Críostíona Hampton

While my faith was always present in my life, it wasn’t until I attended a retreat when I was 15 that I became aware of God’s crazy and inexplicable love for me. My only possible response was to give my life completely to Christ. After that, I was determined that everyone who met me would know that God loved them, either implicitly or explicitly. I served with various ministries over the years – both full time and part time – but I always felt as if there was something else God was calling me to. I just hadn’t found it yet. I first encountered CCO at a Rise Up conference in 2019 and I was blown away. In CCO, I found a movement that wanted to do what I did – share the love of God with every soul on Earth and invite them to respond.

My Mission

I came to Canada with the dream that we could bring CCO’s ministry to parishes in Ireland (my home country) and now, several years later, we are seeing the abundant fruits of God’s goodness. CCO is working with multiple parishes in Ireland and I am seeing the mission change lives and communities there for the better.

As I continue to serve with CCO, I see Jesus opening up new horizons. He has great plans for Canada and the world and I love that I get to help Him! By giving my daily yes to Jesus, He is able to use me personally to bring others to Him, one heart at a time. I get to remind people, through my thoughts, words and actions, just how much Jesus loves them. I feel as if I have a front-row seat to seeing Jesus move in the hearts of the people around me and that is such a blessing!