The Mission to Sydney team proudly celebrated our Chaplain Retchie’s ordination at St Andrews Cathedral, He met the rigorous criteria in under a year! Over half of the 7000 seafarers who visited our Mission last year were Filipino, so especially appreciate Chaplain Retchie’s compassion, understanding and skills….

During MtS Chaplain Retchie’s visit to distribute Christmas gift bags, a Captain shared his experiences of two narrow escapes from pirates. His crew had been dramatically rescued off the coast of Nigeria. The cargo crew had heard automatic assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) exploding. A Japanese warship, despite being…