MOSBACH, Germany — The international mission agency Operation Mobilization (OM) announced it will purchase a new ship this year to replace the Logos II, which has been in OM’s service since 1989. OM ships travel to ports all over the world carrying Christian literature and offering presentations of the Gospel to visitors. According to OM’s ship office in Mosbach, Germany, OM runs two ocean going vessels. The Logos II, her predecessor Logos, and the Doulos (Servant) have berthed in ports of 135 nations in thirty years. The ships are manned by a Christian crew and volunteers. On board are a book exhibition and shop, which open to the public in the ports of call. Over the last 15 years about 47,000 Bibles and nearly three million Christian books as well as four million copies of educational material have been distributed. The new ship will be called “Logos Hope” and will cost an estimated $20 million. The 90-year-old Doulos was purchased in 1977. Since then, more than 15 million visitors have been on board in over 400 ports of call.