News & Stories
Port of Townsville Supports YWAM Medical Ship During COVID-19
When times are tough, North Queenslanders need to support each other. The Port of Townsville has today announced it...
Helping Rennah Support her Community
Papua New Guinea has a severe shortage of dentists. Emergency dental care in rural areas is provided by Community...
Care Army Journey Begins in Townsville
A Townsville-based community organisation is helping to extend the reach of Queensland’s Care Army across the state’s...
YWAM Townsville Helps Support Care Army Initiative
In response the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, YWAM Townsville has been nominated by the Townsville City Council to...
Townsville High School Students Join Outreach for Service Learning
12 students from Kirwan State high School in Townsville, Australia joined us on outreach in Papua New Guinea for a...
COVID-19 Update from YWAM Medical Ships
2021.03.03 YWAM Medical Ship Returns Home to PNG 2021.01.14 - MV YWAM PNG Due to Set Sail for PNG 2020.11.12 - YWAM...
Education Session Saves a Woman’s Life During Childbirth
During the MV YWAM PNG’s visit to Iruna, Central Province, in October, the health workers stationed at Iruna Health...
One Man’s Long Journey to the Dentist
The MV YWAM PNG was serving villages along the lower Bamu River when they met Manu*. Two weeks ago, he heard that YWAM...
YWAM Volunteers Receive Community Volunteer Awards for Townsville
Two of YWAM’s own, Jennifer Rentsch and Rebekah Hoover, were honoured with a Community Volunteer Award last weekend as...
YWAM MEDICAL SHIPS CELEBRATES CHANGED LIVES THIS CHRISTMAS
YWAM’s Training and Medical Ship, MV YWAM PNG, has just completed a successful year of outreach in remote areas of...
Young Woman Regains Her Sight
At 32 years of age, Selita's sight was restored after a successful cataract surgery aboard the MV YWAM PNG. Watch the...
Mother Regains Sight after 10 Years of Blindness
A forty year old mother, Oani, had her sight restored in Abau District, Central Province this month thanks to a...
University of Goroka Midwifery Students Gain Experience in Rural Communities
“We will name the baby, Jennifer.” These were the words from a young mother shortly after she gave birth to a baby...
Young Mariner Blazes the Trail for Women in the Maritime Industry
As a child growing up in the Simbu Province, Miriam Maua never expected to become a seafarer. It was a motivational...