For my second year on mission, I will continue serving at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Introducing the new team for 2024-2025! Roll wave!

(Team Tulane: Marc Morris, Brooke Dennison, Christina Coppins, George Murphy)

Tulane is home to about 7,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students, all of which the Lord is deeply desiring relationship with. My team is excited to continue laboring in the Lord’s vineyard for the souls at Tulane to know God.

Here is a little bit about me! I am a second-year missionary from San Antonio, TX and graduated from Texas A&M University, class of 2023, WHOOP! I received a bachelors of administration degree in marketing with a minor in economics. I absolutely loved my college experience at A&M and it played a major role in showing me the deep truth of the Lord’s love and His church. The Lord led me toward the catholic community at A&M and it was through a missionary and a dear friend that I became involved in FOCUS as a student. God transformed my heart through my experience in FOCUS as a student and that is exactly what I hope to do for other students as I continue to live mission on campus.

Testimony

I grew up catholic, but began centering my life around Christ in college. Although I experienced personal encounters with God’s love throughout high school, I didn’t know what significant role God played in my life or how He was inviting me to have a closer relationship with Him then. During my freshman year of college at A&M, I received the grace of a renewed joy of the mass and desired to truly know God. However, when covid hit and the sacraments were no longer readily available, my relationship with God suffered and I struggled to believe in His goodness. At the end of my sophomore year, my friend Victoria, who was being led by a FOCUS missionary at the time, saw how much I was struggling in my faith and invited me to learn how to live as a disciple of Christ with her through FOCUS formation.

(Me and Victoria, friend and FOCUS student leader, at Aggie Ring Day Fall 2022)

As Victoria started to share with me all that she learned from our FOCUS missionary Mikayla, my understanding of the importance and beauty of the sacraments, scripture, authentic friendship, and most importantly prayer (Acts 2:42) grew tremendously. God gradually filled my heart with more joy and the freedom I experienced with Him was absolutely liberating. I began praying daily in the physical presence of Jesus in adoration and this sent my desire for relationship with God over the edge. I truly felt Jesus breathing new life into me as I received His abundant love in prayer. Developing a deeper relationship with Jesus increased my desire to place Him at the center of everything in my life. I make that same decision repeatedly each day, and many times I’ve chosen against it, but the Lord has been kind and merciful and continuously chooses to pull me closer toward Himself.

Sharing the Good News

I didn’t know the depth of love and freedom that God had waiting for me, and there are numerous people that are not aware of this truth as well. As I became increasingly aware of this reality, a burning desire in my heart to lead others into a deep and personal relationship with God led me to becoming a FOCUS missionary. The Lord has been very clear in calling me to serve in FOCUS and I am beyond excited to witness all that He has planned for His children. It was through a FOCUS missionary that the truth of God’s love transformed me, and I know that there are students just like me waiting to hear the gospel.

When I answered the call to join FOCUS, I made the decision to rely on the spiritual and financial support of mission partners to help me in this mission. Mission partners play a vital role in allowing me to live mission on campus, so if you are interested in partnering with me, please reach out! Let me know the best way to reach you and I will schedule an appointment. I would be honored for you to join me on mission!

You can contact me at [email protected]