Spend a Christian Life
By James Franke [pullquote1 variation=”blue” ]”You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”[/pullquote1] Perhaps the most referenced Christian quote apart from Scripture, we have all heard this beautiful articulation by St. Augustine as to what it means to have our satisfaction in God, and in Him alone. However how many of…
Ten Floors and Counting….
“He raises the poor from the dust and the needy from the ash heap.” -Psalm 113:7 In only 3 short days, 10 floors have changed the lives of 10 very grateful families!! It is incredible what God is doing through the Romero family and few of their wonderful benefactors. They write on their blog, “Floors for the Poor is a brand…
Go and Bear Fruit!
By Jonathan Weiss With the arrival of cooler weather and a pseudo-Autumn here in Louisiana I find myself caught up in waves of nostalgia from my childhood. Chilly evenings around campfires, pumpkin patches along the highway, and apple picking in Amish country. A few weeks ago Kristen, Edmond and I were able to visit my family in Ohio and while…
God is Sending Us Out!
October 12th The Alvarez family are in transit today to the Philippines once again! God is so great! After many trials and set backs, Odilio, Stacie and their 7 children, including one on the way, are returning to their previous mission post in the islands of the Philippines. In their newsletter for August they write about these trials and how…
Facebook LIKE Campaign
October 12th So many awesome things are happening at FMC its hard to keep up! As a Church we have officially embarked on the “Year of Faith” and the Church is challenging everyone this year to be evangelists and missionaries! As FMC we are launching our first ever, Facebook “LIKE” Campaign which we hope will be a great tool for reaching a larger…
Faith Never Grows Alone
By Teresa Reardon A priest once said to me, “You will never grow in your faith alone.” I didn’t really know what he meant until I joined the missionary community of Family Missions Company (FMC). Through community Jesus reached my heart, grew my faith, and changed my life. Living in a community of people that have a relationship with Jesus…
“Floors for the Poor” and the 300 Mercy Club
October 5th, 2012 It is incredible to see what God is doing in the hearts and lives of people all over the world because of the simple, and profound YES that our missionaries have given with their lives. We want to share two amazing things that are happening in the Philippines as we speak. Floors for the Poor Sammy and Lindsey Romero…
Joyful Obedience
By Erika Olson (This post is based on a talk that I gave at our weekly Mission Formation prayer meeting a few weeks ago.) So often in my life, I feel like God stalks me. It’s usually with a common theme; I call them spiritual two-by-fours. God knows that I need something and He doesn’t stop pursuing me until I…
