Emily Divina Warkentin

About Emily Divina Warkentin

Emily works with the AIA national team as an Operations and Communications intern. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in Criminology and double-minor in Psychology and Sociology. While at UofT she was a student leader with Power to Change on campus. She believes, that God used this experience to challenge her and deepen her walk with the Lord. Emily enjoys being able to use her creativity and love of writing to share stories about God at work and how He truly changes lives.
29 06, 2018

Mission accomplished in the Ivory Coast

By |2018-07-05T11:08:32-04:00June 29th, 2018|

This past May, Athletes in Action Volleyball sent a team of seventeen people to the Ivory Coast to run a coaching tour in West Africa. Athletes, trainers, coaches, athletic therapists, and chaplains from Canada, USA, and Ghana, made up the team of tour participants. Sabrina, a student-athlete from the University of Saskatchewan, shared about the [...]

19 04, 2018

Brooklyn Nets, Jeremy Lin uses his time in Canada for a greater purpose

By |2018-05-01T22:07:43-04:00April 19th, 2018|Tags: |

On Easter Sunday, Athletes in Action had the privilege of hosting the “The Total Athlete” event that featured NBA player, Jeremy Lin, of the Brooklyn Nets. Lin, had spent the past six months participating in physical therapy at Fortius, a rehab centre located in Burnaby, BC. During the opening game of the season, Jeremy suffered [...]

27 03, 2018

Coaching for Life conference sparks an awakening experience

By |2018-04-26T19:16:35-04:00March 27th, 2018|Tags: |

“I was moved by the kids true innocence, the smiles they bring out of you, their laughter, and how active they are on the field … I had to look up to the heavens and say, ‘Thank you, Lord - how can this be?’ it was priceless.” Raz El-Asmar, passionately shares about his experience in [...]