Sep 24, 2019 | News & Stories
As a child growing up in the Simbu Province, Miriam Maua never expected to become a seafarer. It was a motivational speech delivered by a woman at Miriam’s high school, Goroka Grammar School, in 2015 that inspired her to pursue a career at sea. “Working at sea...
Sep 23, 2019 | YWAM Blogs
Hello! I was just part of a very cool adventure and I’d love to tell you about it… So firstly, the adventure was on a YWAM medical ship in Papua New Guinea. This ship operates as a licensed medical provider in PNG, reaching extremely isolated villages, and the...
Sep 19, 2019 | YWAM Blogs
In the beginning, Youth Adventures was a trip I signed up for because I had major FOMO. All of my friends were going and I was keen to leave frosty Victoria and head up to the beautiful tropics. But it ended up being much more than a trip for me, in fact, after doing...
Sep 18, 2019 | YWAM Blogs
Two years ago I was coming back from a six-week outreach in Papua New Guinea, nearing the end of my DTS in Townsville, Australia. I had no idea where I was going from there, in fact, the only thing I was sure of was the list of ten things I wanted to eat once I got...
Sep 11, 2019 | YWAM Blogs
I grew up in a society that’s always pressing me to be dependent on myself. This independent thinking has lead me to believe that if I don’t succeed in some area of my life then I’ve failed – then I’m not good enough. This lead me down a...