The Lord has called me to serve at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. Go Trojans!

There’s really no way to fully describe how the Lord has blessed 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 change in my faith life. Even through all the highs and lows, 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 well, my faith can be described as many hills and valleys throughout most of my teenage years, especially until I started college. At Bellarmine, I was somewhat involved in the ministry there up until I attended Seek (a FOCUS led conference) my freshman year, when I had my first big reversion. 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 the 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 living a good spiritual life but a spark from others living it out as well, specifically in good Catholic brotherhood. I didn’t realize this until 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, and everything else in between, 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.