ICYA Raw Inner City Youth Alive

In this episode we are joined by Cindy Molacek and and Aleah Isaak. Cindy will tell us a unique story about her trip to Jerusalem, while Aleah will continue the topic of good supports from last episode.

In this episode we hear from John Vasili, Howard Jolly, and John Janzen. John Vasili speaks about his trip back to Africa and the importance of knowing your roots. Howard Jolly speaks in response to the bodies of 215 children found in Kamloops. John Janzen speaks about the importance of good support systems.

Welcome to Season 2 of ICYA Raw! Enjoy stories told by our own Executive Director Kent Dueck, and both the familiar and new voices of ICYA Raw.

It's the last day of 2020 so in this interview we talk to Emma J. who works in the ICYA Drop-In. We talk about her very eventful year - a year that included a 3-month sabbatical, the loss of a friend, the end of a relationship, along with some lessons learned and new energy for what is in store in 2021.

Director of Development at ICYA, John Janzen, shares a sermon from a previous Christmas, about how Christmas itself reveals a God who doesn't avoid difficult situations, but instead, runs toward them.

One of our Community Ministers, Jeremy Zehr, sits down for an interview with Jonas, a young guy from the community that Jeremy has known for a decade. About Jonas, Jeremy says:"I have known Jonas for 10 years. He grew up in and lives in the North End. Jonas has been a pillar for his family as a young man and continues to show perseverance and resilience as he continues to grow personally, relationally, vocationally, and spiritually."