International Seafarers Ministry

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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
 
 January2012
# of Ships in Port (M-F - Holidays)

44

44
# of Ship Visits*

44

44

 # of Ships Visited

44

44

# of Sailors Transported168168

# of Nationalities Encountered

67

67

# of NT/Tracts/CD's Given (# of Lang)

52/0/0 (15)

52/0/0 (15)
 
 
* 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

20092010 

2011

# of Ships in Port

1068

1070

957 894

993

# in Port M-F

849

752

788 684

760

# in Port M-F - Holidays

 

687

720

 636

677

# of Ship Visits*

631

698

757 672

697

# of Ships Visited

576

661

711 634

674

# of Sailors Transported

1337

1156

1533 1443

2051

# of Nationalities Encountered

60

73

75 87

93

# of NT/Tracts/CD's Given    (# of Lang)

1408/17(44)

921/38 (47)

948/70 (50)

 846/45/36 (53)

723/25/3 (48)

# of Christmas Caps Given

5870

10300

8647 8113

10733

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

* 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.