It was a normal working day in the sweltering heat when Kawau lost vision in her left eye. She was walking through the bush to collect some kindling for the fire in order to cook dinner for her family. That’s when it happened; something extremely small caused such terrible damage. Kawau got a thorn stuck [...]
Read MoreYWAM MSA Parter, Henry Schein, ranked #296 on the Fortune 500 list!

YWAM MSA Partner, Henry Schein, announced last week that they are ranked #296 on the Fortune 500 list, and also received high honours for their actions in social responsibility. According to a recent press release, “Henry Schein has been a FORTUNE ‘Most Admired’ company for 12 consecutive years. In FORTUNE’s 2013 list of the ‘World’s Most Admired Companies,’ Henry Schein repeated its first-place ranking from 2012 in [...]
Read MoreWhat Motivates You?
We asked our volunteers who are coming on outreach this year what excites them about coming on outreach, and what motivates them to volunteer… Here what a few had to say! “I had always wanted to volunteer with my nursing and give back to others who don’t have access to health care like we do [...]
Read More“On Ya Mum!” Front Page of the Townsville Newspaper!

Last weekend, our amazing community, Townsville, showed how much they value families and mums by featuring a few incredible mums of Townsville! YWAM staff member, Rebekah Hoover was one of those mums!
Read MoreMomentum Builds as the Ship Sets Sail!

It was a morning full of laughter, tears, and generosity as the Townsville civic and business community came together for the annual YWAM Medical Ship “Breakfast by the Sea” event, held at the Port of Townsville. MC’d by Ewen Jones, Federal Member for Herbert, the crowd was drawn in by humour and captivated by the [...]
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