FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK: I pray that everyone has had a good start for the new year. With the beginning of the New Year comes hopes and aspirations for better and brighter things to come. However, we must never lose sight of the fact that our Gracious God is in control and we must always put our faith and trust in him. That being said, I pray that this new year will provide a rosier picture financially for us. This past year was the most challenging that I personally experienced since being the Executive Director. We ended the year...
  May God Bless you all in this New Year ~ H. Gene Lawrence, Executive Director...
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• DEAR GENE & PAUL, GOOD DAY!
  Re: Jerusalem & Bethlehem (Jan/14) visited
  Miss you very much! Hope see you soonest. Thanks God provided me the good chance to brought 5 crewmembers to visited the...
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• LOVE IS THE GREATEST: A Filipino seaman wrote the following poem, encouraging loved ones back in the Philippines to love those who go out to sea in ships. Tacoma Seafarers’ Center exists to extend that love to seafarers so far from home.
       Loving a Seaman
       Loving a sailor: a high price to pay...
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• OLGA from The UKRAINE: While delivering Christmas boxes to the PEREGRINE, I met Olga who happened to be the Chief Cook on this vessel. All of the crew were from the Ukraine and it was their first time in Tacoma. While on the ship, the Captain had ordered a Fire Drill and I asked him if I could stay on board and take some pictures. The Captain had no objection so I had a chance to watch and...
        ( MORE in our February Issue )
• SHIPS IN PORT: 59
  
• NO. OF VISITS: 58
  
• SEAFARERS RECEIVING MINISTRY: 545
• Bible and "Jesus" Video Distribution Update
• Waterfront Statistics
• Meeting Schedules