"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God."

Missions of Peace, a student outreach of Franciscan University, sponsors domestic and international mission trips during breaks. Students generously share their time and talent while on mission through various service outreaches—youth ministries, chastity presentations, prayer services, home improvement projects, village ministries, medical outreaches, and other apostolic endeavors.

Through those activities, but also through their personal witness of the love of Christ, students seek to be instruments of the Lord in promoting the culture of life. These missionary efforts are one way the university lives out the mandate of Ex Corde Ecclesiae that Catholic universities serve as “a living institutional witness to Christ and his message.”

The trips are organized, planned, and funded by the students themselves, but they must be approved by the director of Missionary Outreach in order to advertise, fund raise, or operate on campus.

Testimonials

Students share their missionary experiences with stories.

Summer 2012 Mission Trip

Ecuador - Summer | Applications closed. Thanks!
This two week mission focuses on formation and service. Instruction is given to the missionaries in enculturation, evangelization and Church teaching on missionary life. Students also give witness to the Gospel through outreach in local communities, orphanages and schools.

• Angelo Marquez amarquez001@student.franciscan.edu  
• Emily Wethje ewethje001@student.franciscan.edu  

Christmas Mission Trip

Trinidad - NEW TRIP | Applications closed. Thanks!
This mission focuses on charistmatic ministries of prayer and kealing, testemonies, parish ministry, and work with orphans.

• Katie Corcoran kcorcoran001@student.franciscan.edu  

Jamaica | Applications closed. Thanks!
This mission focuses on ministering to people of all ages through various types of evangelization. The team is of service to the Bishop of the local diocese and works with him in providing services to the people.

• Brian Crenwelge bcrenwelge001@student.franciscan.edu  
• Anna Hogan ahogan002@student.franciscan.edu  

Spring Mission Trips

Belize | Applications closed. Thanks!
This mission focuses on bringing Christ to students in middle and high schools of villages and cities. The ministry includes teaching the students how to live out their faith, how to practice chastity and how to build each other up as the body of Christ.

• Katey Chisholm kchisholm001@student.franciscan.edu  
• David DiFonzo ddifonzo001@student.franciscan.edu  

Bronx | Applications closed. Thanks!
This mission focuses on ministry in the inner city. This includes work in soup kitchens, homeless shelters, AIDS hospices, etc.

• Jennifer Masters jmasters001@student.franciscan.edu  
• Timothy Santos tsantos001@student.franciscan.edu  

Chicago | Applications closed. Thanks!  Men 21 and older needed!
This mission focuses on working with homeless men in their struggle with addictions. This work is done through Emmaus Ministries in the inner city.

• Charles Jankowski cjankowski001@student.franciscan.edu  
• Kateri Lang klang001@student.franciscan.edu  

Ecuador – Spring | Applications closed. Thanks! 
This mission focuses on caring for the whole person by bringing the sacraments and basic medical care to rural Ecuadorian communities.

• Grace Breckenridge gbreckenridge001@ student.franciscan.edu  
• Evan Olsen eolsen001@student.franciscan.edu  
• Olivia Osborne oosborne001@student.franciscan.edu  

Honduras | Applications closed. Thanks!
This mission focuses on bringing Christ to the poorest of the poor in Honduras through the sacraments, prayer, music, and ministering to children and families.

• Patricia Irvine pirvine001@student.franciscan.edu  
• Melissa St. Ledger mstledger001@student.franciscan.edu  
• Greg Sisco gsisco001@student.franciscan.edu  

New Mexico | Applications closed. Thanks!
This mission focuses on ministering to the Navajo and other people in the area. Work is done at Gallup Catholic Grade School and High School and St. Michael's Special Education.

• Lauren Childers lchilders001@student.franciscan.edu  
• Michael Drahos mdrahos001@student.franciscan.edu  

New Orleans | (ONLY MEN NEEDED NOW) Apply for the New Orleans trip
This mission focuses on assisting the people who were affected by Hurricane Katrina. Various types of service projects are performed along with opportunities for evangelization and youth ministry.

• Allie Hartmann ahartmann001@student.franciscan.edu  
• Nicholas Jorgensen njorgensen001@student.franciscan.edu  

North Dakota | Applications closed. Thanks!
This mission focuses on ministering to the Chippewa Indians on Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. The ministry includes retreats, work in the schools, door-to-door ministry, jail ministry, etc.

• William Dodd wdodd001@student.franciscan.edu  
• Madelaine Mentyka mmentyka001@student.franciscan.edu  

San Diego | Applications closed. Thanks!
This mission focuses on uniting all to Christ through both spiritual and corporal works of mercy. Its focal message is the necessity of abiding in God's love for all people. It will encourage openness to the Holy Spirit and to the sacraments. Its work will be aimed at the young and the poor. It will accomplish its goals by working in soup kitchens, speaking at schools, and having prayer meetings in parishes.

• Randi Bridgewater rbridgewater001@student.franciscan.edu  
• Robert Batch rbatch001@student.franciscan.edu  

Steubenville
This mission focuses on bringing the Light of Christ into the downtown areas of Steubenville through: door-to-door evangelization, street ministry, soup kitchen, homeless ministry and various service projects.

• Mark Fox mfox003@student.franciscan.edu  
• Lucia Gonzalez lgonzalez001@student.franciscan.edu