Sep 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Shalom Christian College and YWAM Medical Ships will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, formalising their commitment to establish a collaborative working relationship for the purpose of engaging and strengthening young Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Sep 14, 2016 | YWAM Blogs
I dreaded my name being called. I knew not making eye contact wouldn’t change the fact that my name had already been printed on one of those small, pink pieces of paper. I knew that next to my name was something I had hated my whole life…It’s meaning. We...
Sep 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
YWAM’s Medical Ship, the MV Pacific Link, has just completed a successful deployment to Madang Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). The MV Pacific Link and her team of volunteers visited villages throughout Bogia, Sumkar, Madang and Rai Coast districts over the course of...
Aug 22, 2016 | YWAM Blogs
A Smoothie to the Soul… “Maybe you have low iron?”, my housemate threw out her casual diagnosis as she watched TV and sipped tea. I had been telling her how recently everything I did seemed hard. Loss of focus, tired for no reason, everything was an effort. I...
Aug 18, 2016 | YWAM Blogs
Keep it Simple When it comes to taking a powerful perfect photo, it really is quite simple. All you need is your object, a steady hand, and your camera ready. You don’t need fancy angles or dramatic filters. Perspective Just as in life, it is the same with...
Aug 15, 2016 | Press Releases
Steamships Trading Company will presented a cheque for K100,000 to YWAM Medical Ships last week as part of their ongoing support of YWAM Medical Ships’ work in the Southern region and Huon Gulf. Steamships Trading Company has been a strong supporter of YWAM Medical...
Aug 12, 2016 | Press Releases
YWAM Medical Ships and Puma Energy met in Port Moresby this week to strategise on their partnership. Puma Energy has been a major supporter of YWAM Medical Ships since 2015 through the provision of MV YWAM PNG’s total fuel and lubricants requirements for their...
Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
What’s the One Word Holding You Back from Your Destiny? I think that deep down in our hearts we really want to be people who live with purpose and make a difference in the world with our one short life. So why does it seem so hard sometimes? When I was 22...
Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Take a look through the looking lens of Papua New Guinea! One of our Discipleship Training School staff Reighan Meise led his team on land through out Papua New Guinea for 13 weeks. They were able to achieve many great things as an outreach team such as community...
Jul 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
How to Find Purpose in the Midst of Possibility: Paige’s Story The journey unfolds and keeps unfolding… After I completed a Discipleship Training School I was faced with the big question..”whats next.” In the moment the thought of that question...
Jul 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Trusting the Process Fact: The Lord is working to transform me (and you) into who He created me (and you) to be. Regardless of how we may feel minute-by-minute, this is a fact…because…well, the Bible says so: “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely,...
Jul 15, 2016 | Volunteer Stories
A group of four young people from Waihi Baptist Church accompanied by six adults, completed an 18-day outreach onboard YWAM’s Medical Ship, the MV YWAM PNG in remote areas of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The MV YWAM PNG is a former cruise ship that was purchased and...
Jul 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
God takes broken things and makes them beautiful. During the Compassion DTS I learned the truth of this statement on a deeper level than I ever knew before. From the very start, God was pursuing me, revealing His unconditional love for me, His desire for me, His heart...
Jul 13, 2016 | Volunteer Stories
Ravu Kapa is one among many PNG rural health heroes YWAM Medical Ships is privileged to work alongside. Ravu originally trained as a Community Health Worker and subsequently specialised in the field of reproductive health, with a major focus on the role of men in...
Jul 12, 2016 | Volunteer Stories
Being from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Mirriam Sam was understandably apprehensive about heading to sea aboard MV YWAM PNG. But this final year medical student set her fears behind her as she stepped out and put her name forward for a six-week rural...
Jun 30, 2016 | News & Stories
The YWAM Medical Ship, MV YWAM PNG, returned to her home port, Townsville, this morning after a successful five month deployment to Papua New Guinea (PNG). The MV YWAM PNG and her volunteers visited 134 villages throughout the Gulf, Western, Central, Milne Bay, Oro...
Jun 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’m always hungry; I eat and eat then eat some more. I am constantly finding myself opening the fridge and wishing I had more food. Even when I get stuffed full, 30 minutes later you will find me once again looking for food. Most recently my diet has mainly consisted...
Jun 24, 2016 | News & Stories
In 2013, Bray, an active 17 year old, lost his sight in both eyes. His brother, Dura said, “At first we didn’t believe him, we joked that he paddled his canoe like an inland man – bumping into bushes on the river bank!” Bray’s sight was limited to light and dark...
Jun 22, 2016 | News & Stories
Morobe Province Governor, Honourable Kasiga Kelly Naru, has presented a cheque for K500,000 on behalf of the Morobe Provincial Government, fulfilling a pledge toward operational expenses for YWAM’s Training and Medical Ship, MV YWAM PNG. Governor Naru said the...
