Thomas and Savannah Imholte

“Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.” – Pope Saint John Paul II

Where We serve

We served our first two years as FOCUS Missionaries at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD. We have followed God’s call and now serve at the University of Vienna, Austria.

Our Story

My life was changed forever by Jesus through a FOCUS Missionary at Minnesota State University, Mankato. After college I ignored the call Jesus placed on my heart to be a FOCUS Missionary and clung to my own plan for my life instead. Life was great, but through prayer the Lord kept calling me to apply for FOCUS. I finally surrendered to His call, and my wife and I said yes after working nearly four years in the corporate world as a CPA! We were truly open to being placed anywhere, but I begged the Lord that He would place us where we were already living, Spearfish SD at Black Hills State. He answered our prayers. Life got even sweeter, being witnesses for Christ in our favorite little town of Spearfish. After diving deeper into the world of FOCUS, we began having conversations with FOCUS Europe and Jesus placed an invitation on our hearts to leave the comfort of our native land for the sake of the Gospel. We said yes to His call and are so humbled and grateful to be a small instrument in advancing Christ’s Kingdom in Vienna.

As missionaries our greatest desire is to lead students to Christ. Our lives have been transformed by Jesus, and we want nothing more than to bring this joy to others and introduce them to the life-changing message of the Gospel. In His ministry on earth, Jesus humbled Himself to meet us face-to-face, taking on our humanity, and spending most of His time investing deeply in a few. We look to Jesus’ own example to find the best method of reaching the world.

Your Impact

We stepped away from the comfort of a corporate salary and answered the call to join FOCUS full-time. This required the faith-filled decision to fully rely on the spiritual and financial support of our mission partners. If you are interested in partnering with us, please let us know of the best way to reach you and we will schedule an appointment. We’d be honored to share this mission with you.

Thomas Imholte – [email protected]

US Phone: +1 320-291-9984

Europe: +43 681 10661975

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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