SAILING!!!

Today is the day the Logos Hope sails, for the first time, a reregistered passenger ship and ready to bring knowledge, help and hope to the nations of the world. I didn't really feel the excitement of this historic event until the mooring lines where released and we heaved off the quayside. What a moment!!
On Sunday of this week we needed a miracle to be able to sail, we still had outstanding documents and insurance matters to take care of. We prayed. On Monday we were "grounded" by the Danish Authorities who would not let us leave to Sweden until we had some Danish required paperwork. We prayed. On Tuesday we resigned to the fact that we would have to wait the 2 to 6 weeks it would take for all the paperwork to come through. We prayed. On Wednesday morning, all the paperwork had gone through, we had fuel in our tanks and the Swedish port was ready for us! We Praised.
God is constantly creating miracles. He is a provider when there seems to be no way. Please join me in giving thanks to the awesome God who made all this possible.
Today we are sailing.
We are off to Sweden for the weekend. You can keep track of us and see where in the world we are with the following link:
http://www.omships.org/dashboard/

SAILING!!!

The time has been long in coming, but next week could be the week!
This week we learned that we have been granted our PSSC, Passenger Certificate. As we wait for the insurance and other documents that were dependent on the PSSC to clear, the realization that we are actually going to sail hasn't yet sunk in.
I think the moment we heave off the quayside and pull in the mooring ropes, will be the moment my heart rejoices. Praise the Lord, we sail soon!!
With this news also comes a published list of our future ports:

Port - Arrival Date - Departure Date
Koege, Denmark June 22nd - TBA

Gothenburg, Sweden February 20th - February 23rd

Harlingen, Netherlands February 25th - March 10th

Scheveningen, Netherlands March 11th - March 30th

Edinburgh, Scotland - UK April 1st - April 14th

unconfirmed port, Faroe Islands April 16th - April 27th

Belfast, Northern Ireland - UK April 29th - May 12th

Dublin, Ireland May 13th - May 26th

Cardiff, Wales - UK May 27th - June 9th

London, England - UK June 11th - June 29th

Cork, Ireland July 1st - July 14th

Kingstown, Saint Vincent July 30th - August 18th

This information is also on a Logos Hope web page... follow this link:
Logos Hope Itinerary

I hope to see some of you visit me in the future, now that you know where I'll be.
Some important information:

1. I will have limited email access. This means I will only be checking my ship's email regularly.
jessica.edwards@gbaships.org
Facebook may be sporadic and there will not be any Skype or I-tunes downloading (this means no LOST!) unless I find an internet cafe, or hot spot.

2. The ship's phone number will always be:
USA: +1 954 518 7256
UK: +44 1228 815 299

3. My permanent mailing address will always be:
Jessica Edwards
LOGOS HOPE
Alte Neckarelzer Str. 2
74821 Mosbach, Germany


Keep checking the Logos Hope Website, to follow our progress and find out when we REALLY sail away from Denmark and into the rest of the world.
Thank you for your prayers and support!