Terry

Director

Terry York is a South Korean, born in Milan, Italy who grew up in New York and Seoul. She graduated from Korea University, with a Masters Degree in Educational Administration. She moved to Hawaii in 2011 where she volunteered at a Christian Missions organization called Youth with a Missions/University of the Nations. Prior to her work in Hawaii she was living in Sweden for 4 years volunteering at the same organization.

Passionate about Cross-culture, Leadership and Missions, her heart is to serve missionaries serving out in the field. But most importantly, she’s a wife and a mother to three beautiful kids, Linkoln, Anchor and Story. 

Juri

Finance Manager

Juri was born and raised in Korea until she graduated from middle school, and then she went off to Adelaide, South Australia where she attended high school at an Anglican girls’ school.  Adelaide was too small for this city girl, so she departed for the big city and earned a bachelor's degree in Media and Communications at the University of Sydney. In 2005, Juri returned to Korea and started working at a company where she began a career in PR. She got married in 2009 to her husband, Joe. Even after marriage Juri did not see herself as a family woman, but God had other plans, and taught her a lesson in self-sacrifice and dying to herself by giving her three children. Today she is a family-driven mom, and can often be found daydreaming of one day traveling the world.  

Ryan Smith

Operations & Partnership Coordinator

Ryan grew up in small-town Western NY. In 2004, he put his Bible degree to work with teens through churches, NGOs, coaching gigs, and missions work until present day. In 2008, he and his wife got married and soon moved to South Korea. This opened up opportunities for them since to serve together in Pennsylvania, China, and Virginia. In 2018, they were called back to Korea with their two sons to the place that always held a special place in their hearts. In April 2020, they welcomed their first baby girl into the family. Ryan has a passion for playing basketball, exploring new places with his family, and drinking copious amounts of coffee.