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The calling to serve in the Diocese of Penang’s youth ministry was so deeply embedded in Helena Michael that she spent more than 13 years in the Lord’s vineyard.
The Penang Diocesan Youth Coordinating and Animating Team, as it was known then, was set up as a version of the Kuala Lumpur Archdiocesan Single Adults and Youth Office . It had a Tamil and Chinese-speaking coordinator, and Helena was hired as the English-speaking coordinator. The youth office is now known as Penang Diocesan Youth Network .
“It was an eye-opening experience on the effectiveness of running these youth programmes versus the I-talk-you-listen model,” said Helena, the youngest of three girls. In 2002, during her sophomore year, Helena was recognised by the Philippines International Friendship Organisation as one of the top three outstanding international students in the Philippines. The other two recipients were from Nepal and Nigeria.“It wasn’t an issue as I felt it was my calling, and I was always going to serve the diocese. In 2006 I married Joachim Francis Xavier, who was also actively serving in the diocese.
“Although I was in a university environment, I was still doing the same things I did in the diocese, only this time, I could not speak about Jesus. I ran my classes like a camp. I applied the tricks I learnt in youth ministry to keep my students entertained. My work felt effortless, and I enjoyed it.”
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