A Heart Set on Fire for Jesus — with Samantha Zenarosa
Season 1, Episode 7 | Originally aired on July 19, 2019
About the episode
"I've literally heard the Lord tell me in the depths of my heart, 'I died for you. You are beautiful.'"
Samantha Zenarosa's journey with the Lord is one of great adventure and romance. Though she had struggled with many lies growing up, Jesus broke into her life to show her the truth: that she is a beloved daughter of God and that she has a unique missionary identity that will help bring other people like her to Him. Samantha has gone from doing outreach as a student to saying yes to being a full-time campus missionary with Catholic Christian Outreach, and she will start this September at Carleton University. In this episode, we talk to Samantha about how God pursued her and gave her the strength to be who she is truly meant to be: a missionary of the truth to others.
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Meet Samantha Zenarosa
Samantha Zenarosa is a young Catholic student in Vancouver, but above all, a beloved daughter of Christ. She loves to read, make coffee at home, sunny days with a breeze, and really beautiful things like stationery and flowers that remind her of God’s creation and love for each one of us. One thing she wouldn’t want to ever live without is her beautiful family. There’s her hardworking and funny dad Richard, sweet and caring mama Camille, and 2 younger trouble-making siblings. Samantha’s brother Nathan is her best friend, they can laugh about anything and count on each other, he wows her everyday as a young man. Samantha’s little sister Alessandra is like a mini version of her, she’s outspoken, loves art and bears a heart for the world.
Samantha values personal relationships and quality time, her friends give her so much joy! Board games and Bubble tea are her guilty pleasures. She also values dancing when no one is looking, right now it’s to either praise music or indie rock from the 2000’s. She is currently taking a gap year from her studies in Communications at Simon Fraser University but will still spend most of her time at University this fall and spring semester. In pursuing God’s voice and taking on an exciting opportunity, she began working as a full-time missionary for Catholic Christian Outreach this past spring. She will be fulfilling her call to evangelize and share the joy in having a Christ-centered life through witness to the students at Carleton University. Samantha could not be more thankful to her Heavenly Father for her journey, setting her free and would not change a thing if it meant in the end she would be running into his loving arms.