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From Surgery to the Shores of Papua New Guinea: A Story of Mercy, Mission, and Second Chances

Two years ago, on July 12, 2023, I was being wheeled into surgery to remove …

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September 19, 2025 From the crew | Stories

The Story of the YWAM Ships Liberty: From Needing Repairs to Repairing Hearts

By Carter Keefe, Feb 27, 2025  Photo credit: YL Media Back in 2019, our team …

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July 28, 2025 From the crew | Stories

The testimony of Evno

One morning we went out with a translator to do some street evangelism in the …

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May 10, 2022 From the field | Stories

Cast Away

A few years before I came on staff with YWAM Ships, I was visiting Kona, …

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April 15, 2021 From the crew | Stories

But Now I See

On my DTS outreach in Cambodia we visited a village a few times to share …

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January 29, 2021 From the crew | Stories

Man in the Mirror

Eight days after arriving in Papua New Guinea our team felt led to go to …

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December 4, 2020 From the field | Stories

Hospital Healings

We were in Papua New Guinea (PNG), about halfway through our outreach. At our team …

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November 20, 2020 From the field | Stories

From Victim to Victory

In 2010, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Guillain–Barré syndrome. It affects the …

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November 14, 2020 From the crew | Stories

Unexpected Moment in PNG

“I am so sorry Titus but we don’t have an eye specialist that can see …

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September 26, 2020 From the field | Stories

Trusting God against all odds

When I staffed my first DTS (Discipleship Training School) in Thailand, God clearly told me …

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September 18, 2020 From the crew | Stories

Care for Papua New Guinea

During one of the transition time between one of our outreaches, our volunteers realized that …

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August 29, 2020 From the crew | Stories

Lucy’s Story

On Saturday, I returned to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) after spending two weeks …

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October 2, 2019 From the field | Stories

UofN Poipet – God’s Reminder

Ngan, a 91-year-old grandmother, accepted Jesus the first time our team met her. They had …

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August 13, 2018 From the field | Stories

OUR GOD HEALS!

We were in Lae, Papua New Guinea when God showed up in miraculous ways. Everywhere …

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August 4, 2018 From the field | Stories

Making It Through The Night

Daniel, a sixteen-month-old baby boy, came to the clinic severely dehydrated. When someone is dehydrated, …

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July 23, 2018 From the field | Stories

Racing Against Time

Christine, a ten-year-old girl had fallen from a tree the previous day. Tragically, she’d sustained …

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July 17, 2018 From the crew | Stories

Jenny is a Fighter

Jenny, an eight-month-old baby girl, struggled to breath. Her mother had brought her to the …

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July 8, 2018 From the field | Stories

“I Want to Walk”

As my team and I walked through Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, we entered a …

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July 6, 2018 From the field | Stories

Emergency Eye Surgery for Young Girl

Ulamona, Papua New Guinea – The Pacific Link was in the West New Britain Province recently …

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June 26, 2018 From the field | Stories

The Blind See and the Deaf Hear

When our outreach team left YWAM Ships Kona’s vessel, the m/v Pacific Link for another …

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January 7, 2018 From the crew | Stories

Palma Bahia – Part 2

(Continued from Palma Bahia – Part 1) First and foremost the sharing of God’s love …

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December 17, 2017 From the crew | Stories

Adventure Comes From Risk: Saying Yes To Jesus

When my fiancé and I were first approached with an invitation to go to YWAM …

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May 20, 2017 From the crew | From the field | Stories

News: YWAM Workers Deliver Baby In Breech Position

KANDRIAN VILLAGE, Papua New Guinea — Volunteers serving aboard the m/v PACIFIC LINK — a …

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May 15, 2017 From the field | Stories

YWAM Ships Thanks Governor Muthuvel for His Support

West New Britain Governor, Honourable Sasindran Muthuvel, presented a cheque for 500,000 PGK to YWAM …

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April 4, 2017 From the crew | Stories

I Can See Colors, All The Colors!

TARAWAI ISLAND, Papua New Guinea — As the sun dawned here in this isolated place, …

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November 9, 2016 From the field

Features: Surgeries Restore Hope, Sight To PNG Elders

KAR KAR ISLAND, Papua New Guinea — As dozens of mostly elderly people hugged the …

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June 30, 2016 From the field | Stories

‘Looking’ Forward to a Miracle

KAR KAR ISLAND, Papua New Guinea — Ngeleda Wamm had a fulfilling career as a …

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May 2, 2016 From the field | Stories

Australia Team

While in Byron Bay, we went to the beach and cooked pancakes for the homeless, …

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May 9, 2012 From the field | Stories

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