Logos hope returns to georgetown in december inews guyana. The logos hope, the worlds largest floating book storecumlibrary is a ship owned by the german shipping company gba ships e. Jan 03, 2020 that desire led her to the mv logos hope. Logos hopes sister ship doulos visited the island nation three times in 1993, 1995 and 2005 the doulos was however decommissioned and sold at the end of 2009 to a singaporean businessman who very recently had the ship towed up on land where it is used as a conference centre. Currently, om ships operates one ship serving destinations around the world, the mv logos hope. Apr 07, 2017 the logos hope will dock at the caribbean cement company, rockfort from may 12 to june 11 and at the montego bay cruise ship terminal from june 15 to july 2. The floating book fair will dock at the caribbean cement company, rockfort, from may 12 to june 11 and at the montego bay cruise ship terminal from june 15 to july 2. The logos hope is operated by a german charity organization, and its mission is to take books, education, and community outreach around the world all crew is unpaid and signs up for 1 or 2 year cruises.
The original logos ship launched in 1970, followed by doulos, logos ii, and then logos hope, by far the largest of the ships. For the past two years she has worked on board the worlds largest floating book fair. As it wraps up its voyage in brazil, logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will dock in port georgetown on december 2nd for a week. Carrying more than 5000 books and measuring more than 430 feet long, the logos hope is the worlds largest floating bookstores. The logos hope will soon make its way back to trinidad and tobago. More than 7000 titles of books and even cds for sale aboard the logos hope as it was in muttrah port in muscat, oman. Mar 30, 2017 more than 5,000 different books will be on sale to the general public, below market prices, when the mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, returns to jamaica. Most of its titles are in english, although there are also in other languages, such as german and spanish.
Mv logos hope is a ship operated by the german christian charitable organization gba ships e. Gba ships have responded to the coronavirus covid19 pandemic by closing logos hope to the public. Logos hope has had over six million visitors since it launched, visiting 5 ports in over 60 different countries. The worlds largest floating book store is back in town after a threeyear absence, the first stop in its destination roster for 2020. The ships gross tonnage is three times that of logos ii, the ship it replaces. Gba ships is a charitable organisation based in germany.
Mv logos hope is open to the public at the cruise ship complex. An estimated 46 million people have visited these ships. Logos hope book fair returns to guyana guyana chronicle. The current position of logos hope is at caribbean sea coordinates 17. The ship ministry aspect of om international began in 1970 as part of a more extensive global christian training and outreach movement. This is logos hope, a ship that is operated by gba ships gute bucher fur alle in german, a charitable organization registered in the german. Floating bookstore logos hope opens in rio mercopress. For a significant number of visitors, it is their first ever opportunity to purchase good quality literature available at a fraction of its retail value. Mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is slated to return to kingston and montego bay, st james, from may 12 to july 2 with 5,000 different titles of books for sale to the general public, all below market prices. Logos hope will sail from dubai to abu dhabi, where it will be open from february 719. The ship is docked in kingston, jamaica, while next.
See more ideas about life logo, what is like and ship. Logos hope s 400 volunteers, from around 60 different nations, bring knowledge, help and hope to the people of the world. The logos hope will dock at the caribbean cement company, rockfort from may 12 to june 11 and at the montego bay cruise ship terminal from. The mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is currently in st. After going through a complete renovation to transform her from a. The logos hope follows three other boats that have been floating christian bookstoreslashtraveling evangelism centers. Logos hope is the worlds largest floating book fair over 5, 000 titles of books onboard all different types pf books available childrens, academic, dictionaries, atlases. Armed with a shipload of books, logos hope docked in kingston. The ship was already filled with dedicated workers, but god opened a door for her to serve and work doing a multitude of tasks. Worlds largest floating book fair to return to jamaica after.
Jul 03, 2014 logos hope is founded on years of experience as a tool for evangelism by om ships international, with om meaning operation mobilization. The vessel is en route to kingston cement, and expected to arrive there on apr 10, 18. To download a video, load the specific video page and then click on the share paper airplane icon in the top right of the video. Hope it is a very powerful word, for those who believe in it, live by it, and as it is said, it makes the world go around. The ship goes from port to port carrying the book fair with it. Better than your church, seminary or bible college library because you can access it anywhere. Twentyoneyearold ezra william east asia works in the marine operations department on board logos hope. Many people without the means to study have learned vital skills and been. The ship was completely renovated for her role as the new book ship and renamed logos hope. The logos hope whose name comes from logos, which means word in greek, and hope, hope in english entered service in 2009.
Ports and dates in orange italics are not confirmed yet. Many may still remember doulos, logos hopes former sister ship. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon make her first ever visit to south africa. The logos hope is operated by a german charity organization, and its mission is to take books, education, and community outreach around the world. The ship s gross tonnage is three times that of logos ii, the ship it replaces. The logos hope has visited more than 42 countries in its 8. It is the largest floating library in the world and its objective is to provide equal access to literature, in addition to carrying out social and humanitarian aid work. Logos hope is closed to the public until further notice, in compliance with worldwide advice to prevent the spread of coronavirus. During the last visit, there were lengthy lines leading into the ship and books were quickly flying off the shelves. Jan 06, 20 carrying more than 5000 books and measuring more than 430 feet long, the logos hope is the worlds largest floating bookstores. Logos hope prepares to return to guyana guyana chronicle.
Logos hope is om ships internationals largest ship. Were an international ship sharing knowledge, help and hope with people all over the world through literature, cultural. Not only does logos hope bring reasonably priced books at a fraction of their. Over 45 million people in more than 150 different countries have walked up one of our ships gangways to visit our floating book fairs. The books that logos hope carries are as diverse as their crew. The three forerunner boats were doulos, logos, and logos ii. This will give you a link to open the video on the vimeo service site.
Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair which offers over 5,000 different titles of books at affordable prices, will be visiting guyana in december for roughly two weeks. Oct 11, 2019 the logos hope, the worlds largest floating book storecumlibrary is a ship owned by the german shipping company gba ships e. Were an international ship sharing knowledge, help and hope with people all over. Big smiles were stretched across the faces of children as they feasted their eyes on the wide range of children books and toys on thursday when logos hope, the worlds largest floating book ship, opened its doors to the public. Good books for all featuring a mobile bookstore, as a part of international christian outreach movement. The logos hope opened to the tt public on thursday. Logos hope, a ship full of books travels through latin america. More than 5,000 different books will be on sale to the general public, below market prices, when the mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, returns to jamaica the floating book fair will dock at the caribbean cement company, rockfort, from may 12 to june 11 and at the montego bay cruise ship terminal from june 15 to july 2. The ship was first launched in the year 1973 as a ferry car service under the name gustav vasa and operated between the swedish city of malmo and the german. The extra space gives visitors the opportunity to choose from a wider range of activities and will allow for more crewmembers to serve on board. Operated by gba ships, a nonprofit organisation based in germany, logos hope and her sister ships, logos, doulos, and logos ii, have, to date, visited more than 160 countries and territories since 1970. Along with it came a crew of 400 international volunteers, bringing with them their vision and purpose that of knowledge, help, and hope to the people of the world. Logos hope bookstore ship visits sihanoukville, cambodia.
Boasting hundreds of various titles of affordable books, the vessel will be stopping here before moving onward to st vincent and the grenadines. Book ship to dock in kingston, mobay news jamaica star. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is scheduled to return to st johns, october 5 to 15 with over 5,000 different titles of books and hundreds of volunteers. The logos life by natalie vellacott was a pouring out of heart and soul of her incredible stint on a christian missionary ship, logos hope. Mv logos hope, is ready to set sail to jamaica, with over 5000 different types of books for everyone and every age, who have an interest in reading for pleasure, education or personal use. This child and the elderly man were both wrapped up in a good read. The charity initiative, operated from germany, is visiting chile.
After going through a complete renovation to transform her from a ferry into the. Welcome to logos hope, the worlds largest floating bookstore. Their first ship, mv logos, ran aground on rocks off tierra del fuego, chile, in atrocious weather conditions in 1988. Mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is slated to return to kingston and montego bay, st james, from may 12 to july 2 with 5,000 different titles of books for sale to the general public, all below market prices the books for sale will cover a range of subjects including science, sports, hobbies, cooking, medicine, languages, as well as childrens titles, academic texts. Mv logos hope is a oneofits kind ship which sails around the world as a floating library and book store. Last thursday, the mv logos hope reached manila and docked at the south harbor pier 15 at the back of the historic manila hotel. May 31, 2019 here you will see what its like to be a crewmember on board logos hope, a ship sharing knowledge, help and hope to the world. Our time aboard operation mobilizations ship, logos hope. A view of the book deck with its display of 5,000 books, on board logos hope on monday july 27, 2015. Logos hope will open to the public at the cruise ship complex, port of spain from january 226. All crew is unpaid and signs up for 1 or 2 year cruises. One of the most popular books sold in 2017 was gary chapmans the five love languages.
The word logos is greek, and is traditionally translated. Bill coxepoch times mr govender praised the people of hong kong for having a good reading. If you didnt get a chance to make it this video will give you a look at what the worlds. Logos hope is an enormous ship with seven decks and i find myself in a real maze of staircases and doors. All aboard the logos hope trinidad and tobago newsday. To entertain visitors and guests and sell great books, logos hope announced that it will dock for 25 days at the pier. Following is a list of the current and upcoming ports for logos hope. Logos hope is a charitable ship, which travels around the world to. Logos hope was launched into service in 2009 and is the organisations largest ship. The word logos is greek, and is traditionally translated as word, thought, principle or speech.
The ship is docked in kingston, jamaica, while next steps are being decided. Good books for all was able to raise the funds to buy norrona as a replacement vessel for logos ii. Feb 11, 20 logos hope bookstore ship visits sihanoukville, cambodia. Logos hope, operated by gba good books for all ships e.
This will give you a link to open the video on the vimeo service site from where you can download the video using the download button below the video player. Oct 05, 2012 carrying more than 5000 books and measuring more than 430 feet long, the logos hope is the worlds largest floating bookstores. Most of the books are donated from different publishing companies who agree with logos hopes vision to educate and bring help to countries, through hivaids awareness or construction and community development projects. Dec 11, 2019 one of the most popular books sold in 2017 was gary chapmans the five love languages. Built in 1973 as the ferry mv gustav vasa for service between malmo sweden and travemunde germany, she. The ship is sailing all the time, so we receive material through shipping containers. Logos hope, passenger ship details and current position. Mar 18, 2020 gba ships is a charitable organisation based in germany.
Saint vincent and the grenadines web unit media tour of the logos hope book ship, 2019. Logos hope spreads messages of harmony and knowledge art. The ship which is docked at the kingstown port, arrived here on friday december th, with approximately 400 volunteer crew members from 67 countries and a wide array of books including childrens books, novels, christian literature. Book ship to return to antigua after seven years antigua. Our crewmembers are focussing on maintaining the vessel, taking advantage of community training opportunities and are preparing creative ways to reach out to share knowledge, help and hope. They are known as the worlds largest floating book fair and sell over. After 7 years logos hope book ship returns, receives large. Logos hope, a ship full of books travels through latin.
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