Jacquie Dahl

“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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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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