The past several weeks our ship crew have been literally dragging the chain. The sounds of sawing, drilling, hammering and clunking of anchor chains have filled our ears. On board the medical ship, clinic refurbishments and ship maintenance are well underway in preparation for outreaches this year. We are currently modifying the ballast carriage on [...]
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On February 17th 2010, the Pacific Link, sailing from New Zealand, arrived in Newcastle for the beginning of the Australia and PNG Medical Ship Tour. An unsuspecting Matt Scott who had joined the ship in his home country of New Zealand was busy working on board in the ship’s engine room. Once in Newcastle, Anna, [...]
Read More community development, Friendship, Gulf Province, Love, New Zealand, Newcastle, outreach, Pacific Link, PNG, PNG Medical Ship Tour, RomanceThanks to Multigate Medical Supplies, the YWAM Medical Ship will be supplied with many more dressing packs than it had! Last week, 960 dressing packs were delivered to the YWAM Townsville centre to stock the ship with these crucial supplies that will help many people in PNG. Thanks Multigate!
Read More dressing packs, gifts in kind, Multigate, Multigate Medical Supplies, outreach, Papua New Guinea, YWAM Medical ShipDuring Outreach 7 to the Western Province, two midwives, Jenny Sutherland, from Dunkeld, Victoria and Naomi Colwell from Townsville, Queensland, volunteered on the YWAM Medical Ship and were members of the Primary Health Care team. In each of the 4 villages the ship visited, Jenny and Naomi were able to provide health checks to pregnant [...]
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