Hello, my name is Jonas Ortiz! I am a first-year FOCUS missionary, and the Lord has called me to serve in the Bosco project at the Auraria Campus in Denver, Colorado! I am extremely excited to spread the message of Jesus on college campuses!

Although being born and raised into the Catholic faith, I had never pursued it intentionally nor engaged in the ideas or virtues of Catholicism. I simply put it aside in my priorities and had no intent or desire to grow in my faith. This left my young adulthood with no sense of my identity or who God was.

After being blessed with the amazing opportunity to play football and study pre-medicine at the University of Texas A&M Kingsville, I continued to place my identity in the world and temporary desires, which failed me time and time again. This led me to seek out something bigger than myself and gave me a conviction in my heart to turn back to Jesus and his beautiful church! After nervously stepping into the Newman Center on my campus for the first time during my reversion, I encountered FOCUS missionaries who showed what authentic friendship was and, most importantly, my beloved father Jesus. This led to radical growth in my faith and understanding of who I was. Now as a missionary, I desire nothing more than to give what was given to me and be there for others in their faith.