Help us bring our medical ship home from Fiji

Youth with a Mission (YWAM) Ships NZ is appealing for help to save its medical aid ship after an issue with the tailshaft has left it stranded in Lautoka, Fiji, needing urgent repairs. The ‘YWAM Koha’, The ship and its crew of volunteers were providing much needed medical aid to isolated communities in Fiji when a significant issue with a bearing in the tailshaft was discovered.

The YWAM Koha will now undergo dry dock and emergency repairs in Fiji, leaving the organisation with a $300,000NZD bill.

YWAM Ships Managing Director, Marty Emmett, says YWAM Ships runs on the generosity of people who freely donate their time and expertise. He says the organisation is able to pay $100,000, leaving a $200,000 shortfall, which is needed by the end of November.

“In just two years in Fiji, we’ve been able to serve more than 5000 people by bringing healthcare services to people in need in isolated islands, where something as simple as a trip to the dentist is out of the question for most people.

The good news is that Trinity Lands has generously offered to match every donation up to $100,000, so your donation doubles.”