{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"NAMMA","provider_url":"https:\/\/namma.org","author_name":"Christopher Graham","author_url":"https:\/\/namma.org\/author\/christopher-graham\/","title":"Strengthening Local Ties: NAMMA Regional Meeting Brings Seafarer Advocates Together in Hampton Roads - NAMMA","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wNuRFoOukJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/namma.org\/strengthening-local-ties-namma-regional-meeting-brings-seafarer-advocates-together-in-hampton-roads\/\">Strengthening Local Ties: NAMMA Regional Meeting Brings Seafarer Advocates Together in Hampton Roads<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/namma.org\/strengthening-local-ties-namma-regional-meeting-brings-seafarer-advocates-together-in-hampton-roads\/embed\/#?secret=wNuRFoOukJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Strengthening Local Ties: NAMMA Regional Meeting Brings Seafarer Advocates Together in Hampton Roads&#8221; &#8212; NAMMA\" data-secret=\"wNuRFoOukJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/namma.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/namma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5316-1-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1920,"description":"by Dr. Christopher Graham (NAMMA) On June 28th, friends and colleagues serving seafarers in Hampton Roads attended a regional meeting of the North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA). Pastor Mario Biazon, Director of the Norfolk Seamen\u2019s Friend Society, coordinated the morning\u2019s event, which allowed attendees to deepen existing relationships and explore new ways of extending [&hellip;]"}