The Mission at Mesa

Zach Hofmeister | Colorado Mesa University | January 2024

Dear Friends,

Happy New Year! After a great break with my family, I started my year with the SEEK conference in St. Louis, followed by returning to Grand Junction, planning the semester, and starting spring outreach on campus!

Some of us got to meet Fr. Mike Schmitz, one of our favorite speakers!

Some of our guys as we wait for the third men's talk to start

SEEK

It was so good to experience SEEK anew through the eyes of our students! I spent most of my time with the men going to talks they were interested in, but it was also so freeing to break away occasionally to spend time with Jesus in Adoration and prayer.

Through the talks, my conversations, and my prayer at SEEK this year, the Lord has sparked a fire in my heart to reach the men of our campus through the message of authentic masculinity. God has given men the great opportunity to become living images of the Father in their love, and I am so excited to explore and share this more!

Hanging out with Keegan and Liv in a line to meet one of the speakers

Outreach and Welcome Week

The Saturday before classes began there was a small club fair, so we brought donuts and event flyers to meet and invite new students. My highlight this day was running into Minhtam, a friend of Gabe and Drew I'd met once last semester, and inviting him to a game night that week - he came!

Race Day

Brian and Ally entered a race in Moab the next Saturday, so we got a group together to drive down and cheer for them! This is all of us at the finish line.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
- 1 Corinthians 9:24

Ally's Birthday

It was my teammate Ally's birthday this past Sunday, so after Mass we went to breakfast together with some of our students. It was certainly all the more joyful for being with Jesus in Mass right before, which is such a powerful way we can witness to the world!

This semester, I'm excited to...

Host Saturday night confessions + dinner for the men with Brian
Start Upper Room - monthly meetings with all our disciples to encourage them in mission on campus
Go on our mission trip to Peru in March

A great candid moment from game night at the Newman house

Please Pray...

For the new students we are meeting and inviting to Bible studies
For our disciples, that they may grow in the desire to share their faith with their peers
For my invitations to men to come on our mission trip
For my discernment about staying on mission with FOCUS next year

THANK YOU!

You are making a difference not only in my life and the lives of our students, but also in those that will come to know Jesus through them. Thank you for making the Great Commission possible!

In His Love, Zach

517 28 1/2 Rd, Apt 1D
Grand Junction, CO 81501

(619) 655-8686
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FOCUS National News

FOCUS is making all the amazing SEEK24 talks available for free! I would especially recommend the keynote by Msgr. Shea.

This lent, would you like to grow in your knowledge of scripture? Curtis Martin and Dr. Edward Sri, co-founders of FOCUS, will be leading a lenten Bible study beginning February 14th!