Gerald & Melody Martins
Posted by Kylie Spizale /
Gerald & Melody Martins Gerry and Mel Martins are originally from Bombay. They met while studying at St. Xavier’s College where they were both invited to be part of a revived Catholic youth group. Gerry is a professional photographer and studied in Massachusetts, USA. Mel is a trained Montessori pre-primary educator and taught for over 12 years. On a family...
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Mar 2015
Heather Supak
Posted by Ryan Lawless /
Heather Supak Heather was born and raised in Ganado, TX. When she was just five days old she received the best gift she would ever receive—the Sacrament of Baptism. But receiving the Sacrament of Baptism was the end of her Catholic upbringing, except for attending Mass every once in a while with friends. Heather always felt as if she were...
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Jan 2022
James Franke
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James Franke From Rouses Point, New York, a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, James entered Intake in 2009 and served full time in Spain and Mexico. After returning from the field, James spent 7 years as Mission Trip Coordinator, organizing and leading all of FMCs short-term mission trips. Marrying his wife, Janie, in 2016 and settling down in Lafayette,...
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Aug 2012
Jason & Inge Becker
Posted by Matthew Spizale /
Jason & Inge Becker From the beginning of their married life, Jason and Inge have had the desire to live out a shared mission as a couple and as a family. They began this call by doing Youth Ministry together, and then a few years later as foreign missionaries. They were missionaries in Belize when their first two children were...
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Mar 2018
Joan Jackson
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Joan Jackson Joanie was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and she is the second oldest of four children. She was raised Catholic and grew up practicing her faith, but did not know there was more in store for her. She graduated from high school in 2022 and felt lost after deciding not to go to college that year, but then an...
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May 2023
Joanne
Posted by Jonathan Weiss /
Joanne In July 2009, Joanne heard the Lord’s call to “seek first the kingdom of God”. She responded by leaving her career in the financial district of Manhattan. God would later open the door for her to work in the Office of Evangelization in New Jersey’s Metuchen Diocese through which her passion for the Gospel was fanned into flame. In...
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Sep 2014
John & Penny Geerling
Posted by Jonathan Weiss /
John & Penny Geerling John and Penny began their journey with FMC in 2015, along with their three daughters, Mary, Teresa, and Catherine, who were seven years old at the time. The Geerling family was living in a suburb of Indianapolis when they heard Our Lord calling them to preach the Gospel and serve the poor as missionaries in another...
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Aug 2015
John-Paul & Sheila
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John-Paul & Sheila Sheila (Agresta), from New York, joined Family Missions Company in 2005, after graduating from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2005. John-Paul, from Florida, was a missionary with Life Teen for a year before joining Family Missions Company in 2008. The two met while serving as missionaries and married in 2010. They have served in Mexico, Spain, Ecuador,...
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Aug 2012
Jonathan & Hannah Oakes
Posted by Ryan Lawless /
Jonathan & Hannah Oakes Jonathan and Hannah met in the 8th grade and have been best friends ever since. Born and raised in Northeast Kansas, they were married after graduating from Kansas State University and have been blessed with eight amazing children: Alden, John, Nohl, Joseph, Samuel, Maria-Cecilia, Leo, and Lily. Hannah worked in the nonprofit sector before embracing the...
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Jul 2019
Jonathan & Teresa Kiehl
Posted by Jonathan Weiss /
Jonathan & Teresa Kiehl Our family made the decision to become missionaries with Family Missions company in 2012 after attending a short term mission trip to Mexico. Since we started missions we have lived in Mexico, Peru and are currently stationed in Ecuador. God blessed our family by adding three children to our family since beginning missions in 2012, and...
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Sep 2012
JBS International
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JBS International From Abbeville, Louisiana and Lafayette, Louisiana, respectively, Joseph and Brooke are currently stateside, serving at the Family Missions Company base with their sons Anthony, Benjamin, Samuel, Asher, Phillip, and Levi. Joseph was born and raised as a missionary with his parents, and as FMC missionaries he and Brooke have served in Ecuador, Mexico, and the Philippines. Contact Joe...
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Jul 2023
JBS
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JBS From Abbeville, Louisiana, and Lafayette, Louisiana, respectively, Joseph and Brooke serve in Asia with their sons Anthony, Benjamin, Samuel, Asher, Phillip, and Levi. Joseph was born and raised as a missionary with his parents, and as FMC missionaries, he and Brooke have previously served in Ecuador, Mexico, and the Philippines. 2025 Mission Highlights In 2025, some of the family's...
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Jul 2020
Junar & Dian Mardoquio
Posted by Jonathan Weiss /
Junar & Dian Mardoquio Update on Junar's kidney transplant: Praise God! Donors like you covered the necessary surgery costs, and Junar was able to receive a kidney from his brother on December 19, 2022. The family is still in need of additional regular income to cover Junar's follow-up medical costs as his body recovers. Thank you for any support you...
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Jun 2015
Karen Del Castillo and Family
Posted by Matthew Spizale /
Karen Del Castillo and Family We are the Del Castillos and we have served with Family Missions Company since 2017. We served our first two years in the San Martin Region of Peru. Since 2019 we have been in the northern part of Peru serving the poor in the Chachapoyas Diocese, located in the heart of the selva known as...
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Sep 2017
Kellie Goff
Posted by Matthew Spizale /
Kellie Goff Originally from Orange County, California, Kellie Goff joined FMC in 2018 as a single missionary. The desire to go out to the nations and serve the poor was burned fervently in Kellie's heart as a young kid for a long time. Previous to missions, she graduated from Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH) with degrees in Communications & Theology. In...
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Jul 2018
Kevin & Sarah Granger and Family
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Kevin & Sarah Granger and Family Kevin, Sarah, and their family are devoted to serving God and His work in foreign missions. Sarah is the eldest daughter of Frank and Genie Summers (founders of Family Missions Company), and she was raised as a missionary, serving God all over the world. After meeting in Mexico on a mission trip in 2007,...
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Aug 2012
Kim Capoun
Posted by Matthew Spizale /
Kim Capoun Kim was adopted from China when she was baby and spent most of her life in small town Nebraska. She first felt a call to missions in college after serving with the Missionaries of Charity in St. Louis. It was with there that she fell in love with Christ in the poor. In the following years, she served...
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Mar 2019
Leeann Graff
Posted by Ryan Lawless /
Leeann Graff Leeann was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. From a young age, she had witnessed her parents' unending willingness to serve their family and those they encountered. She first learned about missions when her brother's youth group went to Nicaragua for a short-term mission trip. That began a stirring that would ebb and flow over the next...
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May 2024
