Luke Landiak

Hello! I’m Luke and I’m a FOCUS missionary working as a formator with the Bosco Project at Doane University.

Where I serve

After five years on a traditional FOCUS campus – two at Ball State and three at the University of Iowa – I am continuing as a missionary with FOCUS in my second year as a part of the St. John Bosco Project.

My Story

While studying mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland, missionary life was not on the table. Through a Christ-centered group of friends, the Lord began to show me the powerful ways He had been working in my life up to that point: involvement in YoungLife, discussing who Jesus is with my fraternity brothers, and leading Bible study, to name a few. With 3 job offers on the table, I interviewed to be a missionary with FOCUS. At the end of my senior year, I finally accepted the opportunity to be a FOCUS Missionary. This life is the most impactful and formative commitment to knowing the Lord and making Him known I could imagine. From Maryland, to Ball State, then Iowa, and now Nebraska: God has worked, is working, and will continue to work in our lives, on college campuses and the world!

Your Impact

With the support of my mission partners over the past five years, we have:

Walked with 3 men to discern and enter seminary to become priests

Accompanied 10 men to interview to be a FOCUS Missionary

Traveled alongside 40 students on life-changing mission trips

Led 400+ students to encounter Jesus at SEEK, our national conference

Studied scripture with 100+ men in weekly Bible studies

Directed 27 missionaries while they prepared for and served on campus

Now, I’m entering my second year living with and forming 10 first year missionaries in our Bosco House in preparation for their time on mission around the country.

This year, the Lord has opened the doors to a new formation house serving Doane University in Crete, Nebraska! Our local Bishop Conley, the Vocations office, FOCUS leadership, several generous benefactors, and the Church in Crete, NE have all been receptive to expanding the Bosco Project to the Lincoln area! Between our two Bosco locations, we have 17 new FOCUS missionaries in the Bosco Project this Fall. We’re ecstatic to bring FOCUS to Doane’s students and to continue the Lord’s work in forming young men to be who God has created them to be, so that more souls can be brought to Christ! Please pray for the Bosco men in formation, the formators (me!), and our efforts to expand and grow!

If this mission inspires you in any way, I want to talk to you! Please reach out personally either by phone (630)470-8029 or email at [email protected].

I’d be honored to have you join this adventure!

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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