transforming lives and communities

Ships

Touching lives with knowledge, help and hope. For decades, OM’s ships have travelled the world supplying literature, helping people in need, motivating Christians, training young people and sharing the Good News of God’s love.

 
 

Ships – Bringing Knowledge, Help and Hope

Our desire is to share the knowledge of God’s love and compassion with every visitor to our ships and with the wider community in every port.


Ship friendsTouching lives with knowledge, help and hope. For decades, OM’s ships have travelled the world supplying literature, helping people in need, motivating Christians, training young people and sharing the Good News of God’s love.

Today, the Ship Ministry is still touching lives—powerfully demonstrating God’s love through our international community living and serving together onboard Logos Hope.

Knowledge

Known for their floating book fairs, the ships have visited over 1,100 ports in more than 140 nations, welcoming over 35 million people onboard. Visitors can select from over 6,000 book titles, covering a wide range of subjects and available at a fraction of their value. Grants of books to schools, libraries, colleges, churches and universities in developing countries have made a positive impact.

Help

Those caught in the grip of poverty often lack basic education and healthcare. OM Ships workers have undertaken a wide range of relief projects worldwide. Their efforts include constructing orphanages, building shelters for victims of natural disasters and distributing medical aid, food and supplies.

Hope

In a world of uncertainty, true hope is only possible by engaging in a personal relationship with God. In every port, volunteer crew members share this message of hope with those they meet.

Having a purpose in life also brings hope. Through the on-board training programmes, we offer an ideal environment for crew members to discover and cultivate their gifts. For many, it’s a significant step towards a life-time of serving God.

Pray with Us

Prayer plays a central role in OM Ships and is a foundation for everything crew are involved in. Unite with us in asking God to move in these key areas:

  • Pray that all who visit will be impacted by God’s love during their time on board.
  • Pray for open doors to serve people in many different countries, and for all the work involved in planning ship visits.
  • Pray for God’s provision of qualified marine personnel (and many others) to serve on board, and for needed funds through generous giving by supporters.
  • Pray for strong partnership with the local church. Their support and partnership is key to the success of each visit.

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Latest Ships

Papua New Guinea :: Sandrine Ray (CH) visits patients in hospital during the Doulos visit to Lae, PNG, in 2008.
Singapore :: The very last day the MV Doulos book fair was open to the public in Singapore in 2009 was a busy day.
Singapore :: The final crew and staff of MV Doulos. Every one the of 320-strong community worked on board as a volunteer.
Singapore :: MV Doulos shortly after dry-docking in Singapore in November 2009 and looking in remarkably good shape for her 95 years.
Ships :: The MV Doulos galley team prepared over 1,000 meals each day.
Thailand :: HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is welcomed by Director Daniel Chae (South Korea) and his wife Helen Chae (South Korea) during her visit to MV Doulos in Bangkok, Thailand in July 2009.
Singapore :: MV Doulos volunteer crewmembers donate their time and skills to work onboard all year round. Work became more intense during the annual dry dock – here in Singapore in 2008.
Singapore :: Thomas Schaffner from Switzerland is one of hundreds of international volunteers who have worked in the unique MV Doulos engine room.
East Timor :: Nurse Silja Lengacher (Switzerland) checks a blind womans blood pressure at a primary care clinic during the 2008 visit of MV Doulos to East Timor.
East Timor :: MV Doulos seen from the stern during a life-boat drill on the voyage from Fremantle, Australia to East Timor in 2008.
Korea, Republic of  :: MV Doulos crewmembers tell pre-school children in Pohang, South Korea about their countries and cultures during the visit in 2007.
Taiwan :: Traditional dancers at the official opening ceremony in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 2007 drew Captain Ashley McDonald and other crewmembers into their circular dance.