Hello and my name is Genna Swartz. Like many, I spent countless childhood Sundays at church and in Sunday School. Though I had been taught Bible stories and was immersed in the church, I did not have a genuine comprehension or appreciation of Christ, His sacrifice, and His love. All I had in my childhood and much of my adolescence was a shallow knowledge of who Christ was, not a true relationship with God. Realizing that my faith was empty, I began actively seeking God. Now, I am married to Steve, finishing my master's degree, and psyched to be serving the youth of AYM!

My name is Steven Swartz and, whereas some are the first person in their family to go to college, I am the first person in my family to get saved. I never had a strong church background growing up but still knew all the Bible stories and counted myself a Christian until one day a friend asked me why I believed. She also asked what I believed, and it was that seed that helped me see that I didn't have any idea about God, Jesus or the Spirit. God moved in me to want to change that and I began to read the Bible. The Old Testament helped me to learn who God was, and the Gospels showed me who Jesus was. All this happened at the age of 17 and since then I've married my dynamite wife Genna, got a bangarang job as a policeman, and am really enjoying being a part of the Cherry Blossom Christian Tiger Team (a.k.a AYM youth leadership).