NAMMA (North American Maritime Ministry Association) is holding regional gatherings in N. America including Western Canada and the NW US. Chaplains and volunteers will meet, share ideas, do some training and look at ways to enhance and grow partnerships so that we can be more effective in our care of the seafarers.
Included will be a workshop using "SafeTalk' to learn skills to assist seafarers when it comes to them contemplating suicide. Jason Zuidema the Executive Director of NAMMA will be speaking about the history of Seafarers Welfare in Vancouver.
Thank you to our sponsors the Chamber of Shipping BC and the ISSC (International Sailor Society of Canada)