A simple question
Gaer first visited one of OM’s ships as a child, when her mother took her to Doulos and bought her a Bible.
Later when Gaer was a teenager, a team of crewmembers from Doulos visited her village in Papua New Guinea and a lady from the team asked her a question. ‘Are you a Christian?’ That question stuck in her heart and she realised that she hadn’t accepted Jesus. Later that same lady gave her another Bible.
“They gave me a Bible and it’s like a seed was planted,” Gaer said.
God making a way
When Gaer was 20, she attended a Bible study camp in her village and had an encounter with God.
“I was in tears until I sensed there was a peace in my heart… I could really see who I was and who God is and his son Jesus… I said ‘Lord, whatever you want me to do, I will do it,’ I just surrendered myself to the Lord,” Gaer said.
A dream to serve the nations grew in her hear and in 2003 she received training with OM preparing to ‘go.’ However, when she returned to her church, they didn’t have enough funds to send her.
“I continued my study in university, but inside of my heart I always wanted to go and serve,” Gaer said.
In 2017, when Gaer finished her studies in theology, she asked God once again how she could go and start her journey on the ship if she didn’t have enough money.
“This word from Jesus said, ‘Now go. I am sending you,’ (Luke 10:3) and it just spoke directly to me,” Gaer said.
But she didn’t know where the support would come from. “I went home and I had to raise my funds. This time I was not really worried. God just provided every day!”
“It was in seven days that I had all the support I needed,” Gaer said.
The start of a new journey
Gaer’s journey with OM’s Ship Ministry started in 2018 in Panama, when she joined Logos Hope. Gaer kept serving, but still struggled to find support to serve beyond one year. She cried out to God to provide once again: “Why? You brought me here and I don't have enough support,” she said. “After I cried, I opened my laptop… my full support had just come in, and all this time my eyes were just blind to see,” Gaer said.
God had already provided her another full year of support. “The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it,” she shares (1 Thessalonians 5:24).
Her journey did not end there. After initially serving on board Logos Hope for two years, she joined Logos Hope again in November 2023 to continue her ministry. “My heart is just to say yes to the Lord. Now coming back and serving with Logos Hope… now that I’ve moved departments, I’m so happy to work and see where God has placed me for the ministry,” Gaer said.
Gaer’s joy for connecting with people has led her to disciple young women on board and serve God wherever she has been placed. “I just want to serve,” Gaer repeats.
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