Partnerships for Seafarers Mission in Panama and Costa Rica
Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by The Rev'd Ian Hutchinson Cervantes (Mission to Seafarers - Regional Director – Latin América and Port Chaplain - Panamá) We inhabit a moment when war, pandemic, the politics of amoral “national (self) interest”, and
Seafarers’ Welfare in Aruba: A Preliminary Review
by Jason Zuidema - ICMA/NAMMA Introduction At the invitation of Dr. Viola Heutger, Rector of the University of Aruba, we came to Aruba for a short series of meetings to better understand the resources that could be available to offer to seafarers
Story-Telling at Deutsche Seemannsmission World Conference
by Dr. Jason Zuidema, ICMA General Secretary As part of the World Conference of the Deutsche Seemannsmission (May 1-5 in Bad Badekesa, Germany), 40 delegates took part in a story-telling workshop. The day-long workshop on May 3 was led by Dr.
Shore Leave for Seafarers in COVID-19: Deutsche Seemannsmission Survey
by Jörn Hille, Philipp M. Manthey and Sören Wichmann (Deutsche Seemannsmission Hamburg-Harburg eV / Duckdalben International Seamen's Club) This study was distributed by the authors as a final report on April 19, 2022. (Image: Facebook - International Seamensclub Duckdalben) Introduction The following survey
1 Ball 4 All – 700 Basketballs Travel on the Oceans
by Silvie Boyd, DSM Port Chaplain, Le Havre, France A new project of the Deutsche Seemannsmission e.V. (German Seamen's Mission) is taking German and European ports and thus all the world's oceans by storm. The crew of the Maersk Estelle ordered a basketball
Chat Services, Social Media, Online Learning, and Local Guides – Digital tools for Connection with Seafarers
by Jason Zuidema Image: Selection from a chat conversation on April 21 between seafarer and Jason Zuidema on Chat to a Chaplain In normal times, the best methods to interact with seafarers are physical visits to ships and transport to shops or
Adapting methods for seafarers’ ministry in uncertain times
Image: When seafarers arrived in the Port of Montreal on April 3, they texted local Chaplain David Rozeboom for some sweets which he then purchased and delivered to the gangway. The coronavirus crisis has deeply impacted the ministry methods of Christian
The Flight Home
Photo: Fidel Labrador with Susanne Hergoss, Felix Tolle, and Dr. Wolfgang Baumeier. Deutsches Seemannsheim Hamburg - Krayenkamp. by Susan Huppert, NAMMA Dotted around the globe are people drawn by compassion to care for those who work at sea. An interlocking of hands and hearts
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