appear on my doorstep. As if by magic. After researching however I
was utterly bewildered to find that 90 percent of everything I used in
my daily life, my IPhone, my clothes, the petrol in my car, my sofa, etc.
had been on at least one ship. I now have come to realize that shipping
is an integral part of our society. None of us would have the things we
do if it were not for the men and women who work at sea, yet it seems
that we as a society tend to forget about these people who are called
seafarers. This however is where the Mission to seafarers steps in.
As a Chaplains assistant my duties entail visiting ships in the
anchorage every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Friday and sometimes
Saturday. It sounds pretty simple but the more I reflect on how we

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