Seamen Center Update

Exciting things are happening at the Seamen's Center; here are a few:

Because the TWIC card is in force, no one can be on the port without a TWIC card or a person who has one and has taken escort classes, therefore the seamen are prisoners of their own ships if it was not for the Seamen's Center. We go pick the men up from their ships and take them to most places they want to go. Praise be for the volunteers because we would not be able to do this. Here is a few ways we were able to show the love of Jesus.
Around three weeks ago a ship came in, then the same day another. We got a call for help. On one ship was a father and on the other Ship was his son and they had not seen each other in two years. But because of the law they could not get together. We went and picked up the father and took him over to his son's ship. After a few hours we went and picked the father back up and took him to his ship. Praise be to GOD that we were there for them.
A ship came in two days ago; unknown to the seaman, his sister came down from Virgina to see him. The seaman asked for permission to leave the ship, so we went to the ship and picked him up and took him to his sister who was waiting outside the gate. They had not seen each other in a long long while.
The port police have been cut so they have no time to help the seamen; it's left up to us.
Forgive for not keeping everyone informed as to the many exciting things happening at the Center.
We have prayed with the men, shared Jesus Christ with them.

A couple of months ago our preacher was preaching on persecuted Christians. It took me by surprise, because I am able to talk to many of the men where their nation persecutes Christians and have given them Bibles, prayed with them, talked to them about Christ Jesus and many start asking me questions, (I ask the Lord to give me the right words to say. I pray that all the volunteers seek the Lord for answers.) But here we are able to talk freely with the men, where as if they were home we could not. My prayer is that they are filled and that they go home and let others know of the goodness and love of Jesus Christ.
We have such a good way of being able to reach others from lost country's.
Also by us (meaning the Seamen Center) showing all the seamen the Love of Jesus by our deeds, actions and words, it is changing the hearts of the seamen to Christ.
I do want to thank all who are a part of the Seamen's Center. There are many ways to be obedient to Christ and Praise GOD for all in every way that a person serves.