{"id":1022,"date":"2020-09-21T18:31:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T18:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2023-11-22T19:25:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T19:25:40","slug":"a-50-year-commitment-ministry-to-seafarers-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/index.php\/2020\/09\/21\/a-50-year-commitment-ministry-to-seafarers-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"A 50-Year Commitment: Ministry to Seafarers Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Susan Huppert, NAMMA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes\nthings just get in our blood. For conservation activist, Sigurd Olson, it is\nthe wilderness. For television personality, Jay Leno, it is cars. For some it\nis other-centered living. Ministry to Seafarers chaplain, the Rev. Gary Roosma understands\nthis well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roosma\nhas served as a missionary in Malaysia for 10 of his 23 years with Overseas\nMissionary Fellowship. Setting up a home, learning languages and assimilating\nto other cultures are measures not all can identify with. He understands\nseafarers working and living away from home in a personal way. His focus is all\nabout others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chaplaincy\nwith the Ministry to Seafarers seems a natural outgrowth of his care for the\ninternational community. As their chaplain, mastering multiple Asian languages has\nbridged opportunities for service among seafarers in the Port of Vancouver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nheart-felt connection, historically shared by others, has led the Ministry to\nSeafarers in the Port of Vancouver, B.C. to celebrate a 50 year anniversary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI fell in love with seafarers and a ministry that never let me go,\u201d said former chaplain The Rev. Ernst de Vries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nlong-standing commitment of the church and those who serve in this unique\nsetting is the foundation which continues to bring meaning to the lives of\ncountless seafarers over the years.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior\nto the formal development as a ministry, the Christian Reformed Church noted\nduring the 1960s that church members, particularly of Dutch heritage, had been befriending\nDutch seafarers in the Port of Vancouver. They recognized the needs of those on\noceangoing vessels and the interest of their church members to respond. In 1970\nthe denomination formally began a mission in the port. The goal of the budding\noutreach was to meet with visiting seafarers and communicate the saving grace\nof Jesus Christ through word and deeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev.\nJeff Dresselhuis was called as the first chaplain. He operated the Ministry to\nSeafarers from his home. His strong suit was evangelism. According to those who\nserved years later, Dresselhuis was compelled to see that others had the\nopportunity to learn of Christ. With a basement full of Bibles and literature\nin many languages, he faithfully visited ships for 23 years in Vancouver\u2019s port\ncaring for international seafarers in any way he could. His focus developed a\nnetwork of interest and provided a foundation for those who followed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\n1993, the Rev. Simon Wolfert assumed the role of chaplain. Wolfert was more\necumenically inclined. Along with ship visits he elaborated the ministry by\ndeveloping a close relationship with the Anglican \u201cMission to Seafarers\u201d also\nworking in the Port of Vancouver. Collaboration in outreach developed during\nthese years and broadened the common goal of caring for seafarers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile,\nGod was preparing for the continued growth and stability of the Vancouver\nministry and those who would follow.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While a student in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ernst de Vries was snagged by a film presented during a mission fair to college students about the Ministry to Seafarers outreach in Montreal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

De Vries recalls a teacher responding, \u201cErnst \u2013 that\u2019s a job for you!\u201d He felt this as a confirmation that ministry to seafarers, a cross-section of two things he was passionate about: people and the sea would suit him.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\nam a people person. I find the international aspect of the whole thing very\nintriguing,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

De Vries accepted a summer internship of ship visitation on cruise ships in 1985, while at Regent College in Vancouver, further confirming his deep commitment to seafarers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\nlater served on the Seafarers Committee which oversaw the ministry,\nvolunteering for years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nChristian Reformed Church always highlighted the Gospel. They were generous in\nhanding out Bibles, DVDs, and Christian literature. Social interaction is\nneeded too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\nwould go to the ships at lunch time or 3 p.m. and the moment they would come\ntogether we could socialize. Visit with people from all countries, Muslim or\natheists. It was very meaningful.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 2003, the ministry sought to fill the chaplaincy position again. De Vries was hired and served primarily at the Roberts Bank location until 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\noutreach has evolved from seafarers pushing coins into payphones outside the\ncenter to briefly reach their families around the globe to Face-time on the\nInternet. The more electronic it becomes, the more complicated connecting personally\nwith seafarers seems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI understand they want to contact their families,\u201d said DeVries. \u201cVisiting with the seafarer in the centre gives us opportunity to care. Seventeen years ago, there was a social aspect . . . conversation.  Today, everyone is on a computer, iPhone or iPad. It is very quiet.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry to Seafarers operates out of two centers. One is in the downtown area of Vancouver where Chaplain Roosma works in partnership with the Anglican Mission to Seafarers<\/em> and the Roman Catholic Stella Maris<\/em>. The other is the Roberts Bank location where about 9,000 seafarers annually walk to the centre. The centres offer a small store, used clothes, literature, free 24-hour WI-FI access and chaplaincy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But\nnumbers are down now as more than half the seafarers will remain on their ships\ndue to the COVID-19 concerns. Psychological barriers increase as fear and\nisolation continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission\nworkers try to meet seafarers alongside the ship or at the top of the gangway\nwith gifts of chocolates or snacks and a brief conversation or prayer, Skyping,\nor staying in touch by Facebook and other internet options when ships leave\nport. However access to seafarers happens, current chaplain, the Rev. Gary\nRoosma says \u201cbeing there in moments that matter\u201d is what the ministry is about.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial\nsupport for Ministry to Seafarers in Vancouver comes through annual gifts from\nthe Christian Reformed Church, Classis of British Columbia Southeast and\nBritish Columbia, Northwest, in addition to individual donors. Most recently,\nthe church is indicating that will change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\nare very well connected with the port authority and local companies,\u201d said\nRoosma. \u201cThey call us the sharp edge of contact with seafarers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks\nto the West Shore Terminal\u2019s donation of a van three years ago, the mission can\ntransport seafarers outside the port, when regulations allow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donations\nfor the ministry\u2019s Christmas giving come from companies within the port also. But\nthe fact is financial support will need to increase. As a former missionary, Roosma,\nwho previously raised personal support isn\u2019t rattled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe\nsupport structure is changing. The challenge is building awareness among\nsupporters and churches; learning how to keep the vision thriving in the minds\nand hearts of those who support us and connect to them in different ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\nam confident, the Lord will continue to provide. The way the Lord orchestrates\nthings \u00ad- I am amazed at how it works,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development of a Vancouver Port Seafarers’ Welfare Committee is extending awareness of seafarers\u2019 needs and building support. The committee includes representatives from multiple entities within the port community. It serves to inform and align various aspects of shipping among them, specifically relating to the seafarers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe level of awareness has increased significantly and I am encouraged,\u201d said Roosma. \u201cWe need to do what we can. I am hoping it [the Seafarers’ Welfare Committee] will remain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\na time when businesses and non-profits struggle to stay afloat, those involved\nfind the 50-year history of this mission quite notable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cIt is amazing. It is still the church, the body of Christ, who maintains the compassion and the vision to care for seafarers spiritually and physically,\u201d said DeVries. \u201cIt faithfully goes along in the Port of Vancouver.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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