We encounter God in an intimate relationship through daily prayer, the sacraments and the Scriptures.
It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you.
St. John Paul II
My name is Megan (Meggy) Ahern and I am a FOCUS missionary! Praise Jesus because He has called me to be a missionary at the University of Idaho! Land of the Potato!
The pivot point in my story began in my early college years as a Musical Theatre student at Wichita State University. Even as a young girl, I had a desire to be seen and known, but also move people through beauty, truth, and goodness. For years, I expressed this as a performing artist in the form of story telling on stage. But I found myself restless and unsatisfied without God as the center of my story. I recognized a thirst, but like the woman at the well, I simply didn’t know where to find the living water. It was through one of my sorority sisters, that I was introduced to Katie, a FOCUS missionary, and was invited to Katie’s greek bible study. I was so captivated by the way Katie talked about Jesus, the questions she asked, and the way she lived her life. It was through her witness and this weekly encounter with Jesus in the living word, that I was drawn to begin to have conversation with the Lord in prayer. I quickly had a deeper conversion of heart, and as Christ began to speak in my story, I had the realization that the Resurrection (THE story), was healing mine, in real time! And as the years have gone by, I have continued to be drawn deeper. My mission is to lead college students to the living water, through an invitation into recognizing their need for God. A heart that is searching for God, is naturally propelled into prayer, and like the woman at the well, will have no response that suffices besides running and proclaiming, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”. This adventure with the Lord is a story I could have never written for myself, with healing, hardships, and a lot of laughter. It is truly the abundant life. And I desire this life for the world and for the students at the University of Idaho. I am overjoyed to be on the search for God in Moscow!
When I answered the call to join FOCUS, I made the decision to rely on the spiritual and financial support of mission partners to help me through this mission. If you are interested in partnering with me, please let me know of the best way to reach you and I will schedule an appointment. I’d be honored to share this mission with you.
We encounter God in an intimate relationship through daily prayer, the sacraments and the Scriptures.
By building genuine friendships, we meet students on a deeper level.
We teach students how to share the gospel, who in turn teach other students how to pass it on.