What brought you to Christ in the City?
During the Fall of 2023, I decided to go on a mission trip to Christ in the City during my fall break. This trip left a deep impression on me, and I knew I had to return, so I applied to lead a mission trip for my school the following year. This meant I got to go back for my spring break in 2025. My heart resonated with the mission of Christ in the City and their life of simplicity, charity, and prayer. In an indescribable yet very transformative way, my short experiences so far at CIC, has been a fertile ground in which Christ has begun to give me glimpses of the depths of His love and has revealed to me my dependence on the poor to lead me further to this love. Applying to serve for a year with CITC seemed to be the only possible response to my experience of Christ’s presence within this beautiful mission and people.
How has Christ in the City helped you grow?
Christ in the City has helped me to grow tremendously. The poor have led me deeper into Christ’s heart, places I didn’t know existed. In turn, my heart has expanded. Often growth at Christ in the City has been silent, like the snow that quietly falls, but tangibly I have seen an increase in active love. Instead of “loving in dreams” or loving the idea of someone, this year has allowed me to really love the flaws, annoyances, in other words the fullness of the person. I have many conditions in loving others, yet Christ is slowly purifying my love to become unconditional. I am so grateful to be returning for another year!
A little bit about me…
I love my family and friends a whole lot. I am the youngest of 3. I went to Iowa State University for a year and a half studying nutritional science, and I transferred to Benedictine College to study Theology. Some of my favorite things are making ceramics, going on walks and runs, laughing with friends, smelling flowers, sitting around a campfire, combining random flavor concoctions, Our Lady of Czestochowa, Mary of Bethany, and doing all things very slowly.
Where is your hometown?
Sioux City, IA