After serving college students at the United States Coast Guard Academy and Central Connecticut State University these past four years, Jesus has called me to serve my fifth year on mission as a parish missionary at Saint Peter Claver in West Hartford, CT! I am very excited to step into this new role and know that Jesus has many graces in store in this next season! Come Holy Spirit!!

My teammate Grace and I during our summer training in Nebraska!

Although I am only serving on a team of two, I have the joy of getting to unite with other parishes across the country in weekly regional calls. Check out my region below from our Phase 3 Training in Washington D.C. We had a blast!

Although I was raised Catholic, it was not until I encountered the mercy of Christ through the Sacrament of Confession in early high school that I made my faith my own. This experience transformed my life and instilled in me a deep desire to not only pursue the heart of Jesus myself, but also to invite others into His heart the same.

As I started college in the fall of 2018, this desire only continued to grow. My heart began to ache for the students I encountered who were hopeless, empty, and seeking an escape in the college lifestyle and culture. Although I did not have FOCUS missionaries on my campus, I was able to attend FOCUS’s annual conference known as SEEK with a campus nearby. At SEEK, my heart came alive in a whole new way! I not only encountered Jesus more deeply, but also accepted His High Call to mission: to live they way Jesus lived by walking with a few and teaching them to do the same. When I got back to campus, I started my own bible study and began investing in the women around me. I also became an active leader in the Catholic club on campus and began teaching other students like me how to be missionary disciples in their daily encounters. Through each of these experiences, full of both trials and joys, Jesus brought me deeper into his heart and taught me what it truly means to give my life to Him. Little by little, He was orienting my heart towards saying “yes” to His call to be a full-time missionary. Praise the Lamb!

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 send me on mission. It is solely through the generosity of my mission partners that I will be able to serve students on campus.

Mother Teresa said, “Some give by going, others go by giving.”

I would be honored for you to join me as a true partner on mission as I serve the souls entrusted to me at Central Connecticut State University! If you are interested in partnering with me, please send me an email and I will schedule an appointment with you. I would love to share with you more of my story!