Michael Pranger

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing… As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.” John 15:5,9

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Where I serve

I serve as a missionary at Queens University Belfast in Northern Ireland! God has called me to help with FOCUS’s international mission for the next 2 years and I am excited to have the opportunity to invite these students into deeper relationship with Him!

My Story

I grew up as a cradle-catholic in a family of 14 kids, made up of 11 boys and 3 girls. Throughout most of my life my family has been a great blessing to me, they supported me and gave me a solid foundation in my faith. However it was in college that my faith really took off. I was just going through the motions until I had found a community of friends who went to Mass. It was this community that motivated me. I went to Mass to see them, but Jesus took that opportunity to help me to see Him. Shortly after meeting these friends of mine I applied to join seminary and was in seminary for a year and a half. After leaving seminary I found myself trying to figure out where my faith fit into my life. It was then that the FOCUS missionaries came into my life. They began to walk with me as I grew in my own faith, and invited me over and over again to walk with others to be a community for them just as I had a community my freshman year. These invitations in combination with seeing the effects FOCUS had on my campus is what inspired me to be a missionary. Through FOCUS I have seen people find their faith, and grow tremendously in their faith. Seeing this effect I have realized that it is one of my greatest desires to help people find their own relationship with God. Our chaplain on campus has a saying that “We all have two goals in life, to get to heaven and to bring as many people with us as we can.” It has been my own personal mission, that through the grace of God I can lead other people to His love. I am very excited to enter into this mission with FOCUS!

Your Impact

I would like to invite you to join me in prayers for this great mission. Together, united to God, we can set the world ablaze through prayers and deeds. If you’d like to join me on campus through your financial aid please reach out!

Please send any prayer requests my way using either my phone or email:-)

319-290-0129

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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