Evan & Lauren Burge

Hello! We are the Burge family!

Where We serve

We are honored to serve college students at Illinois State University! This is our third year with FOCUS and our second year at ISU.

Our Story

We met at the University of Illinois Newman Center. It was there on the college campus that we encountered missionaries who taught us who the person of Jesus was and how we can live in deep relationship with Him. As we came to know Christ, we began to radically change the way we lived our lives. We started to root out sin and love as Christ loved. We desired to share this truth with college students struggling on the college campus, which led us to saying yes to becoming missionaries! Along with our daughter Avila, we strive to witness to the beauty of holy marriage and family life.

Your Impact

When we answered the call to join FOCUS, we made the decision to rely on the spiritual and financial support of mission partners to help us in this mission. We’ve been blessed with amazing people who have journeyed with us as we serve on campus. If you desire to join us on this mission either spiritually or financially, please reach out to us and we would love to meet with you! We’d be honored to share this mission with you.

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Know, Love and Serve God

We encounter God in an intimate relationship through daily prayer, the sacraments and the Scriptures.

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Build Virtuous Friendships

By building genuine friendships, we meet students on a deeper level.

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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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