Monserrat Diaz

“If I do not become a saint when I am young, I shall never become one.”

~St. John Berchmans

 

“Si no me hago santo cuando soy joven, nunca lo seré.”

~San Juan Berchmans

Where I serve

I will be serving at the University of New Mexico! Go LOBOS!!

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Team UNM: from left to right, my teammate Priscella (first-year Missionary), in the middle our team director Jose (third-year Missionary), then me (first-year Missionary)! 🙂

My Story

I never thought I would become a missionary, but then God completely changed my life and called me to something much greater!

Growing up, I was blessed with a loving family and faith being part of my life, but for many years, I saw God as distant. I knew about Him, but I did not truly know Him personally. A lot of my focus was on succeeding, planning for my future, and trying to figure out who I wanted to become. While I cared about my faith, it often stayed in one part of my life instead of shaping all of it.

As I got older, God slowly began pursuing my heart through the people He placed around me. Through community, discipleship, and people who intentionally invested in me, I began encountering Christ in a real and personal way. For the first time, I experienced what it meant to be fully known and loved by God. Through prayer, authentic friendships, and encountering Jesus in the Eucharist, my relationship with Him became alive.

College became one of the biggest turning points in my life. I entered wanting success, direction, and a sense of belonging, but God had something so much greater in store for me. Through campus ministry and the people who walked alongside me, I found a community that continually pointed me back to Christ. I met people who loved joyfully, served selflessly, and showed me what authentic discipleship looked like. Their witness challenged me to trust God more deeply and surrender my own plans to Him.

The missionaries and mentors who invested in me changed the trajectory of my life. They taught me how to pray, how to live in authentic community, and how to pursue others with intentional friendship. Most importantly, they showed me that holiness is possible and that a relationship with Jesus changes everything.

Because of the ways others walked with me, I now feel called to do the same for college students. College students today are searching for purpose, identity, and belonging, often in places that leave them empty. I want to accompany them in the midst of those questions and invite them into the life-changing love of Christ.

If it were not for the people who pursued me in friendship and led me closer to Jesus, I would not be who I am today. Now, I have the opportunity to walk with students during one of the most formative times in their lives and remind them that they are deeply loved by God and created for so much more.

Your Impact

As a FOCUS missionary, I will serve college students by building authentic friendships, leading Bible studies, mentoring students one-on-one, and creating spaces where students can encounter Christ and grow in community.

The mission is to know Christ Jesus and fulfill His Great Commission. Through intentional discipleship, missionaries invest in students who then go on to impact their campuses, families, workplaces, and future communities.

Your support makes this mission possible.

Every conversation over coffee, every Bible study, every retreat, and every student who encounters Christ through this ministry is made possible through the generosity of mission partners who believe in this work.

By supporting me financially and spiritually, you are not only supporting me, but you are also investing in the lives of countless students who are searching for hope, belonging, and purpose.

Together, we can help raise disciples who will continue sharing the Gospel for generations to come. If you are interested in joining me on a mission, please let me know the best way to reach out. It would be an honor to share this mission with you! You can contact me at (509)-788-5119 or [email protected]

Como misionera de FOCUS, serviré a los estudiantes universitarios fomentando amistades auténticas, dirigiendo estudios bíblicos, ofreciendo acompañamiento personal (mentoría) y creando espacios donde los estudiantes puedan encontrarse con Cristo y crecer en comunidad.

La misión consiste en conocer a Cristo Jesús y cumplir su Gran Comisión. A través del discipulado intencional, los misioneros invierten en estudiantes que, a su vez, impactan sus campus, familias, lugares de trabajo y futuras comunidades.

Tu apoyo hace posible esta misión.

Cada conversación compartida con un café, cada estudio bíblico, cada retiro y cada estudiante que se encuentra con Cristo gracias a este ministerio son posibles gracias a la generosidad de los colaboradores de la misión que creen en esta labor.

Al apoyarme económica y espiritualmente, no solo me estás ayudando a mí, sino que también estás invirtiendo en las vidas de innumerables estudiantes que buscan esperanza, sentido de pertenencia y un propósito.

Juntos, podemos ayudar a formar discípulos que continúen compartiendo el Evangelio para las generaciones venideras. Si te interesa unirte a esta misión, por favor házmelo saber e indícame la mejor manera de contactarte. ¡Sería un honor compartir esta misión contigo! Puedes comunicarte conmigo al (509)-788-5119 o a través de [email protected].

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