Thomas Passaro

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” -Matthew 6:34

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Where I serve

This will be my first year as a FOCUS Missionary, and I will serve at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

My Story

When I first went to Mount Saint Mary’s University, I did not plan on growing my faith life too much. My plan was to focus on swimming. God did not listen to my plan and had plans of his own. Those plans involved me meeting the FOCUS missionaries on campus. I entered discipleship with a FOCUS Missionary my freshmen year and I slowly started taking my faith more seriously.
Discipleship formed me a great deal and had me asking the right questions. Things like ‘Who am I? What is my purpose? How can I best serve others?’ These questions led me to attending SEEK22. While I was there it clicked in my head that God was the answer. From that moment I really started trying to form a real relationship with the Lord. I started taking my faith more seriously and I began to see my life change because of it. New Friendships were formed, new activities were started, and new plans were made.
I went running into my junior year and ended up quitting swimming after God gave me a clear signal. Even though I did not understand Him at the time, He brought a lot of graces and fruit because of that decision. My junior year was a huge year of growth for me, but it was advice from two friends at the end of the year that really changed my life plans. They told me to open my heart to the Lord and to FOCUS. To not dismiss it from the beginning. I did just that and God called me to serve him through FOCUS.
When I went to college this was not what I expected to do afterwards. God works in mysterious ways, but I know that if I trust in him and continue to say yes to Him everything will be okay.

Your Impact

I’ve said yes to following Jesus Christ in a radical way by being a full-time missionary! Part of this yes is asking for the spiritual and financial support of mission partners to sponsor me. If this mission inspires you in any way, I want to talk to you!

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 240-676-6405

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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