08/04/2025
INTERVIEW WITH SEAFARERS 🏡 ✈️ 🚢 😃
- How long have you been married? 26 years
- How has the long absence from your family affected you? At first, i wasn’t able to cope up however seeing things in a different perspective made me feel my job is a calling not a career, it sustains and provides for our future
- What are the advantages for a family when you are at sea? Sustainability and Peace on expenses, ability to live chosen lifestyle
- What are the disadvantages of a family when you are at sea? Lack of help and support physically and emotionally though with the help of social media, it can be alleviated
- As a seafarer how can you care for your family? Constant communication, extending help and support emotionally and spiritually
- How do you communicate with your family effectively? Almost daily with Voice and Video Calls with agenda
- Do you consider stop sailing to have more family time? Yes
- When you have the chance to start all over again, would you choose to be a seafarer?
Perhaps yes, it makes me unique and of great value
- Do you have any goals for your family? Of course, to be used by God in such a meaningful way
- What are your future plans for your family? Do missionary works local and abroad
- Where do you find help, encouragement, inspiration to keep on going? Wife, children and love ones
- Any final remarks from your side? “Doing what you love is the best thing in life, it gives you the sense of purpose and obedience to God.” RDV
From the “SEAFARER’S FAMILY” by Martin Otto
