Family moving my daughters family from Eugene Oregon to Hilo Hawaii.

These pictures are not in order.  I spent two weeks in Eugene taking care of the girls while Sabeth and Will packed.  Then we had a two day road trip to Los Angeles with one over night in Sacramento.  Will drove the family van with all of kids (four car seats).  I drove a rental car with all of the luggage.

We had one full day in Disneyland, shipped the van from Long Beach to Hilo, then the seven of us flew non stop from LAX to Hilo.

Blueberry picking in Oregon.  Yum!




This picture was taken at 3:45 a.m. on departure day from Oregon, just before we loaded the girls into the van.  They were great travelers!


Playing with Bobbles in Hilo.

Kimbe

Ann serves as Ship Manager on the Maiden Voyage of the M/V YWAM PNG View this email in your browser Hi Ann I flew to Cairns Australia on April 26 to serve as Ship Manager on YWAM's newest ship the YWAM Liberty.  After a very intense time of getting the ship ready for her Maiden Voyage and first outreaches in Papua New Guinea, we departed Cairns on June 3. After I  shared my testimony and the YWAM Ships story at the Millaa Millaa  Christian Fellowship, church members sent boxes of books and school supplies for a school in Kimbe.  These were delivered the day before I left Kimbe. Captain Laurie inducting the Alotau team 9 Alotau youth joined the crew in Alotau and will serve on board the YWAM Liberty for 2 months.  Five were students in my Introduction to Safety and Seamanship class in March.  What a powerful example that God does produce fruit when we faithfully sow seed. Praise reports and Prayer Requests Praise - Thank you to all of you who have supported me financially and especially in prayer. God performed so many miracles to get the YWAM Liberty to Papua New Guinea. My daughter and her family are moving to Hilo! Prayer requests - More crew for the YWAM Liberty and the Pacific Link. Staff and students for the School of Navigation and Seamanship beginning September 28. Safe travel as I leave Australia, fly to Kona, then on to Eugene, Oregon.  I will be helping my daughter move, driving to LA, then flying to Hilo with Sabeth and Will, and their 4 kids: Zoe, Sophia, Aletheia, and Luke. Please let me know how I can be praying for you .  Aloha,  Captain Ann Thanks for following my journey.  I'm doing my best to keep everyone in the loop. More pictures and stories are on my blog.  http://www.sailorann.blogspot.com  Click below to partner with me in my missionary service.  Support Captain Ann Copyright © 2017 Captain Ann Ford YWAM Ships Kona, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a friend of Captain Ann. My mailing address is: Captain Ann Ford YWAM Ships Kona 75-5687 Alii Drive Kailua-Kona, HI  96740 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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Captain Ann flies to Cairns, Australia to serve on the M/V YWAM Liberty View this email in your browser Hi Ann  I will be flying to Cairns, Australia to serve on this amazing ship next week.  After returning from Antarctica, the ship was gifted to YWAM and renamed the M/V YWAM Liberty.  While on board I will help with preparations  for medical outreaches in Papua New Guinea. https://ywamships.net The Introduction to Safety and Seamanship at the  YWAM Alotau Campus was a great Success!  45 students ages 16 -55 attended class all 5 days.   The  long term goal is to establish a University of the Nations Campus in Alotau, PNG. Thank you for your Prayers and Support I feel so honored to be able to use my gifts and experience to help other people.  I could not do it without you. Your prayers and financial support are making an impact. The students enjoyed learning to use basic navigation skills to calculate the course, distance and time to get to Samurai Island. They are also learning skills to chart their personal course through life. Sepik River Village Welcome  The work I do during the ship's maintenance period helps to keep the ship running safely so outreach teams can deliver medical care to remote villages. Read the latest report http://ywamships.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Final-Madang-Report-USA-LoRes-Spread.pdf Prayer Requests Please Pray for YWAM Ships to have all of the resources and  personnel  we need as we grow our capacity with bigger ships. I will be leading the School of Navigation and Seamanship September quarter in Kona.  Pray that we have staff for the school and to cover Fleet Support. As a volunteer with YWAM I pay for all of my expenses. I need $4000 to cover my travel expenses.   Please let me know how I can be praying for you .  Aloha,  Captain Ann Thanks for following my journey.  I'm doing my best to keep everyone in the loop. More pictures and stories are on my blog.  http://www.sailorann.blogspot.com Click below to partner with me in my missionary service.  Support Captain Ann Copyright © 2017 Captain Ann Ford YWAM Ships Kona, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a friend of Captain Ann. My mailing address is: Captain Ann Ford YWAM Ships Kona 75-5687 Alii Drive Kailua-Kona, HI  96740 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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Flying across the Pacific from Panama to Papua New Guinea. View this email in your browser Hi Ann Thank you for your prayers and support. We completed 17 village visits in Panama.  This couple from Germany joined us on the last trip, then painted the map of the region on the wall at YWAM Ships Outpost Panama. San Cristobal was the last village we visited. We continued to find that the needs are universal: access to medical and dental care, safe drinking water and sanitation. We were able to network with several community groups and look forward to working together to meet the needs in the Ngobe Villages. On to Alotau After a busy week in Hawaii, I am flying to Alotau, Papua New Guinea.  I will serve as Ship Manager on the M/V Pacific Link for 3 weeks.  Then I am really excited to teach a one week course on Safety and Seamanship  at the new University of the Nations campus in Alotau. Prayers Answered  Scott and Katie Suderno and Rhonda and Rick Hamilton represent so many answered prayers.  I met Rick and Rhonda at the Missions Fest in Edmonton one year ago.  They have just completed their DTS Outreach in the Marshall Islands and will meet us in Alotau where Rick will be a welder for our maintenance period on the ship.   Prayer Requests Please pray for my time in Papua New Guinea. Once again I will be wearing many hats and need wisdom in each role. Pray for good communications with all involved in this maintenance period  at the Nawae shipyard in Alotau. Please let me know how I can be praying for you .  Aloha,  Captain Ann Thanks for following my journey.  I'm doing my best to keep everyone in the loop. More pictures and stories are on my blog.  http://www.sailorann.blogspot.com  Click below to partner with me in my missionary service.  Support Captain Ann Copyright © 2017 Captain Ann Ford YWAM Ships Kona, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a friend of Captain Ann. My mailing address is: Captain Ann Ford YWAM Ships Kona 75-5687 Alii Drive Kailua-Kona, HI  96740 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list