Caroline Alexander

“Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.”

John 6:68-69

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Where I serve

I am so excited to return to my alma mater for my third year of mission with FOCUS as Team Director at Michigan State University! Go Green! I will be leading a team of 3 other missionaries (Kobe Duda, Megan Weibel, and John Drueke)!

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My Story

Despite being raised in the Catholic Faith, learning to translate the Gospel of John into Latin in middle school, and attending daily Mass at my Catholic high school, faith was nothing more than a box I checked off every Sunday or an assignment I turned in at school. But even then, Jesus was at work on my heart by gently forming me and preparing my heart to encounter Him more deeply in college.

When I moved to East Lansing to begin nursing school at Michigan State University, I found myself desperately lonely when the academic success and relationships that I thought would fill me fell short. In that longing, Jesus pursued me. He placed faithful friends in my life who persistently invited me to retreats, my first Bible study, and daily Mass. It was in those small yeses that I encountered the Lord and His desire for more than just my Sunday obligation. He wanted my heart. He wanted a relationship with me, His beloved who He has been pursuing since the beginning of time. That invitation to more changed everything.

In His goodness, Jesus doesn’t stop at encounter—He invites us to deeper transformation through being part of His mission to bring others Himself. At MSU, He invited me to share the joy of the very relationship were were made for with my friends and classmates. Despite the demands of nursing school, my heart was drawn again and again to leading Bible studies, retreats, and discipleship groups—not because of anything I could do, but because of the joy, fruit, and transformation He brought through it.

When I was introduced to FOCUS at the end of my junior year, Jesus extended a new invitation: to follow Him more radically by stepping completely into mission and making it my full time job. After my first 2 years at Indiana University, I gave another yes to continue serving FOCUS as a Team Director. Every day, He continues to invite me to say yes to relationship with Him, to mission, and to transformation. I want to extend the same invitation to you!

Your Impact

As a FOCUS missionary, I rely on the spiritual and financial support of my mission partners in order to be fully dedicated to mission. It is your yes that allows me to continue to give mine. Without the generous support of others, I will not be able to reach the students at Michigan State University. Please contact me if you are interested in learning more about FOCUS, joining my support team, or how you can be a part of what God is doing on college campuses! You can reach me at [email protected] or (248) 212-7429. It would be an honor to be on mission with you!

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-Pope St. John Paul II

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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