Logos Hope Set For Survey

What is preventing Logos Hope from sailing? In short, the answer is a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate. With that document in hand, the vessel can sail into public ministry and begin welcoming crowds of visitors on board. Praise God that a date for a PSSC survey has been set, and it’s beginning as early as January 26th! A group of inspectors from Lloyds insurance will be checking many aspects of the ship’s equipment and procedures for any emergency. Pray that the week-long survey will go well, especially with the ship’s visit to the UK dependent on the outcome.

BANG!

 

The sound is unmistakable. The crunching noise from the vehicle that hit us as we waited at a red light is still fresh in our minds. Fortunately neither us nor the other elderly driver were injured, but the same cannot be said of our little red Nissan Micra.  There was also a resulting strain on OM’s limited pool of team vehicles until his insurance company arranged a courtesy car for us. Nobby also learned a new English word through the experience – ‘whiplash’ - which we both had for several days afterwards. Please pray for the safety of all OMers as they travel!

Prayer Fuel

‘Prayer is the fuel of action!’ At least that what’s the cover of OM’s new quarterly Heartbeat prayer guide says. For several years, this publication has appeared monthly or bi-monthly and was essentially an A4 document. That version has been banished with the arrival of an all-new 12-page booklet. Besides prayer points for every day of the quarter, there are also details of specific areas of OM’s global ministry. For Paul and the OM UK Communications team, this new format is the result of months of planning and we’ve already had letters from people saying how much more user-friendly it is.