Joyce Chen

On paper, Joyce Chen fulfills the role of Financial Processor with YU, but for this fan of K-dramas and financial wizard, she sees her position as one of ‘tent-making’, like Priscilla and Aquila in the Bible. Joyce finds the behind-the-scenes work of these two biblical characters — as they laboured to support Paul as he performed his public ministry — as the standard for her own work with YU. Though often unseen, Joyce’s work is integral to the YU staff of youth workers as they serve their communities. From Joyce’s point of view, “Each one of us is using our...

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Karmen graduated from Columbia Bible College with a bachelor’s degree in Intercultural Studies with the expectation that she would serve God as an overseas missionary. Instead, after interning in Mexico and working as an English teacher in South Korea, Karmen and her husband, youth worker Greg, returned to call Canada home. Through this season in her life, Karmen learned that serving God is not one size fits all and can look different in various ways. Once returning home, Karmen worked for several years in admin for a retirement community. Then, a mother to a beautiful boy and girl, Karmen left...

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In 1995, Mark’s life path went in a different direction than expected He was newly married, pursuing a second university degree and working for the Winnipeg No. 1 School Division when the call to serve vulnerable youth became undeniably strong. Months later, Mark quit his job and began fundraising to work for YFC in Winnipeg. Then in 2000, he and his wife moved to Vancouver to serve with Greater Vancouver Youth Unlimited and by 2014, he had accepted the role of Executive Director! Mark can’t imagine his two boys walking through life without hope and with no caring adult to...

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