Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ. (1 Co. 1:3)
ships visited this week
1 ship on Sunday:
ATLANTIC MIGHT - Filipino, and Chinese. This was a revisit.
I brought some current Chinese Christian News Paper to them.
They were so precious of it. Took three seamen, chief engineer,
one able seaman, and an oiler to Fort Bend Community church.
We had Morning Worship, Sunday School, and lunch there.
Then we went to China Town and back to the ship. (See pic. 1)
8 ships on Monday:
CLIPPER TRINDAD, LYNX, IVER EXPERT, and MASCOT
- All Filipino; Filipino, and Russian; Filipino, and Dutch; Filipino,
Polish, and Ukrainian. We were on the first ship last Jul. We
visited the second ship last month, and the last ship last Apr.
Prayed with them and blessed the crew. After I finished my
prayer on the second ship, I saw tears coming down from the
seaman's cheeks. He said "Thank you for your prayer". I felt
God is inside of me.
CLIPPER OCEANICA, HAKUFU, STELLENBOSCH, and
BLUE SPIRIT - All Indian; All Myanmar; Myanmar and Polish;
Russian, and Ukrainian. We were on the first ship last month.
There were four Christians on board, two fitter, one able
seaman, and third engineer. (See pic. 2 for some of the crew).
Prayed with them and blessed the ships. We visited the third
ship last Jul., the last ship just a month ago. Receptive.
5 ships on Tuesday:
JO SYCAMORE, MAERSK VALUE, FRANZ SCHULTE,
BELUGA HOUSTON, and REDHEAD - Filipino, and
Norwegian; Filipino, Indian, and one Chinese; Filipino, Polish,
and Estonian; German, and Ukrainian; All Chinese. We visited
the first ship a year before last Nov. We were on the second
ship last Nov. (See pic. 3 for the only one Chinese fourth
engineer on the far left). Preyed with them and blessed the crew.
We visited the third ship last Mar. A revisit on the last ship. (See
pic. 4 for some of the crew on board). Prayed with them and
blessed the ships.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.
5 ships on Thursday:
DIONYSOS LEADER, COVE ISLAND, ARDMORE
CENTURION, WAVE FRIEND, and GENCO HUNTER - All
Filipino; Filipino, and Russian; Filipino, Romanian, Croatian,
and Chinese; All Chinese; All Chinese. (See pic. 5 for the only
one Chinese fourth engineer, second from the right, on the
third ship). We prayed together and blessed his family. (See
pic. 6 for the captain, on the right, the chief engineer, on the
left, on the fourth ship). We took them to Wal Mart after we
dined on the ship. (See pic. 7 for part of the crew on the same
ship). An initial visit on the last ship.
Someone from FBCC came and participate in this ministry today.
3 ships on Friday:
HAPPY CONDOR, SEAVALOUR, and GENCO HUNTER -
All Filipino; Filipino, and Bulgarian; All Chinese. A revisit on the
last ship. There were two believers, chief engineer, and
electrician on board. They are not baptized yet, but they believe
in Jesus and Christianity. (See pic. 8 for part of the crew on the
ship). Prayed with the crew and blessed them.
2 ships on Saturday:
CHEMBULK SHANGHAI, and WAVE FRIEND - All Indian;
All Chinese. We were on the first ship last May, the second ship
two days ago. A revisit with different persons this time. They
changed eight seamen, and we changed one and added another
visitor. (See pic. 9 for part of the crew on board). (See pic. 10
for the chief engineer on the right). Prayed with them and
blessed the ship. There were three Christians on the first ship,
third engineer, fourth engineer, and second officer.
Bianren Sia, and Sherri Chin from HCC came and helped the
visitation today.
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love to all of you in
Christ Jesus. Amen. (1 Co
. 16: 23, 24) 
Your brother in Christ Thomas Tao
www.lifelinetoseamen.org
832-775-5074
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