Prayer, Evangelism and Worship

This article is inspired by the Seafarers Ministry.  Dr. Christopher Evans and Judy Evans, together with local church partnerships have been reaching out to commercial fishermen since the beginning of this year.  Their selfless acts have given fishermen renewal and refreshment and renewed spiritual faith.  Who are the commercial fishermen?  There are 100's of fishing vessels docked between piers 17-38 on Oahu, prepping fish to be sold in the city auction at any given time.  2012 Seafood Council reports commercial Honolulu fishing is considered "low volume" (31st in the nation) but "high value" fishery yielding 59.4 million (8th in the nation).  Each boat has an average of 5-8 fishermen coming from different Asia and Pacific countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, American Samoa and Philippines, where majority of them are.  These fishermen are contract workers, who through agencies, find their way to make a living.  For 8 months to almost o