Our First Week on the Ship

Our first week aboard the Logos Hope has been fantastic! Everyone has been so friendly, open and encouraging. Our training group added about 70 people to the already 300+ people living on board, so there are almost 400 people living aboard the ship now! We have good news and bad news. We'll start with the bad first. The plan was for the ship to set sail for the UK on September 30, but we were informed this week that the ship isn't going to be quite ready to sail. To make a very long story short, when OM purchased the ship a few years back, the ship was classified as a "cargo ship." Before we can set sail, we need to complete many requirements in order to become a "passenger ship." The ship leadership had really hoped the we would have completed all the specifications by the end of this month, but it seems that we might be docked in Denmark for a few more months as the last few projects are completed. At first we were a bit disappointed by the news as we're so excited to set sail, but we know God's timing is perfect and we are trusting in that.

The good news is that we're not just sitting idle in Denmark waiting for the ship to be done and ready to sail. The ship is in full ministry which means locals can come aboard the ship to visit our book fair and for ship tours. And there are also countless opportunities for ministry such as visiting local homeless shelters, troubled youth centers, etc. So all in all, even with the news, we still had a terrific first week aboard the ship. We know this is what God has for us and we are so thrilled to be in His will. Today is our last official day of training, so very soon we'll be off and running! Tomorrow we'll be doing lifeboat and safety drills all day and then we start our full time jobs on Wednesday!!