I am blessed with the opportunity to serve students at the University of South Carolina (Go Gamecocks!). This is my first year at USC, where I serve as a Greek missionary, walking primarily with women in sororities on campus.

Here is a photo of some of my teammates and I at placement day this summer!

“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” – St. Augustine

When I began college at the University of Texas at Austin the last thing I expected to find was a relationship with Christ. Throughout my first two years at UT, I placed my identity in my grades, in my sorority and Greek life, and in always looking for the “next best thing.” By Christmas break of my sophomore year, I was left feeling lost and searching for a deeper purpose in life.

It was at this point when an older girl in my sorority invited me to SEEK, a Catholic conference for college students. I had been raised Catholic but practicing my faith in college was not a priority at all, as I didn’t see the point in pursuing something that wasn’t “productive.”

By nothing else but the grace of God I agreed to attend SEEK and my life was forever changed. It was in Adoration, surrounded by 20,000 college students, that I experienced Christ’s love for me personally for the first time. I knew that all the things that I had been placing my identity and searching for meaning in were never going to satisfy me – that I was loved and created for more than the life that I was living.

After this encounter, I knew that I had to make having a relationship with Christ a priority. Through FOCUS discipleship and my friendship with missionaries and student leaders, I grew in love of Christ as I was taught how to pray, and learned more about Sacraments and the Church.

As I began to grow in my faith, I became more and more sure of my purpose and identity as a daughter of God and was filled with a growing desire to share this with others. Through leading a Bible study in my sorority house, and leading women in Discipleship, I was privileged to witness the way God was changing the hearts and lives of the women he had entrusted into my care.

Here is a photo of some of these women from one of the last Bible studies I led at UT!

Getting involved with FOCUS during my time at UT changed my life as the missionaries and student leaders inspired and led me into a deeper relationship with Christ.

I felt called to become a FOCUS missionary because I believe that every college student deserves the chance to know Christ’s love for them and his plan for their life!

As a FOCUS missionary, I have the opportunity to minister to college students by relying on the spiritual and financial support of others and inviting them to live this mission with me. Thank you for considering joining me in this mission of sharing the Good News of Christ!

If you are interested in partnering with me, please let me know the best way to reach out and I will schedule an appointment to share more about my mission with you.