Patty Simcox
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May 2018
Aleksandra Rogulska
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Aleksandra Rogulska Aleksandra was born in the heart of Poland in the city of Lodz. She has four siblings. All of them share a love for traveling and adventures, as each currently lives and works in a different European country. A strong seed of faith was planted in her by her granny at a young age. However, it wasn’t until...
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May 2025
Alexis Young
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Alexis Young Alexis was born and raised in New Mexico. She is the oldest of eight children and found herself learning what a gift life was with each new addition to her family. She has grown in her relationship with and knowledge of Christ little by little since High School. She has always had a sense that God was preparing...
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Feb 2021
Andy Ringle
Posted by Jonathan Weiss /
Andy Ringle Andy comes from Avery Island, Louisiana. Retrospection showed him that God had been calling him toward foreign missions for decades. His earlier life and formation as an evangelical Protestant, his conversion and reception into the Catholic Church, and his vocation as a secular Carmelite all brought him to the point where, out of retirement, he finally said “Yes!”...
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Aug 2015
Anna Biewer and Wellington
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Anna Biewer and Wellington Anna was born and raised in St. Johns, Michigan and is the third oldest of six children in her family. She worked at St. Joseph Catholic Church as a parish secretary and was involved in young adult ministry in the Diocese of Lansing before experiencing a call to foreign missions. In July of 2018 she first...
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May 2019
Ben & Natalia Schumann
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Ben & Natalia Schumann Ben and Natalia both grew up in Colorado, and as a young family, they heard the call to become a missionary family, becoming poor for the sake of the salvation of souls: “For your sake he became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich.” 2 Cor. 8:9 Ben, Natalia, and...
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Jun 2014
Will Travis
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Will Travis Will Travis is from Alexandria, LA. He and his wife Shelly have three children and five grandchildren. Will has been in business in one manner or another for the last 25 years. When his children were in junior high and high school in 2011, he brought them on a short-term mission trip to General Cepeda with Family Missions...
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Oct 2020
Chris & Angie Waldrop
Posted by Ryan Lawless /
Chris & Angie Waldrop The Waldrop family is originally from Moore, SC. In 2013, Chris and Angie were immensely affected by retreats they attended, igniting in their hearts a fire for Our Lord Jesus Christ. As they grew closer to Jesus, they strove to change their family dynamics to be more positive and Christ-centered. Families from their parish and parish...
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Apr 2020
AKC
Posted by Kellie Goff /
Anna Anna was born in Michigan and lived there until she was ten years old. Then her family "went to Nineveh," as her father put it at their first mission appeal at the local parish. This was a big, brave step towards following God's calling. Anna has given, and continues to give, her blood, sweat, and tears for others, not just...
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Mar 2026
CKC
Posted by Ryan Lawless /
Chris & Karen Chris and Karen married in their early twenties and eagerly jumped into adult life. They bought a cute little starter house and spent the weekends fixing it up. During the week, they worked hard building their careers and played hard on the weekend. As they moved into their 30s, they shifted their focus to the four beautiful...
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May 2025
Collin & Jen Caldwell
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Collin & Jen Caldwell In 2016, God arranged a fleeting but divine appointment that would ultimately lead the Caldwells to their calling as international missionaries. While stationed in Montgomery, Alabama, Collin and Jen, along with three of their children at the time, met a family on a mission, Erik and Bridget Martin. Though the Martins tried to explain the missionary...
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Apr 2024
Dominic Campbell
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Dominic Campbell Dominic was born in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada), and has lived in a number of different places, including the UK and Texas, all of which have contributed to his upbringing. The second of four children, Dominic was raised Catholic, but only began taking his faith seriously around the age of 14. From there he went to the Minor Seminary...
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May 2025
Dylan & LeRyn Perry
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Dylan & LeRyn Perry LeRyn and Dylan were both born and raised in South Louisiana and, although they grew up nearly 15 miles away from one another, wouldn’t actually meet until 2014. They were married 10 years later on April 6, 2024, and have committed to live a life under the lordship of Jesus; promising always to say “yes” to...
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Apr 2025
Emmanuel & Kree Peña
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Emmanuel & Kree Peña Emmanuel and Kree met in New York City while serving as missionaries for two different ministries. After marrying, they continued their missionary calling by working with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. The Lord instilled in their hearts a deep and abiding love for missions—one that would never fade. As their family grew, they discerned a...
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Apr 2020
Erik & Bridget Martin
Posted by Jonathan Weiss /
Erik & Bridget Martin Erik and Bridget Martin joined Family Missions Company as a family in 2013 with just two of their children (Theresa and Magdalena). Previous to meeting, Bridget had served with FMC as a single missionary in various capacities since 2001. Erik served in the Air Force for 7 years before joining Life Teen as a missionary in...
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Apr 2013
Faith Lewis
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Faith Lewis Faith grew up in Ohio, the oldest of nine children. Her family discerned missionary life with FMC when she was fourteen years old, deciding in the end it was not their calling. But the mission trips they took with FMC left a lasting impression on Faith, and she joined FMC as an intern in 2022 when she was...
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May 2024
Frank & Genie Summers
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Frank & Genie Summers It is with heavy but hopeful hearts that we share that Frank Summers passed away on September 11, 2022. You can find his obituary here. Frank and Genie are the founders of Family Missions Company. They began their missionary life in 1975 and have served as Catholic Lay Missionary Evangelists around the world, with their 7...
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Aug 2012
Gary & Macy Paschall
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Gary & Macy Paschall Macy and Gary Paschall were married at the end of November 2024, and their first year of marriage has been nothing short of an adventure! The first five months of 2025 they served in Kenya as part of a fellowship program for international medicine that Macy was in. This was the first country they got to...
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May 2025
