News
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The Effects of Extreme Isolation
The Effects of Extreme Isolation - By Julie McLaughlin Report from Christmas Island. (7 days sail south from Kona, HI) One thing that hit me like a brick after talking to nurses here today, in addition to all the others experiencing problems with transportation, is the direct effect on access to medical care. Not having ships is the single largest limitation for people receiving available treatment. Every conversation I had with ...
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Micronesia Our Focus
Micronesia YWAM Ships OC has committed to deploy both vessels the s/y EL ENCUENTRO and the s/y CARIBBEAN REACH into Micronesia over the next few years. This region is clearly the most isolated area of the liquid continent and consequently the most impoverished. The strategy is to forward position both vessels, & deploy University of the Nation's teams on board for a month at a time throughout the year, targeting ...
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Getting Ready For A Life At Sea
Safety First Getting ready for life at sea, especially deep sea where you may go weeks at a time across oceans, means carrying proven safety equipment. It also means stocking up on spare parts and provisions. Many ports of call may have little or nothing to offer, so the ability to care for our own needs is essential. Leaning into Experience As we prepare El Encuentro for her life at sea, and she was designed for ...
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The Outfitting and Shake Down
By Paul Cleath The first thing one learns when launching a new boat is that there is always one more thing to do before she is ready for sea! At least, that's how it has seemed as we have prepared to sail. Yet the promise of the sailing and the purpose that brings us all together in these compact quarters, away from family and friends, keeps us motivated and brings ...
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Maiden Voyage off the coast of Orange County – Sept 14th 2012
After a 5 day truck ride from Muskegon MI, launching her at New Port Beach, outfitting her in a Wilmington marina, our training vessel m/v EL ENCUENTRO has set out on her first test sail with the School of Navigation and Seamanship students on board to lend a hand and begin their practical assignments. Here are some photos of this shake down week which began Sept 14th 2012 off the coast of Orange County, CA ...
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Babies Dying off Australian Shores
By Katherine Devorak One out of every thirteen babies die right off Australia's northern shores. It is not hard to imagine why this is so little known. Because of the remoteness, media coverage is difficult to access in the province of a nation that ranks lower in poverty than countries like Ghana and Kenya. Approximately 220 km's from Australia's mainland lies a country where one child in every thirteen ...
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EARS Seminar Oct 29, 2012 – Catalina Island
Interested? email us registrar@ywamships.net Click here for more information http://ywamships.net/train/ears_seminar/
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Australia Team
While in Byron Bay, we went to the beach and cooked pancakes for the homeless, drug addicts, and surfers and talked to them about Jesus. Lauren talked to a surfer for awhile and as she was sharing about some of the healings she had seen on her DTS lectures, the guy asked if she could pray for him. He had hurt his back a few days before surfing ...
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DTS Information Landing Page
On this page you will find how to contact us, dates of upcoming DTS courses, locations of outreaches and cost details. Once you fill in some basic info at the end we will get you additional details. Welcome! Contact us +1 949 444 2131, registrar@ywamships.net Study, Sail, Serve! One of the things that makes this DTS ...
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