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Happy New Year to each dear Seafarer, wherever you are, far or near;
Another fruitful year has past; a new year is welcomed which proves that you last.

Happy New Year to each chaplain, who knows neither to whine nor complain but get the right things rightly done again and again;
Another fulfilling year has past, a new strategic plan has been passed, a renewed chaplaincy is before us, we trust.

I am also grateful to the SCI community, for giving me another year of wonderful opportunity to minister to the seafaring community;
I look forward to renew my commitment with God and SCI’s endorsement.

I am grateful to my family, who understands my ministry to seafarers, who are far away from their beloved family;
May you be blessed with patience, courage and solidarity as your Dad pastors those who bring what you use and enjoy anyway.

I am grateful to the shipping community, who goes beyond their responsibility even to assist an ailing seafarer-employee until full recovery;
May you be blessed with health and wealth of loving and caring to the lifeblood of shipping.

I am grateful to the Port community, who supports our exits and entry to ships—seafarers needing our ministry;
May you be blessed with prosperity and integrity as you also let seafarers’ exits and entry to the city’s amenity where they spend some of their hard-earned money, which is good for local economy.

I am grateful to the Faith-based communities, who, not only support SCI in many ways, but keep connected their parish life to seafarers’ life always;
May you be blessed with a wholesome mission for the church and the nation and for seafarers who keep our economy in motion.

I am grateful to each volunteer, who loves giving, all for seafarers’ welfare;
May you be blessed all the more with what you’ve got, for others to share a lot.

I am grateful to each seafarer whose names I may not remember, but who keeps my body moving ever and my faith-spirit deeper and stronger;
May you be blessed with much safety, security, and sanity for you are the reason for SCI’s and my mission day after day.

I am grateful to God my source, my guide, and my end, who put me into this ministry so lovely and rewarding, I will not pretend;
May He be obeyed all the more for it’s neither about me nor them, but Him, after all.