Sunday, April 5, 2015
Easter 2015 Update
Dear Family and
Friends,
Happy Easter! He is
Risen Indeed! In Kona we started the day
with a 4.4 earthquake! Then we had a beautiful community sunrise service at 6
a.m.
I returned to Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii a week
ago. I had a wonderful time visiting
family and friends on the mainland with stops in Eugene OR, Portland OR,
Olympia WA, Seattle WA, Reno NV, and Redding CA, followed by 9 days on Oahu. God provided elements of physical, emotional
and spiritual healing at every stop. I
truly feel refreshed and restored. One
breakthrough came at Bethel Church in Redding.
During worship we sang You’re a Good Good Father. One of the lines is “You are perfect in all
of your ways.” I struggled with that
line saying to God: “Really God, that
experience I went through loosing Aaron and the Hawaii Aloha, as well as the
physical injuries I received, did not seem very perfect.” God showed me the good things that have come
out of that loss and He continues to bring blessings every day. Two ships have been donated and two
PartnerShips are preparing to depart for missions next week. You can read about those vessels at www.ywamships.net.
I am running Fleet Support for now. This is a big job providing shore support and
administration for the two new ships and the two partnerships.
I’m still praying and waiting on the Lord for my long term
ministry plans with YWAM Ships. My short
term plans include returning to Washington State to help with the West Coast
Tour in June, spending time with my daughter Sabeth for the birth of her third
daughter, and meeting my son Remy’s daughter.
Remy was able to see his daughter for the first time in ten years on
Good Friday. Take a look at their
picture posted on my blog. They look so
much alike. I hope to get to Townsville
Australia for Fleet Support training in August and the YWAM Global gathering in
September. I will be leading the School
of Navigation and Seamanship (SONS) again Fall Quarter.
As I enter this new season in my life I am grateful for the
many lessons I have learned. I have a
whole new understanding of the depth and breadth of God’s love for me. God has poured out his love through so many
people. My prayer is that you will
experience God’s love for yourself. When
we lost the Hawaii Aloha, I lost all of my personal belongings as well. Now, I understand it was “just stuff” and
most of it does not need to be replaced.
Most importantly, LIFE IS SHORT! Way
to short to hold on to un-forgiveness in any area of life. I pray that God will bring restoration and
renewal to your relationships.
I am also excited for all that God has for me in this new
season. Although I will not be returning
to Micronesia in the near future, I am able to provide support for even more
outreach teams to the most remote Islands in Micronesia. All of us in Youth With a Mission (YWAM)
raise our own support. If you would like
to partner with me to bring God’s Love to these remote Islands, please to go
the “How to Give” tab on my Blog www.sailorann.blogspot.com
Thank you for all of your prayers and support.
Aloha,
Captain Ann
First 2015 Update
March 1 2015
Dear Friends and Family,
I have a lot of catching up to do. I have had a very challenging season. On January 3, 2015 while underway near the
West Coast of Hawaii Island, the Hawaii Aloha was hit by a rogue wave and
capsized. Four of us were able to get
into the life raft and were later rescued.
Our dear friend and crewmember Aaron Bremner was never found. The ship rolled over completely two times
before we were able to get into the life raft.
We think it rolled at least one more time before it washed up on a beach
near the Four Seasons Resort. It was a
total loss.
I was seriously banged up and bruised, but no broken
bones. I had one big laceration on the
side of my knee, which became infected and landed me back in the hospital for
four days after my initial discharge from the Emergency Room.
I am so thankful for all of the prayers and words of
encouragement I received. I have never
experienced anything like that, both in the tragic loss and the outpouring of
love and support. Recovery has been
slow, but steady. When I was in the life
raft, I kept thinking, “I want to see my
family. I want to be with my kids.” I spent ten days in Eugene Oregon with my
daughter and her family. My
granddaughters bring so much joy! I am
on my way now to visit my brother, my son and more friends.
YWAM Ships Kona truly
gave me the love and protection of a family.
You can read more about what happened and see many of the wonderful
tributes to Aaron at www.ywamships.net
. We are moving forward and I believe we
will have even more ships. We had an
amazing year in 2014 bringing hope to some of the remote islands in Micronesia. There are so many more people to reach. For
the short term I will be working with Fleet Support, helping to put more
systems in place to be prepared for our new ships.
I will get more photos and stories from the School of
Navigation and Seamanship posted on my blog www.sailorann.blogspot.com. Thank you so much for all of your prayers and
support. Please continue to pray for the crew and YWAM Ships. I would love to hear from you.
Aloha,
Captain Ann
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