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[1245.64 --> 1254.94] Good morning. Today's offerings are for the regular church budget and also for the seafarers ministry.
[1255.60 --> 1260.36] And with that, we've got Gary Roersma to tell us about it.
[1265.26 --> 1272.18] Well, thank you and good morning. It's nice to be with you again. I see some familiar faces and it's good to be here.
[1272.18 --> 1279.88] It's been a while since I think I spoke or preached here, but I know it was during my time, certainly as chaplain with the Ministry of Seafarers.
[1280.72 --> 1287.14] It was quite a journey out here from Vancouver, the rain and everything. And it's raining, I think, even possible heavier in Vancouver.
[1288.56 --> 1293.34] This past week, my wife and I celebrated two anniversaries.
[1294.14 --> 1299.32] On Wednesday, we celebrated the anniversary of our engagement.
[1299.32 --> 1303.96] How many of you remember the day that you were engaged, got engaged on?
[1304.52 --> 1311.16] And then on Friday, actually, even more importantly, we, no, we didn't get married two days later.
[1311.28 --> 1311.98] Don't, don't.
[1312.98 --> 1323.52] On Friday, we celebrated with my wife the day she was not raised in a Christian home, very secular home, very secular atmosphere.
[1323.52 --> 1335.12] But the day 45 years ago that she went down to the beach near Spanish banks with an old high school friend who had recently become a Christian himself.
[1335.42 --> 1338.32] And she gave her life to the Lord Jesus 45 years ago.
[1338.82 --> 1345.02] And so we biked down to Spanish banks to that area and nearby somewhere around in that region.
[1345.02 --> 1347.02] And we reflected on that.
[1347.12 --> 1348.44] So a very big day.
[1349.06 --> 1353.18] But we sang earlier, I need thee, Lord.
[1353.30 --> 1354.06] I need you.
[1354.16 --> 1355.26] I need you, Lord.
[1355.82 --> 1363.90] And I don't think we realize how difficult it is for people to say those words initially.
[1363.90 --> 1371.34] Because my wife said her biggest resistance was not wanting to give up her independence.
[1372.20 --> 1375.36] Not wanting to lean on someone else.
[1375.50 --> 1378.44] Those are really difficult words to say for many people today.
[1379.44 --> 1387.68] But when it comes to ships and seafarers, I can tell you they say those words a lot.
[1387.68 --> 1391.38] I was just on a ship yesterday and I was talking with some of the guys.
[1391.52 --> 1394.06] I said, so how they just come over from Asia.
[1394.40 --> 1395.38] How was the journey?
[1395.78 --> 1397.56] And they just went like this.
[1398.78 --> 1405.60] And they said, and this is the season when things are getting really starting to get rough for seafarers.
[1406.14 --> 1409.58] And they, you know, they experience those seas.
[1409.84 --> 1414.26] And I tell you, I don't meet that many atheists on board ships.
[1414.26 --> 1417.30] I'm not saying they're all committed followers of Jesus.
[1417.54 --> 1428.40] But in terms of their sense of their own puniness, if I may say, and dependence, there is a real, real sense of that.
[1429.26 --> 1430.58] Here's a picture of a ship.
[1430.74 --> 1435.88] But a verse I often read when I'm with seafarers, among many others.
[1436.00 --> 1437.60] But this one from Psalm 93.
[1438.26 --> 1439.96] The floods have lifted up, O Lord.
[1440.02 --> 1441.96] The floods have lifted up their voice.
[1441.96 --> 1445.16] The floods have lifted up their roaring.
[1446.18 --> 1449.08] Mightier than the thunders of many waters.
[1449.78 --> 1451.96] Mightier than the waves of the sea.
[1452.32 --> 1455.24] The Lord on high is mighty.
[1455.86 --> 1458.04] And that's a good reminder for seafarers.
[1458.46 --> 1461.44] Anyway, so we're still on ships regularly.
[1461.62 --> 1463.40] This is a ship just recently heading out.
[1463.68 --> 1468.34] I got the tugboat in the back heading out of the port of Vancouver to back out to sea,
[1468.46 --> 1469.96] which they're going in and out constantly.
[1469.96 --> 1471.28] Next slide.
[1472.48 --> 1475.40] What we've been continuing to serve seafarers.
[1475.82 --> 1479.38] COVID was through some, you know, hiccups into the whole thing.
[1479.46 --> 1481.62] But we continue to go on board.
[1482.06 --> 1484.32] And more and more are coming to the centers.
[1484.80 --> 1489.26] One of the things we've been doing is helping with a lot of vaccinations.
[1489.26 --> 1491.46] Because they couldn't get them elsewhere.
[1491.46 --> 1495.98] And if they want to travel and get home even, they had to have those vaccinations for so long.
[1496.60 --> 1498.58] So, and getting them their boosters and everything.
[1498.68 --> 1499.82] So, we're still doing that.
[1499.94 --> 1500.98] I was on a ship yesterday.
[1501.10 --> 1503.14] They were just saying, can you help us arrange boosters?
[1503.28 --> 1504.46] They said, yeah, we can do that.
[1504.52 --> 1505.20] So, be in touch.
[1505.20 --> 1508.90] So, we're doing a lot of this with seafarers.
[1509.00 --> 1513.10] We've done over 3,000 seafarers just in British Columbia.
[1513.36 --> 1515.00] It's pushing up to 4,000.
[1515.52 --> 1516.38] Over 3,500.
[1517.02 --> 1525.06] In all of North America, seafarers centers and others have helped with the vaccination of over 90,000 seafarers.
[1525.18 --> 1527.42] So, it's been a big campaign of ours.
[1528.04 --> 1528.54] Next slide.
[1529.40 --> 1531.34] This is a guy coming into the center.
[1531.80 --> 1535.08] As I said, ships are, you know, we've been going on board the ships.
[1535.38 --> 1538.24] Now, ships are starting to give grant shore leave.
[1538.72 --> 1543.28] And if they don't, like yesterday, I was on the ship and the guy said, no, we're not allowed.
[1543.62 --> 1546.14] And I said, you need to take this document.