Rachel Hosp

“Love God,

serve God;

everything is in that.”

– St. Clare of Assisi

Where I serve

I am a first year missionary at Samford University as part of the UAB/Samford team in Birmingham, AL. As a Greek missionary, I will be walking specifically with Samford’s sorority women and helping them grow in their faith.

My Story

I was raised as a Catholic with two loving and faithful parents. Although I had a deep love for Christ, I often perceived my Catholic faith as a set of rules to avoid damnation, rather than a relationship to be pursued.

I entered college at Mississippi State University (MSU) during the COVID-19 pandemic, and consequently, I broke my habit of regularly attending Mass. My Catholic faith became a cultural badge to be worn, and I became a self-proclaimed “cafeteria Catholic” (picking and choosing which Catholic doctrine I subscribed to).

Sometime during my sophomore year, I met Alex, who was a FOCUS missionary at MSU. She invited me to attend her Bible study, and that encounter and relationship changed the trajectory of my life. A year after I started attending Bible study, I attended FOCUS’s SEEK conference, truly repented, and experienced the Lord’s mercy and love for the first time in years. This opened my eyes to the divine intimacy that we are all called to, though I still did not fully understand what that meant.

It was through discipleship with Alex that I learned the essential habits of a Christian disciple, allowing me to begin living with Christ at the center of my life and actively pursuing divine intimacy with Him.

This experience convicted me to give two years of my life to the mission of FOCUS. I now desire to teach other young women about the depth of God’s love for us as His beloved daughters, and how we can live in freedom and relationship with Him.

Your Impact

We are all called to pursue mission as part of Jesus’s Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). Pope Paul VI is quoted saying, “Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity.”

While we are all called to mission, we are not all able to drop everything to preach the Gospel. With your financial support and your prayers, you are able to go on mission with me and participate in the Great Commission.

It is only because of your financial support and the grace of God that I am able to live mission in this radical way and bring Christ more fully to the lives of these women.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me!

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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