Jack has been serving as a missionary since he graduated high school in December 2022. He was baptized into the Catholic faith, but aside from his religion class at school, which sometimes interested him, he and his family didn’t practice their faith.

When Jack was 13 years old, the Erisman family moved next door to him to start the mission in Tingo de Ponasa. Over the years, he spent more time with the family, going to Mass with them and occasionally visiting other pueblos to visit the sick. He started to search for God more deeply and began to understand better the things that he had been taught in religion class.

During his last year of high school, he was unsure about what to do after he graduated. He considered going to university or taking a job in the city, but he also thought about the possibility of serving as a full-time missionary. He had been going to church regularly and was participating in the local youth groups in addition to visiting the sick and those in need of prayer. He noticed that, with each person he visited, he felt like Jesus was closer to him. He decided to pray more about what he should do, giving his options over to God, and he felt most at peace when thinking about serving the Lord as a full-time missionary.

Jack continues to serve in Tingo de Ponasa and the surrounding pueblos. He visits a poor community every Sunday for their Liturgy of the Word service. He assists with the local youth group as well as the youth retreats and events that are organized by the parish of Picota. He also continues to regularly visit the sick and poor and to pray with those in need.