{"id":2362,"date":"2023-12-04T22:16:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T22:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/?p=2362"},"modified":"2025-03-31T18:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:57:07","slug":"mom-on-a-mission-christmas-cheer-to-seafarers-in-port-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/namma.org\/mom-on-a-mission-christmas-cheer-to-seafarers-in-port-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom on a Mission: A Next Generation to Cheer Seafarers in Port Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/namma.renegadedigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/THE-MARE-REPORT-Mom-on-a-Mission-A-Next-Generation-to-Cheer-Seafarers-in-Port-Houston-December-4-2023-1.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>by Susan Huppert, NAMMA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deanna Fry is committed to instilling values in her children and beyond. The mother of two faces a busy holiday season because of her passion for seafarer missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have a huge heart for it,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fry spearheads the seafarer shoebox giving campaign at the Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston which has donated up to 800 gift boxes on a given year. Her motivation is to ensure the mission to seafarers continues for generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to make sure younger generations stay involved,\u201d said Fry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her church has followed her lead for the past 12 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The adults are well-informed. So, her heart tends toward the kids. She broadens the Christmas challenge to include children\u2019s groups in the assembly of the boxes and incorporates the older youth with their donation of hand-written letters to include in the boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tallowood is 30 minutes from the Houston port. 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