{"id":1991,"date":"2022-06-01T00:30:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T07:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/victoria\/?post_type=team&#038;p=1991"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T01:22:59","slug":"ryan","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/team\/ryan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Schmand"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"y-intro guten-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"y-intro--title\">Ryan Schmand<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--buttons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/donate\/?category=Ministry%20of%20a%20Staff%20Member&#038;staff_des=Ryan%20Schmand\" target=\"_self\">Support Ryan&#039;s Ministry<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img extend\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img--extend medium\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/03\/Ryan-2023.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img--contain\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/03\/Ryan-2023.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Schmand\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower--left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"y-intro--lower--title\">Youth Worker<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"y-intro--lower--contact\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><label>Email<\/label> <a href=\"mailto:ryan@yfcnanaimo.com\">ryan@yfcnanaimo.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\n<section class=\"y-columned-content white one left  guten-block\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-columned-content--column y-color-responsive-text\"><p>I was born and raised in the Comox Valley and was introduced to Jesus at the age of 14 after encountering Him through a supernatural experience while at a youth camp. After accepting Jesus into my heart, I spent the next four years being a part of youth groups in the churches I attended. It was here that I was taught about God and the relationship that is available with Him.<\/p>\n<p>I see now that God was working in my years as a youth to prepare me for my future! In 2021, God began to move me and my wife, Heather, toward leading the youth and women\u2019s ministry in our local church and outreach to the streets of Nanaimo. This calling has now expanded to joining the staff team of Youth for Christ Nanaimo. We want to introduce young people to Jesus and help them grow their faith and relationship with God. It&#8217;s our goal that, with God in their lives, they will be focused and well-mannered individuals, full of love as they go through the transformation of youth to adult! I know in my heart that He is calling us into this new season of youth ministry. 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