The Ezekiel Chapel
This past July, Jason Healy and I found some extremely cheap tickets to Ecuador, so we decided to go in hopes of meeting the bishop of Tena and seeing if he had any need for missionaries.
Countless Blessings: Ecuador Mission Trips
by Jason Healy | Ahuano, Ecuador There are countless ways the Lord has blessed me these past 7 months since I first stepped on the mission field. However, in this article I want to focus on one aspect of life in missions for which I am extremely grateful. This year in Ecuador we were blessed to have 4 groups come…
Seeing the Fruits of our Labor: A Community on Fire
By Matthew Holland | Ahuano, Ecuador Wow it’s amazing looking back on my time in missions! When I look back on my first year of missions, some things that I have to worry about now were never a worry before, and other things are just so different! I remember a few months ago harvesting all of my yuca (which is…
Encounter Your Heart’s Desire: Reflections from the Amazon Jungle
By Ryan Lawless Visitors from Houston We just finished with another short-term mission trip from Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church in Houston, TX. Just down the road from my home parish St. John Vianney. I had such an amazing experience with these holy and faithful servants. I would like to tell you about the highlight of this trip. Mango Playa…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
God’s Provision for His Little Missionaries
“FMC missionaries are settling into their new missions, and we are already hearing great things. The Gospel promise of His provision when we seek Him first has really come alive in the recent updates from two of our missionaries: ‘Peace and joy from my fabulous home, here in Ecuador!!! As far as a report from my perspective I can easily sum…
RayaYacu: Testimonies of the Miraculous
An Update from Matthew and Ryan in Ahuano, Ecuador In a Spirit of joy I write to each of you. These past two weeks have been such a blessing for Matt and I. We have had some awesome experiences. Last week, we invited 4 families over to the mission house for dinner, song and scripture. With the help of about…
Evangelizing the Deep Jungle
By Ryan Lawless To start with, let me ask for prayers. Last week, a man named Cesar and his family, wife America and 5 kids, lost their home to a fire. We must offer praises to our Lord because not a single person was injured. They lost everything. When this man showed up at our mission house last week, Padre…