Jenny, an eight-month-old baby girl, struggled to breath. Her mother had brought her to the clinic and her raspy cry was heart-breaking
to hear.

Jenny had severe pneumonia; the same condition that took baby Isaiah’s life just four months prior. Isaiah had come to one of our clinics a little worse than Jenny. Sadly, he had succumbed to this common disease.

The Papua New Guinea team pediatrician moved quickly to rehydrate Jenny and start her on antibiotics. The health center, however, didn’t have any oxygen. With her oxygen saturations at 79% (normal levels should be above 95%), Jenny was in desperate need of an outside oxygen source.

The clinic did have a generator for electricity and the m/v Pacific Link had an electric powered oxygen concentrator (EPOC) on board, which pulls oxygen from the air and converts it into pure oxygen.

The concentrator was given to YWAM Ships Kona last year by Samaritan Aviation. The EPOC has already saved several lives. It also doesn’t require heavy and dangerous oxygen tanks to be carried onboard.

After rushing to the ship to get the concentrator, Jenny was given oxygen. Still showing signs of distress, Jenny eventually settled as the oxygen stopped her raspy cry and she was able to sleep.

Left in the capable hands of local nurses, it was acknowledged that there was a possibility that Jenny might not make it through the night.

However the following morning, she was breathing comfortably in her mother’s arms.

The next day Jenny’s breathing was good and she was a happy chatty baby girl.

YWAM Ships Kona


Interested in knowing more? Contact us. We’d love to chat!




[ess_grid alias=”bottom-blog-grid-news”]

More posts:

September 12, 2025

Sharing Hope at Modilon General Hospital

Over the past two weeks, the YWAM Ships medical team...
Read More
August 15, 2025

The Community Engagement team: A Outreach 3 Story

When the YWAM Liberty visits a village in Papua New...
Read More
August 11, 2025

The Stories Of Joan Fox

By Carter Keefe Joan Fox was a volunteer aboard the...
Read More
August 8, 2025

Godfried’s Story: Transformed by Translation

If you ever meet Godfried, you’d never guess the life...
Read More
August 6, 2025

One Tooth At a Time.

By Carter Keefe Photo credit: YS Team When you think...
Read More
August 4, 2025

Pullung’s Story: The Gospel in Waskia

Written by Garrett Shue Date: April 27, 2025 During one...
Read More
May 8, 2024

Share Series: Restoration to the Lost

My name is Claudia and I am a dentist with...
Read More
February 23, 2024

Generations Reconciled

Freedom for Wampan Wampan is an isolated village in the...
Read More