Meet the Missionaries

Sammi Murtha

Sammi Murtha

Meet the Missionaries
Sammi Murtha Lumen Christi Missionary My story Growing up in a Catholic family, I was given a firm foundation in my Catholic faith. This allowed me to know that God was there, but I struggled to understand what that meant for my life. Throughout my high school years, I encountered individuals who shared about how the Lord desired a personal relationship with me. Through a simple yes, I began to open myself up to this relationship by growing in a daily prayer life. I soon learned that I became more myself when I was letting every moment of my day be given to the Lord. I continue to deepen this personal relationship with Christ and share that invitation with the youth that I encounter! Where I Serve? I will be…
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Anna Fischer

Meet the Missionaries
2021 Summer Missionary My name is Anna Fischer.  I am from Sioux Falls and I am 20 years old.  I am currently a sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln studying Communication Sciences and Disorders with hopes to become a Speech-Language Pathologist. I became a Lumen Christi missionary because I was drawn to the life in the Diocese of Sioux Falls and everything Bishop DeGrood envisions, and I knew that Lumen Christi would be a way for me to participate in that. Anna served parishes in the Aberdeen deanery as the leader on team Bls. Pier Giorgio Frassati & Chiara Badano with Kelsie Olson, Avery Starr and Donnie Yackley.
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