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

The first time I saw them standing in front of me, I thought that they are only children! They are dressed in similar clothes - a pair of jeans and jacket they received as gifts. The sneakers are from Mr Price and the checked shirts are a few sizes too big. The clothes are their only possessions in this world.  They are seventeen, eighteen, perhaps twenty years old. They are in a foreign country and only one in the group speak English. They are without words, down-hearted and disillusioned, standing in the small chapel where they pay homage to their eleven friends that did not survive.