Stephanie Parks

Stephanie has served with FOCUS for over seven years. Hailing from Nebraska and graduating from Drake University, Stephanie served as a missionary on campus for four years at the University of Minnesota Duluth. After that, Stephanie joined the FOCUS Formation Team; she was one of the writers and editors of Foundations for Discipleship, a training tool for missionary discipleship. She now serves FOCUS by managing New Staff Training. Stephanie has an affinity for good literature, CrossFit, Broadway musicals, and spending time with her twin sister in the lake country of Minnesota.

The Truth About Hope in a World of Disappointment

“I’m trying not to get my hopes up.” The words almost caught in my mouth as I said them. I was cautiously explaining to a friend what I thought might...

The Man Who Didn’t Know He Changed the World

Facedown on the cold tiles of a small Krakow chapel, a row of priests lay prostrate as they surrendered their lives in service to God and the Church. It...