Mallory Champa
Mallory grew up on a small farm in Clearwater, Kansas and is a cradle Catholic. She always aspired to know more about God and her relationship with Him. She journeyed to Boston College on a running scholarship to pursue her dream of competing at a Division I university, and there she encountered Christ’s pursuit of her heart in her first ever Theology class. Her hunger for God grew and she completed her Master’s degree in Theology five years later. Feeling called to work for the Church in some capacity, Mallory moved home to Kansas and worked at her home parish as Director of Faith Formation and Youth Ministry for 3 years. From there she was called to teach High School Theology in Denver to all girls. While encountering Christ in these young women and  teaching the faith, she discovered even more deeply that the human person is created to Love and be Loved unconditionally. During her time teaching in Denver, Mallory discovered Christ calling her to give her entire life to him. Because she absolutely loves spending time with people and talking about the faith, she felt called to go spend time with the poorest of the poor and communicate that they are Loved unconditionally.
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After meeting FMC, Mallory knew she was at home. The way this community radically gives themselves to Christ attracted her heart; she knew she wanted to live with and learn from these amazing missionaries. She is so excited to begin this new journey with Christ and FMC and would love for you to mission with her!
!["Our decision to stay [in Peru] despite the lack of decent healthcare may be puzzling to some. To us, there’s no fear or worry over what could happen if we caught the virus, and it’s not because we aren’t aware of the potential severity of it. Our decision is based on what we hear the Lord say now, and what He has spoken to us in the past as we discerned the call to foreign mission work, and throughout our first year as FMC missionaries. What we have heard Him say is that if we choose to answer this call to bring the love of Christ to the poor, we can trust in Him and in His Providential, Fatherly care.⠀
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"We don’t interpret that as meaning we’ll never get hurt or sick or suffer in a variety of ways. In fact, we fully embraced the fact that we absolutely would get sick with different illnesses common to the area we live in, and that accidents would happen to us just like anyone else, and that this call would require suffering.⠀
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"When the Lord promised we could trust in Him and in His Providential, Fatherly care, what that means to us is that we don’t have to be afraid or worry about any obstacle, trial, or tribulation that may come our way because nothing will happen that God doesn’t allow. And if He allows us to suffer in various ways, all praise and glory to Him! Because 'it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him.' (Philippians 1:29)."⠀
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- Tami Erisman, FMC Missionary in Peruâ €
Pictured: Some of the Erisman children enjoying a treat with their neighborsâ €
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