Denver, Colo., Aug 6, 2009 / 22:24 pm
The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) has added 12 new universities to its campus outreach for the 2009-2010 school year, bringing its total number of campus missionary teams to 45.
FOCUS missionaries are sent in teams of four or more to college campuses at the invitation of the local bishop and with the support of the local Newman Center or campus ministry. The missionaries are all recent college graduates who devote at least two years of their lives to serve their peers.
According to FOCUS, the missionaries seek to build friendships and mentor younger students in the three “core areas” of sobriety, chastity and excellence. Their activities include Bible study, one-on-one discipleship and large group social events.
New campus outreach efforts have begun at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Drake University in Iowa; Eastern Illinois University, Charleston; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Missouri State University, Springfield; and New York University.