Dear seafarer's friends, 04/13/08 - 04/19/08
Grace and peace to you from god the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (2Th. 1:2)
Steve Yeboah took 3 Chinese from ALAM SELAMAT to his church last Saturday and 3 salvation.
ships visited this week
I took another 4 Chinese from ALAM SELAMAT to WHCC on Sunday and 2 salvation.
10 ships on Monday:
LEPTA MERMAID, and MARIA KNUTSEN - All Filipino. Prayed with the Christians blessed their
families and the vessels.
CHEMBULK NEW YORK, and GOLDEN DOMINIQUE - All Burmese; Korean, and Burmese. Handed
to them the Burmese Bible and the Burmese and Korean Jesus DVDs. The Lord will move their hearts.
NINAE, and FR8 ENDEAVOUR - All Indian. The first ship has 10 Christians. The second ship has 4 Christians and 1 Hindu opened his heart for Jesus.
PACIFIC RELIANCE/650, TOSCANA, NORDANA ANDREA, and RYBNO - American; Polish, Thai;
and Russian. Receptive..
5 ships on Tuesday:
BRAVE NV, and PHILIPPOS - Filipino, Greek; Filipino, Romanian; Praise the Lord, they do their Bible
study in their own cabin.
BBC MISSISSIPPI, and STOLZEN - All Russian; All Indian. The Indian ship has 3 Christians on board, . bosun, fitter, and electricain, Bosun, fitter and I, we all prayed in the bosun's cabin. The fitter used his
own language. We prayed for the ship, the crew, and their families. What a wonderful day it is.
FORMOSA SEVEN - Chinese. One believer on board. The copper smith, he has not been baptized yet
everybody calls him a Christian. He prayed every night before his bed. He said he well get baptized
when he gets home. Some people knew me from previous visits. The captain was a very nice person,
he kindly turned off the TV when we gave thanks to the Lord at the meal in public. 1 salvation and gave
out all the Scriptural and Gospel materials.
3 ships on Thursday:
NORD OPTIMISER - All Indian. Only 1 Christian, chief cook on board. He is a Tamil. Prayed with 6
Hindus. They all receptive.
SEA CONFIDENCE - Chinese, and Burmese. Captain is from Hong-Kong. We talked to him for 50
minutes he still kind of refused the gospel but finally he agreed he liked to know Jesus more. Another 2
seamen came to us and wanted to know more about Christianity. No salvation but the seed was
planted.
LU XUN - Chinese. We were on this ship 3 weeks ago. No resistance but the updated Gospel
materials we gave out were not very happily received by the captain.
Pastor Ling-Kwang Chiu from Formosan Evangelical Church came and helped for the ship visitation today.
4 ships on Friday:
SAGA MINERVA - Polish. Gave out the Jesus' DVDs and blessed the vessel.
BBC ENGLAND, and FORTUNE EPOCH - Russian, and Filipino; Japanese, Korean, and Filipino.
Prayed for the crew and their family members.
ALAM SELAMAT - Chinese. 3 baptized Christians on board including the captain. One is still
smoking.
Pray the Lord will change his heart as well as his life. 6 came to me and we prayed the salvation
prayer. Took 2 to Wal Mart.
1 ship on Saturday:
FORMOSA ELEVEN - Chinese. 7 people came to the Lord including the captain.
Here is Pastor Malone's present heart condition:
2 month ago Pastor Malone had congestive heart failure. His heart is week and enlarged. Thank God the cardiologist was able to place a new pacemaker with defibrillator and an extra lead. Although Pastor Malone can't drive for 6 months, he is slowly regaining his strength by exercising and eating low sodium foods. Thank you for your prayers for a healthy heart and speedy recovery.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. (2Th. 3:18)
Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
04/06/08 - 04/12/08
Dear seafarer's friends, 04/06/08 - 04/12/08
Grace and peace to you. (1Th. 1:1)
ships visited this week
8 ships on Monday:
ORIENTAL, PAC ALTAIR, ORION HIGHWAY, and POLYHRONIS - Filipino, and Greek; Filipino, and
Chinese; mixed crew but mainly Filipino; All Filipino. Prayed with 2 Chinese one of them was a
Buddhist on PAC ALTAIR. Also prayed with the Christian Filipino chief officer.
CAPE BILBAO, MARIDA PATNOS, and MARIANAO ICE - Russian; Russian; Russian, and Ukrainian.
MARIANAO ICE comes in Houston once every two months regularly, loading chicken. Receptive.
AALBORG - Polish, Romanian, and Bulgarian. Gave out the Scripture and Gospel materials and
blessed the ship.
7 ships on Tuesday:
SEIJIN, ISABEL KNUTSEN, and CLIPPER TOBGO - Filipino, Japanese; Filipino, Russian; Filipino,
Filipino, Ukrainian. They all receptive.
KONDOR EXPLORER, and BBC FRANCE - Ukrainian, and Russian; German, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Russian Bibles are low in stock now, but whatever I gave out they took it.
PANUM ATLANTICO - Burmese, and Croatian. Two Christians on this vessel but they went to shore.
open his heart for Jesus. Prayed with one Burmese and blessed the vessel.
INCE ATLANTIC - Turkish. They didn't have short pass, but they were so friendly. Finish distributing
all the Gospel materials.
12 ships on Wednesday:
SIAN-C, BBC TOGO, RICKMERS HAMBURG, ROSARIE A. DESGAGNES, TOWER BRIDGE,
GLORIOUS SUNRISE, AEGEAN GLORY, and BALTIMAR SATURN - Filipino, Romanian; Filipino,
Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish; Filipino, Polish; Filipino, Russian, Polish, and Bulgarian; Filipino,
Russian, and Indian; All Filipino; Filipino, Russian, and Greek; All Filipino. There was a Filipino
Christian came to me on BALTIMAR SATURN and said that he was a born again Baptist. I asked him if
they had Bible study on the ship. He said they used to, but now it only happened once in a while. I gave
him some Bible study materials for encouragement and prayed with him. It's a thrill to know that the
idea of "church" is beginning to form on some of these Filipino ships.
IEVOLI SPLENDOR, STOLT LOYALTY, and KENT TRADER - All Russian; Russian, Ukrainian;
Russian, Ukrainian, and Burmese. Good visits and good responses.
GLOBAL ESCORT - Korean, and Burmese. 2 Korean and 1 Burmese Christians.
10 ships on Thursday:
ASSTRO ALTAIR, FUSUS, and MARITIME JEONGAM - All Filipino. MARITIME JEONGAM sometimes
have church service on the ship. Chief officer is the leader. Please pray for his 20 years daughter's
painful stomach.
NS CENTURY, TEAM SPIRIT, and VORUTA - All Russian; All Russian; Russian, Ukrainian, and
lithuania. Receptive.
DIKLO, SITAVERA - Croatian; Indian. The Indian ship has four Christians on board. Encouraged them
and prayed with them.
GIOVANNI DP - Italian, Romanian, and Latvian. Very interested in the Scriptures.
SABRATA STAR - Indonesian, and Montenegrin. Responsive.
4 ships on Friday:
SAGA MINERVA - Polish. Gave out the Jesus' DVDs and blessed the vessel.
BBC ENGLAND, and FORTUNE EPOCH - Russian, and Filipino; Japanese, Korean, and Filipino.
Prayed for the crew and their family members.
ALAM SELAMAT - Chinese. 3 baptized Christians on board including the captain. One is still smoking.
Pray the Lord will change his heart as well as his life. 6 came to me and we prayed the salvation
prayer. Took 2 to Wal Mart.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (1Th. 5:28)
Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao
Grace and peace to you. (1Th. 1:1)
ships visited this week
8 ships on Monday:
ORIENTAL, PAC ALTAIR, ORION HIGHWAY, and POLYHRONIS - Filipino, and Greek; Filipino, and
Chinese; mixed crew but mainly Filipino; All Filipino. Prayed with 2 Chinese one of them was a
Buddhist on PAC ALTAIR. Also prayed with the Christian Filipino chief officer.
CAPE BILBAO, MARIDA PATNOS, and MARIANAO ICE - Russian; Russian; Russian, and Ukrainian.
MARIANAO ICE comes in Houston once every two months regularly, loading chicken. Receptive.
AALBORG - Polish, Romanian, and Bulgarian. Gave out the Scripture and Gospel materials and
blessed the ship.
7 ships on Tuesday:
SEIJIN, ISABEL KNUTSEN, and CLIPPER TOBGO - Filipino, Japanese; Filipino, Russian; Filipino,
Filipino, Ukrainian. They all receptive.
KONDOR EXPLORER, and BBC FRANCE - Ukrainian, and Russian; German, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Russian Bibles are low in stock now, but whatever I gave out they took it.
PANUM ATLANTICO - Burmese, and Croatian. Two Christians on this vessel but they went to shore.
open his heart for Jesus. Prayed with one Burmese and blessed the vessel.
INCE ATLANTIC - Turkish. They didn't have short pass, but they were so friendly. Finish distributing
all the Gospel materials.
12 ships on Wednesday:
SIAN-C, BBC TOGO, RICKMERS HAMBURG, ROSARIE A. DESGAGNES, TOWER BRIDGE,
GLORIOUS SUNRISE, AEGEAN GLORY, and BALTIMAR SATURN - Filipino, Romanian; Filipino,
Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish; Filipino, Polish; Filipino, Russian, Polish, and Bulgarian; Filipino,
Russian, and Indian; All Filipino; Filipino, Russian, and Greek; All Filipino. There was a Filipino
Christian came to me on BALTIMAR SATURN and said that he was a born again Baptist. I asked him if
they had Bible study on the ship. He said they used to, but now it only happened once in a while. I gave
him some Bible study materials for encouragement and prayed with him. It's a thrill to know that the
idea of "church" is beginning to form on some of these Filipino ships.
IEVOLI SPLENDOR, STOLT LOYALTY, and KENT TRADER - All Russian; Russian, Ukrainian;
Russian, Ukrainian, and Burmese. Good visits and good responses.
GLOBAL ESCORT - Korean, and Burmese. 2 Korean and 1 Burmese Christians.
10 ships on Thursday:
ASSTRO ALTAIR, FUSUS, and MARITIME JEONGAM - All Filipino. MARITIME JEONGAM sometimes
have church service on the ship. Chief officer is the leader. Please pray for his 20 years daughter's
painful stomach.
NS CENTURY, TEAM SPIRIT, and VORUTA - All Russian; All Russian; Russian, Ukrainian, and
lithuania. Receptive.
DIKLO, SITAVERA - Croatian; Indian. The Indian ship has four Christians on board. Encouraged them
and prayed with them.
GIOVANNI DP - Italian, Romanian, and Latvian. Very interested in the Scriptures.
SABRATA STAR - Indonesian, and Montenegrin. Responsive.
4 ships on Friday:
SAGA MINERVA - Polish. Gave out the Jesus' DVDs and blessed the vessel.
BBC ENGLAND, and FORTUNE EPOCH - Russian, and Filipino; Japanese, Korean, and Filipino.
Prayed for the crew and their family members.
ALAM SELAMAT - Chinese. 3 baptized Christians on board including the captain. One is still smoking.
Pray the Lord will change his heart as well as his life. 6 came to me and we prayed the salvation
prayer. Took 2 to Wal Mart.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (1Th. 5:28)
Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao
Saturday, April 5, 2008
03/30/08 - 04/05/08
Dear seafarer's friends, 03/30/08 - 04/05/08
Grace and peace to you from God our Father. (Col. 1:2)
ships visited this week
4 ships on Monday:
FORMOSA TEN - Chinese. Prayed with 4 people with the salvation prayer. Stayed almost 3 hours on
board shared the Gospel with them. We were on this ship last June, all the crew has been changed.
GRETA - Indian. 4 Christians on board, 3 from Goan and 1 from Malayalan.
FUAT BEY - Turkish. Watched the Turkish Jesus DVD with them.
STOLT ZULU - All Filipino. Prayed and blessed their families and the vessel.
14 ships on Tuesday:
STAR FRASER, PACIFIC FLORES, CEC CALEDONIA, and PORTLAND CASTLE - All Filipino;
Filipino, Chinese, and British; Filipino, and British; Russian, Ukrainian, and Filipino, None of them
has any Bible study on board, I gave them Bible study material for encouragement, Prayed and
blessed their families and their vessels. One Chinese 3rd officer was willing to pray with me and letting
me shared my testimony. He was not far from the salvation.
GREEN CONCORDIA, CAJA COUNTESS, SILVAPLANA, and CEC MORNING - Russian; Ukrainian;
Ukrainian; Russian. Prayed with one Russian Orthodox.
FUAT BEY - Turkish. Revisited the ship. Brought them Ingils this time. At least one Bible on each ship
will help them to know Christ.
YICK LEE - Chinese. We were on this ship two years ago. Four people came and were helped to ask
Jesus to coming into their hearts.
ROSBORG, and PADUS RIVER - Romanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Polish, and Filipino; Croatian,
Burmese, Polish, Romanian, and Ukrainian. Very happy to deliver the Scriptures and Jesus DVD's to
them.
PEONY - Burmese. Two Christians on this vessel but they went to shore. Prayed with one Buddhist to
open his heart for Jesus.
SVETI NIKOLA I - Croatian. Prayed with one Christian and blessed his family.
10 ships on Thursday:
ZUNI PRINCESS, MALTE B, and SYN ACRAB - All Filipino; Russian, and Filipino; Italain, Ukrainian,
and Filipino. Good response.
STADIONGRACHT, BRIGHT EXPRESS, EAGLE ARROW, and RISANGER - Dutch, Estonian,
Russian, and Fillipino; Romanian, Polish, Croatian, Indian, Indonesian, and Filipino; Polish, Croatian,
Indonesian, and Filipino; Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian, and Filipino. Receptive and cooperative in prayer.
MOSCOW KREMLIN - Ruissan. Responsive.
LEVANTE - Polish. Receptive but not very much interested in the Gospel.
SUZAKU - Chinese. They liked to watch the Jesus DVD. Ten people came to pray the salvation prayer
with me including the captain. Took three of them to Wal Mart, the chief officer, the 2nd officer, and the
2nd engineer. This ship is sailing to New Orleans this coming Friday.
4 ships on Friday:
CHEMBULK KOBE - Burmese. Prayed with five Buddhists on board and exalted Jesus' name on this
ship. Another seaman asked me for the Myanmar Bible. I cautiously gave him the only one I had on
hand. May God's own Word satisfies his soul. This vessel was here last May.
IVER PROGRESS, ONEGO EXPLORER, and MAYA - Russian, and Filipino; Russian, Polish, and
Romanian; Russian, Polish, and Indian. The last two ships were here a year before last December.
Very friendly ships, opened to the Gospel.
Grace be with you. (Col. 4:18)
Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao
Grace and peace to you from God our Father. (Col. 1:2)
ships visited this week
4 ships on Monday:
FORMOSA TEN - Chinese. Prayed with 4 people with the salvation prayer. Stayed almost 3 hours on
board shared the Gospel with them. We were on this ship last June, all the crew has been changed.
GRETA - Indian. 4 Christians on board, 3 from Goan and 1 from Malayalan.
FUAT BEY - Turkish. Watched the Turkish Jesus DVD with them.
STOLT ZULU - All Filipino. Prayed and blessed their families and the vessel.
14 ships on Tuesday:
STAR FRASER, PACIFIC FLORES, CEC CALEDONIA, and PORTLAND CASTLE - All Filipino;
Filipino, Chinese, and British; Filipino, and British; Russian, Ukrainian, and Filipino, None of them
has any Bible study on board, I gave them Bible study material for encouragement, Prayed and
blessed their families and their vessels. One Chinese 3rd officer was willing to pray with me and letting
me shared my testimony. He was not far from the salvation.
GREEN CONCORDIA, CAJA COUNTESS, SILVAPLANA, and CEC MORNING - Russian; Ukrainian;
Ukrainian; Russian. Prayed with one Russian Orthodox.
FUAT BEY - Turkish. Revisited the ship. Brought them Ingils this time. At least one Bible on each ship
will help them to know Christ.
YICK LEE - Chinese. We were on this ship two years ago. Four people came and were helped to ask
Jesus to coming into their hearts.
ROSBORG, and PADUS RIVER - Romanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Polish, and Filipino; Croatian,
Burmese, Polish, Romanian, and Ukrainian. Very happy to deliver the Scriptures and Jesus DVD's to
them.
PEONY - Burmese. Two Christians on this vessel but they went to shore. Prayed with one Buddhist to
open his heart for Jesus.
SVETI NIKOLA I - Croatian. Prayed with one Christian and blessed his family.
10 ships on Thursday:
ZUNI PRINCESS, MALTE B, and SYN ACRAB - All Filipino; Russian, and Filipino; Italain, Ukrainian,
and Filipino. Good response.
STADIONGRACHT, BRIGHT EXPRESS, EAGLE ARROW, and RISANGER - Dutch, Estonian,
Russian, and Fillipino; Romanian, Polish, Croatian, Indian, Indonesian, and Filipino; Polish, Croatian,
Indonesian, and Filipino; Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian, and Filipino. Receptive and cooperative in prayer.
MOSCOW KREMLIN - Ruissan. Responsive.
LEVANTE - Polish. Receptive but not very much interested in the Gospel.
SUZAKU - Chinese. They liked to watch the Jesus DVD. Ten people came to pray the salvation prayer
with me including the captain. Took three of them to Wal Mart, the chief officer, the 2nd officer, and the
2nd engineer. This ship is sailing to New Orleans this coming Friday.
4 ships on Friday:
CHEMBULK KOBE - Burmese. Prayed with five Buddhists on board and exalted Jesus' name on this
ship. Another seaman asked me for the Myanmar Bible. I cautiously gave him the only one I had on
hand. May God's own Word satisfies his soul. This vessel was here last May.
IVER PROGRESS, ONEGO EXPLORER, and MAYA - Russian, and Filipino; Russian, Polish, and
Romanian; Russian, Polish, and Indian. The last two ships were here a year before last December.
Very friendly ships, opened to the Gospel.
Grace be with you. (Col. 4:18)
Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao
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