Just look at the joy on these seafarers’ faces. This is about something that may be commonplace for you and me: A Bible in your own language. It is God's joy that radiates from them. There is the well-known Hymn that reads: In You is joy! They meet the Lord in this Bible. Here they hear His joyful voice. That is the wonder of this, they hear right where they are.

Of course there are other ways they can hear. After all, we live in the age of technology. There are podcasts, TV channels and Bibles on their mobile phones. But it is not the same joy for the seafarers as literally having the Lord's Word in their hands and leafing through it. After all, a Bible in a native language speaks to your heart. It gives the heart joy. God's joy.

Technology has taken over. There were the days of the homing pigeon. Beautifully written letters. CSO's letters to donors. Seafarer's letters to their loved ones. Unfortunately, the postal service today presents us with a whole lot of challenges. Mail items, such as the newsletters you have received regularly, do not reach you. Donations sent to CSO by mail do not reach us. It disappears like fog before the morning sun. My plea is therefore whether you do not want to consider signing a debit order for donations from now on. We do all the administration at our office and can make any changes with an email or Whatsapp or phone call from you. The options of monthly, quarterly, every six months or annually are at your disposal. You can also choose any day of the month. Other options include EFT’s and setting up regular payments on your banking app. Please contact us via email for more information.  Please consider this prayerfully. Click here  https://bit.ly/43khwDO  to download the debit order form. Fill out and send back to us and we'll do the rest! The email address is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Dr. Wimpie van Schoor: Chairman. 

PS. There are donors who have already taken this step. We know who you are. Thank you very much for that!

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