Sarah (Derise) Lawless is from Delcambre, Louisiana and joined Family Missions Company in 2013 after graduating from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Originally from Austin, Texas, Ryan joined FMC in 2012 after working several years as a echocardiographer in Houston.

In 2016, Ryan and Sarah served as missionaries in Taiwan, where their relationship began. They were married in April of 2018 in Sarah’s hometown. At the beginning of 2019, they welcomed their first son, Ignatius John, into their family. Ephrem Kolbe, their second son, was born in January 2021.

Currently, Ryan works as the Missionary Vocations Manager for Family Missions Company. He is blessed to journey with those who are discerning a call to full-time missions. Sarah is blessed to work full-time as a homemaker. They are open to the Lord calling them back to the foreign field as a family.