Each local area has a committee of adults who believe in the mission of Young Life: to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and to help them grow in their faith. You'll find adults from all different backgrounds, careers and denominations, including lots of moms and dads who care about kids.

Committee members partner with the local ministry in a variety of ways, some of which include praying for the local area, participating in fund-raising events and providing administrative help to the local staff.

The Asian Young Life committee provides parents, pastors, alumni, former leaders, and other adult members of the community an opportunity to share in the responsibility and ownership of the Asian Young Life ministry in cooperation with the local Asian Young Life area director, volunteer leaders, and the New York Metropolitan regional director.

Responsibilities include the following:

• Praying for Asian Young Life (for both kids and for leaders)
• Supporting and assisting volunteer leaders
• Raising funds to help kids go to camp and to guarantee the local budget
• Monitoring the area's financial affairs
• Promoting Asian Young Life in the community
• Networking with pastors and building ties with local churches
• Ensuring the integrity of the local ministry

We think of the Asian Young Life committee as the "backbone" of our ministry: not always visible but extremely important in providing support for what we do.

The following indidiuals are members of the local Asian Young Life committee:

• Christian Sheng, Chair (Pine Brook)
• Sam Kim (Tenafly)
• Henry Lin (Livingston)

If you would like to know more about Asian Young Life, please explore some of the other pages in our website. Be sure to check out our About Asian Young Life page and our Parents and Community page. You might also be interested in visiting our Making An Impact, History of Asian Young Life, and Our Leaders pages. For a good overview of what we do, be sure to read our newsletter or our Relationships article.