Maddie Mae Ternyik

Why did you become an SPO Missionary?

I became a Missionary for many reasons. Here are a few things I come back to year after year:

I wanted to share, experience, and be changed by my need for Jesus. I desire to be made small as a beggar that points other beggars to where the bread of life is. I was filled with gratitude for those who had walked in this way before me and I wanted to give back to those coming up next in a similar way. 

Favorite Saint Quote

“Each woman who lives in the light of eternity can fulfill her vocation, no matter if it is in marriage, in a religious order, or in a worldly profession.”

— Edith Stein

Hometown

Tempe, AZ