Bailey D'Andrea

He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha cum,” which means, “Little girl, arise!” (Mark 5:41)

Where I serve

I have served the apostolate for three years – both as a missionary wife in supporting my husband’s work with college students and my full-time work as a Portfolio Manager for our Mission Development team.

My Story

My husband, Quinn, has been on campus as a missionary for six years – five years at Belmont Abbey College in Charlotte, NC, and one year at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI. I had never heard of FOCUS before we started dating in 2021.

I attended my first SEEK in 2022 when the conference was regional because of the pandemic, and I had a positive experience but assumed FOCUS was a smaller operation. I continued to learn more as the year went on and I encountered our team and the students more profoundly, but my whole perspective changed after SEEK23 in St. Louis. I was completely blown away by the massive scale of the conference, the quality of the speakers, and the power of adoring our Lord alongside tens of thousands of other young people.

I thought to myself, “This is what I want to work and live for – I want a life completely on mission for Christ.” I felt God calling me to leave the world of politics that I had been working in and surrender my work in fundraising to Him through FOCUS. I came on board our mission development team that April and have served as a Portfolio Manager ever since.

Your Impact

I have worked in fundraising for almost six years now. I have been astonished at the great generosity of people across the country whom I have encountered. My husband and I have the honor of fundraising support in order to live a radical call to be 100% on mission as a family. Some days this looks like cooking for college boys after a full day of work, every Friday it means taking my meetings at the Catholic Center at URI so students can play with my boys, some days it means spreadsheets after bedtime, and pretty much every day it means babies bouncing on my lap during Teams calls!

Jesus tells us in the Gospel of Matthew tells us, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21). We would be honored if you would entrust us with a piece of your treasure that we may share it with our students and apostolate at large.

If you’d like to set up an appointment to learn more about how our family lives mission, email me at [email protected]!

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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