Have you ever heard of a boat that actually floats on water?! Why sure you have!
The Caribbean is no stranger to Cruise Ships lines and other sea vessels that bring tourists, foreign goods and services into the countries, that aid in creating revenue for both sides(the ships' crew and the countrymen and women). However, have you ever heard of a floating library? Be honest, most of you have not and this is the main reason why we are here today. I, personally, have never heard of such a thing until it came to the shores of Dominica. The Floating Library that I am speaking of surely is not of a building, but that of boats that serves in the purpose of a library. In other words, they carry books and act like a book store or library. These boats travel the globe bringing literature materials to different countries in hope to expand the horizon of literacy, especially to regions that do not necessarily have easy access to it. These group of boats that I speak of, fall under the name of The Logos and they set out on different routes, at different times to sell books.
The staff on board the big boat completely comprises of voluntary workers who leave their jobs, families and homes to join up with, sometimes, complete strangers, who are all about the same mission statement- spreading literature. They not only love books, but also have something that is very much in common to each other and that is their love for Jesus Christ. They view traveling on the Logos Hope, as an opportunity to minister and to spread the love of God to people who may or may not have heard of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Logos teams organizes different local events, such as concerts, movies, and so on both on board the ship as well as on land. They do this to further enhance a more interactive relationship with the local people by mingling, sharing and exchanging cultural backgrounds and understandings.
Every four years, one of the Logos ships travel to the Caribbean and this time around, they came to the beautiful Island of Dominica. That ship is called the Logos Hope. On board the ship, we were bombarded with a wide range of great book authors and a great variety in categories such as adventure books, history books, fictional and non-fictional books, and so forth. I mean every where you turned, there was something that you would find interesting in. Even though you were not a person that likes to read, there would be a book or two that would grab your attention. I am one of those persons who do not really fancy books but, I left with about four of them. :) My favorite part of the Logos Hope was the music section though. Yes, they also have a wide variety of music selections and genres there, especially under the gospel music section. Ranging from Hip Hop for all the hip-hop music lovers, to rock music and then down to R&B, Pop, and the list goes on.
If you do not realize this by now, the Logos hope is a Christian-boat book store that sheds light on Jesus Christ while at the same time bringing new forms of literature, including the bible, all over the world. The Logos Hope comes equipped with persons who have dedicated their lives and time to servitude and as they termed it, "Bring Hope to a dying world."
The Logos Hope docked in Roseau and on one of their nights there, they held a grand concert on the shores known as The Bay Front. The performances brought about by the Dominican people shared some light on the Dominican culture to the foreigners and likewise the Logos Hope crew shared their different cultural backgrounds with the locals. Share with us as we share with you the moments of the concert that was held in the video below.
BrBpTV Epis 11 - Logos Hope, the Floating Book Store Part 1When Logos Hope, the Floating Book Store came to Dominica in December of 2010. There was this huge concert at the Bayfront, Roseau
Posted by BrBp-TV on Thursday, February 4, 2016
PART TWO
The Continuation of the Logos Hope went in-depth with the performances and sharing of both the Caribbean people and the Logos Hope crew. Finding out what Logos Hope was all about and why individuals chose to volunteer to work on board the ship was very interesting and motivating. Sometimes, we tend to dedicate our lives to things that don't really worth much or hold much substance but there are times when people step out of their comfort zone to do the greater good for the human race and this is something worth dying for. They also try to assist different places by building houses or other infrastructures to aid persons who are in need of some assistance. An interview was also done with one of the managers of Logos Hope and the Mayor of Roseau on the preceding of the night.
BrBpTV Episode 12 - Logos Hope Part 2The FLoating Ship. Logos Hope came to Dominica in 2010 and held a huge concert at Bayfront.
Posted by BrBp-TV on Thursday, February 4, 2016
