"Discipleship" is the mentoring we do as FOCUS missionaries. We call it discipleship because it uses the same evangelical logic as our Savior. We stand alongside the many midshipmen who have engaged their faith on a deeper level and help them find other students to help in their faith journey.
Ted Murner, Brendan Belschner, and Tim Cadigan have been working with the FOCUS missionaries for at least the past year and have taken on a leadership role in the Catholic community. They are the men I am fortunate enough to be working beside. The formation they have received at the Naval Academy has shaped them into some of the most impressive young men I have ever encountered and it is one of the greatest joys in my life to help them find and share Christ in the midst of their daily work.
It is difficult though because I firmly believe that discipleship must be formed upon friendship and mutual trust/respect. So one of the challenges of discipleship is finding ways to get involved in their lives so I can know them on a more personal level. It's a challenge that I gladly embrace because I can already tell God has great things in-store for the brotherhood I find with these guys. I have a lot to learn from them and hopefully, I can help them along the way too.
As a FOCUS missionary, I'll also be helping these guys lead Bible studies for their peers. Bible studies start next week, so it is both an exciting and hectic time at the Academy. Please Keep Ted, Brendan, and Tim in your prayers. These are our Church's future leaders! Thank you for enabling me to enter into the lives of these men in such a radical way. God bless all of you on my support team! Our work is underway!
Beyond doing discipleship with these men, I'll be leading a couple Bible studies for a bunch of the other midshipmen. But I'll tell you more about that NEXT WEEK.
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