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SERVE: Winter 2021

Posted on 12/02/2021 at 3:57 pm by Cate Broadbent /

Winter 2021 SERVE READ THE SERVE (opens in e-reader) Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Recently, while playfully hoisting my kids up into their bunk beds, I showed them how to do a trust fall. Excitedly, one by one they enjoyed the nervous fun of closing their eyes, falling backwards, and waiting for my arms to grab them before they... Read More

Lenten Reflection 7: The Master Has Need of It

Posted on 04/04/2023 at 2:18 pm by Saul Keeton / Our Blog

This Holy Week, Saul Keeton offers a reflection on the Palm Sunday Gospel reading (Mt 21:1-11—the one read before the procession). “The Master has need of it,” Jesus says.

Lenten Reflection 6: Friendship with Jesus

Posted on 03/30/2023 at 10:14 am by Kevin Granger / Our Blog

For the fifth Sunday of Lent, FMC Executive Director Kevin Granger reflects on the Gospel about the death of Lazarus and shares about the intimate, trusting friendship that Jesus wants to have with us.

Lenten Reflection 5: Darkness or Light?

Posted on 03/24/2023 at 11:12 am by Kellie Herrera / Our Blog

FMC’s digital media coordinator, Kellie Herrera, reflects on the reading for the Fourth Sunday of Lent and encourages us to seek the light in the midst of darkness

Lenten Reflection 4: Meet Jesus at the Well

Posted on 03/16/2023 at 10:18 am by Erika de Guia / Our Blog

FMC missionary Erika de Guia reflects on the reading about the woman at the well for the Third Sunday of Lent

Lenten Reflection 3: The Lord’s Covenant with Us

Posted on 03/07/2023 at 2:36 pm by Sarah Ourso / Our Blog

FMC missionary Sarah Ourso reflects on the readings for the Second Sunday of Lent and encourages us to remember the Lord’s promises

Pursuing Holiness this Lent

Posted on 02/24/2023 at 10:10 am by The Glafcke Family / Our Blog

FMC missionary Matt Glafcke leads us through a scriptural reflection for the start of Lent.

Sharing the Joy of Missions with Children

Posted on 02/16/2023 at 2:06 pm by FMC Missionary / Costa Rica, Our Blog

A missionary father shares about World Mission Sunday and how the local people of Costa Rica celebrated this day.

Living Among Friends in Peru

Posted on 02/09/2023 at 5:27 pm by FMC / Our Blog, Peru Mission

Soren, a Catholic missionary, shares some fruits of his team’s mission in Peru.

Universal Giftedness

Posted on 02/02/2023 at 2:01 pm by Cate Broadbent / Our Blog

It can be tempting to compare ourselves to others, or what we think is expected of us. In this charismatic community, I might feel as if I should have a healing or preaching gift. Would God have called me to be a missionary otherwise?

Meet Intake 2022, part 2

Posted on 10/24/2022 at 12:00 pm by FMC / Our Blog

These two families have responded to the call of foreign missions and are part of this year’s FMC Intake training.

Meet Intake 2022, part 1

Posted on 10/25/2022 at 3:00 pm by FMC / Our Blog

These four women have responded to the call of foreign missions and are part of this year’s FMC Intake training.

World Mission Sunday: A Call for All

Posted on 10/20/2022 at 2:09 pm by Cate Broadbent / Our Blog

You may not feel called to pray spontaneously with random strangers at the entrance of Wal-Mart (though you shouldn’t be too quick to dismiss it as a possibility). But you are called to give witness in the ways which the Spirit prompts you in your daily life.

Frank Summers: A Life Dedicated to Jesus

Posted on 08/29/2022 at 3:14 pm by FMC / Homepage Slider, Our Blog

Frank Summers, co-founder of Family Missions Company, has gone to his eternal reward.

Filling Tummies and Backpacks

Posted on 08/22/2022 at 12:21 pm by FMC / Homepage Slider, Our Blog, Philippines - Malaybalay

Each week Ramon and Kring Leaño and their family host a children’s ministry event and feeding program. Recently they made a delicious and nutritious chicken porridge. Porridge, a simple meal that is easy to serve and eat, is very nourishing for the body.

Sacraments, Concrete Floors, and Lives Changed

Posted on 07/28/2022 at 11:56 am by FMC / Our Blog, Peru Mission

The mission trip participants, full-time missionaries, and local volunteers labored together to lay concrete floors in two homes and to beautify a chapel with a new coat of paint. They held prayer services in two pueblos, and did many home visits, talking with the locals and praying with them for their needs and intentions.

Movie Review: Silence

Posted on 07/19/2022 at 9:23 am by Cate Broadbent / Our Blog

A few weekends ago, my husband noticed the movie Silence while browsing Amazon Prime. I remembered hearing about this 2016 film telling the story of Jesuit missionaries in Japan. It is directed by Martin Scorsese and listed a promising cast, so we decided to spend a Sunday afternoon watching it.

Celebrating 25 Years of Mission

Posted on 06/23/2022 at 12:26 pm by Cate Broadbent / Our Blog

God has worked powerfully through the Summers family and the missionaries who have served during these first 25 years of FMC! We pray for His blessing over the next 25.

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SERVE: Winter 2021

Lenten Reflection 7: The Master Has Need of It

Lenten Reflection 6: Friendship with Jesus

Lenten Reflection 5: Darkness or Light?

Lenten Reflection 4: Meet Jesus at the Well

Lenten Reflection 3: The Lord’s Covenant with Us

Pursuing Holiness this Lent

Sharing the Joy of Missions with Children

Living Among Friends in Peru

Universal Giftedness

Meet Intake 2022, part 2

Meet Intake 2022, part 1

World Mission Sunday: A Call for All

Frank Summers: A Life Dedicated to Jesus

Filling Tummies and Backpacks

Sacraments, Concrete Floors, and Lives Changed

Movie Review: Silence

Celebrating 25 Years of Mission

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