Just the beginning!

I made it to Louisiana! Getting here was very peaceful and I was confident in my decision of becoming a missionary. Interestingly enough, I had a sudden regret of coming and I asked myself, “what if I made the wrong decision?” and “what if this was my crazy idea and not God’s plan for me?” and “It would be so much easier to be home and get a job and live near all my friend and family.” Which is not a bad thing, but I know it is not what God wants for me right now, I rejected those thoughts because I knew He has made my heart for missions and FMC is where I am supposed to be. I know that for a fact! So, I called the family that was picking me up, the Carmody’s. They have two beautiful girls and two beautiful boys which are a bundle of joy, and as soon as I got in their van I felt the love of God pour on me like I couldn’t even believe! They are the sweetest family and made me feel like I was exactly where God wants me to be! They welcomed me with open arms when they themselves are new missionaries! I knew I was in the right place when all I was getting was love left and right. I got to know them well in the 40 minute car ride from the airport and a Wal-Mart run, I got to hear their call to mission and it is amazing to see the perseverance and complete trust in God . Once I got to the women’s house, I settled in and again I was met with so much welcoming love from my roommates. I will be living with 10 other women! (Thank you to all the women at the Rose Lodge for prepping me) I feel like we are a family already!

Just from what I have experienced so far, I can feel God’s working presence in the lives of all families and singles.  Everyone’s journey is a bit different but such a witness of God’s plan at work and complete surrender to him! The trust that these people have at FMC is in-cre-di-ble! I can’t wait to walk with them and be formed with them and by their witness. We are set to begin “Intake,” which is the official name for the three month training, tomorrow and I am extremely excited for what God has in store for me and all those around me. I have given my life completely to him and I can’t wait to experience the grace, healing, and love I will receive and be able to give throughout Intake and in my future mission. 

Support Letter

Dear Friend,

Missionaries of Charity Hospital in Haiti

I am writing today to ask you to be part of my mission team. My mission partners offer their support of my mission financially and through prayer. I will be transforming the lives of the world by bringing the gospel to the ends of the world and I need your help to do it. Mother Teresa used to say, "Some give by going, and others go by giving." Your support will be used to help me pay for my three month training which will be about $3500, traveling, language school, and international living expenses which are projected to be about $300-500 per month. Part of the donations I will be using to help some of the poorest of the poor where I will be living. The Church challenges us to engage in the works of missions and as a missionary I will living out that call from day to day. I am leaving everything behind to follow Jesus to the ends of the earth and preach the Gospel while serving the poor. I would be very grateful if you'd consider being a part of this great mission God has called me to!
Please donate at: familymissionscompany.com/donate and write my name in the comments section.
I am becoming a missionary! I have said, "Here I am God, I am ready. Send me!" and He will in a few months. I've had a desire of becoming a missionary for a long time. I joined the Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of Miami my junior year of college and found a love for God and serving in His name. I have been to Haiti twice in the past two years of college with some of my closest friends and have seen the need but also the blessing that it is to serve my brothers and sisters in Christ. What a beautiful love and passion for God I encountered there in the Haitian people! Now that I have graduated from FIU, the desire to become a missionary has not gone away, but rather increased as time has gone by. Because of this, I will become part of a missionary organization called Family Missions Company (FMC). FMC sends out lay Catholic families and singles like me to proclaim Jesus Christ and His gospel to the poor. I am currently training for three months in Lafayette, Louisiana and from there will be sent out to one of many different countries where FMC is based, like Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, India, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Haiti where the thirst for the Lord is abundant. We will be working with parishes and the local people, with youth groups, construction and whatever the community needs. 

Love in Christ,

Angelica Hanon