Michael Hynes
FOCUS Team Leader
Hometown: I grew up on a farm in Nebraska.
Why did you join FOCUS? I want all to experience the saving work of Jesus and have a chance to respond.
What is the best thing about working with college students? Walking with students through the highs and the lows and sharing the gospel and life with them!
Last song you listened to? Come Tear Down the Walls.
Favorite saint? I love St. John Paul II
How do you like to pray? In adoration with our Lord and allowing Him to speak to me through Scripture.
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FOCUS Missionary
Hometown: Bethesda, MD.
Why did you join FOCUS? God worked through my FOCUS missionaries in college to lead me into deeper relationship with Him and convict me of the reality that I was made for Heaven. Now, as a missionary myself, I get to invite others into what it means to live life as His beloved daughter.
What do you like about ministry?I love getting to see the ways the Lord is transforming my students’ hearts, particularly through authentic friendship!
Something on your playlist? “It Only Gets Better” by WILD
Favorite saint? St. Therese of Lisieux!
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FOCUS Missionary
Hometown: Sherwood, WI
Why did you join FOCUS? FOCUS was very impactful for me in college and helped me grow in my personal relationship with Christ. I wanted to allow God to use me to help others in the same way.
What do you like about ministry? I love being able to live life with them and be a friend. I think I learn more from students than I can give them in return.
Something on your playlist? Sailboat by Cody Fry and Ben Rector.
Favorite saint? I can’t pick one, but a couple are JPII, St. Faustina, and St. Kateri Tekakwitha.
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FOCUS Missionary
Hometown: Topeka, Kansas
Why did you join FOCUS? I was the most fulfilled in college when I led bible study in my fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega, or when I was walking in discipleship with two younger students, Brad and Sam, who were involved with FOCUS.
What do you like about ministry? Seeing their hearts open up to Jesus and being more and more willing to share the the Gospel with others.
Something on your playlist? Welcome to Prairieville by Logan Mize.
Favorite saint? St. John Paul II and Venerable Fulton Sheen! JP2 is such a great example to me of being able to love the person in front of him. Fulton Sheen’s books “Life of Christ” and “World’s First Love” were instrumental for me to learn about the faith in college.