Passport for a new identity in Christ

I had passed from being a leader of an internationally recognized, successful group of churches, to being an immigrant worker. It was a very testing time, and I found myself sliding into a depression. With the loss of my ministry, I had lost my reason for living. I no longer prayed, nor opened my bible, and only went to church for my children's sake. This situation lasted for three months, until one evening God showed up at the petrol station where I was working. There was nobody about, as a thin icy rain had driven even the bravest souls home early. Boredom gripped me, and I still had two hours before I could close up for the night. Having nothing to do, I started praying, more mechanically than consciously. It was as if my spirit, having been deprived of prayer, had made the most of the apathy of my soul to reconnect with God. It didn't need much for the Lord to come to meet me. The atmosphere in the room changed, and before I could realize what was happening, God spoke to me out loud. Where have you been, Son?

Mikael has always loved traveling for as long as he can remember. As a child, while other children wanted to be policemen or firemen, he longed to be a sailor on merchant ships! For several years, he traveled alone, hitchhiking, flying or sailing his way around the world. In 1984 while traveling in New Zealand, he yielded to the Lord's grace and hand on his life. Following this life-changing event, Mikael married Cathy in 1986 and they set off for the Caribbean in a newly purchased sailing ship. Mikael was very much a seafarer! His father is from Palma of Majorca, and his mother is from Malta. They resided on the coast of North Africa until moving to the French Riviera where Mikael was raised. Following the tremendous conversion to Christ, Mikael understood and accepted that God had a special destiny for him that included this seafaring lifestyle. With this calling and a willing heart, Mikael is in the pursuit of full surrender to God's plan and his destiny.