Ashwin Mannur

“See what love the Father has bestowed on us, that we may be called children of God.”

– 1 John 3:1

Where I serve

I am blessed to announce that I will be serving at the University of Washington in Seattle! I am excited to walk with men in Washington and reveal the deep love Christ has for them! Go Dawgs!

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Above is a picture of my team for the coming year! I am so excited to serve the Kingdom of Heaven alongside these amazing people!

My Story

Coming into my freshman year at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, I had no real concept of who Jesus Christ was. I grew up in an atheist household, and for the years before coming to college, I had grappled with my belief in God, slowly moving closer and closer to Him.

As I got on campus, I had a desire to learn more about who Jesus Christ was. As an overzealous freshman with a head full of dreams, though, I let my pursuit of Christ fall by the wayside as I got caught up in college life. I was in a great fraternity on campus, I held renowned leadership positions on campus, I had internships and jobs that people envied—on paper, my life was great. But deep down, I was so empty. The long nights, the rough mornings, they wore me out. I really desired community—to be known for who I was, not by the mask I put on day in and day out. 

By the grace of God, I was blessed to live with a good friend who was Catholic during my junior year. It was through interactions with him that I really began to ask myself the deeper questions: “Who is God?” and “Who am I in relation to Him?” As I reflected, I found myself desiring deeper truth, which led me to the Catholic Church. As I sat in adoration and began attending Mass regularly, I began to see my life change. I felt a deep love and belonging that I had never felt before in my life. I felt seen, I felt known. I officially joined the Church in Easter 2025, and I have desired simply to pursue the Lord with all my heart since then. 

That journey led me to pour into the men both in my fraternity and elsewhere around me, desiring to show them the love and mercy of Christ. Over the course of my senior year, I saw miracles—beautiful stories of repentance and mercy that words alone cannot do justice. As I witnessed the change in other men, I saw something stir in my heart—I desired to pour out more. Over the course of my last year, I turned down multiple job offers and made the hard but amazing decision to join FOCUS as a Campus Missionary.

Now, I’m beyond blessed and excited to share the mercy and love that God has with the men around me, especially those trapped in the vices of fraternity life.

Your Impact

I am so blessed to have had many men who walked deeply with me both in my journey into the Church and deeper into intimacy with Christ. It is in large part because of their investment in me that I am so excited to continue investing in and walking with other men as they continue to know and more deeply pursue Jesus Christ.

I certainly can’t do this alone, though. It is because of the spiritual and financial generosity of my supporters that I can freely and fully live the mission that God has called me to. If you’re interested in supporting me on mission, please feel free to reach out to me; I would love to connect and talk about the way that God is working through this mission!

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