FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• EASTER BUNNIES AND EASTER EGGS: What do Easter bunnies and Easter eggs have in common? Well, I don’t know. Rabbits don’t lay eggs. What do Easter and Christmas have in common? Well, I know these two celebrations are intertwined together through The Way, The Truth and The Life. You cannot have Easter without Christmas, and you cannot have Christmas without Easter. Jesus was born into the world (Christmas) with the purpose to die for the world (Good Friday) and to give us life through His resurrected life (Easter). There is no reason at Christmas season to celebrate if there was no Easter resurrection to celebrate. Easter would not exist if Jesus never was born into the world in the first place. But, happily we can celebrate the new born birth at Christmas because of the new birth Jesus offers us through His resurrection life at Easter. Filipino seafarers have a custom in their country. Good Friday, is remembered every year with a cross walk and different ones offering themselves to be whipped and to suffer on a cross. It does not sound like...
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• THE LORD TRULY BLEST – MY DAY! During a recent call to the Center to transport crew members from the GREAT DREAM berthed at the SCHNITZER metal scrap yard, I had the good fortune to meet MA WENCHAO. He lives in DALIEN CITY in Northern China, married and has a daughter that is now a little over a year old. While watching him walking across the yard with his escort I knew there was something special about this young crew member whom I found out later was 30 years old. As soon as I introduced myself, he asked me if I was a Christian. I told him ‘Yes’ and...
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• LET’S TALK TURKEY: Last month’s story was about Greece, so I guess it is appropriate to talk Turkey this month since Turkey and grease go together. About once a year (not necessarily in Nov.) we get a ship with crew from Islamic Turkey. Years ago I knew people who were thrown into jail in Turkey because they shared about Jesus. So, I was cautious went I went on board the ship so I wouldn’t be thrown over the rail into the bay. After a couple of days of interaction, I gave them the Jesus DVD in Turkish. They accepted it and I stayed dry. At 9:00 at night was my last time with them and...
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• WHAT’S IN A YEAR? Many readers know we are honored to celebrate the life of Christ one more time, that there are 365 sunsets, and the average human heart beats 525,600 times. This year has seemed but a brief moment since Pearl Ginther drove with me down Alexander Avenue, to a place that has changed my life. It was the Center’s season of love and we were delivering 35 gifts assembled by Pearl and Mt. View Church. I had personally never understood how our gifts would be used at this place called the Tacoma Seafarers’ Center. I was nervous for a moment, hoping that Pearl did not have a secret mission to teach me Blackjack at the Casino. However, she directed me to the beautiful, blue Bavarian home across from the gypsum plant. After a brief introduction to Roy and...
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• SHIPS IN PORT: 57
  
• NO. OF VISITS: 57
  
• SEAFARERS RECEIVING MINISTRY: 420
• Bible and "Jesus" Video Distribution Update
• Waterfront Statistics
• Meeting Schedules