Ship Visits and Shore Leave: Canadian Chaplains Meet to Discuss Service to Seafarers
by Susan Huppert, NAMMA A collection of port chaplains and seafarers' ministry partners from across Canada met for a round table discussion via Zoom on Feb. 8 to assess the ongoing outreach to international seafarers. Facilitated by Executive Director Dr. Jason
Bien-être des marins en Afrique francophone
L’ICMA tenait en octobre dernier sa 11e conférence mondiale sous le thème de « 50 years of Working Together for Seafarers, Fishers and their Families ». À cette occasion, 264 délégués des 27 organisations regroupées au sein de l’ICMA se sont réunis pendant près d’une semaine à
Book Review: Sailors’ Society, 200 Stories from the Sea, 1818-2018
Nick Churchill, Melanie Warman, Charis Gibson, and James Leslie. 200 Stories from the Sea, 1818-2018. Southampton: Sailors’ Society, 2018. This is a commemorative book with 200 short vignettes about the work of the Sailors’ Society on the occasion of its 200th
Never Too Old to Learn: Reconsidering an Old Method in Maritime Ministry
A short time ago, I read Virginia Hoel’s monograph, Faith, Fatherland and the Norwegian Seaman. The work of the Norwegian Seamen’s Mission in Antwerp and the Dutch Ports 1864-1920 (Verloren, 2016). This study provides us with a beautiful insight into the