Free Falling!

The Valentines have made the jump and we are free falling.  In late April we became a part of the interview process with the Fellowship of Catholic University Students or FOCUS for short.  Both Heather and I have been involved with FOCUS for the last 8 years in one way or another.  In college we were in Bible studies, went to student Mass, went on mission trips, became disciples and student leaders.  After college Heather and I have been a part of mission support teams and attended conferences.

Here we are on May 17^th and Heather, Eli, Luke and I are 1 week away from leaving for Illinois to attend 5 weeks of new staff training!  We are so excited.  FOCUS thinks that our family will be a great addition to their team and so do we.

The past 4 weeks have been a little crazy.  Letting my current employer know that we are leaving, wrapping up projects and planning 5 weeks away is keeping us busy.

We are not sure what our schedule will be over the next six months or which campus we will be placed.  We are taking this all one day at a time.

For more information of FOCUS you can check out their website or leave a comment below.


2011-2012 Statistics
o    FOCUS missionaries are serving on 58 campuses in 28 States throughout the country
o    Current Missionaries: 264
o    New Missionaries: 105
o    Students involved in FOCUS nationally: 8,000+
o    Religious Vocations fostered since 1998: 336
o    Training: Each missionary receives over 400+ hours of world-class training in Catechesis, Evangelization, Stewardship and Leadership Development