How one breakfast can influence many lives

Did you notice the beautiful 37 metre schooner docked at Queens Wharf, Newcastle, for several months over 2018-2019? The s/v Ruach belongs to a local Christian charity, YWAM Ships Newcastle (YSN), and is an  Ambassador  for  the  City  of  Newcastle.  After this extensive season of maintenance and preparation, the vessel is on her way back to Papua New Guinea (PNG) for her second deployment.

Newcastle’s ambassador ship builds links with Papua New Guinea

“When I think back on my time onboard the s/v Ruach in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG), I cannot help to think of whose life was truly changed for the better - my own, or the people that we were reaching through medical and marine training, and different hospitality services,” says Vika Chartier, a 22-year-old volunteer with YWAM Ships Newcastle.