The Lord is doing great things – see Summer 2008 SERVE newsletter enclosed. (SERVE is being sent to over 7,000 households throughout the United States. Check out our new website: http://www.fmcmissions.com/)
This year FMC has had missionaries living in Mexico (2 missions), Grenada in the Caribbean, Spain, India, and the Philippines.
Our staff has made pastoral visits to the missions in Mexico, Spain, India, and the Philippines – meeting with the bishops, priests, and people, addressing and participating in various gatherings.
Several months back someone came up to me and asked, “How’s it going?” My reflex response was, “We have so many troubles.” My comment surprised me, but, yes, we can see the Lord at work in all the activities of FMC; and we can rejoice in many good fruits; yet, there are always hardships (troubles) and sacrifices involved in going forward. Time and again we are challenged to step out in faith and extend ourselves beyond the limits of our resources. The Lord knows we can’t do it, but He knows that He can! We offer a few loaves and fishes; and He feeds the multitude.
FMC was recently invited to appear for an interview on the EWTN program, “Life on the Rock.” As a result, we have received many compliments on our work and a large number of inquiries about mission service.
We just ended our annual Faith Camp for youth - a week long live in camp here at Big Woods - lots of games - lots of God’s Word - hard work - steeped in prayer and exhuberant PRAISE!
Tony and Yvonne Yoe visited from Singapore. They still seek a Singapore base of missions into Southeast Asia—Lord, let it be!
This year we trained and sent out our first non-American missionary: Albert Zalewsky is Polish. He has served in religious life a number of years and obtained a release from his order to be a missionary with us. Albert has the support of the Catholic organization in Poland which certifies and commissions lay missionaries. Albert and Luke Prejean (also a former religious brother) are serving in a newly created church parish (“Mother Theresa of Calcutta Center”) in Pune, India.
On trips to India and Europe, I have seen first hand how great the need for Evangelization is in our world today – only the Lord could undertake such a job. Only an unconditional and limitless LOVE can motivate such a work. Only with miracles can the work be accomplished. Only constant and well directed prayer can open the doors, bring about the miracles, give the human energy and stamina needed to carry out the mission of Jesus today. Only a total offering of ourselves in the Lord’s service will prepare us for the constant, long, hard efforts.
Family Missions Company exists to serve this need. We have answered God’s call to fulfill the Great Commission. Each of us is dedicated to praying for our missionaries and those to whom they are sent. Each of us is determined to hear, understand and receive God’s Word and to put it into practice—we are committed to live holy lives. We are committed to discern and follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit, to live and speak out the Gospel.
We want each of you to assist FMC in practical ways. Pray specifically for one of the missionaries or one of the FMC projects. Make financial contributions — give as much a possible. Share your encouraging words with us. Give us your counsel, ideas and suggestions. Exhort us to keep on and do it right. Make a short term mission trip with us. We trust the Lord will bless and repay you a hundredfold for all you do in this apostolate.
The Lord summons us, the task is URGENT!
Thank you for showing up.
In Jesus, Frank W. Summers II
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