Luke DeVoss

” To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek Him the greatest adventure; to find Him, the greatest human achievement ”

Saint Augustine

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Where I serve

God has led me to serve as a FOCUS Catholic Greek Missionary at the University of Arkansas! This year, as I finish my undergraduate degree I will be serving the greek students at Arkansas through bible studies and discipleship, inviting students into an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.

My Story

Growing up in a Catholic family, raised by wonderful parents, I learned two things from an early age: God is important and because of this there are things we can’t do. During high school, I quickly became envious of my peers who were staying out late and going to parties. Around my senior year I was slowly able to do some of these things and have the freedom that some of my friends did.

With college just around the corner, I was excited for the seemingly unlimited freedom that I would soon possess to live the life I had always wanted. Shortly after I moved in at the University of Arkansas I decided to rush and join a fraternity, stoked to take advantage of all the things the fraternity lifestyle had to offer. During this period, my faith quickly started to fade away as I was pursuing what I thought to be better things. This went on for most of freshman year and even though I wouldn’t admit it, my life was terrible. It was at this same time that a FOCUS missionary encountered me and showed me this simple truth about freedom that I had missed:

Freedom is not the ability to do whatever one pleases, but the capacity to choose the good.

I had lost that. I had little to no real friends that cared about me, my relationship with my family was awful, I had no real direction in my life, and most importantly of all, I had lost touch with God. I was the most unhappy I had ever been. This lifestyle that had promised me abundance of life, had left me with nothing. This missionary introduced me to Jesus in a radical way and convinced me that a life without Him is worth nothing. Through this mans incredible witness to the faith, I was able to find the happiness and joy that I had always been looking for in the arms of our Lord, and I am forever grateful.

Your Impact

Upon accepting an offer with FOCUS, I committed to fully relying on mission partner’s financial and spiritual support to send me on this mission. Modeling the life of Christ in this unique way, I hope and pray that we can undertake this journey together.

” Some give to the mission by going, some go on the mission by giving. Without both, there are no missions ”

Saint John Paul II

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Host	Retreat Type	Start Date	End Date
Tulane University	Way of the Disciple	09/05/24	09/07/24
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Sanctifier	09/13/24	09/15/24
Parish Outreach	The Father’s House	09/16/24	09/18/24
Kansas State University	The Father’s House	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of Delaware	Rec	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of South Carolina – Columbia	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24
St. Francis University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Nicholls State University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Northwestern State University	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
University of Memphis	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
Ohio State University	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
University of Dallas	The Sanctifier	10/24/24	10/26/24
Central Connecticut State University	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Universidad de Monterrey	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
California State University – Fullerton	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Sts. Anne and Joaquim, Fargo, ND	Way of the Disciple	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Krems	Men’s	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Mary	The Father’s House	11/08/24	11/10/24
DePauw University	Rec	11/08/24	11/10/24
Philanthropy Engagement	Way of the Disciple	11/15/24	11/17/24
University of Passau	Rec	11/21/24	11/23/24
Texas A&M University	The Sanctifier	02/07/25	02/09/25
FOCUS Greek Southeast	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Midwest	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	The Sanctifier	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Southwest	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
Wayne State University	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
University of Illinois-Chicago	The Sanctifier	02/21/25	02/23/25
Queens College of the City University of New York	The Father’s House	03/07/25	03/09/25
Nicholls State University	Way of the Disciple	03/07/25	03/09/25
Grand Valley State University	The Father’s House	03/28/25	03/30/25
University of Northern Iowa	Way of the Disciple	04/03/25	04/05/25
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Father’s House	04/04/25	04/06/25
Arizona State University	Men’s	02/07/25	02/09/25
University of Nebraska at Kearney	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24