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It has now been 5 years since we moved to Port Moresby and started the YWAM Medical Ships Port Moresby Campus, “The Jetty”. Here are a few highlights and achievements! Reaching children through the school dental program Over the past five years, our School Dental Program has provided free dental care to more than 3,000 […]

With our three different passports in hand, we took our first international trip as a family of three in September. We went all out with 8 flights and a trip to New Zealand and Thailand (making the most of free tickets before Benji turns 2!) Our week in New Zealand was spent with Matt’s family,

We are overjoyed to share with you that Benji is officially a Scott 💕 He’s been our son from day one, but now it is official in the eyes of the law! After a re-scheduled court hearing (again!) last week, waiting in the court room for 3 hours, and then finding out our home study

We are so excited to share that we have just started a literacy support program, Literary for Life. Literacy for Life is a school-based, short-term intervention program designed for children who are the lowest achieving in literacy, typically identified at the beginning of grade 3.  The program involves intensive one-to-one lessons for 20-30 minutes a

Last week we signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hiri Koiari District Development Authority – Hiri Koiari is a string of villages that surround Port Moresby. The MOU outlines a mutual desire to work together for the development of the Hiri Koiari District, Central Province, including strengthening healthcare delivery, providing capacity building opportunities

We’ve just completed our very first outreach with the dental trailer! We spent a week at a local primary school (across the road from our campus) to do dental screening, treatment, and oral health education. While we knew that there was great need for dental care in Port Moresby, meeting students right across the road

Matt celebrated 10 years in YWAM recently! Some of the boys that Matt works with here at the Jetty shared a few things that they love about Matt’s leadership. After we showed Matt the video, the boys surprised him with a haka!

Four months with our beautiful boy, Benji John. Time is flying by so quickly. The days all kind of blend together and then we have these moments where we look back at photos and realise just how much he’s grown and changed! He has started rolling over and he’s much more intentional with grabbing and

After years of planning and delays due to COVID, the YWAM Dental Trailer has finally arrived in Port Moresby! The trailer is equipped with three brand new dental chairs, sterilization, and x-ray facilities. The trailer will help to meet the growing need for accessible dental services in collaboration with local health and dental authorities. The