Ethan Dingman

Where I serve

What’s up guys! My name is Ethan Dingman, and I am a second-year missionary serving at University of Nebraska Kearney.

My Story

I grew up in a Catholic household and attended a Catholic school and went to church. I learned that Christ was very important, but I never had any deep conviction for the faith, and I wasn’t willing to put him in the center of my life. I was trying to find my identity through music, lifting weights, and was living in recurring sin. It wasn’t until I went to college and attended the Newman Center where I slowly began to see that my true identity is being a child of God. What solidified this was attending SEEK my junior year of college. I decided to pray with an intercessory prayer team for the first time. I was absolutely overwhelmed by His presence to the point where I was crying like an absolutely baby to my Father. It felt like he was holding me in the palm of his hand like a helpless baby chick wanting to rescue me from sin and death. It was at this moment where I realized that He is pleased with me and loves me to no end and that he wanted to transform me. From this moment on, I vowed to put God in the center of my life and to strive to be like him. After a while, God made it abundantly clear that he was calling me to be a missionary, and he placed me in Kearney Nebraska where much of my family just happen to be from! God’s providence has been very evident through the students that I have worked with so far and I am beyond excited to see what else God continues to have in store for me as well as my amazing Loper team!

Your Impact

When answering the call to serve God through sharing the gospel with students, I also made the decision to rely on the spiritual and financial support of mission partners to help me through this mission. I have been blessed with the most amazing people who have journeyed with me as I serve on campus. If you are interested in partnering with me, please let me know the best way I can reach you and I will schedule an appointment. I would be absolutely honored to share this mission with you. Know of my prayers for you and may God bless you and keep you until then.

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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