While finishing my degree in the fall, I am excited to continue working with the ministry at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY, but also helping serve the community at the University of Louisville until I get my new placement in December!

There’s really no way to fully describe how the Lord has impacted my life these past few years, especially with a paragraph limit, but nonetheless, it really has been a rollercoaster that has led me to the joy of becoming a college missionary.

I grew up in a Catholic household for my entire life, very devout parents, and being the oldest I was always looked upon to set that example for my two younger siblings. While I did follow my morals, my faith was really a lot of hills and valleys for middle school and high school but looked to grow more by attending a Catholic university close to home called Bellarmine. Once I got to BU, my extroverted side really grew and really started to love the college atmosphere. But then I heard about a conference put on by FOCUS called Seek and decided to attend, and that conference changed my life forever. If you ever have a moment where you’re like God hit me with a 2×4 and show me a sign, that’s what happened to me at Adoration. 20,000+ people in this old football stadium in front of the Blessed Sacrament, changed my heart forever.

Coming back from Seek my freshman year, I started going to daily Mass when I could, started becoming more devout, and seeking a more Christian community in which I did, and it was by far the best decision of my life. I started taking leadership roles within BUCatholic, and hanging out with UofL Catholic as well when I had the time. Unfortunately even though I had that major change, I wasn’t fully immersed into the faith like I would have liked. But thankfully there was a program with FOCUS called Summer Projects, and if Seek23 had changed my life, take that number and multiply it by 10. Summer Projects was the greatest thing that has happened in my life, and I don’t think I would be where I am today without it. I met some of the closest friends there that I still talk to today, grew in knowledge and a longing of my faith, as well as fully started growing in love for our Blessed Mother.

As time has gone on, my longing to spread Jesus to others and be an example of His love has really developed. I started attending Mass daily and longing to do so, leading Bible Studies, and hanging out with good Catholic men and women whenever I can. And that has led me to where I am today, a deep longing to spread Christ with college students and whomever I encounter.

While I also accepted the enormous call to become a FOCUS missionary, I also took on the responsibility of completely relying on the financial and generous support of my mission partners. Having these mission partners and their willingness to help has allowed me to focus (haha…) on spreading the love, joy, and hope of Jesus Christ to these college students around me, and to grow myself in these things to further grow alongside these students.

If you are interested in hearing more about my mission on campus, my testimony, and about FOCUS, please let me know the best way to reach out to you, and we can schedule an appointment. I would love to join alongside you in this mission to spread Christ with you.