Ahoy!

I was in Split, Croatia on Saturday and Sunday...eight members of the church in Sarajevo were invited to a special service hosted by a mission ship, owned by the mission organization Operation Mobilization (OM).

Pastor Sasa has a relationship with members of the OM staff and was invited aboard the ship a few weeks ago to observe the project, and was so impressed that he asked if he could come back and bring a few members of his church with him to see the ship. So away we went!

The ship is called Logos Hope (click here for more info.), and we actually were invited to sleep on the ship Saturday night. I posted a few pictures below...

The ship has been in the shipyard in Split for months, being assembled and prepared for launching in October of this year. From here it will sail to north Germany, where the finishing touches will be added and it will hence be prepared to travel the world.

The primary purpose of the ship ministry is to distribute books around the world...Logos Hope will provide the largest "floating library" in the world. The long term OM team will remain on board for one to two years at least, and will spend time ministering to people wherever they travel, both on the ship and in the towns, cities and villages.

We got to be a part of a special service yesterday afternoon, dedicated to churches in Split who have hosted and shown hospitality to OM in their churches during the time of the ship's construction. It was exciting to be there and to hear about all that God is going to do through this unique ministry...

One of the four main engines

Captain's main hangout

9th (top) deck

The bow