A Living Saint? Quite possibly...

A recent visit of mine was to Miliken, CO. I was following up with a contact card that I had been given after a parish talk and I was seeking to inform Veronica a little more about FOCUS and how she could join my mission with FOCUS.

I arrived at her home and we sat down on opposite couches. The walls were covered with family pictures and a picture of her parents wedding lay before us on the coffee table. I asked about 2 certain pictures of children, and she told me they were hers. I realized that this was not only her home, but that of her parents as well.

As I presented what FOCUS was and what we do she seemed to not only be interested in what I had to share but enthusiastic as well. It turned into an exciting time of story sharing as we swapped our experiences with college students, friends and family members in the Catholic Church.

At the end of the conversation I asked Veronica if she would like to join my mission with FOCUS by becoming a monthly donor. She replied with a zealous, "Of course!"

As I usually do, I asked her some of her prayer intentions so that I could keep them in mind during my daily prayer. The first thing was her family, for continued love and support. She then slowed in her speech, as she mentioned her next prayer request. "Well, I might need another job soon and it is hard finding one in this economy."

I reminded her that I would pray for her, and thanked her for her partnership in my mission. We parted ways and I got in my car to head home.

The ride home was not filled with the noise of 1600AM, ESPN Radio as it usually is. This time I spent the drive in silence thinking about my new mission partner and her last prayer being that she needs to find a new job. In this economy, with two children, no husband and living with her parents for support...well you just can't get much more generous than that.