I grew up in a small town in Illinois with a large Catholic family where we went to mass every Sunday and prayed together every night. Despite my blessed upbringing, I had no idea what it looked like to make my faith my own and to have a relationship with Jesus.

When I got to college at the University of Missouri, I knew I wanted to get involved at the Catholic Newman Center on campus. This is where I heard (and was able to receive) for the first time that I could and should have a personal relationship with Jesus. That Jesus desired to know me and hear from me! As simple as that fact sounds to me now, it radically changed my life as a freshman.

From that moment onward I’ve been actively growing closer and closer to Jesus purely by His grace and His blessing of Catholic community.

My heart has grown closer to Jesus’ own Sacred Heart through my time at Mizzou, but I still have so much growing to do. I’m beyond excited to see how the Lord transforms me and uses me to reach souls for Christ!

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 through this mission. If you are interested in coming on mission with me through your support, please let me know of the best way to reach you and I will schedule an appointment!

Please reach out to me at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!