International Seafarers Ministry

A Ministry of the Charleston Baptist Association
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The International Seafarers Ministry has a three-pronged ministry approach to maximize our contact with the sailors.  We visit the sailors aboard the ships, offer transportation to the shopping areas of the Charleston metroplex, and offer hospitality, phones, and internet access at our ministry center. 
 
Ship Visits
 
We make a point of trying to visit each ship that comes into port at the terminals on the Cooper River during the week.  We take books, magazines, devotional material, and New Testaments/Bibles in over 60 languages to give to the sailors.  We also sell international phone cards so that they can contact their friends and families back home.
 
Transportation
 
We provide transportation from the terminals to shopping areas and back.  We accept donations for this service, but we do not require them. 
 
Center
 
At the center, we provide a comfortable, safe place to relax.  The seafarers can use their phone cards to call home without the fees assessed by pay phones.  They can also use the internet free of charge to check e-mail or get news from home.  We also have cable television, table soccer, and karaoke.
 
By the Numbers
 
 July2010
# of Ships in Port (M-F - Holidays)

45

353
# of Ship Visits*

46

374

 # of Ships Visited

45

352

# of Sailors Transported116771

# of Nationalities Encountered

37

77

# of NT/Tracts Given (# of Lang)

39/1 (15)

497/18 (46)
 
 
* This stat is the number of days on which the ship was visited.  Multiple trips to the same ship on the same day count as 1 visit.
 
 

2007

2008

2009

# of Ships in Port

1068

1070 

 957

# in Port M-F

849

752 

 788

# in Port M-F

   - Holidays

 

687 

 720

# of Ship Visits*

631

698 

 757

# of Ships Visited

576

661 

 711

# of Sailors

Transported

1337

 1156

 1533

# of Nationalities Encountered

60

 73

 75

 # of NT/Tracts

Given(# of Lang)

 1408/174 (44) 921/38 (47) 948/70 (50)

# of Christmas

Caps Given

5870

10300 

8647 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

*  This stat is the number of days on which the ship was visited.  Multiple trips to the same ship on the same day count as 1 visit.