God has called me to serve at the University of Arizona! I’ll be joining my teammates Gabe, Sara, and Reisa as we walk alongside students and share the Gospel on campus. Go Wildcats!

My job as a full time missionary includes leading bible studies, small group discipleship, retreats, mission trips, and to live the abundant life with my team and students! I am looking forward to this year and all that the Lord has in store to lead students into a deeper encounter with Jesus Christ.

Faith has always been a part of my life. Growing up, I was involved in youth group and had the opportunity to go on four mission trips during high school. Those experiences helped lay the foundation for my relationship with Christ and showed me the joy that comes from serving others.

After high school, I went on to play collegiate soccer at Whatcom Community College. While I still practiced my faith, soccer had become much more than a sport to me, it had become my identity. My worth was tied to my performance, my success, and the role I played on the field. Looking back, I had unknowingly made soccer my god.

Everything changed when injuries forced me to step away from the game as I transferred to Grand Canyon University. Although I no longer had soccer, I knew I wanted to stay connected to my faith, so I began attending Mass regularly and became involved at the ASU Newman Center.

It wasn’t until my senior year, when I attended SEEK, that the Lord truly began transforming my heart. During that conference, I found myself wrestling with questions I had avoided for years: Who am I? What is my purpose? What is God calling me to do with my life?

For the first time, I began to see that my identity was not found in athletics, achievements, or career success. It was found in being a beloved son of God.

That realization changed everything.

As I grew deeper in my relationship with Christ, I found myself caring more and more about the people around me. I began to recognize that every person I encountered had an eternal soul and a deep desire for meaning, purpose, and love. I saw friends searching for fulfillment in the same places I once had, in success, relationships, achievement, or recognition, yet still feeling empty. I knew that the peace, joy, and purpose I had found in Christ was something I wanted others to experience as well.

After graduating college, I entered the workforce and pursued different career opportunities. While there were many good things about that season, I couldn’t shake the feeling that God was calling me to something more. The deeper I prayed, the more I realized that what fulfilled me most wasn’t building my own success. It was helping others encounter Jesus.

That’s what ultimately led me to apply to become a FOCUS missionary. As a former college athlete, I understand the pressures, challenges, and questions that many students face. I know what it’s like to search for identity and purpose. I also know the incredible transformation that can happen when someone encounters Christ and allows Him to take center stage in their life.

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

– Mother Teresa

By joining my mission team, you’re doing far more than helping fund a missionary. You are helping bring Christ to college students who are searching for purpose, truth, and authentic community. Your support allows me to be fully present on campus, building relationships, leading Bible studies, mentoring students, and walking with them in their faith journey. Every conversation, discipleship meeting, retreat, and student encounter is made possible through the generosity of mission partners like you. Together, we can help form lifelong disciples who will go on to impact their families, workplaces, parishes, and communities for Christ.

If you are interested in partnering with me to spread the Gospel to college students, I would love to talk with you! It would be an honor to schedule an appointment and share this mission with you!