The Doulos - "To serve"

Hey guys! (: I must say, after my English exam, taking a trip aboard the Doulos was so refreshing. It was more than what I expected, in a fantabulously life-changing way.

I thought at first, yeah alright, sure its just an international book fair that happens to be in a ship that sails around the world. Interesting enough, but when I went on the ship tour, it changed my perspectives altogether.


Our tour guide Jeff was from Paraguay, South America, he'd been aboard the Duolos for three years and he showed us around the boat. It was interesting that the ship is 95 years old. built just two years after the Titanic.

The people on board were all so nice. Yes, and what was extremely coolios was that everyone on board the ship, the crew, staff, families and guests are from all corners of the world.

Jeff said "You take all these people from all around the world, and we live together in one ship and this is possible because we all believe in Jesus Christ"

This is what a unified church means. Its not just getting comfortable in your cell groups and service, but a unified church is when the church community goes beyond and builds a church without walls.

I was just totally digging the old school maneuvering system, with the magnetic compass and old parquet flooring in the Captain's den/ (Bridge)

We viewed the engine room, SO BOOMS LEH! Literally, very big, very loud, very hot.
We walked down the corridors of the cabins, so many families! We passed the children's school, paintings were kewt ttum! it was so new to see everyone speaking a different tongue, patting Jeff on the back, holding the door for one another.


All the staff are assigned to a family, to share anything with, so you won't be lonely, have prayer and devotion with them as well. Also there are so many people from different walks of life, all on that ship, and have explored God so in depth. They've got heir own firemen, cooks, engineroom boiler people, lifeguard specialists, doctors, nurses, plumbers. Everything.

Not only that, they've got room mates to hang with. And during dinner they gotta sit with someone from a different nation, so its extremely diverse and you get to know everone on board. Plus plus plus, the nicest thing is that they just give and take, everything belongs to everyone, because aboard the Duolos there is no currency.

Hey rach, you were right "all you need is the language of love".
No communication errors when it comes to Jesus! I told my mum I wouldn't mind being part of the crew for the 6 month period, because i don't think I can be away from my lovely people here for so long.


but it's nice to go for an exposure trip, its an entire family on board, and I'll bet its just friends you'll never forget. Do missions together, reach to the helpless, spread God's light, see the world, grow in God. It seems like such a sure fire plan. Maybe when I'm older. Paraguay accents are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY cute!



AND MOST ANNOYING THING, I FORGOT MY CAMBRA.

All above photos are not taken by me, they are credited to the users on flickr.


Wow amazing, type a long post, and instant response. Heh.

9 Oct 09, 22:49
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(So i'm guessing you gave up on history!)

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9 Oct 09, 14:15
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