The last visit to the island was in 2017 when a total of over 160,000 visitors went on board the ship at both ports. With over 400 volunteers from more than 50 different nations, logos hope aims to bring knowledge, help and hope to people around the world. Logos hope welcomes two millionth visitor christian news. The logos hope floating book fair returns to bangkok. Official opening of logos hope in bridgetown, barbados 30022020 logos hope opened its doors today in barbados.
For the past two years she has worked on board the worlds largest floating book fair. The logos hope opened to the tt public on thursday. All aboard the logos hope trinidad and tobago newsday. One of the third grade teachers told me that on a small island like penang, its difficult to come up with places. The book fair is open tuesday to sunday from the hours of 1. They cover such areas as science, sports, hobbies, cookery, arts, medicine and languages. Logos hope has been to penang and port klang and will head to kota kinabalu after kuching. Logos hope has welcomed the ninemillionth visitor to the book ship since she began operating in 2009. Logos hope returns to ja in february news jamaica gleaner. Mahavishnu veerasingam, a businessman from penang, and his family were welcomed at the gangway by captain tom dyer and director gian walser.
Worlds largest floating book fair the logos hope, which docked at port klang from 29th september to 23rd october has been attracting thousands of visitors from all over the place for their largest floating book fair. Other than the book fair on logos hope, om hong kong, the organisation that invited the boat, is collecting stationery and selling book vouchers to help orphans in yangon, myanmar. After docking in penang, the worlds largest floating book fair onboard mv logos hope will be in port klang from sept 29 until oct 23. One sky homestay penang, tingkat mahsuri 2, bayan lepas. The ship will visit both montego bay and kingston up to march 15, 2020. We stayed in a christian couples home and in the morning at 6 a. Book lovers are in for a treat in the new year as the logos hope, a nonprofit floating book fair, is returning to tt and opening its doors on january 2. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, visited penang on her maiden voyage last 2 months.
We want to learn about the cultures of each country we visit, she said. Gba ships is not a government or corporate funded enterprise. The ship will be opened to the public on friday, 4 september to allow visitors the opportunity to meet crewmembers and purchase books. The logos hope, which carries a crew of international volunteers, has on boa.
Logos hope floating book fair pulau lumut, selangor. It gives patrons the opportunity to purchase from a wide selection of literature, while also learning about different cultures. Following is a list of the current and upcoming ports for logos hope. The special feature about this book fair is it is the worlds largest floating book fair and probably one of its kind. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is gearing up for its final visit to penang during this tour of south east asia. Logos hope is the worlds largest floating book fair. Logos hope picked up where logos ii left off, travelling around the world, including the uk, where it welcomed 15,000 visitors in london alone. The mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, now docked at the carib cement companys port in rockfort, kingston, will be welcoming persons on board from february 27 to march 17. The last quarter comes from gifts and donations given by individuals, trusts, foundations and community groups.
Logos hope floating book fair brings 400 volunteers to. My husband and i went for a short visit on the weekends and it was a fun one. Logos hope the world largest floating bookfair logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, visited penang on her maiden voyage last 2 months. Mv logos hope schedule in cebu and manila jerminix. Logos hope ship, world largest floating book fair in. Floating palace for bighearted bookworms young post. The logos hope ship offers a variety of activities for children to enjoy themselves. Mv logos hope is the replacement of the popular mv doulus which mv logos is now the worlds mv logos hope schedule in cebu and manila jerminix this is for all the bookworms, booklovers, or just want to experience riding in a floating bookstore. In addition, there are childrens titles, academic texts, dictionaries, atlases. Patrons are invited to browse its selection of over 5,000 educational books and.
With over 400 volunteers from more than 50 different nations, logos hope aims to bring knowledge, help and hope to the people around the world. Newsday spoke to gabriela peralta, continue reading logos hope comes to tt in 2020. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is gearing up for its final visit to penang during this tour of south east asia david brown restaurant penang hill, western dinner december 25, 2012. Good books for all featuring a mobile bookstore, as a part of international christian outreach movement. Penang states priority affordable housing scheme logos hope returning to penang written by administrator ii thursday, 03 september 2015 date. The logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, has arrived in trinidad. Book fair on mv logos hope at penang, malaysia, operated by the german charitable organisation gba ships e. I remember visiting the floating bookstorelibrary as a child who loved reading. When logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, docks in montego bay on february, there will be 400 volunteers from over 60 countries on board, among them one jamaican.
Renowned for its expansive book fair, the mv logos hope offers more than 5,000 different book titles for sale at affordable prices. He was joined by his wife malina, son mahvandra, age six, and daughter trishika, age four. Logos hope, the ship with the worlds largest floating book fair, will arrive in penang on sept 3 and will berthed at the swettenham pier cruise terminal here the entire month of september. Natalie vellacott and lauren densham to be identified as the author and illustrator of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with the. Mv logos hope is operated by the german charitable organisation gba ships e. Logos hope returns to guyana with new attractions inews. Jamaicans invited to visit floating book fair in kingston. There is probably a book for you on logos hope and make sure you find it before you leave those were the words of ship captain tom dyer who welcomed guests to the worlds largest floating book fair that is docked in penang. Again, it was a tremendous blessing to witness the power of mission. It is currently staying in kuching until 14th november, and will be visiting kota kinabalu on 18th november until 4 december. On 17th september, the students and teachers went to the logos hope ship around 12. Mv logos hope is a ship operated by the german christian charitable organization gba ships e. The worldrenowned floating book fair, logos hope is expected to anchor in guyana next month, with new attractions and a range of charitable initiatives. Book logos stock photos download 251 royalty free photos.
Knowledge known for their floating book fairs, the ships have made over 1,400 port visits in more than 160 nations, welcoming over 42 million people onboard. Book with popular social media logos facebook, twitter, instagram visitors behind book shelf at the logos hope. Get ready to spend some serious time and money at the worlds largest floating bookshop. Tickets are 20 baht per person, free for children under 12. Known as the floating book fair, logos hope is the ship ministry of operation mobilization. Logos hope offers more than books and features a fully air conditioned deck that is open to the public to explore. Mahavishnu received a bag of logos hope merchandise and a gift voucher to spend in the ships onboard book fair. The logos hope will set sail on august 28 to penang, malaysia, where she will remain from august 29 september 27. Ports and dates in orange italics are not confirmed yet. In the port of kingston, jamaica, an unsuspecting member of the public received a celebration in her honour as she stepped off the gangway and into the worlds largest floating bookfair. It is hoped that the port visits after that on the schedule can be carried out as planned, and this will become clearer in due course.
Lau, so we hope the public will donate stationery to give to the orphans as a gift and blessing. Worlds largest floating book fair heading back to phuket. Logos hope ship, world largest floating book fair in malaysia the logos hope ship is the world largest floating book fair and it has come to the shores of malaysia. The mv logos hope will be in bangkok from 8 february until 2 march 2014. V is currently in port klang malaysia until 24th october 2011. Helping people acquire knowledge logos hope borneo post. A few weeks ago, the kids elementary school had a field trip to logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, which was making its first visit to malaysia. The worlds largest offshore book fair, logos hope is currently moored at harbour city in hong kong, she arrived on july 25 and will sail to taiwan on august 10. Book fair on water by sharmila senin glenmarie cove. Events archives page 6 of 11 penang career assistance. We are indeed in unprecedented times, said om ships ceo, seelan govender.
The logos hope last docked in port of spain in 2017, when more than 91,277 people visited the ship. Logos hope floating book fair given the covid19 pandemic, call ahead to verify hours, and remember to practice social distancing parking. Mv logos hope will berth at the port klang cruise centre, pulau indah formerly known as star cruises terminal, west port, on. Swettenham pier cruise terminal logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is gearing. For many, it is their first ever opportunity to purchase good quality literature at a fraction of its retail value. Last week i went to logos hope book fair at swetteham pier cruise terminal. It was great to see it open again and it meant so much to all those who had been working throughout dry dock to see logos hope coming back together again after 8 months of long, hard labour. One knockon effect is that logos hope s planned calls in ireland and the faroe islands are being postponed. The ship opens from 10am to 10pm mondaysaturday, and. Penang gurney wharf, penangs new waterfront parkinthecity. It was an intriguing experience to drop and discover what it was all about. Today, the ship ministry is still touching livespowerfully demonstrating gods love through our international community living and serving together onboard logos hope. Port schedule of logos hope penang malaysia aug 18th 2011 sep 27th 2011.
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