Elisa Williams

Elisa’s love for youth and passion to see them come to Christ has been with her since childhood. “I have been involved with Youth Unlimited since I was 12. Being involved with Youth Unlimited as a child helped plant the seeds of Jesus in my heart and played a hand in leading me to the Lord.” Years later, Elisa ended up marrying Calvin Williams, the Area Director for Youth Unlimited in Mission. She now partners with Youth Unlimited serving in administration and being on call at the Mission Youth House. “I want to make a meaningful difference in the lives...

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Helena grew up in a military family as a self-proclaimed “army brat,” spending seven years in Mozambique and what now is Guinea-Bissau. Helena came to Canada as a young teenager and by the time she graduated high school, had attended 14 different schools. After working in the Insurance industry for over 20 years, Helena joined YU as an Administrative Assistant in Maple Ridge. She loves helping the team achieve their goals from behind the scenes. Helena is driven by the desire to help the youth in Maple Ridge flourish now and in the future. In her spare time, Helena enjoys...

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“I want youth to realize their value and become aware of a God who has always loved them.” It was seeing her friends on staff at Youth Unlimited and the fact that they were part of a work with eternal benefits that prompted Jacquie to join YU.  Since taking the position of Office Administrator, Youth Unlimited has become central part to Jacquie’s life, in her words, “Life without Youth Unlimited? I can hardly remember!” Jacquie finds inspiration in the YU community. “The way my coworkers allow God’s love to flow through them to our youth inspires me.” Her ability to organize...

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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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