Posted on 05/24/2018 10:50:16 PM PDT by Cronos
Patrick Towles, the former University of Kentucky quarterback who transferred to Boston College to finish his career, announced Tuesday he had quit his job at a local bank to become a missionary.
...“I don’t think anyone who decides to quit their job, leave their home, or shelf the expectations that they had for their life to be all the way sane either,” Towles wrote. “That being said, there were specific moments in my life that led me here. Some were substantial, some were very minor, but all were vital.”
Towles recounted his path to becoming a more devoted Catholic and his interaction with his new employer the Fellowship of Catholic University Students and its Varsity Catholic division.
Varsity Catholic reaches out to college students to help them with their faith and their lives. Towles said his efforts with FOCUS as a player over the last few years, especially mission trips St. Lucia and Jamaica, helped him realize what he wanted to do.
“Alongside the Missionaries of the Poor we cared for mentally and physically disabled men the whole week,” Towles wrote. “Most of the day I was in the ICU, caring for the men whose Earthly future looked grim. I had never encountered Jesus like I did when I was with those men.”
(Excerpt) Read more at kentucky.com ...
I met a missionary and his wife and kids a couple days ago, at the immigration office in Davao City. He was ex USAF, like me, though I retired.
I thank that gentleman for his service to God and country.
Second it.
I know he would appreciate that. Thank you. He was in the USAF for four years. I was in the USAF for 20 years.
Best wishes! Universities are a very important venue for evangelism.
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