While finishing my degree in the fall, I am excited to continue working with the ministry at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. I will also be working alongside the team at the University of Louisville until I get my new school 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, there have really been two really big moments in my life where I saw a dramatic growth in my faith. Even through it all, it really has been a rollercoaster that has led to the joy of becoming a college missionary.

I grew up in a Catholic household for my entire life, had 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 can be described as a lot of hills and valleys throughout most of my teenage years, even till I started college. At Bellarmine, was somewhat involved in ministry related things up until I attended Seek (a FOCUS led conference) my freshman year, when I had my first big conversion. Jesus presented Himself to me in the Eucharist that I had never encountered in my entire life, hearing “Jesus is real” in prayer not in audible voice, but in a way I could still hear it, changed everything.

I came back ready to take on more leadership in our Catholic community and started hanging out with the ministry over at UofL as well. Throughout that year and a half, I realized I needed a bigger spark, not just from Christ but a spark from others, specifically in good Catholic brotherhood. I didn’t realize this till I encountered it at Summer Projects (another FOCUS led program). Getting the opportunity to attend Mass and Adoration daily was truly a blessing, as well as grow in friendship with so many good people around the country, it was very fulfilling.

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, at another Seek conference in 2025, starting to actually consider becoming a FOCUS missionary, and after going through the application, the interview, everything, after a couple days, I decided that this was what I wanted to do, to go out on mission. This has come from 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.