Michael & Elizabeth Vu

Michael and Elizabeth Vu

Christ is with you on your journey every day of your lives!

Where We serve

After six years on the college campus, I now serve with the alumni team as a Community of Mission Coordinator in the city of Houston and as Manager of Alumni Missions overseeing Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, and Kansas.

Our Story

For so much of my life, I have grasped after my own conception of happiness and tried desperately to lay claim to the empty promises the world offered me. For so long have I struggled with my identity, my worth, and my purpose. I longed for fulfillment and sought after something that would satisfy my hunger. Through my encounter with Jesus Christ and my growth in relationship with Him, these struggles slowly began to fade away, and I found myself filled.

Life is still difficult; there’s no doubt about that. Just because I said “yes” to God doesn’t mean all of my problems magically disappeared. In fact, “yes” to God meant “yes” to bearing my cross. And it is a “yes” that I have to affirm and renew every single day. But when has anything easy ever been worth it? The more difficult the challenges that I am faced with, the more I realize that God has equipped me to tackle my problems and that He is walking alongside me every step of the way.

Giving ourselves to the Lord as missionaries has been one of the biggest difficulties and commitments of our life, and it has also been an immense gift and joy. Every single day, Elizabeth and I are able to encounter the love of God in a radical way in our relationship with Him and with one another. We are also able to lead others to the same joy, love, and freedom He has offered us. God has given us everything, and we desire nothing more than to give everything back to Him.

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Your Impact

When we answered the call to join FOCUS and serve as full-time missionaries, we made the decision to rely fully on the spiritual and financial support of mission partners to help us through this mission. We fundraise our salary completely in order to be radically available to the missionaries and students in need and in my care. Because of that, we need people like you! We invite you to join us in the mission of empowering college students and alumni to live lifelong mission by supporting us with your generosity. If you are interested in partnering with us, please let us know of the best way to reach you and I will schedule an appointment. I’d be honored to share this mission with you!

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We teach students how to share the gospel, who in turn teach other students how to pass it on.

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