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Expansion on the Horizon

Posted by lucya - March 13, 2013 - News
The Hon. Mike Reynolds, Milne Bay Governor Hon. MP Titus Philemon, the Right Hon. Sir Rabbie Namailu and Ken Mulligan meeting in Port Moresby

It was a wonderful moment in our history as Ken Mulligan, YWAM Medical Ships Australia (YWAM MSA) Managing Director, and Patrons, The Right Honourable Sir Rabbie Namaliu, Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Former Prime Minister and the Honourable Mike Reynolds AM, Former Speaker of the Queensland Parliament, along with a team of YWAM support staff, travelled [...]

Read More 153, 2013, Achievements, Central Province, Christian Values, Corruption, Expand, Expansion, Governors, Healthcare Workers, Hon MP Titus Philemon, Hope, Horizon, Human Development Index, Ken Mulligan, Milne Bay, Ministers, Oro Province, Pacific, Pacific Link, Papua New Guinea, Parliament House, Partner, PNG, Port Moresby, Provincial Governments, Provincial Governors, Queensland Parliament, Social Indicators, The Hon Mike Reynolds, The Right Hon Sir Rabbie Namailu, Unique, Vision, YWAM Medical Ships, ywam msa

YWAM Medical Ships adds to the 32 dentists in Papua New Guinea

Posted by lucya - February 22, 2013 - News
YWAM Medical Ships adds to the 32 dentists in Papua New Guinea

Article courtesy of Critical Dental News, 1300SMILES

Read More 1300SMILES, 2010, 32 dentists, AusAID, childhood immunisations, communities, Critical Dental News, dental assistants, dentistry, dentists, doctors, education, general volunteers, John Phillips, Medical Ship, midwives, nurses, ophthalmology, optometry, orthoptists, Papua New Guinea, physiotherapists, PNG, PNG national, PNG National Health Plan, primary health care, remote areas, scrub nurses, teeth, Townsville, United Nation'd Millenium Development Goals, YWAM Medical Ships, ywam msa

February’s Youth In Print

Posted by lucya - February 21, 2013 - News
Dreaming Big

JP came all the way from Ontario, Canada to volunteer with YWAM MSA….but why? Read all about it! Article courtesy of the Townsville Bulletin

Read More Australia, Australian, Canada, child, communities, Dreaming, dreams, Elderly, families, Generous, Helping people, Jennifer Perry, JP, Love, motivation, Ontario, overseas, Papua New Guinea, Passionate, PNG, privilege, reality, Retirement Home, Townsville, Uncle, village, Volunteers, Youth With A Mission, YWAM, YWAM Medical Ship, YWAM Medical Ships

Partnerships Key to the Future for Townsville and PNG

Posted by lindseyc - February 18, 2013 - News
Partnerships Key to the Future for TSV and PNG

Last week, YWAM Medical Ships was featured in an article published on EMTV in Papua New Guinea. Article courtesy of EMTV  To view full article online visit http://www.emtv.com.pg/news-app/item/partnerships-key-to-the-future-for-townsville-and-png

Read More Australia, benefits, EMTV, Gulf Province, Gulf Provincial Government, health services, Health Workers, InterOil, Ken Mulligan, Key, life, Mike Reynolds, National Department of Health, Ok Tedi Fly River Development Program, Partnerships, PNG, PNG Sustainable Development Fund, Provincial Authorities, remote, Sir Rabbie Namaliu, Steamships, Townsville, Western Province, Western Province Provincial Governement, YWAM Medical Ships

The February 2013 News Update

Posted by lucya - February 12, 2013 - News
February News Update

February’s news update, featuring one of our very own love stories!

Read More community development, Gulf Province, Love, New Zealand, Newcastle, Pacific Link, Papua New Guinea, People, PNG, YWAM Medical Ships

Sailing Unchartered Waters

Posted by lucya - February 4, 2013 - News
Sailing Unchartered Waters

Article featured in Kings Pointer Magazine. Winter 2012-2013. Pages 18-19.

Read More Canoes, Captain Jeremy, Captain John McDonnell, children, Gulf Province, Kings Pointer, Medical, Nautical, Pacific Link, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Sago, Sailing, volunteer, Water, YWAM, YWAM Medical Ships, ywam msa

The January 2013 News Update

Posted by lindseyc - January 17, 2013 - News
January News Update

Check out our current newsletter featuring PNG Nationals and highlighting stories from 2012!

Read More Australia, Cataract, dentistry, Gulf Province, Jounralist, Lymphatic Filariasis, Malaria, Nationals, Papua New Guinea, PNG, volunteer, Western Province, YWAM Medical Ships

PNG Nationals Serving On Board

Posted by lindseyc - January 17, 2013 - News
Fleming and Phil prepare the Zodiac to leave a village near Daru on Outreach 7.  Fleming was one of the    17  PNG nationals to serve on board the Medical Ship this year.

With the fresh spray of salt water came peels of laughter on the bow of the Ship. The sail into the Western Province was a long one, but it started well with the wind whipping hair as feet dangled off the bow, dolphins jumped in and out of the water, and land left view. The [...]

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December 2012 News Update

Posted by erin - December 10, 2012 - News
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Open publication – Free publishing – More captain john

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Dentists cut teeth on overseas mission in remote PNG

Posted by lindseyc - October 18, 2012 - Volunteer Stories
Nirooban Sivarjah and Zaid Wall were two of only three dentists on board the YWAM medical ship which travelled to Papua New Guinea earlier this year.

To view the full article and watch a video of Nirooban Sivarajah and Zaid Wall click HERE. YOU might only be waiting a couple of weeks to see a dentist in Gladstone, but deep in the remote villages of Papua New Guinea, most people never see a dentist their whole life. In a nation of 6.25 [...]

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