Only three of the 24 crew members have been rescued alive so far. One of them is a Ghanaian sailor and a member of the Evangelical Church of Marin.

The things for which we are grateful, are a helpful reminder to us in those darker moments that things can and are positive too.

There is a strong connection between what is going on in the preacher and what will go on in the listeners. 

The reality we have to face is that we are not immune to such struggles.

Dozens have died in Poland, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Russia. The European Commission warns about the situation of many refugees.