New Mexico State University
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For almost 30 years, RUF has been reaching students for Christ and equipping them to serve in NMSU, Las Cruces, the Southwest, and beyond. We welcome the diversity of perspectives and people that the university brings, and are excited to explore how the Christian gospel informs every facet of life, from agriculture, to engineering, to humanities, and beyond.
While college is a such an exciting period of life, it is also one of the hardest. We hope that RUF can be a place where “It’s ok to not be ok,” and where you have friends and mentors to encourage, comfort, and guide you in life’s ups and downs. RUF is a place of rest amidst the pressure of college life, to grow in relationship with God and friends, and share together in honest community.
Wherever you find yourself ("convinced" or “unconvinced," burned or bored, cynical or spiritual, passionate or stagnant), we hope you can bring your whole self to RUF, and explore with us who Jesus Christ is, and how to follow him.
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Meet Our Team
Daniel Davalos
Daniel was born in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, and moved to the US when he was 7 years old. He attended the University of Georgia from 2012 to 2015, where he earned a degree in journalism. It was there that he became involved with RUF and began to explore the depths of God's grace and the cosmic scope of Christ's work on his behalf.
Daniel met his wife, Brittany, during an RUF student leadership retreat. After college, Daniel and Brittany both pursued the RUF internship and were placed on opposite ends of the country: Daniel in Jacksonville, FL, at UNF, and Brittany in Las Cruces, NM, at NMSU. After dating long-distance for two years, they couldn't take it anymore and finally got married in 2017. Daniel and Brittany moved to St. Louis, MO, in 2018 to study at Covenant Seminary. Brittany graduated with an MA in Counseling in 2021, and Daniel with an MDiv in 2022.
Daniel enjoys sci-fi movies, hiking, board games, and riding his bike casually (like not the spandex kind of riding your bike). He thinks he'd like pickle ball but he's never played so who knows. He's stoked to serve NMSU students by showing them the love of Jesus.
Sarah Douglass
Sarah grew up in the small town of Concord, North Carolina. She moved to Little Rock, Arkansas during high school. Sarah studied Spanish & Educational Studies at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas (go frogs!). During her freshman year at TCU, Sarah joined RUF knowing she would walk away from every large group having heard of her need for Christ and His immense grace in meeting that need abundantly! Some of the highlights of her RUF experience have been one-on-ones with the interns and campus minister, Fall Conference, servant team dinners, and helping lead worship at large group.
Sarah thrived while part of the RUF community and is so grateful for the ways that the campus minister, interns, and friends have invested in her over the years. She loved hosting gatherings like football watch parties, pancake dinner, game night, Not-a-Date, and Lessons and Carols and is excited to continue hosting in her new role as the NMSU RUF intern.
Sarah enjoys watching sunsets and college football, hiking, porch-swinging, and live music. She is so excited to join the community at New Mexico State and to explore her new home with new friends!