For the past two years, I have been a missionary at UC Berkeley in Northern California and have loved it with my whole heart. But now I am so humbled and excited to serve as Team Director at the Air Force Academy!

I would love for you to be on my team, whether that be through prayers or financial support. It is with your help that I am able to freely give to my team, the priests, and the cadets at USAFA. Go Falcons!

Growing up in a strong, Catholic, Air Force family, I experienced living out my Catholic faith throughout many states around the country. At each new church, and with each new year of school, I learned more and more about my faith — primarily because of my parents. From a young age, I fell in love with Christ, apologetics, and sharing Catholicism with people around me. So it was a no-brainer that I would join the Newman Center at Kansas State when I went off to college.

It was at St. Isidore’s Catholic Church that I learned how to truly give of myself and be generous with my time to others–whether that be through leading retreats, leading my praise and worship team, investing in deep conversations, having people over for dinner, etc. The paradox of the Gospel is that you will be more joyful and more fulfilled when you pour into others, as long as you have a firm foundation in Christ. And through coming to this understanding, I made many extremely close friends at K-State that I will always treasure. There is mutual love and a higher call for each other in virtue.

I originally chose to be a FOCUS missionary because others do not have a similar experience. So many college students are lonely and unfulfilled, looking for truth, goodness, and beauty. As a missionary, I did my best to bring that to Berkeley, CA, and I found myself even more loved by the students than I could imagine. I had two of the best years of my life in one of the craziest cities in the whole world. As a missionary, I get to be a sister in a whole new way — I get to walk with my students through a failed exam, a new relationship, an embarrassing band performance, being Baptized into the Catholic Church, a fun excursion into the mountains, a yummy breakfast, Bible Studies, life-changing discipleship moments, etc. And then teaching them how to walk with others with Christ through life is one of my favorite things in life.

But now I am off to the land of my origin, the Air Force, to be a Team Director and pour into my team. I can’t describe how excited I am to go to Colorado Springs, but I know it will be a huge challenge. Please pray for me, my team, and my campus 🙂

When I answered the call to join FOCUS, I made the decision to rely on the spiritual and financial support of mission partners to help me through this mission. I’ve been blessed with the most amazing people who have journeyed with me as I serve on campus. If you are interested in partnering with me, please let me know of the best way to reach you and I will schedule an appointment. I’d be honored to share this mission with you.