Young Life Global Leaders Podcast

On today's episode of the Young Life Global Leaders podcast we have Andy Morman as a guest - DGL's Director of Development.  We start as always today with a little conversation with our hosts Alisa and Gjorgi where they catch you up on Gjorgi's trip to London with i100 and the upcoming DGL conference in Ukraine. After the intro, Andy joins in to talk more about his story with Young Life, the development of the DGL program, and fundraising. Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

Another episode on the Young Life's Global Leaders Podcast! We start as always today with a little conversation and catching with with our hosts Gjorgi and Alisa and what they have been up to the last couple of weeks (0:33). Later, they are joined by Emmanuel from Tanazania, a DGL graduate, and with him they go deeper on why having a mentor and being a mentor is very important to our DGLs (10:07). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

Our last traveling episode from this summer comes from the Young Life Europe's DGL conference in Prague. We start as always today with a little conversation and catching with with our hosts Gjorgi and Alisa who were both at the conference (0:33). Our first interview is with a Year 1 DGL from the Netherlands, Jedidja (05:14). Next up, we had George from Scotland came in to talk more about his experience as a Year 3 DGL (14:23). Teo from Budapest also joined us and told us a little bit more about her experience at the conference as a Year 2 DGL but also about Young Life in Hungary (23:35). We finish the episode with Gledis from Albania who is just finishing her fourth year as a DGL and is coming on staff in Tirana (43:07). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

Another podcast episode from camp - Gjorgi was at the WyldLife camp in Poland and he's bringing two great conversations from there. We start as always today with a little conversation and catching with with our hosts Gjorgi and Alisa (0:33). After the intro, they both share about what they are up to now. Our first interview is with Julie Clapp, the Vice President of WyldLife and speaker at the camp in Poland (15:12). We finish the episode with a conversation with Zofia Nowakowska from Poland, a DGL graduate and staff assosicate in Poznan, Poland (22:31). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

A little bit of a different episode on the Young Life Global Leaders podcast. Alisa was at the Young Life Ukraine's university camp and she is not coming back home with empty hands - she is bringing to you two conversations with our university ministry, both in Ukraine and worldwide. We start as always today with a little conversation and catching with with our hosts Gjorgi and Alisa (0:33). After the intro, Alisa shares a bit more about what camp looked like for her (10:03). Our first interview is with Anya, a DGL graduate and current head of college & university ministry in Ukraine (14:06). We finish the episode with a conversation with Brett Rodgers - Young Life's Vice President University Initiatives International (26:31). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

On today's episode of the Young Life Global Leaders podcast we have our newest DGL colleague - Esther from the Young Life Latin America and the Caribbean. We start the show today with a little catch-up with our hosts Alisa and Gjorgi where Gjorgi updates us more on his latest camp and Alisa shares about what's coming up for her the next couple of weeks (0:33). After the intro, Esther joins us to talk about herself and her time as a DGL, as well as her region, Young Life over there and the current situation in Haiti (15:32). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

On today's episode of the Young Life Global Leaders podcast we have our first second timer guest - Gui Lima from Portugal. We start the show today with a little conversation and catching with with our hosts Alisa and Gjorgi where Gjorgi goes into detail about his baseball camp he's doing right now in Albania (0:33). After the intro, Gui joins us to talk about anything and everything! In this episode you'll get to hear more about himself and his story but we also go into details about a lot of other topics regarding ministry, Portugal and the state of the world (15:48). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

On today's episode of the Young Life Global Leaders podcast we have another amazing guest - Ndina Paulus from South Africa. We start the show today with a little conversation and catching with with our hosts Alisa and Gjorgi (0:33). After the intro, Ndina joins us to talk about her experience as a DGL but also as a education student in South Africa. In this episode you'll get to hear more about the culture and history of her country, as well as his journey with Christ and Young Life (17:15). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

On today's episode of the Young Life Global Leaders podcast we have the Tim Founds - DGL's Program Manager.  We start as always today with a little conversation and catching with with our hosts Alisa and Gjorgi where they catch you up on what's happening in their lives, ministries and prom in Macedonia (0:33). After the intro, their supervisor Tim joins to talk about a little bit about his story and the inner workings of the Developing Global Leaders program. (14:10). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

On today's episode of the Young Life Global Leaders podcast we have the Sandra Sandy Sánchez from Colombia - a DGL graduate and current Young Life communications director for Latin America and Caribbean (LAC).  We start as always today with a little conversation and catching with with our hosts Alisa and Gjorgi where they catch you up on what's happening in their lives, ministries and Eurovision (0:33). After the intro, Sandy joins us to talk about a little bit of her story before, during and after DGL. In this episode you'll also get to hear more about communication within Young Life, how Sandy has been doing that in different capacities over the last few years, and the needs of the youth in her home country (17:59). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

We're back with our regular episodes this week, an today we're joined by one of our first DGL graduates from Costa Rica, Sharon Ocón. We start as always today with a little conversation and catching with with our hosts Alisa and Gjorgi where they catch you up on what's happening in their lives and ministries (0:33). After the intro, Sharon joins us to talk about her story before, during and after DGL. In this episode you'll also get to hear more about Costa Rica, how Young Life is trying to meet the needs of the students in this country and Sharon's role in that (04:28). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

Episode 10 of the Young Life Global Leaders podcast and a second episode from the Young Life's European all staff conference in Greece! We start as always today with catching with our hosts where Gjorgi and Alisa have a chat about Formula 1, May 1st and holidays (0:33). After the intro, Gjorgi is joined by Linn from Norway at the last night of the offical part of the conference (08:29). Next up is a conversation with a DGL graduate from Poland - Estera. Both Gjorgi and Estera are part of the Central and Eastern European region so they got an extra day to spend with their region in Greece. So, they used it to talk about Estera's time as a DGL, camping in the CEE region, and their time in Greece (14:34). We finish the episode with a very unique conversation from Gjorgi's car ride back to Macedonia accompanied by the rest of the staff from this Balkan country - Brooke, Blagica and Zoki (32:01). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

A little bit of a different episode on the Young Life Global Leaders podcast. Gjorgi was part of the Young Life's European all staff conference in Greece and he is not coming back home with empty hands - he is bringing to you conversations with our amazing staff in Europe. We start as always today with a little conversation and catching with with our hosts where Gjorgi previews this episode for you and talks about his experience in Greece (0:33). After the intro, he's joined by Kerry who is a staff person in the UK and they talked a little bit about their time spend touring Corinth (13:15). Next up is a conversation with a DGL graduate from Germany - Jan-Thomas, or just JT, and him and Gjorgi talk about their time touring Athens (18:35). After JT, we have a conversation with Young Life Europe's Campaign Director - Jeff Hall, who is bringing a different perspective on about the conference but also Young Life Europe in general (25:03). We finish the episode with another DGL graduate - Gui from Portugal and they talk about DGL, Gui's transition to staff in Portugal as well as their time at the divisional conference (31:50). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

On today's episode of the Young Life Global Leaders podcast we have the Dominik Fafarek from Poland - a DGL graduate and current Young Life country director of Poland. We start as always today with a little conversation and catching with with our hosts Alisa and Gjorgi where they catch you up on what's happening in their lives and ministries (0:33). After the intro, Dominik joins us to talk about his story with Young Life in Poland. In this episode you'll also get to hear more about how God is moving in Poland, how Young Life is trying to meet the needs of the students in his country and Domink's love for maps (06:25). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

Episode 5 is here! Meet Yana from Ukraine, a DGL graduate and current Young Life staff in Ukraine. In this episode she will share the story of her life, her participation in Young Life, and life in the middle of the war (22:25). Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

Introducing you the fourth episode of DGL podcast - meet our incredible friend from Africa South Joseph Nagu! With him, we talk more about his background, his times as a DGL student and what our students face during their studies and after graduation. Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

This week, on our third episode, we we are joined by another of our friends and colleagues - Emilio Roman from the Dominican Republic (Young Life Latin American and Caribbean). With him, we go in depth about his life journey, time with Young Life and God's faithfulness.  Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

For this week, on our second episode, we have our amazing friend and colleague Jamila Wangui joining us to talk more about her journey with Young Life as well as tell us a little about the recent trip she had climbing Mount Kilimanjaro (the conversation with her starts at 02:26).  Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

Welcome to the restart of the Young Life Global Leaders Podcast! For this week, on our first episode back, you'll get to meet our co-hosts Alisa Magas and Gjorgi Georgiev who are Young Life's DGL administrators for FSU and Europe. You'll get to hear their stories and how God has worked in their lives through Young Life and the Developing Global Leaders program as well as their hopes and plans for this podcast. Since 2009, YL's Developing Global Leaders college scholarship program has been investing in high-ceiling young adults in developing countries by giving them a full-ride scholarship to a university of their choice from within their own country so that they can be launched forward as influencers in their culture for Christ in the professional field of their choice, all while investing in the next generation through Young Life.

Join us as we travel half way across the globe to listen to Mike Gaffney, Senior Vice President of Young Life’s Asia-Pacific Division. Mike shares about the incredible opportunity we have to impact a part of the globe that holds 50% of the world’s population and 60% of its teenagers.