Jericho Project Update: General Cepeda, Mexico
By Erik Martin Just wanted to quickly share with you all how your prayers that you poured out during our Jericho Project are continuing to bear fruit. This weekend 13 men from General Cepeda are attending the School of the Cross. It’s a powerful retreat here for men only. Most of the men here who are very active in their…
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…
In Case You Missed It: EWTN’s Life on the Rock Interview
Family Missions Company appeared on a recent episode of EWTN’s Life on the Rock to speak about the work of our lay Catholic families and individuals serving as foreign missionaries across the globe. We are thankful for this opportunity to share with the larger Catholic community about the joy of being called to serve as a full-time missionary. SHARE this video and help…
Can a Mother Forget Her Child?
By Rebecca Tilyou Hello, everyone! It’s early summer here in the Philippines, and the days are getting hotter. Now we are so thankful for our cold-water showers! I’m writing to tell you the story of a family. When we first arrived in Sagay, we met a little 8-year-old girl named Mary Grace. She quickly won all of our hearts with her…
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…
Shoot with a Mission 2014: a Blast for Missions
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…
Jericho Project: Let the Walls Come Down
During this Lenten season Family Missions Company invites you to join our missionaries in Mexico in fasting and praying for the men of General Cepeda. We have long had a presence in this region of Mexico and many of you reading this have been to General Cepeda and were greatly blessed by your time there. The Problem: For years our…
News from Juarez Mexico: Endless Ministry Possibilities
By the Kiehl Family It’s official, we have completed our first missionary year in Mexico! At the end of our year we were beyond blessed to visit the United States and chat with many of you, our stateside missionary team. Because of your participation, we were able to build three chapels, renovate and/or build homes for thirty-eight different families, distribute…
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…
A Finished Pig Sty Ready for Piglets!
Dear friends, Greetings from Uganda! Thank you so much for all the support that you gave to our ministry to help our people walkout of the poverty road. Your support has started making a tremendous difference in the lives of our people. With your support and the resources we managed to mobilize, we have been able to put up the…
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…
Nebraska Family Become Missionaries: Repost from Lincoln Diocese
No Substitute for Action: An Urgent Appeal
There aren’t words to express what’s going on in the Philippines right now. The destruction and loss we’ve all seen on the news is so horrible and heartbreaking. Millions affected. No food or water. Thousands and thousands and thousands feared dead. Survivors isolated on tiny islands with nothing and nowhere to go. Lord, have mercy. I watched a BBC News…
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…
Garage Sales, New Priests, and TV Interviews: A Few Mission Highlights
Malaybalay Garage Sale (An update from Kring and Ramon Leano, Filipino Missionaries) “Today we are selling some of our stuff in preparation for our mission in Camiguin island. Our stuff is just worth 5 pesos but Ramon and I worked hard for our small things and it took us years to have what we got. It may sound hard to…
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…
