Vaka Hop’e arrived in Munda on the 17th of May after sailing for 3 months over 2900 nautical miles from the Philippines. The delivery was done by five YWAM (Youth With A Mission) volunteers, two of whom were from the Solomon Islands. Sammy Tafoa Gapu (Makira/Malaita) sailed with the Vaka Hop’e all the way from the Philippines, through Indonesia and…
For the first time in the Pacific Islands, YWAM is running a School of Seamanship and Navigation! The course is being run in Fiji by our ministry partner Yachts For Life and the compendium is based on the internationally recognized RYA Yachtmaster Scheme. During the 3 month school, the students will become compentent skippers and able to take out yachts…
The Vaka Hop’e just finished it’s maiden voyage in the Philippines where she sailed from Bohol to Samal Island near Davao. A crew consisting of Eivind Andås, the YWAM Solomons representative, and an outreach team from YWAM Ships Kona sailed the boat 500 nautical miles in the month of March 2023. Through our international YWAM network and by the grace…
Monday 7th November was the first day of the Medical Clinic in Burns Creek. Already the first day we saw 120 patients by our local nurses from Guadalcanal. We are so happy to be part of providing care to the community of Burns Creek!
Friday the 4th of November was a historic day for the community of Burns Creek. The medical clinic was opened in a wonderful ceremony where the scouts took part and the Prime Minister Manasse Sogaware officially opened the clinic. The commander of Fiji army was present, together with the Chief of Police and Australian High Comissioner. We are very exited…
The sailing team from YWAM Solomon just completed an outreach with the medical ship from New Zealand: the YWAM Koha. The team stayed on the sailboat, but went to the medical ship and ashore every day to help with clinics. One of the main roles was to shoot media content for YWAM Ships Aotearoa, and also to engage with the…
A team from YWAM Solomons are currently in Fiji where they are working together with YWAM ministry Yachts For Life. This gives them valuable sailing experience on board the yacht Mandolin, which they have been sailing from Nadi on Viti Levu to Labasa on Vanua Levu. So far they have been on board the boat for a month, helping with…
This week Ywam Solomons Munda base teamed up with Honiara base, and with the team of RDP staffs set out to install a solar system set for Dekurana, North New Georgia, to a village called Hovoro. The need there was for a clinic due to the one they have is around 3 to 4km paddling by dug out canoe. Today…
So a lot of our friends have been asking :how’s the base doing?:how does it look like now?:what’s going on?(Well here are some pictures )
The Solar boys are on an outreach to install six Solar systems for clinics in Makira Province. We also use this opportunity to share in rural churches and to encourage youth for a life with future and purpose.