Emily Timm

Hey y’all! I’m Emily. I love Jesus, coffee, and being a FOCUS missionary!

Where I serve

I am still in awe that the Lord has called a small-town-Kentucky-girl like me to be His missionary in Minnesota! I am currently in my seventh year of serving with FOCUS. This is my first year serving as Program Director for the North Area and I love getting to serve the regional directors, missionaries and students on our 38 campuses, while still serving locally in Winona, MN where I previously served as a campus missionary and team director.

My Story

Moving away to college and living away from my close-knit, Catholic family for the first time presented many challenges for me. I no longer had to share everything with my triplet brothers, I no longer had my mom and dad with me to make sure I went to Mass each week, and I no longer had my small town community to support me. During this initial time of leaving the nest, I struggled to find a place to belong. With so many options before me, I chose to cling to my roots and began to seek out the Catholic community on campus. It was within this community that I found my home and began to take my faith more seriously.

We were blessed to receive a team of FOCUS missionaries on our campus my sophomore year and our Catholic community began to grow. It was through working with these missionaries who deeply invested in me and spending time with other Catholic college students that I encountered Jesus more intimately. This newly uncovered relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church ignited great zeal in my heart to lead others into the same relationship. Through prayer and serving others, I realized that God was calling me to follow Him in a deeper way by leading others to encounter Him, in the same way I did during my time in college.

He said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. At once they left their nets and followed him. Matthew 4:19-20

Your Impact

My life was given direction in college through the friendship of FOCUS missionaries and other student leaders, and I pray for strength as Christ leads me in the mission as well. Your prayers and support will help make this mission possible so that other college students will encounter Jesus during this critical time in their lives as they are searching for truth. If you are interested in partnering with me, please let me know of the best way to reach you and I will schedule an appointment. I’d be honored to share this mission with you.

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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