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Welcome message from our chairman |
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Welcome at the Christian Seaman's Organisation's home page. The CSO aims to bring the Good News of God's Love to each person involved in a maritime life. We have evangelists in each of the large harbours in South Africa. They visit the seafaring men on the vessels daily to care for their spiritual needs. Fellow-believers of almost every language and cultural group are our faithful, loyal supporters, donors and co-workers. The CSO has international ties with other organisations and is a member of the International Christian Maritime Association - an umbrella organisation for harbour evangelisation organisations.
Dr Wimpie van Schoor
Chairman
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There is something about a new beginning ... something about a clean page ... something about another chance. The new year always creates this feeling within me. It is a feeling that it is a clean pallet. It is clean to draw and paint to my heart's content in the new year.
Of course, there is the significance of new year's intentions. Some of us gave up long ago, but others still make that list every year, planning the do's and don'ts of the new year ... some want to lose weight, some will finally create that herb garden and others will experience that adventure of a lifetime - at last.
2010 is here and in our country, it is an exciting year. In the shipping industry, 2010 will also be a unique and exciting year: With the economic upswing that is finally within sight, seafaring men will probably have a more secure future and hopefully, it will influence the hopelessness of many of these men that were caught in the midst of the economic crisis. Yet, despite the bit of good news, 2010 will probably be marked by more severe cases of piracy. In 2009, ships avoided the East African Coast out of fear and chose to sail along the West African coast. The problem is that the number of pirate attacks along the Nigerian coast increases daily and that means that the waters around Africa became some of the most dangerous anywhere on the globe. In addition, South Africa has to overcome another enormous challenge. With the World Cup Soccer Tournament looming, one of the major problems will be the illegal influx of sex workers. It is said that ships will be one of the main means of transport for these workers, some mere children.
We would like to include in the CSO's new year's list, that we want to share each smile with a seafaring man that has more security about his future. We want to be there to dry every tear of piracy victims. In addition, we would want to be a prophetic voice that sounds loud and clear against human rights violations . . . but even more than that, we would want to introduce a thousand or ten sailing men to the God of Philippians 4: . . . the peace of God, which transcends all understanding - The God that gives hope, peace and mercy!
We wish that you will be deeply conscious of the God that transcends all understanding in 2010 - every day and in each moment. We hope that your dreams will be fulfilled in 2010. |
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Here are the dates of our church services with Rina Hugo and Jammies Jamneck | 14 February | Morning
| – NG Welgemoed |  | | | Evening
| – NG Vredelust | | | | | | 21 February | Morning
| – NHK Parys | | | Evening
| – NG Vaalpark
| | | | | | 28 February | Morning
| – NHK Primrose-Oos | | | Evening | – NG Dalpark |
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 Our Warm Hearts Project for 2009 has grown immensely – and we have already started receiving parcels in 2010!
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