With so many marooned mariners in our care, we decided to make our regular visit a bit more special for Father’s Day this year! Father Sandy and Erika visited the seafarers at the Fort Lauderdale hotel, distributed goodie bags, and offered prayers and blessings. With our regular visits, our team has gotten to know many of the marooned seafarers very …
Bringing Music to Marooned Seafarers
Our mission to aid seafarers stranded in South Florida continues to grow. As of this week, we’re working with care teams to support 55 seafarers throughout Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Thanks to the generous support of our business and faith-based community, we’ve been able to bring homemade food and a bit of fellowship to the seafarers. This week Pastor Steve …
Marooned Seafarers Say Thank You!
For the last several weeks Seafarers’ House has proudly taken our mission to hotels around Fort Lauderdale and Miami to support marooned seafarers. (See the full story here) As part of their care team, we’re providing pastoral care, toiletries, vitamins and personal care items. Sometimes we bring treats like coconut water, while other times our “goodies” are more mundane like …
Supporting Seafarers Marooned In South Florida
In late April Seafarers’ House was contacted by the Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C. to come to the assistance of a Filipino seafarer who was released from the hospital to a hotel room in Fort Lauderdale to recover from his illness. With his personal items, including clothes, left aboard his vessel, and still under the weather, unable to …