Johann Mohnen

Hello! My name is Johann Mohnen, and I am a first-year FOCUS missionary at UNL. GBR!

“The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.”

– Pope Benedict XVI

Where I serve

The Lord has asked me to serve college students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), where I will serve with nine other missionaries to walk with students in the light of the Faith! placement day 1

My Story

After leaving home in Beaverton, OR, and entering the University of Oregon for my Bachelor’s of Music in Composition, I continued to go to Sunday Mass at the Catholic Newman Center right next to campus. This is where I first encountered FOCUS missionaries, who began to invite me to bible studies, events at the Newman Center, and, above all, introduced me to authentic friendship. This is also where I began to realize that the Catholic Faith is much deeper than I could ever imagine, and that I had no idea of who Jesus Christ is, or that I could have a deep, personal, and fulfilling relationship with him, and, incredibly, that Jesus wanted that relationship with me. Being able to encounter FOCUS missionaries’ witness to Christ encouraged me to dive into the divine intimacy that we were made for and crave. They taught me how to pray and I began attending daily Mass and consistent confession. Those simple invitations by the FOCUS missionaries helped me ultimately recognize that every soul, including mine, desires to be known and loved intimately. As I, and so many others, tried to find fulfillment of that subconscious desire in so many things and people, I grew to recognize and be completely convicted that the only way to fulfill that desire completely is Jesus Christ. He found me through the missionaries at Oregon, and I have been called to do the same for other students. The college experience is no short of offering “solutions” to the desire to be known and loved, but through me, Christ can introduce countless students to a life full of meaning and worth living. A life for him.

Your Impact

When I accepted my position at FOCUS as a missionary, I surrendered myself to the providence of God and the spiritual and financial support of mission partners who directly mobilize the Great Commission (Mt 28:19). As a mission team, my partners and I will reach countless students who are searching, and introduce them to true abundant life with Jesus. If you are interested in partnering with me, please reach out so we can schedule an appointment!

“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” -Matthew 28:19

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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