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  MV Doulos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The MV Doulos is the world's oldest active ocean-faring passenger ship.
The SS Medina was built in 1914 by the Newport News Shipbuilding for the Mallory Steamship Company of the United States.
In 1977, Gute Bücher für Alle acquired the Franca C, and renamed her the MV Doulos.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MV_Doulos   (259 words)

  
 THISDAYonline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The oldest passenger ship in the world, MV DOULOS, is expected to dock in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital in October.
MV DOULOS, which was built in 1914, two years after the world's largest ocean liner, the Titanic, sank is coming to Port Harcourt in continuation of its charity voyage which is taking it round the world.
He was at the head of the advance team to the eventual visit of MV DOULOS in October.
www.thisdayonline.com /archive/2002/08/26/20020826news34.html   (354 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/MV Doulos
The SS Medina was built in 1914 as the by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for the Mallory Steamship Company of the United States.
At this time she was converted from a steamship to a motor vessel, renamed the MV Franca C, and carried passengers between Italy and Argentina.
In 1977, the Franca C was acquired by its current owners and renamed the MV Doulos.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/MV_Doulos   (261 words)

  
 MV Doulos Chapter 7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Doulos and her staff have been involved with many 'development aid projects.' Such as supplying food and medical aid, supplying blankets and clothing in the
Thus, the Doulos is not only a remarkable ship due to her great age and endurance, but also because the joy and relief she brings to the multitudes as she sails around the world!
The Doulos experience encourages all who come aboard to expand their horizons and embark on a voyage of discovery.
www.austcruiseclub.com /doulos1-7.htm   (635 words)

  
 Home - Doulos - Bringing Knowledge, Help and Hope   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Dry dock is usually an exceptionally busy time on the ship, as there is a great deal of work that has to be completed in as short a time as possible, and this time was no exception.
All Doulos crewmembers functioned on 12-hour work days as each department had much to accomplish in a very short time.
The catering department kept busy providing food for the 150 hungry workers and the accommodations department had only two people available to do the laundry for the 150 workers on board.
www.mvdoulos.org   (213 words)

  
 Royal The Hague - What's on - Coast - Doulos in Scheveningen
MV DOULOS part of the worldwide ministry of Operation Mobilization and is run by a charity organization, called GBA (Good Books for All).
The Doulos is staffed by a crew of 350 Christian young and old people coming from 45 different countries.
Another well-known fact is that the MV DOULOS also carries the Largest Floating Bookfair in the world.
www.holland.com /denhaag/gb/whatson/scheveningen/doulos.html   (314 words)

  
 Christian News, Updated Daily - Christian Today > MV DOULOS - A Ship on a Mission is coming to the UK
The Royal Dutch Rescue Brigade and the MV DOULOS performed a joint evacuation drill using a slide.
The MV DOULOS serves different nations and people with Christian-based core values, a definite love to God, a respect to others as a unique presence, and a wish to unite with people to serve the world.
MV DOULOS will depart for the next port, Leith, Scotland on 1st June where it will stay for 19 days before leaving the UK.
christiantoday.com /news/ministries/.../56.htm   (718 words)

  
 The good ship Good Books for All | csmonitor.com
The MV Doulos is the world's oldest passenger liner still sailing the seven seas.
The Doulos crew is made up of 300 volunteers culled from Christian churches in 40 different countries.
Doulos organizers point out that their follow-up studies often show a marked increase in book sales in the cities where the ship has visited.
www.csmonitor.com /2005/0217/p12s01-bogn.htm   (787 words)

  
 MV Doulos in Dar for book fair
MV Doulos, the world`s oldest passenger ship still sailing, arrived at Dar es Salaam port on Wednesday with a crew of 340 volunteers from across the globe.
Simon Chen, media relations officer in the ship, disclosed that there were high prospects that a Tanzanian could be the 18 millionth person to visit the MV Doulos book fair during its stay at Dar es Salaam port.
The 130-metre long MV Doulos is owned and operated by Gute Bucher fur Alle (German for ``good books for all``), a charitable organisation based in Germany.
www.ippmedia.com /ipp/guardian/2005/06/10/41637.html   (472 words)

  
 MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: AMMAN (JT) — The largest floating bookshop in the world ...
The world's oldest ocean-going passenger ship, the MV DOULOS, which for over 27 years has been crossing oceans and building bridges between nations, will come to Jordan for the second time in history, promoting worldwide education for all peoples of the world.
In the past 27 years, the MV DOULOS has visited over 500 ports, in 100 countries, and has welcomed over 17 million visitors onboard.
The MV DOULOS and bookstore will be open to the public in Aqaba at the Main Port, Berth No. 7 from March 4 until March 20.
www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=82126   (403 words)

  
 Last Page - Yemen Times
The Doulos is owned and operated by GBA, Gute BŸcher fŸr Alle, a private, non-profit, charity organization registered in Germany.
The Doulos crew and staff have also been involved in providing long term humanitarian relief in areas of great need or tragedy.
The Doulos is neither affiliated to nor supported by any political or corporate organization.
www.yementimes.com /98/iss21/lastpage.htm   (371 words)

  
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Some of the many duties that provide everybody with a daily eight-hour working day are: chipping rust and repainting; selling books or restocking shelves in the book fair; keeping watch in the engine room; working in the coffee shop; cleaning carpets; and teaching at the on-board school.
Doulos looks back on a 10-year long relationship with Oman, having been in Muscat in 1994 and 1998, when the crew was delighted to welcome 15,000 visitors on board.
The captain and the crew of the MV Doulos have thanked the Muscat authorities, and especially the Ministry of Tourism for their support for this event.
travelwirenews.com /cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000037/003766-p.htm   (958 words)

  
 Portside
We were delighted with the invitation to visit and photograph the engine room: It was a breathtaking moment as we stood in the heart of the Doulos; from the aged face of the well-travelled clock to the 18 cylinder 10,000 horsepower engine: It is simply living history.
The MV DOULOS, a Greek word meaning "servant" purchased in 1977 and so named by its final and present owners, a non-profit German charity.
Their newest purchase, the Logos Hope built in 1970 is at present being fitted out in Copenhagen, Denmark and is twice the size of the MV Doulos.
www.marinetimes.ie /Assets/_archive_2004/0704_portside.html   (951 words)

  
 Photo: 16apr04mvduolos013 | Doulos album | Magwa | Fotki.com
Constructed in 1914, MV DOULOS is the world's oldest active ocean going passenger ship.
She has been utilised for four very different purposes: freighting goods, transporting emigrants, for cruises and latterly in her present role.
MV DOULOS was purchased in 1977 by Gute Bücher für Alle e.V. (Good Books for All), a private, non-profit, charitable organisation registered in Germany.
public.fotki.com /Magwa/ships/doulos/16apr04mvduolos013.html   (287 words)

  
 Myanmar News 1998
Accompanied by officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, the Secretary-1 arrived at the jetty at 6.30 pm and was welcomed by ministers, deputy ministers, heads of departments and Project Director of mv Doulos Mr Peter Conlen and staff from 35 countries.
Since 1978 more than 15 million people have visited the MV Doulos as she has traveled to over 380 posts in 85 countries of the world.
The Doulos is proof that people from a wide variety of culture, languages and backgrounds can live and work together in harmony.
www.myanmars.net /myanmar-news-1998/myanmar-news-n981212.htm   (1641 words)

  
 MV DOULOS: Maritime Matters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
MV DOULOS at Melbourne, Australia, 19 March, 1998.
Surprisingly, FRANCA C was spared the breakers for yet another career as the Christian missionary ship DOULOS (Greek for "servant") for Operation Mobilization and was refitted with new diesel alternators and an electrical main switchboard in 1993, which should keep her sailing well into the 21st Century.
Her lido and pool are now home to a book shop, and most of her Costa accommodation has been rebuilt, but her profile is still that of a classic liner.
www.maritimematters.com /doulos.html   (377 words)

  
 World Report 360 -- June 2001 (Asia-Pacific) #26   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The high-profile arrival of the MV Doulos, which was welcomed into port by Princess Siriwanwaree Mahidol – the 13-year-old daughter of His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of Thailand – marked the end of a great deal of planning and preparation on the part of the TBS.
The Doulos is crewed by more than 300 people from over 35 different countries, and carries a stock of about 500,000 books.
The MV Doulos is responsible for building training centres in conjunction with local Christian groups, and helping to get many projects off the ground before leaving local communities to maintain and develop them.
www.biblesociety.org /wr_360/360_26.htm   (330 words)

  
 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . FEATURE . Boat Library . June 24, 2005 | PBS
GLEN DORIS (Information Services Manager, MV Doulos): This is the oldest active wheelhouse in the world.
TAISIER AHRAYA (Customer, MV Doulos): I was searching for "Hamlet" for years, you know.
For RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY, this is Fred De Sam Lazaro in the port of Suakin, Sudan.
www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week843/feature.html   (864 words)

  
 Persevere :: Leith Community Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
MV DOULOS in Edinburgh at Ocean Terminal / Leith
Follow in the footstep of the 17 million people who have climbed on board over many year and experience the MV DOULOS.
The DOULOS crew invite you to enjoy a relaxed evening of music, dance and drama as they share about life on board this unique vessel!
persevere.lineages.co.uk /content/view/45/2   (199 words)

  
 Ten10 News Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The MV Doulos is coming to Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh from 4th-21st June, offering a range of events, ship tours, a book fair (the worlds largest floating bookfair).
The MV DOULOS visits port cities throughout the world, supplying vital literature resources, encouraging inter-cultural understanding, training young people for more effective life and service, promoting greater global awareness, providing practical aid and sharing a message of hope in God wherever there is opportunity.
The Doulos Crew invites you to enjoy a relaxed evening of music, drama and dance over coffee and cake.
www.ten10.org.uk /news/articles.php?collectionID=103   (382 words)

  
 MV Doulos back in Malta
VALLETTA, Malta (di-ve news)--December 16, 2004 -- 1615CET--The MV Doulos is back in the Grand Harbour, this time without sparking any media frenzy.
Last year, the ship's visit was marred by controversy over whether it should be allowed to sell its books, on the grounds that it did not hold a trading licence and that the slashed prices at which it sells its books jeopardised local booksellers.
The MV Doulos was granted permission to berth at Pinto Wharf, getting up to 75 per cent discount.
www.di-ve.com /dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=163531&pid=null   (206 words)

  
 Palm Top '59: MV Doulos
Till today, that stirring in my heart has only become increasingly stronger by the days, weeks, months and years.
One after another, friends of mine have gone on board Logos and Doulos : Beng Guat, Lily, Winnie, Bee Cheng.
Each time I received news and updates from them about their lives and work on board the ships, my heart leapt at the excitement and thrill of their having the opportunity to be there, to do that!
cleftlip.blogspot.com /2005/06/mv-doulos.html   (1060 words)

  
 He Invites - FILIPINO FINDS JESUS ON SHIP.
One day while I was reading a newspaper, I read about the coming of the MV Doulos ship to the Philippines.
Hearing the lyric and the melody of the song they have been playing “ I Am Your Friend ” and seeing those people around me with the smile in their faces, gave comfort to my weary life.
That night I read the MV Doulos tract and realized that I need the Savior Jesus Christ.
www.heinvites.org /story.php3/0607.html   (197 words)

  
 Oldest Ocean-going Ship world record holder Land Records Guinness World Records, Oldest Ocean-going Ship Guiness World ...
Oldest Ocean-going Ship world record holder Land Records Guinness World Records, Oldest Ocean-going Ship Guiness World Records, Limca Indian Records, Limca Records, Amazing facts, The world's oldest active ocean-going ship is the MV Doulos (Greek for 'servant'), built in 1914 in the USA and first named Medina.
She is currently operating as an international Education and Christian service vassel with approximately 300 crew, staff and passengers on board from 30 different nations.
The world's oldest active ocean-going ship is the MV Doulos (Greek for 'servant'), built in 1914 in the USA and first named Medina.
www.4to40.com /recordbook/index.asp?counter=322&category=   (259 words)

  
 Bookselling News: Bookstore Docks in Malta - 12/20/2004 - Publishers Weekly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Times of Malta notes the arrival in port of what it calls "the biggest floating book fair in the world," the MV Doulos, a ship that stocks some half million volumes representing about 8,000 titles, almost all of which are in English.
The bookstore is run by the nonprofit organization Gute Buecher fuer Alle (good books for everyone); the ship has visited more than 500 ports in 99 countries and has a volunteer staff.
Cross Maltese booksellers complain that the Doulos is competing for sales at their most important selling period of the year.
www.publishersweekly.com /article/CA488884.html   (286 words)

  
 Josh Mcdade - One Week in Buka
Starting Monday 20 Sep 99, I may not have e-mail access as I'm going on a transfer with another medic from the town of Buka on Buka Island.
Will be visiting the world travelling Christian book ship MV Doulos at Kieta Warf tomorrow.
Also, will be attempting to visit the "zero" memorial as well which is on the way to the warf.
www.pacificwrecks.com /people/visitors/mcdade/bougainville/buka.html   (141 words)

  
 Ethan'z Log: November 2004
The MV Doulos has reached Kotor, Montenegro and is currently undergoing dry-dock repairs and maintenance.
Finally, we got news that the MV Doulos will be heading to Jordan and Sudan early next year.
The continent that we were hoping to be involved in is now within reach, albeit more expensive and could be more 'dangerous' than India, the country that we thought earlier, the Doulos would visit.
ethanzlog.blogspot.com /2004_11_01_ethanzlog_archive.html   (1445 words)

  
 Featured Missionary Elizabeth Amoore
New Zealand born Elizabeth Amoore, mother of five children and five grandchildren, has been a follower of Christ for thirty years.
The Lord placed it on Elizabeth's heart to go into the mission field in February 1989 when the Operation Mobilization ship, MV Doulos, came to Auckland, New Zealand.
After six years of preparation, she set out with Operation Mobilization in 1995.
wordhogs.com /wh1/fmf/amoore_e.htm   (291 words)

  
 FES Perspective Apr 2002 - P3/7
Yoke: Joining the Doulos was an extension of my interest in missions.
I was hoping that as I traveled to the various countries on the Doulos, somewhere, somehow, God would put in me a specific burden.
It was basically to avail myself to be steered and challenged by God in the area of missions.
www.fessingapore.org /Perspective/Perspective200204/APR02p03.html   (1562 words)

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