Brendan and Alanna Keenan

Howya! My name’s Brendan. I’m a FOCUS missionary serving with my beautiful wife Alanna and daughter.

Where We serve

We serve at University College Cork (UCC), in Ireland. We’re very excited to be serving and following the LORD in the south of Ireland bringing as many students to Heaven.

Our Story

Well it began on Ash Wednesday 2018 in UCD as I attended the evening Mass (arriving fairly late). I’d been raised Catholic, believed in God but just didn’t take my faith seriously. That Ash Wednesday after Mass I’d decided to stay and pray because I felt guilty for showing up late for such an important day. While waiting I’d heard “Instead of giving up something, why not try taking up something” “Join a bible study”. Well, I thought to myself why not, I like the bible, I liked it as a child, wouldn’t hurt anyone to join, I might learn something. I never realised until now what such a small and harmless YES to God can do to your life. It completely transformed mine. I became connected to FOCUS from that day on and have just come to truly see and know God is real and that I needed to give my full life to Him. Thankfully through the help and guidance of the FOCUS missionaries on campus, I’ve come to know and love Jesus. Our call now is to witness the beauty of family life to UCC and inspire others to follow God’s will in the vocation they’re called too.

Your Impact

I believe that the Gospel is for everybody and that everybody would be left with a clear YES or NO situation if proclaimed and witnessed correctly. I believe students deserve this choice but more than that are begging internally for this choice. My impact is actually very small but Christ’s can be extraordinary. So I live with the conviction that as long as I try and give everything I have for Christ in this mission, He will provide.

Your support will allow me to

-Lead Bible studies
-Help students encounter Jesus Christ
-Help men become true and authentic leaders
-Help raise the future leaders of the Church

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Tulane University	Way of the Disciple	09/05/24	09/07/24
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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