Duhawk FOCUS

We are well into our second year with FOCUS and are really thankful to be back at Loras College. What a blessing it is to already know students and be picking up with friendships we started last year!

We'd like to introduce you to our team for this year! We believe God has amazing things in store this year because he has given us a team of eight!

(From left to right)
Stacey is returning with us this year and is also in her second year with FOCUS. Aly is a first year Varsity Catholic missionary and it's such a blessing to have her reach out to the female athletes! Courtney is a Campus Intern and will graduate from Loras in December and then will be placed on a FOCUS campus in the Spring. Craig is a first year missionary and is joined by his wife, Maria, who along with Dene', is taking on a new role on campus as Affiliate Missionaries. I am the Team Director and am privileged to step into this leadership role. Not pictured is our second Campus Intern, Meagan, who is doing an internship in Davenport, IA and joins us about once a night on campus.

Being a FOCUS Missionary is unlike any other job in the world. We are investing in college students, some who are on fire for their faith, others who label themselves as Catholic and that is as far as they go, and some who have hurts and questions about the Church and aren't ready to take the leap yet. That is what makes our calling so beautiful. We meet them where they are at, and then invite them into a relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church.

Every day we start out in St. Joseph's Chapel to pray for an hour. We have all found this to be vital in our efforts to be centered on Christ and to follow His call each day. So many times we feel burdened by the amount of emails, meetings, or things on our to-do lists. This is where the Main Thing comes in handy! Recalling what we are here to do helps us keep focused and have our eye on the prize.

The Main Thing

Inviting college students into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church.
Inspiring and equipping them for a lifetime of Christ-centered evangelization,
discipleship, and friendship in which they lead others to do the same.
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Mission Statement

To know Christ Jesus, and to fulfill His great commission by first living and then
communicating the fullness of life within the family of God, the Church.

After prayer we are filled with God's love and grace and ready to go share that with others! No one day is the same in the life of a FOCUS Missionary! Mondays we meet for two hours in the afternoon to work on fundraising; Tuesdays we have a meeting with our Chaplain, Fr. Gross; Wednesdays we have a tactical team meeting for an hour in the morning; and Fridays we join the Campus Ministry staff for a two hour meeting. But what we all really love to do is to be with students. Our weeks are centered around Bible studies, one-on-one discipleships, and Impact Studies, which are advanced Bible studies with our 29 student leaders.

We are all called to share Christ with others, and we are blessed to be called to do this full-time at Loras College. Thank you all for your support and prayers! We definitely feel your prayers and couldn't do this without you. We are all a team and are praying for you and your intentions daily!

"Never flag in zeal, be aglow with the Spirit, serve the Lord."
Romans 12:11