I am going to New Zealand!! The X marks the spot. I am going to be in the North Island of New Zealand in the port city of Tauranga for the first 3 months of Youth With A Mission (YWAM).  I am SO excited for this adventure!  The first three months of YWAM is the lecture phase, where we spend time in class listening to speakers from all over the world about the Father heart of God, evangelism, hearing gods voice, boundaries, relationships, the holy spirit, spiritual warfare and more! 

This is my outreach that I will be starting 3 months from now.  For the outreach phase of YWAM, I get to travel with Marine Reach doing medical compassions missions!  The YWAM I am going to is partnered with Marine Reach, which is an organization of Christian medical professionals who travel to different areas in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia via ship, bringing both the gospel and medical care to the peoples they encounter.  

I will be living on a boat very similar to this one for the duration of my 2 month outreach.  The boat I will be traveling on is called Pacific Hope. We will be going and providing medical support for the islands surrounding New Zealand.  As of now, the ship is being worked on but should be ready to set sail by April 4th, when we leave for outreach.  If the boat is not fixed in time for outreach, my team will head off to the Philippines, where we will help out at an orphanage and give medical aid to the areas we travel.