We encounter God in an intimate relationship through daily prayer, the sacraments and the Scriptures.
Hello! My husband, Claudio, and I are excited you found us! My name is Abigail and I am in my fifth year as a parish missionary. We are in our second year as parish missionaries at St. John Neumann in Austin, Texas! We are excited to be working with families and parishioners of many ages to continue sharing The Gospel and help The Lord form disciples. Please keep us, and our daughter Margaret born on December 17th 2024, in your prayers.
I began my time at college with a desire to be amongst the Catholic community. Being born and raised Catholic was a great blessing throughout my life. I was convicted of The Lord being by my side, even in the darkest times when I questioned why He allowed great suffering to occur in my life. As I wrestled with Jesus, He placed missionaries in my life who loved me in my brokenness. They were a great light in my life, and my heart began to soften and open back up to God. I began spending great amounts of time with them learning how to live the way of the Christian life. I began attending daily mass and adoration, and that time of devotion began transforming me and flooded my heart with His love. All I did was make time for Him; He took care of the rest. Now as a missionary, my greatest desire is to lead others to Christ. Saying yes to Jesus and making Him the center of my life changed everything. I want nothing more than to introduce others to the life-changing message of the Gospel. In His ministry on earth, Jesus humbled Himself to meet us on our level, taking on our humanity, and spent most of His time investing deeply in a few. I look to Jesus’ own example to find the best way of reaching the world, through deeply investing in a few and teaching them to do the same, and so forth. It is a great adventure being Christs full time missionary, and I hope you will chose to take part in the journey He has prepared for you and for me.
When I answered the call to join FOCUS, I made the decision to rely on the spiritual and financial support of mission partners to help me through this mission. I’ve been blessed with the most amazing people who have journeyed with my husband Claudio and me as we serve the parishioners of Saint John Neumann. If you are desirous in partnering with us in Christs mission, you can click on the button below to set up financial support. I’d be honored to share this mission with you.
In Him,
The Hewgley Family
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We encounter God in an intimate relationship through daily prayer, the sacraments and the Scriptures.
By building genuine friendships, we meet students on a deeper level.
We teach students how to share the gospel, who in turn teach other students how to pass it on.