WiFi in Canadian Ports – Spring 2020 Survey
By Dr. Jason Zuidema, Executive Director, NAMMA (Montreal, Quebec) with Kevin Walker, Executive Assistant, NAMMA (Halifax, NS) Introduction Since the early 19th century, faith-based, not-for-profit organizations have existed in ports in Canada to help visiting seafarers with whatever needs they have. Over
Seeing the Seafarer on the Saguenay
By Susan Huppert, NAMMA It seems seldom that we hear true stories of sacrificial concern for others, but when a Canadian business man, Paul Tremblay, decided to study English, his eyes were opened to far more than a language class. A
A Ministry of Small Miracles
By Deacon Paul Rosenblum At the end of Luke’s Gospel, he describes how Jesus commissions his disciples to go out to the world with the message of the Good News. He gives them the power to perform great miracles: driving out
NAMMA Membership Meets Online
On June 17, NAMMA’s membership gathered via GoToWebinar for the first online Annual General Meeting in its history. The meeting had to be taken online because of Coronavirus; earlier in the year the NAMMA Board had cancelled the 2020 annual conference, where in-person
Long Live Seamanship! (Learning lessons from the Boeing 737 Max)
Photo: An able-bodied seaman climbs a kingpost to perform maintenance aboard a general cargo ship. Randy C. Bunney, Great Circle Photography [CC BY-SA 2.5] by Rev. David Reid MA AFNI An article written by William Langewiesche for the New York Times recently caught my