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PNG here we come!!!

I dont know about you...But mosquito nets, mary blouses, satilite phones and malaria tablets are all things i normally wouldn't have in my possession. but it seems that i will be packing all these things and more, in a hiking backpack this weekend! Well, with less than a week left before outreach, things have been quickly coming together as we prepare to head out on sunday, contacts, plane tickets and most amazingly, ALL our finances!! So we are all set and ready to go out on an epic 3 week out… Continue

Added by October DTS on November 17, 2009 at 4:08pm — No Comments

The missing link - missions

“There is something missing in my life, there has to be more to life.” I feel like this is a thought that many young people have. I know when I was in high school I was always thinking about this. When we traveled around Victoria we spoke to over 4,000 students about the poor and needy and how they could make a difference in the world. I remember walking into our first school and being super excited as we had just returned from Fiji only 2 days before! We had geared up for speaking to these stud… Continue

Added by Krystal Cochran on June 12, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Toothache

We set up an on land clinic that provided the people of Kioa with optometry, pharmacy, practitioners, health… Continue

Added by Krystal Cochran on June 12, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

The Pain Behind the Sex Industry

“I’m married with a little girl. My husband doesn’t like that I’m a prostitute, but if I don’t sell myself, we won’t be able to afford the food we need to survive.” This was the cry recently heard by the YWAM Reef to Outback outreach team in Bali. The most shocking thing of all? Sex with this woman will cost only around $2 AUD. The sex industry around the world is being fed by hungry appetites at the cost of many women and children. In Bali, the situation i… Continue

Added by Reef to Outback News on May 30, 2009 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments

PNG Man Still Impacted Five Years Later

As one of the world’s most Christianized nations, Papua New Guinea is famous for the number of churches, mission organisations and Bible translators. With nearly 800 languages in the country, its evident that it will take quite a number of workers to see the Bible available to the 6.25 million person population.

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Added by Reef to Outback News on May 28, 2009 at 1:57pm — No Comments

YWAM Students Assist in Orphanage in Singaraja, Bali

YWAM Reef to Outback's January DTS outreach team to Bali has found themselves in a tiny village outside a city called Singaraja in Northern Bali. They are staying at an orphanage of about 30 children that’s being operated by YWAMers. At first glance, the team believed that these kids were absolutely normal, healthy and fulfilled and they are, but actually, almost all of them had come from an incredibly c… Continue

Added by Reef to Outback News on May 27, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

From A Fijian Village to Country Victoria

As the Fiji Team travels back to the main land they shared about their amazing adventure. Kioa is the name of the Island they have been working on with YWAM Marine Reach. On arrival, the team jumped right in with wound care, giving out glasses, and pulling out teeth, well, helping at least!… Continue

Added by Reef to Outback News on May 14, 2009 at 2:31pm — No Comments

Outback Schools Get a Visit from YWAM Students

From Mount Isa to Longreach, a team from YWAM Reef to Outback has been engaging with students in schools across Australia’s North Queensland Outback. The team has been sharing a fun, interactive, religious education class with the school students. Team leader, Andrea Olsen reports, “[We have] really loved working with the guys out here and mixing with the youth, especially the indigenous.” The team has also been working in some Aboriginal communities, and sharing in local youth groups and chur… Continue

Added by Reef to Outback News on May 14, 2009 at 2:26pm — No Comments

YWAM Team Reports from Papua New Guinea

Most people would see a big beautiful river and be delighted by the view and maybe an opportunity to swim or raft leisurely. For the YWAM RTO team in Papua New Guinea, the river has become their toilet, their bath, and their main water source. Needless to say, they are very grateful to have a… Continue

Added by Reef to Outback News on May 14, 2009 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Music Outreach Team Goes To Byron Bay's Mardi Grass

Its not a mis-spelling. Byron Bay's infamous Mardi Grass took place last week and was the celebration of everything marijuana. In the midst of the action, our School of Music in Missions outreach team took to the streets with a message… Continue

Added by Reef to Outback News on May 10, 2009 at 10:10pm — No Comments

Happy Mother's Day: Letters Home from PNG

With two teams in Papua New Guinea at the moment, and with a special day to honour mums, it seems very appropriate to send on these letters from the January DTS students from YWAM RTO who had the opportunity to send a message home.… Continue

Added by Reef to Outback News on May 10, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Singing Songs and Changing Lives: Recapping the Month of March in Pictures

After dodging a few cyclones, weathering a lot of rain, and recovering from a pretty hot summer, the month of March brought not only beautiful days for all of us at YWAM Reef to Outback, but also some great opportunities to hang out with youth.

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Added by Reef to Outback News on April 6, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Australian Outback Adventures

With four outreach teams on the road at the moment, stories are beginning to pour in about what's happening amongst youth in North Queensland. Students from the January Discipleship Training School at YWAM RTO are visiting Cairns, the Tablelands, Mount Isa, Palm Island, Charters Towers, Ayr and more! Team leader, Naomi Emerson reports from Athert… Continue

Added by Reef to Outback News on March 30, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Reef To Outback....literally!!!

So time has flown by and its been awhile since I've been keeping people up to date. Let me catch you up. In Oct I began staffing a DTS. The lecture phase went so well and we saw God move so much. Ok that was a really really short briefing on that. After lecture phase is Outreach. Which let me just tell you was amazing. I lead a team of 8 on my own to two local indigenous communities. One being Palm Island and the other Mount Isa. Here is a little snid bit of what it was like.… Continue

Added by Lindsey Cullison on March 16, 2009 at 12:26pm — No Comments

It's a jungle out there and i lived in it!!!!

Well right now I am sitting in an internet cafe after spending almost 9 weeks in PNG. The fact that I have power a cushion on my seat and that I can email is an all bit too much after my life from the last few weeks. So let me full you in. I have trekked all around PNG and ende… Continue

Added by Hannah Peart on February 27, 2009 at 6:19pm — No Comments

Jungle life it's a winner

Added by Introduction to Primary Health on February 27, 2009 at 6:17pm — 1 Comment

Living the Dream

So on Monday I leave for PNG with my IPHC team I have to say I am pretty excited!!!!! I was having a think about this the other day and reminded on my DTS when God told me I was going to PNG to do health care one day. I was even given a fun phase book from one of my leaders so that I coul… Continue

Added by Hannah Peart on December 28, 2008 at 10:23pm — No Comments

We Saw Baby Jesus!

One of our friends here on staff said it best this year, "It just doesn't feel like Christmas in Townsville until Stable on the Strand starts." We couldn't agree more! If you are only just now following Jared & I in missions, let me tell you that Stable on the Strand is one of our m… Continue

Added by Rebekah Hoover on December 24, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

darjak diaries entry #3

the word on the street... in the city of darwin there's a "buzz" in the air that's never been heard before, one that speaks of dynamic fun, exciting adventures and crazy epxperience. it's that of the youth awakening to a new phenomena. what could this be you may be asking yourself? it's something that has them coming back for more, wishing saturday was EVERY day of the week, and that they could chill with the guys in the cool black shirts non- stop. it's the "buzz" of youth street darwin my fri… Continue

Added by amanda.leanne.pelzer. on October 31, 2008 at 5:18pm — No Comments

darjak diaries...

entry #2 - "kick it off with a BANG!"... its saturday, the music's pumping, the energy level's high and excitement fills the air. it's the day that youth street kicks off in darwin for the first time ever! not sure of how many crew to expect ( a cool "tag" we give the… Continue

Added by amanda.leanne.pelzer. on October 13, 2008 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

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