As Tenth’s website manager, I sometimes hear from people who watch our live webcasts or download sermons. I recently received an email from Martin Harder, co-captain of a Dutch cargo ship, who expressed appreciation for Pastor Liam’s sermons. Captain Harder downloads Tenth sermons for his crew to watch as part of their weekly, on-board Sunday services. Named after the ship owner’s children, the Liamare can carry a 4,112 ton payload worldwide. Martin calls her a “Big Coaster” whose present trade involves shipping large stones from Norway to parts of Europe.
Sharing captain duties for alternating months at a time, Martin and Adriaan seek to make a difference in the rough seafaring community. Martin meets privately and in small groups with the men for prayer, sometimes in the wheelhouse while piloting the ship.
The Dutch portion of the crew gathers on Sunday morning to worship and listen to a Dutch sermon. In the evening, any crewmember who desires can attend an international worship service. The men sing hymns, read the sermon’s scripture passage, and watch Liam’s downloaded sermon. Martin closes by asking God for his blessing.
Pray for: Martin and the owner of the Liamare, Adriaan, as well as their families and crew: Benjo, Elvin, Victor, Jonathan, Dainars, Edgar, Libni, Arie, Kris, John, and Aarnout.
Captain Martin Harder with his son, Daniel, standing before the Liamare.
On behalf of our congregation, may I express deep gratitude to God for his rich giftings to our IT and AV volunteers, engineers and staff who keep our webcasts and archives going. You never know who's watching!