G’day from Ken

www.ywamships.org.au news update

Ken Mulligan - Managing Director YWAM Medical Ships - Australia

Medical Ships - Australia

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 presentation of the needs of Papua New Guinea through different speakers including former prime minister of PNG and YWAM MSA PNG Patron, The Right Hon Sir Rabbie Namaliu CSM KCMG, as well as YWAM MSA Australia Patron, Hon Mike Reynolds, AM.

The response was overwhelming. The support shown was not just financial but also through offering

supplies and even volunteering on board!

Significantly, 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of Townsville and Port Moresby’s ‘sister city’ relationship and early the next morning, as the ship began its voyage, it was a physical representation of that lasting bond between not only the cities, but PNG and Australia as well. With a recently refurbished clinic and an additional zodiac, the reach to smaller, remote villages will be greater than ever before. The growth in access also comes alongside new programs this year such as HIV testing, tuberculosis health promotion, water and sanitation initiatives, and further training development for rural health workers.

Momentum Builds as the Ship Sets Sail!

The annual breakfast fundraiser, Breakfast By The Sea, was a huge success!

As I watched our ship sail away for the beginning of our fourth year of outreaches, I was overwhelmed with excitement for what is to come and still enthusiastically look forward to this year’s stories of lives being changed and hope being restored. After being surrounded at our fundraiser by so many supporters from the local community, along with several national YWAM leaders, we feel the strength and partnership of our supporters like never before. It is this synergy that allows us to make the difference that we are making! So I will pose this question to you that we posed to the guests of our fundraiser: how can you use your influence to help the efforts of YWAM Medical Ships?

May 2013 edition

Thanking our Partners:

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A new window in the clinic will allow for more light during procedures!

A new refridgerator to store immunisations and keep them fresh!

Ship Renovations to Increase Effectiveness and Efficiency!

Inside the clinic, storage was moved around to give more space. Anyone who has been in the clinic knows that it needs all the room it can get!

A new oven and a different spot for it!

Highlights from Breakfast By The Sea!

Dr Daryl Holmes gives MC, Ewen Jones MP a demonstration of an I-DENT chair with fundraiser host, Peter Honeycombe!

PNG TAFE students performed a dance as well as YWAM Townsville’s Proper Way performers.

YWAM MSA PNG Patron, The Right Hon Sir Rabbie Namaliu CSM, KCMG, spoke at the event.

All 10 I-DENT chairs and I-SEE kits were purchased and sent to Papua New Guinea on the ship when it sailed the next day!

First to purchase an I-DENT chair was the Townsville Bulletin, auctioned off by Ewen Jones, MP.

Thank you to them and the Townsville community for showing such generosity!