Sailing from Oahu to Kona on a 44 foot sloop last month, God
showed me how far he has brought me. Crawling on the foredeck to rig the storm
jib in 30 knot winds and steering through 12 foot waves in the Alenuihaha
Channel, I felt home again. My amazing crew helped with all the repairs and
preparations before departure. The six
day sail, with a stop in Lahaina, Maui, provided real ocean sailing experience.
Your prayers over the last 18 months have made a difference!
Would you prayerfully consider partnering financially with
me as I continue to follow God’s lead this year? In July, I will be attending the Ship
Equipped Ministries conference in Townsville, Australia. Leaders from Youth with a Mission (YWAM) who
use Ships to reach isolated areas are networking to create a long term vision
and work together to be more effective.
The biggest need in all ship equipped ministries is trained and qualified
crew. I will be developing on-board training and documentation to help our crew
advance and fill the crew needs within YWAM.
If you know anyone who has deck or engineering experience, please pass
on my contact information.
From Australia, I will fly to Port Moresby, then to Madang
in Papua New Guinea. After nearly a year working behind the scenes in the Fleet
Support office, I am excited to be going to serve as the Ship’s director on the
M/V Pacific Link for 4 weeks. The ship has been operating out of Madang since
January. You can read about the amazing
results of our medical outreaches at
http://ywamships.net/new-vessel/
.
I return to Kona just in time to lead the School of
Navigation and Seamanship (SONS), a twelve week course, which includes 3 weeks
of on board sailing, beginning September 29. http://ywamships.net/sons/
All of us in YWAM are volunteers. Your prayers and financial support make the
difference in the services and training we provide If you would like to receive a receipt for
your tax deductible donation click here http://www.ywamepj.org/donate/#how
. If you don’t need a tax deductible
receipt click here PayPal.Me/AnnFord.
I would love to hear from you. Please let me know how I can be praying for
you.
Blessings,
Captain Ann
