OUTREACH UPDATE
Reef to Outback (our YWAM base in Townsville) has a unique opportunity coming up in 2010! Using newly-acquired 110 ft. ship, YWAM will be working to provide medical services and inspire the youth of Australia to reach out and make a difference in Papau New Guinea, a country directly north of Australia. The YWAM Ship Tour will be unveiled soon, and our team will be apart of it!
Our team of 37 will leave in about 1 month for Papau New Guinea (PNG). It's supposed to be a truly indigenous country; some tribes have never seen a white boy in their life! We will serve in villages around PNG, perform dramas and share the value of Christ. After 3 weeks in PNG, we will return back to our base for another month of lectures. After celebrating Christmas with the staff at our base, we will prepare for the finale of our DTS.
Starting in January, the entire team will road trip down the entire east coast of Australia until we hit Canberra, which is down south near Sydney (also the capital of Australia). Why Canberra you ask? Well, YWAM is celebrating its 50th anniversary in late January, and we will be there to party with DTS's from all around Australia. Loren Cunningham will be there! HE ONLY FOUNDED YWAM! No big deal... At that point, our team will go port hopping, joining the Ship Tour at different ports on the coast of Australia to do medical missions and also to inspire the Aussie youth to make something of their lives.
What an outreach, right!? Our team could not be more excited about the news. God continues to blow our expectations out of the water. We are so pumped, for so many reasons. From day one we have seen and heard the heart beat of our base, led by Ken Mulligan, the director of our base. The Ship Tour is such an extraordinary opportunity to learn & grow in our faith, and to serve & love those around us. Check out this website for more information and a fantastic video found on the home page!
www.ywamships.org
We will be sending out more information at the end of the week with more details on the outreach, and for ways that YOU can be involved.
Love you all. M & J
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