Two million people work on the world's waterways.
How can we share Christ with them?
They come from all races and religions. They reluctantly leave home and family three to ten months at a time. They face loneliness, boredom, fears and temptation.
Christian seafarers seldom enjoy fellowship and encouragement from other believers.
Every few days they come into port. Sometimes they aren't even allowed off the ship. No one cares except the bar tenders, drug pushers and prostitutes. Why shouldn't they meet a Christian?
Many evangelical outreach ministries to seafarers are in major developed countries. Hundreds of seaports in the developing world have no evangelical outreach to seafarers.
Port of Hope is out to change that by taking helping Christians take the love and compassion of Christ to maritime workers arriving at their local ports, and