Showing Christ's love in a practical way

CHRISTMAS GIFTS






For many seafarers, Christmas is the loneliest time of the year. No matter where a seafarer may come from or what religious background he or she has, one of his or her greatest desires is to spend Christmas at home with his or her family. But due to various reasons this is often not possible. We regularly meet seafarers, who have not been able to be at home for Christmas for up to 15 years. This is the time in which most seafarers feel their loneliness and isolation the most. Can you image what it must mean to such a person, if in a strange port people he or she doesn't know come to visit his or her ship to give him or her a present?





Every year we hand out Christmas gifts to the seafarers. If you would help us with this, you can either donate money, which we will use to purchase items to pack gifts, or send us one or more filled and gift-wrapped shoe boxes. Items you can put into a gift for seafarers are:
- chocolate
- candy
- toothbrush and toothpaste
- a woolen hat
- deodorant for men
- shampoo and shower gel
- a Christmas card (written in English)
We normally hand out the gifts during the four weeks prior to Christmas. If you would like to join us and help to distribute them, feel free to contact us.

Stichting
Seamen's Christian Friend Society Rotterdam

ADDRESS

Dwarsweg 40B
3181 HG Rozenburg
THE NETHERLANDS

PHONE

+31 6 16077868

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