The Mission at Mesa

Zach Hofmeister | Colorado Mesa University | February 2024

Dear Friends,

I hope that February has gone well for you! So much has happened this month, from our first Upper Room meeting, getting back together with SEEK pals, entering Lent, and going on retreat with our students!

We had a SEEK reunion party for students to share their testimonies!

Outreach where we traded hot chocolate for people's opinions

Upper Room

My favorite highlight this month was our first ever Upper Room at Mesa! Modeled after Jesus gathering with the Apostles, at Upper Room we gather all our disciples together and form them in how to be more intentionally on mission on campus (see top image).

(Early) St. Valentine's Day

Since Valentine's Day overlapped with Ash Wednesday this year, we celebrated it early by giving out roses with mass info for the next day! The students were really grateful for the roses, and people started coming to us because of their friends telling them too!

Ash Wednesday

On Ash Wednesday we had two masses on campus, and manned a table all day to tell people about them. We answered a lot of people on campus confused about why we were calling Valentine's day Ash Wednesday or wondering what it was about, and we had about 80 students total come to mass!

Men's Night

We've had two of our biweekly men's nights so far, and they've been very successful in uniting the men in our community. We start the nights with confession and prayer, and then have a fun activity! This past week, Nadine had car trouble and we banded together to help, which was a fun surprise!

Awakening Retreat

At the end of the month we went on a weekend retreat led by our student leaders. They did a good job giving talks and sharing their testimonies, and Fr. Carl, a young priest, came to give us Mass, Adoration, and confession! It was great that most of my Bible study came!

Barrett, Gabe, Nick, myself, Drew, and Elijah on the retreat

Prayer staff from the retreat, who spent the whole time praying for us!

Other Highlights

Seeing real Christian brotherhood forming in my Bible study
Also, playing volleyball against them
Inviting Barrett into discipleship!
Celebrating Brian's birthday
Getting to present about St. Valentine's day and what love really is

Please Pray...

For our mission trip to Peru, March 14th-24th! Pray for Jacky, Nadine, Kylee, John, Tessa, Nick, myself and the rest of the students
For our disciples to persevere in daily prayer
For Christian, Santiago, and Minhtam who I'm inviting to Bible study
For Ace's friend Andy who passed away recently

THANK YOU!

Thank you for supporting me in this mission through your prayers and generous giving! It is such a blessing to be part of the work Jesus is doing on our campus alongside you!

All Glory to Jesus, Zach

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