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David Carpenter
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is acutally in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
My Story
I started my Freshman year at the University of Oklahoma in 2020, right at the height of COVID. I dedicated all my time to my studies and thought that would be enough. Yet, by my junior year, I knew there had to be more to life than this!
Through a great friend, I went to St. Thomas More University Parish for the first time to hear a talk on College Dating and Relationships. I met a FOCUS Missionary and began to have the healing love of Christ and the power of the Gospels proclaimed to me. It was through the amazing love and support of the FOCUS Missionaries and the STM community that my life was changed forever. In the Fall of 2024, I started OCIA, and by the end of the year, my life had been so profoundly transformed that I felt called to mission and to become a FOCUS Missionary. I hope to bring the same love and support to students and see them be transformed by the love of Jesus and the power of the Gospel!
Find other missionaries
FOCUS brings the joy of the Gospel to colleges and parishes across the United States (and beyond)!
Know, Love and Serve God
Build Virtuous Friendships
By building genuine friendships, we meet students on a deeper level.
Teach Others to Share Christ
We teach students how to share the gospel, who in turn teach other students how to pass it on.
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