Mission Log

Last year Greg, a volunteer cameraman shot footage of PYM’s operations in TORBA Province of Vanuatu. He has since produced an excellent promotional DVD. Harold, a PYM member is now busy producing copies for distribution. Marcus, son of PYM’s Medical Officer, has designed a very attractive brochure to support the DVD. The PYM Board is very grateful for the support these men have given in producing these materials.

For materials to promote PYM where you, please contact PYM through the website contacts link.

Drumbeat and Another Angel are the two yachts in PYM’s service for the 2008 season.

Another Angel provided assistance to the Vanuatu SDA Mission during July in the Shepherd and Maskelyne groups of islands.

Now she has been joined by Drumbeat. Together they are providing Vanuatu government health staff with transport and support from August through October. Some expatriate volunteers will be involved also.

Since PYM’s inception one of its aims has been to support SDA Missions. Just as island government health staff have problems being able to travel to all islands within their jurisdiction, so it is with mission office staff members. Following discussions with Vanuatu SDA Mission staff earlier this year, the PYM Board has set plans in motion to support the Mission in a more direct way by providing yacht transport. To do this PYM will now have two project arms: “PYM Health” and “PYM Mission”. For PYM to satisfy government requirements of aid organisations not to use health and aid work as fronts for evangelism, both branches will be operated as separate entities.

Another Angel’s owners were bashed and robbed just a couple of days before they had planned to depart from Fiji for Vanuatu to take up station with PYM for the 2008 season. While they were hurt, their injuries have healed quickly. As one of the robbers had previously been convicted and jailed for murder, we are thankful that God protected them from something worse. They were delayed in Fiji for about 3 weeks and made some loyal friends.

It doesn’t look any different, but it is. Mission Log stories have been moved from the old website pacificyachtministries.com.au to pym.org.au and the link on the PYM Home Page has been updated. Now we are working again to keep you up to date with what is happening.