Logos hope travels to ports around the world, acting as a floating. Gba ships, the operators of logos hope, partners with a christian missionary organisation called operation mobilisation, which has an office in tt, sookchan. In the port of kingston, jamaica, an unsuspecting member of the public received a celebration in her honour as she stepped off the gangway and into the worlds largest floating bookfair. For people interested in books, there is a special type of library that caters to their needs of book reading recreation. Om ships international is the organisation behind logos hope. The mv doulos is one of the vessels operated by operation mobilisation, and it. Now, logos hope will be making its last port visit before crossing the atlantic. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon arrive in nassau. Up to one million people visit logos hope each year and, for many, this is a lifechanging experience. All aboard the logos hope trinidad and tobago newsday.
The om ships visit port cities throughout the world, supplying vital literature resources, encouraging crosscultural understanding, training young people for more effective life and service, providing needed relief and sharing a message of hope in god wherever there is opportunity. These days the worlds oldest passenger ship does not spend its days. Oms logos hope mission ship is in durban now and is coming to richards bay, east london, port elizabeth and cape throughout may and june. This is your opportunity to play an important part in sharing the gospel of jesus christ by helping in our morris literature ministry centre receiving, sorting and packing bibles and other literature for logos hope s book fair, for sale on the internet or for shipping in bulk to book stores around the world. On board logos hope of operation mobilization youtube. The om ships ministry center located in florence, south carolina has opportunities for individuals, church groups and others to come and volunteer alongside our. Operation mobilizations logos hope the christian post. Discover at the live out love tour on board logos hope.
Oms aim is to motivate and equip christians to share gods love, and to strengthen and plant churches especially in areas where christ is least known. Om ships international is a nondenominational christian organisation dedicated to bringing knowledge, help, and hope to the people of the world. Om ships international began in 1970 as part of the global christian training and outreach movement, operation mobilisation. The ship is docked in kingston, jamaica, while next steps are being decided.
Ahoy me faithful hearties operation mobilisation at sea. The mv logos hope is the newest ship of operation mobilisation om and will visit. Volunteering on board logos hope, you will be impacted as you participate in this life changing adventure. The om ships visit port cities throughout the world, supplying literature, encouraging crosscultural understanding, training young people for more effective life and service, providing relief and sharing a message of hope in god wherever there is opportunity. Then get in contact with operation mobilization, who does the recruiting, to get started. Om workers care for communities by offering medical, agricultural, educational, and refugee assistance, among others. Known as the floating book fair, logos hope is the ship ministry of operation mobilization. The logos hope opened to the tt public on thursday. I want to encourage you to read his report and watch the short videos.
As an international missions organization logos hope travels the world. It takes many individuals of different skills and abilities. Mv doulos operation mobilisation logos ii logos hope. Logos hope is founded on years of experience as a tool for evangelism by om ships international, with om meaning operation mobilization. We watched them come aboard, visit the bookstore, buy many books very.
Logos hope has had over six million visitors since it launched, visiting 5 ports in over 60 different countries. Gba ships have responded to the coronavirus covid19 pandemic by closing logos hope to the public. Our time aboard operation mobilizations ship, logos hope blog. Ive blogged before about the logos hope, a ship owned and operated by om ships international. Logos hopes maiden visit to port klang necf malaysia. Logos hope welcomes aboard half a million in caribbean charlie boyd fri 21 may 2010 9. Interested in volunteering with om ships international. Despite all efforts of the crew and the chilean navy, the ship began to list badly. And i think what the logos hope communicates is that god is using the ordinary personto live out his purpose and to advance his kingdom. Georges past experience selling books door to door inspired him to use the floating vessels to distribute books around the world. Lawrence graduated from biola university southern california with a degree in communications. Our time aboard operation mobilizations ship, logos hope patheos.
Om ships international has just celebrated 40 years of ministry. We at epm are honored to support logos hope by donating royalties and books. Lawrence tong was appointed the international director of operation mobilisation om in 20. In 2012, om india became gsomi, a separate, autonomous churchbased movement led by indian nationals, who now partners with om. Over 47 million people in more than 150 different countries have walked up one of our ship s gangways to visit our floating book fairs. The floating book fairs offer more than 5,000 titles, providing many visitors their. It combines powerful spiritual significance with our desire to make a real difference in peoples lives. They are also an entirely voluntary ministry that brings hope to many people, through the gift of. Since then the ships logos, doulos, logos ii and now logos hope. The ship ministry began in 1970 as part of the global christian training and outreach movement, om international. More than 50 years, organization operation mobilization mobilizes thousands of christians from all over the world to transform lives and communities around the world, affecting the poorest and most spiritually weak spots in the world. The ship s gross tonnage is three times that of logos ii, the ship it replaces. Om ships international began in 1970 as part of the global christian training and outreach movement operation mobilisation since then om ships has operated. The logos hope, the worlds largest floating book storecumlibrary is a ship owned by the german shipping company gba ships e.
Our time aboard operation mobilizations ship, logos hope. The largest floating book shop in the world is in south. The ship ministry, the brainchild of one of operation mobilization s founders, george verwer, began in 1970 as part of oms global christian training and outreach movement. People are also drawn to young people from various nationalities.
Lawrence visited the om ship, logos, in singapore in 1974 and subsequently joined the ministry team on oms second ship, doulos, in 1978. Africa algeria angola egypt madagascar malawi morocco mozambique namibia somalia south africa tanzania tunisia zambia zimbabwe. Om ships international om ships international logos hope. Lead the catering team on logos hope to cater for the ships company and guests. The ship ministry, the brainchild of one of operation mobilizations founders. Since 1970, oms ships have visited over 470 different ports in more than 140 nations around the globe. Operation mobilizations shiplogos hope missions fest seattle. The original logos ship launched in 1970, followed by doulos, logos ii, and then logos hope, by far the largest of the ships. We want to share knowledge, help and hope with the people we. Since then oms ships have visited 480 different ports in.
Again, it was a tremendous blessing to witness the power of mission. The extra space gives visitors the opportunity to choose from a wider range of activities and will allow for more crewmembers to serve on board. Meeting physical needs demonstrates the good news in action. Having sailed to 70 countries, 161 ports of call, received nearly 8 million visitors, and sold more than 8 million books, almost 2.
The current ship, logos hope, visits each port for several weeks and opens the. The missionary and book ship of operation mobilisation om the logos hope reaches approximately 200,000 children each year. The ship ministry aspect of om international began in 1970 as part of a more extensive global christian training and outreach movement. Rhoton says, 34 of the people onboard would be under 25. All hands on deck and batten down the hatches for operation mobilisation and its seafaring ministry. Stichting art bible child art bible child for logos hope. We distribute bibles and use broadcast media, community events, oneonone conversations, dance, and other approaches to share the message of gods love with every. Logos hope is operated by operation mobilisation which is an evangelical christian organization founded by george verwer. Official opening of logos hope in bridgetown, barbados 30022020 logos hope opened its doors today in barbados. Operation mobilisation om christian mission trips, gap.
Om ships international brings hope to hard to reach areas. Our ministry has been built by each person who wanted to make a difference on our ships, whether for a short or long period of time. Known as the worlds largest floating book fair, the ship carries over 5,000. We have a clear sense that logos hope is the name that best embodies the future direction of the ship ministry, said bernd. Join us for christian mission trips, gap year opportunities and ministry placements in more than 110 countries around the world and onboard logos hope. Logos hope ship ministry operation mobilisation uk. Book speakers and teams videos 30 days of prayer muslims, a christian response books. On the 4th deck of the floating book ship logos hope. Join us on board logos hope this autumn to be inspired by christian leaders, thinkers, speakers and agencies all of whom have answered the call to live out love and have powerful testimonies to share. Operation mobilisation is an interdenominational mission organisation that operate the mv logos hope, a ship that sails the globe distributing books through their onboard book fair. The ships gross tonnage is three times that of logos ii, the ship it replaces. Logos hope has one of the largest floating bookstores, featuring all kinds of books including christian and nonchristian titles. Lead the catering team on logos hope to cater for the ship s company and guests.
Serve on board logos hope with an international crew of 400 volunteers from over 60 different countries. The om ships have been to 151 countries, and cumulatively, over 46 million people have come aboard them. India is the worlds second most populated nation with more than one billion inhabitants. Our time aboard operation mobilization s ship, logos hope august 3, 2017 randy alcorn. Logos hope has welcomed the ninemillionth visitor to the book ship since she began operating in 2009. George verwer is the founder of operation mobilisation, which, with over 6,100 people and ships ministering in over 110 nations, is one of the largest missions in the world today. For the past two years she has worked on board the worlds largest floating book fair. Logos hope, launched into service on 19 february 2009 as oms fourth ship, has visited 73 different ports in europe, the caribbean, west africa, the middle east, india, sri lanka and south east asia. Many may still remember the ship s last visit in july 2017, when over 18,000 visitors were welcomed up the gangways. I know a lot of people are really into ebooks as well, but there is. Serving others with oceangoing ships began in 1970 with the purchase of the original logos. Operation mobilization mission work around the world. The logos hope in an effort to reach even more people, operation mobilization began its ship ministry in 1970. In 40 years the ship ministry of operation mobilization has.
All crew and staff serve as volunteers who raise their own support. He spent an additional 5 days on board and sent out a report of his time in jamaica with logos hope. Logos hope is om ships internationals largest ship. The next ship now has a name, but no decision has yet been made. This year, the om flagship, logos hope celebrates her 10th anniversary. Gba ships is a charitable organisation based in germany. Logos hope welcomes aboard half a million in caribbean. Om ships international omsi is a faith mission funded through gifts and revenue from the bookfair on board.