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YWAM Australia Ship Pacific Link in Geelong, Victoria

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The YWAM ship the Pacific Link has left Geelong in Victoria, Australia after a good week there. While they were there 820 went through the ship and the YWAM teams travelling with the ship had many opportunities to share about the ship and about the I Want to Live campaign.

In addition to the 820 people who toured the ship the YWAM team has had the opportunity to share with over 1200 people about the upcoming ship tour and about Youth With A Mission and the needs of the people in Papua New Guinea (where the ship will go at the end of the Australia Tour).

Some of the YWAM staff and students had the unique opportunity to share first and second year medical students at the University in Geelong. Since the YWAM the Pacific Link is outfitted with two small operating theatres the participation of doctors and nurses if crucial during the ships upcoming trip to Papua New Guinea. While in PNG the ship will be distributing donated glasses to people who currently can’t see and also performing life changing operations to correct vision and dental problems.

The next stop for the YWAM Ship will be in Adelaide, South Australia.

You can find out how you can volunteer and make a difference with the YWAM Ship here.

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YWAM Declares Official Board Game

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It’s finally official…

After an informal poll* conducted at YWAM centres in three different continents we can officially declare that Youth With A Mission has an official board game. And the winner is …

The Settlers of Catan

In addition to the original game of the Settlers of Catan there are many popular add-on packs for the original game. They include:

The runner up for being declared the official board game of YWAM is …

Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride also has a few add-on packs for the board game, which include:

If you haven’t already tried out these games then give ‘em a go, they’re a lot of fun, and you should probably be prepared to play the games if you are going to visit almost any YWAM Centre around the world.

What games are being played on your YWAM Centre? Are the games selected above popular games, or are they being replaced by something new?

Let us know below in the comments.

* The informal poll consisted of my own observations and questions about what people are playing at various centres around the world.

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Death and Violence in Jos, Nigeria – YWAM Staff Safe

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There have been over 500 villagers killed since March 7 in the city of Jos, Nigeria. According to local YWAM Leaders, Ansel Pronk and Anne Abok, all of the YWAM staff working in the city are safe so far. Many of the friends and loved ones of the YWAM staff have been lost however in the violence.

YWAM in Jos, Nigeria have been helping to provide relief aid and clothing to the many who have been displaced by the violence. The Red Cross has built up hastily built camps to provide a place to live for the many who are now without homes.

Much of the violence is religious in nature as Jos is a located in central Nigeria, right between the predominantly Muslim North of Nigeria, and the predominantly Christian South.

Read more about the area, what YWAM is doing there and how they are being affected over at the YWAM International Web-Site here.

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Fire at YWAM Belize Destroys the Kitchen and Dining Area

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I found this bit of news on the YWAM Belize web-site and made some follow up enquiries about the fire and what is happening with the rebuilding. Despite the fact that the fire happened almost exactly a year ago ow the YWAM Belize centre is still without a proper kitchen block and is working on raising the funds to build a new one.

Here is the story of the fire from Alyssa, who has been on staff with YWAM Belize for the last five years:

The story of the kitchen fire is actually quite interesting, it occurred a year ago this week (1 year anniversary). We are operating in a temporary kitchen and although it serves us well we have yet to begin rebuilding. We are in need of funds and skilled workers to build it. We also see this as a chance to build it even better (since the former one was over 20 years old). We would like to expand it a bit for our ever-increasing demand.

Story in nut shell…

All the staff of the base was headed some 2 hours away for a staff retreat. Our director’s phone rang when we reached our destination asking if we were burning something on our base. A neighbourhood pastor was passing by and noticed the smoke. We had a couple on base, Mission Builders, who were desperately searching for what they could do. Our director turned right back around and headed to the base to take care of the damages.

Upon arriving at the base he found the entire kitchen burned to the ground. Some iron pots were salvaged but nothing else. The blaze had complications … a local butane company came to fill up the big butane tank for the kitchen, not being aware of the open-flamed water heater close by. An explosion happened … the worker’s hand was burned but no injuries beyond that.

In short- we are still in need of funds to rebuild.

You can read more about the ministry of YWAM Belize, the fire and how you can give on their web-site here.

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YWAM Ship Pacific Link has Arrived in Ulladulla

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From what I have heard from some of the medical crew on the YWAM Marine Reach Ship MV Pacific Link they have now arrived in Ulladulla in New South Wales, Australia.

Fortunately for the crew the trip from Darling Harbour in Sydney was a much smoother sail than the trip from Newcastle into Sydney. Unfortunately though it was not an uneventful trip as the anchor chain motor stopped working while they were trying to replace the anchor chain. I do not have an update yet about if they have got the motor running again.

The ship will be in Ulladulla until March 15 and while they are there they will be visiting the local Lions group and various church groups in the city. They will also be taking people on guided tours of the ship daily between 9am and 4pm.

The Lions group will be putting on a barbeque at Lions Park in Ulladulla on March 13 at 6:30pm where people can meet the crew and find out more about what the ship is doing. The Lions group is also working on collecting used glasses that will be taken to Papua New Guinea to help people there regain their sight.

You can read more about the YWAM Ship Pacific Link’s visit to Ulladulla here.

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