Our colleague Amy L. Williams has released her new book: “Worth Seeing: Viewing Others Through God’s Eyes,” which offers a new vision of working with young people deprived of liberty, from a perspective of compassion and hope, not only toward the person who committed the crime, but also toward those who were victims of such actions. A book presentation to staff took place at our New Life Centers office in La Villita.

With three decades of experience in restorative justice and juvenile detention work, Amy shares her life experience of ministering and working with gang-involved youth, on probation or incarcerated. She bears a conciliatory message that reduces the gaps of marginalization or social exclusion.

“Amy has written an inspiring, practical, and must-read book for anyone working with youth or marginalized people. Her stories and experiences provide valuable information and insights to connect with and love others as Christ sees them,” commented one participant.

Amy graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is currently the Illinois Youth Center (IYC) Project Coordinator at New Life Centers. She coordinates restorative justice programming in the youth correctional centers in St. Charles, Warrenville, and Chicago.