Joshua Richards

It is good that you are here! God loves you so tenderly. Immersed in this love, let us together bring the whole world to the Fount of Love.

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Where I serve

I will be serving at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa! Go Duhawks! A school of only 1,600 students, I look forward to diving in deep as the Father does His work in His sons.

My Story

All my life I have been searching for an enduring, deep, and warm love that was just for me. Throughout my time in college at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and in seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the Lord showed me just how ready He was to satisfy my longing to be loved and how much more He longed for my love.

During this time, I encountered the God of gentleness when I expected to meet the God of mere obligation. I heard the still, small voice of God when I expected to hear the voice of harsh rebuke, disappointment, and shame. I experienced the God of joy, forgiveness, warmth, and consolation when I expected the God of desolation and severity. God shattered my expectations.

College students around the world are thirsting for love. A false image of God prevents them from truly being happy. Yet, only when they meet the God of Love will they be fully satisfied. Will you join me so that, together with the Lord, we can satisfy God’s thirst for souls and the thirst of numerous souls for True Love? Let the expectation-shattering begin.

Your Impact

I am grateful for your openness to joining this particular mission! I am confident that only together does God desire to satisfy the longing of souls for Him. Whatever good we choose to do, let’s do it for Jesus.

Please feel free to email or call me at any time.

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(402)-203-4487

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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