Houston School 2023
by Kevin Walker, NAMMA Our ministry’s newest generation shared a week of discussion, worship, and fellowship at NAMMA’s school in the Houston International Seafarers’ Center (HISC) this February 12-17, 2023. This was the second in-person course since the COVID-19 lockdowns, and
Spiritual and Pastoral Care for Filipino Seafarers, Fishers, and their Families
https://youtu.be/RxWu1q6UL9I by Bishop Ambo David, Bishop of Kalookan and President, Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) (Speech given during the ICMA Ahoy! Training Course on February 22, 2023 at the Midas Hotel in Manila, Philippines.) Let me begin by thanking the International
ICMA Members Cooperate to Produce a Bible for Seafarers
by Andy Dakin, NMBS and Rev. Nicolaj Wibe, Indenlandsk Sømandsmission The Seafarer’s Tagalog-English Diglot New Testament and Psalms – The NMBS Story: Since my first experience of ICMA, at the 2018 Malmo conference, it has been my aim to ensure that NMBS supplies the
Bishop Brendan Cahill on the Importance of Maritime Ministry
On February 14, 2023, NAMMA visited Bishop Brendan Cahill in Victoria, Texas to learn about the importance of seafarers' ministry. Bishop Cahill serves as the Bishop Promoter of Stella Maris in the United States. NAMMA visitors included Dcn. Paul Rosenblum
Ship Welfare Visitor Course Online Refreshed with a Focus on Rights at Sea and Security
by Joel Holt, MNWB The Merchant Navy Welfare Board’s (MNWB) popular Ship Welfare Visitor course has been updated with a greater emphasis on rights at sea and security. The course is aimed at all employees and volunteers of charities within the maritime
Shore Leave Improving in West Coast Ports, but Concerns Remain
Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Susan Huppert, NAMMA The role of chaplains in the ministry to seafarers extends beyond the spiritual. It is holistic at its core. During recent months, as the global pandemic has subsided and the vaccination of
Book Review: A Century at Kilindini: The Story of Mombasa’s Mission to Seafarers 1921-2021
Review by Dr. Jason Zuidema, NAMMA Michael Sparrow, A Century at Kilindini: The Story of Mombasa’s Mission to Seafarers 1921-2021. Nairobi, 2021. This is the second edition of the story of the mission in Mombasa, a thoroughly revised edition of the book
In the News: Seafarers’ Ministries in North America 2022
by Jason Zuidema, NAMMA Often, seafarers’ welfare is done ‘under the radar’. It is often said that the general public does not pay all that much attention to shipping, a proverbial “sea blindness”. In previous years, this has meant that seafarers’
Christmas Meditation: “Hail, Full of Grace”
by Dcn. Paul Rosenblum, President (NAMMA) / Stella Maris (Charleston) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhAUH39DLwk&ab_channel=nammaorg Video message at NAMMA Christmas Gathering, December 20, 2022 In the Catholic tradition, it is customary that during the fourth week of Advent the Mass readings come from Saint Luke’s “Infancy Narrative,”
Gift by Gift at Port Arthur
Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Susan Huppert, NAMMA The dynamic seafarers' ministry in the Port of Port Arthur, Texas, is welcoming seafarers to its center with Christmas cheer and boarding ships with gifts. The local Stella Maris outreach operates through
