Joanne
In July 2009, Joanne heard the Lord’s call to “seek first the kingdom of God”. She responded by leaving her career in the financial district of Manhattan. God would later open the door for her to work in the Office of Evangelization in New Jersey’s Metuchen Diocese through which her passion for the Gospel was fanned into flame.
In July 2014, the Lord once again spoke to Joanne’s heart, calling her into foreign missions where her fervent desire to proclaim the Good News of Jesus and to grow in deeper love and solidarity with the poor would be fulfilled. Two months later, she joined Family Missions Company as a full-time foreign missionary.
After 22 years of living in America, Joanne would be assigned to the Philippines, the land of her birth. Since January 2015, she has been serving the poor on Camiguin Island primarily through intentional youth formation and discipleship, food outreach, Bible studies, medical ministry, and student sponsorship. In September 2020, she formed the Holy Face of Jesus Community, her chief apostolate with the youth who pray, learn, and serve alongside her. She hopes that through this community, people will encounter the Holy Face of Jesus and begin a life of conversion.
Find out more about Joanne’s mission through the Holy Face of Jesus Community by clicking here.
