Interview with LLYFC Chairman, Paul Hadley

Tim: Hello Paul, as Chair of Llandudno YFC, what do you do?

Paul: As the chair of the trustee committee, I feel that my main role is to hold people to time and try to move tasks forward; to help move the vision forward: taking the gospel relevantly to young people in North Wales, in particular, Llandudno.

Tim: Why did you get involved with Youth For Christ in particular.

Paul: Because I heard about what the vision was, and what the idea of YFC is and I thought, this is exactly what we should be doing, as churches, as Christians; supporting this work.

Tim: You have some previous experience working with young people?

Paul: Yeah, I’ve done a lot of youth work. In my professional role, I’m a trained, qualified teacher; though I no-longer do that. I do a lot of work in the special needs area of education. That’s the place where I have a real heart to work in.

Tim: When you’re not being a ‘shepherd’ and looking after me and the other trustees, what sort of things do you enjoy doing?

Paul: Mostly spending time with my family, playing with my kids. We have just recently come back form a trip to France, going climbing. It’s one of the things we enjoy doing as a family: going out and enjoying the mountains, enjoying God’s creation.

Tim: What are the key areas where people can get involved and help with the work at Llandudno YFC?

Paul: There are an awful lot of opportunities where people can help here at YFC. I think one of the biggest areas is prayer. We constantly need prayer, to ensure we are staying in line with God’s will. To ensure that the vision of YFC keeps moving forward. We need prayer for the right people to come forward. Prayer particularly for people who have face to face contact with the youth. Prayer for the young people that come here; for protection, for safety, that the Holy Spirit would open their hearts to know more about Jesus. We also need financial support.

Tim: Bottom line, what for you would be success; a few years into your role as a trustee? What would be a success story?

Paul: That 1 soul would be saved. Yes, I think for me, I think all this is worth it for 1. The more people we can reach, the more joy, the more success we will see; but we do lift this all up to God. We ask Him for His support. It’s His work, we’re just being servants of it, custodians of this great youth work.