We encounter God in an intimate relationship through daily prayer, the sacraments and the Scriptures.
Hello! My name’s Joe, and my wife is Mary. I’m a FOCUS missionary, and we are on mission together.
God has called me to serve college students at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. As a graduate of the University of Alabama, I am excited to be able to continue sharing the Gospel with students in this great state!
There are many things I could share about my faith journey, and I would love to share it with you sometime personally. Overall, my life is much better now that I am a practicing Catholic. I have had a true spiritual experience through the Catholic Church and some resources recommended to me by people in the Church that have changed me forever. In the past, I lived a confusing life steeped in behaviors and attitudes that I found troublesome. I had no idea how to eradicate these things from my life, nor did I really want to. While I am nowhere near perfect now, I have been given a daily path to walk that is much more peaceful while I am here on earth, and it is leading me to my eternal home with God. I have to deliberately choose to walk this path every day in order to maintain this life, but it is so worth it when I do.
In college, I was shown that all people were made for a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, including me. FOCUS missionaries and other people in my campus ministry community taught me how to live this out, and I learned that the true meaning of life is to know, love, and serve God. I’m so grateful that I have the opportunity to lead other college students through this same experience!
When I joined FOCUS, I made the decision to rely on the spiritual and financial support of mission partners. If you are interested in partnering with me, please let me know the best way to reach you, and we can schedule an appointment. I’d be honored to share this mission with you.
We encounter God in an intimate relationship through daily prayer, the sacraments and the Scriptures.
By building genuine friendships, we meet students on a deeper level.
We teach students how to share the gospel, who in turn teach other students how to pass it on.