Happiness Index

This site is intend for the 25 or so of us in Canada/US that identify with Mission to Seafarers (Canada Region) as front line staff or volunteers. In this site I regularly post to this blog items that are of interest from myself, IHQ and many other sites, YouTube and podcasts as well as something…

I am currently in Vancouver at a regional NAMMA Conference.    Jason Z, true to his calling, did an amazing deep dive into the history of the shared work here in Vancouver.   It was excellent scholarly work as he took us through the “story” of tensions, visions, realities and resolution. Every port community has its…

CONGRADULATIONS TO OUR OWN REV. JOSH MESSICK! The governor of Maryland will be presenting Josh with a citation for his work with the crew of the “Dali” following the terrible accident and bridge collapse last March in Baltimore. Josh spent many hours working with the members of the crew, both in Baltimore and elsewhere after the ship was…

This morning I listened to the most recent pod cast from “The Last Dinosaur” It was a great interview from a guy who used to work quite literally as a rocket scientist steering satellite’s and programming them. He has pivoted to a new company as is working at solutions to make ports more efficient using…

A few weeks ago IHQ (International Headquarters for The Mission to Seafarers), sent out a survey to all of us on the front lines. This will help us build out the next strategic plan. Please take a few minutes and fill this in if you have not yet done it. Click here to do survey