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Ports in a storm: Meet America’s seafarer chaplains

“The first port chaplain was Christ”

Jack Figge
Aug 18, 2025
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Some days Deacon Jeff Willard finds himself driving Buddhists from India to Walmart. Other days he grabs lunch with Muslims from Saudi Arabia, or he prays with Catholics from the Philippines.

Deacon Jeff Willard takes a selfie with seafarers docked at the Port of Galveston. Courtes…

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