Jake and Brenda Wieneke

Jake & Brenda Wieneke

Lord, we give You permission to use us in any way You desire today, and we ask You to give us the grace to see Your hand in action, so we can give You all the glory. Amen.

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Where We serve

We are so blessed to serve at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln! We are so excited to see what the Lord has in store for us and this campus.

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Our Story

In my Freshman year of college a FOCUS missionary invited me to lunch and during our lunch he asked me about my prayer life. This question went on to change my life forever, as he invited me to stop by the chapel at the Newman Center everyday to sit with Jesus and listen for His voice in prayer. Over time, the Lord was changing my heart and desires and filling me with a joy and peace that I had never experienced before. As I continued to meet with this FOCUS missionary weekly, I would ask him questions and I learned more and more about how Jesus longs to be in relationship with us. The more time I spent with the Lord in prayer, the more my desire was for everyone I encounter to know Jesus and to be with Him for eternity. When Brenda came to SDSU, she started coming to the Newman Center and it continued to spark the unexplainable draw to the Church she always had. Over the years the Lord has been guiding her and leading her to His love, even when she didn’t know it. Brenda got involved in a FOCUS bible study and started meeting with a FOCUS missionary weekly. It didn’t take long for Brenda to be Baptized and come into the Church.

We have seen firsthand the impact FOCUS missionaries are making on campus, and we are so grateful that the Lord has called us to be missionaries on campus as our desire is that all will come to know Christ and will be with Him for eternity.

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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