Saturday, February 28, 2009

02/22/09 - 02/28/09

Dear seafarer's friends, 02/22/09 - 02/28/09

Greetings,
Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org
ships visited this week
2 ships on Monday:
UNIQUE SUNSHINE, and RONALD N - All Indian; Indian, and Filipino.
Three Christians on the first ship, Chief Cook, General Steward, and Bosun. We prayed with two Christians and two Hindus. (See picture). Two Indian
Christians on the second ship.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped this ministry.
2 ships on Tuesday:
STENA FR8 1 - All Indian. Responsive. We were on this ship last Oct. Four
Christians on board., Chief Cook, GS, Bosun, and an AB. (the pictures showed
you the chief cook and the general steward).
NORDANA SANDRA - All Chinese. It's the first time this ship has been here.
The Captain is a Christian. Please pray for his only daughter's health. The Chief
Engineer is a seeker. We prayed with him and the Captain. The Chief Cook was
a seeker, but became a believer after I shared God's Word with him.
Steven Chao from WHCC came again and a brother from FBCC came today
and helped the ministry. (see picture)
3 ships on Wednesday:
SEA SAPPHIRE, and GOLDEN TAKA - All Indian; Myanmar, Korean, and
two Filipino. Five Christians on the first ship, all Catholics including the Captain.
We prayed together for their families and the ship. They all received Scriptures
and Jesus DVDs. Pastor Malone and I met on this ship. We were on the second
ship a year before last May. Two Myanmar Christians on board.
FORMOSA TEN - All Chinese. We were on this ship last March. I prayed with
the Captain. He is a seeker. The seed was already planted.
2 ships on Thursday:
MOONLIGHT VENTURE, and EAGLE CARINA - All Chinese; Chinese,
Filipino, Indian, and Malaysian. The first ship was about to sail before I got there. . I shared the Gospel with them through leading them to pray if they agreed to pray
with me. One Malaysian Chinese Chief Officer on the second ship is a Christian.
He said he is a born again Christian. He gave me his testimony, and we prayed
together. We need to pray for his family.
1 ship on Friday:
MONIUSZKO - Chinese and Polish. We visited this ship last May. It was a
short visit this time. We prayed with one ordinary seaman and gave him two sets
of Scriptures and Gospel materials and blessed the ship.
Chuck and Joan Dewing from Tampa, Florida, and my wife Nancy came and
helped the ministry today. We went to the boat tour before visiting the ship. And
we went to visit Pastor Malone and Mark after visiting the ship. (see picture). We
all attended the mission conference in WHCC tonight. Chuck will have a
presentation on seamen's mission at WHCC Sunday School this coming Sunday.
1 ship on Saturday:
SITEAM VOYAGER - All Russian. Receptive.
Grace be with you all. (Heb. 13:25)

Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Saturday, February 21, 2009

02/15/09 - 02/21/09

Dear seafarer's friends, 02/15/09 - 02/21/09

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Phm. 3)
Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org
ships visited this week
5 ships on Tuesday:
LAUREL - Chilian. They loved the Spanish Scripture and the Jesus DVD. I saw
that they took good care of them.
BERNORA, BERGE NINGBO, and ATLANTIC HOPE - All Indian; All
Indian; Indian, and Ukrainian. Responsive. Two Christians on the first ship, the
captain and the electrician. (the pictures showed you the chief cook and the
general steward). Just as I thought I gave them enough Jesus DVDs, they wanted
more. Six Christians on the second ship. They wanted me to stay longer, I only
stayed for a while. One Christian on the last ship, the third engineer. They needed some phone cards other than the Scriptures, so I sold them all I had in my
pocket, three.
GENCO WARRIOR - All Chinese. We were on this ship last Sep. It used to be
Indian and Filipino, but now they were all Chinese. I prayed with the captain and
the chief officer. Also prayed with ten crew members. they really appreciated the
Scriptures and the Gospel materials delivered to them.
2 ships on Wednesday:
SICHEM MONTREAL - All Indian. Seven Christians on board, all Catholics.
We prayed together, and they took almost all the Indian Scriptures I brought with
me. Each one of them had a piece of Jesus DVD, (see picture), and they wanted
more.
IKAN SELANGAT - Chinese, Filipino, and Polish. I prayed with the Chinese
chief officer (see picture) and a cadet.
4 ships on Thursday:
EQUINOX VOYAGER, BALSA 54, and DAEWOO ACE - All Filipino; All
Filipino; Korean, Indonesian, and Myanmar. Receptive. There were two Korean
Christians and two Indonesian Christians (see picture). on the third ship.
TAIXING - All Chinese. We were on this ship last Oct. We shared the Gospel
with the Fitter and the Electrician. Both accepted Jesus as their Lord and savior.
We stayed till right before they sailed.
We missed the ship NAVIG8 STEALTH. We got there while they just leaving
the shore.
Someone from FBCC came and helped the ship visitation today.
6 ships on Friday:
DEL SOL, UBC BOSTON, FEDERAL PENDANT, TIGRIS LEADER,
BW THAMES, and SEABOARD EXPLORER II - All Filipino; All Filipino;
Filipino, and Polish; Filipino, and Indian; Filipino, Indian, and Romanian; All
Russian. We visited the first ship last Nov., the second ship a year before last Jan.
and the last ship just a year ago. They all pretty receptive. Prayed with them and
blessed the ships.
2 ships on Saturday:
LU XUN, and GENCO WARRIOR - All Chinese. We were on the first ship last
month. The commissar kept us company all the time. We didn't stay very long on
board because they were busy and resistant. We sang some hymns and prayed
together before we leave. We brought them some fruits along with the Scriptures.
It was a revisit on the second ship. A total different experience from the first ship.
The Captain was very nice to us. He invited us to visit the navigation bridge, and
we stayed there for an hour. We presented them some hymns and a brief sharing.
(see the last picture). They also received some fruits along with the Scriptures.
Eleven people from HCC mission department and Rock fellowship came and
joined the ship visitation today. We took the HCC church bus. Praise the Lord,
He answered our prayers. The guards let us in; We were able to find proper
parking spaces for both ships; and the seamen were willing to listen to our
sharing.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you spirit. (Phm. 25)

Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Friday, February 13, 2009

02/08/09 - 02/14/09

Dear seafarer's friends, 02/08/09 - 02/14/09

Grace, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. (Tit. 1:4)
Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org
ships visited this week
6 ships on Monday: ANGEL ARROW - Indian, and Myanmar. Only one Myanmar Christian on this
ship. He was the second officer. An Anglo-Myanmar, third generation in that
country. He has two brothers, and they are all seamen. We prayer with him and
the Indian captain, and the chief engineer. They were real nice to us, and the seed
was planted. (The picture shows the five other Myanmar seamen we shared the
Gospel with.)
ONEIDA PRINCESS, SHRIKE, APOSTOLOS, MARINE PHOENIX, and
CEC FANTASY - All Filipino; Filipino, and Romanian; Filipino, and Romanian;
Filipino, and Russian; All Ukrainian. We sent them the Scriptures and the
Jesus DVDs.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ministry today. Praise the Lord.
6 ships on Tuesday:
GAS CRYSTAL, BELUGA FELICITY, SILKEBORG, and FEDOR - All
Filipino; German, Russian, and Filipino; Filipino, Russian, Polish, Romanian, and
Bulgarian; Russian, and Ukrainian. Responsive. We had dinner on the first ship.
We prayed with the chief cook and blessed the captain. The captain of the
second ship is a Filipino. We gave him plenty Scriptures and Jesus DVDs.
ATLANTIC LEO, and COSMOS VENTURE - All Indian; Indian, Filipino, and
Sri Lanka. We were on the first ship last Sep. Two Christians on board. We
prayed with one and one other Hindu. I shared God's Word with them.
One person from FBCC came and helped the visitation.
1 ship on Wednesday:
ALAM MESRA - All Chinese. I took six seamen to Best Buy. We prayed
together in the parking lot.
5 ships on Thursday:
CHINESE EAGLE, BBC TUNISIA, and SHRIKE - All Filipino; Filipino, and
Ukrainian; All Romanian. All ships were receptive.
ORIENT SUNRISE, and COS BONNY - All Chinese. One Christian on the
first ship, the second officer. They were very open, and no complains. I think
that's because they all have short pass. I took pictures with four of them. Others
were willing to pray with me. (see attachments). I baptized one able seaman on
the second ship. His whole family are all Christians. The captain, chief officer,
bosun, and the carpenter all prayed with me to accept Jesus as their Lord
and savior.
Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. (Tit. 3:15)

Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Saturday, February 7, 2009

02/01/09 - 02/07/09

Dear seafarer's friends, 02/01/09 - 02/07/09

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (2Ti. 1:2)
Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org

This is the year of finality, and confirms that 2009 will be the greatest harvest of souls in human history. Already we are receiving reports of vast conversions among the Muslims, Africans, and many in China, India, and Russia. We urge you to share your faith with those you encounter. Use every opportunity God gives you for his glory.
ships visited this week
3 ships on Monday: INTREPID RELIANCE - All Indian. Two Christians on this ship. We were on
board last Nov. I prayed with one Muslim and one Hindu. (see picture). I also
prayed with one Christian. He was a very nice ordinary seaman.
ANTARES - Greek, Filipino, and Romanian. I gave them the Scriptures and the
Jesus DVDs.
LEOPOLD STAFF - Polish, and four Chinese. We were on this boat last Oct.
The crew changed. I prayed with one Chinese cadet, and gave him the Scriptures
Jesus DVDs and other Christian litterateurs.
4 ships on Tuesday:
BOW ATLANTIC, and BBC JADE - Filipino, Norwegian, and Polish; All
Russian. Very responsive form the Christians on both ships.
SILVERFJORD, and NORDANA REBECCA - Myanmar, one Polish, and a
half Chinese half Myanmar general steward (see picture); All Chinese. We were
on the first ship last Oct. Two Christians on board. We prayed with one of them.
(see picture). We prayed with four seamen on the second ship. (see picture).
5 ships on Thursday:
MEDI NAGASAKI, and MARE AEGEUM - Filipino, Indian, and Ukrainian; Italian, and Indian. Four Indian Christians on the first ship. (picture with one
Christian and four other Indian seamen. Seven Indian Christians on the second
ship.
SEA PEARL - Russian, and Polish. (Here is the picture of the Polish chief officer).
CORN ROSE, and YASA GOLDEN BOSPHORU - All Turkish. The seamen
on the first ship were real nice. I took a picture with the chief cook. I was forced
to leave on the second ship. They threatened to throw my Turkish box away. I just blessed the ship for the Lord.
8 ships on Friday:
PANAM CELESTE, PIONEER BAY, and HYUNDAI TREASURE - All
Indian; Indian, Ukrainian, and Russian; Myanmar, and Korean. Receptive. We
were on the first ship last month. Three Indian Christians on the second ship. No
Myanmar Christian on the last ship.
SUZAKU, YANTIAN SEA, GOLDEN ELIZABETH, PACIFIC FLORES,
and ALAM MESRA - All Chinese; All Chinese; Russian, Myanmar, and
two Chinese; British, Filipino, and Chinese. Pakistan, Myanmar, Filipino, and
Chinese. We were on the first ship last Apr. Six seamen came forward and we
prayed together, including the captain and the chief officer. It's an initial visit on
the second ship. We were on the third ship and the last ship before. We prayed
with one Chinese seaman as well as other Myanmar on board. (see pictures). We
were on the fourth ship last Aug. Prayed with a female Chinese Christian cadet on
board. An initial visit on the last ship.
Pastor Tom Malone came back and visited the ship GOLDEN ELIZABETH with
me. He went to visit the ship PANAM CELESTE by himself and left.
3 ships on Saturday:
HIGH GLORY - All Indian. Two Christians on board. I met one of them, the
chief cook. The other one is the electric officer. I left the Scripture and the Jesus
DVD for him.
ALAM MESRA, and YANTIAN SEA - Chinese, three Filipino, two Myanmar, and a Pakistan captain; All Chinese. This was a revisit on both ships. Two seamen
came and prayed with me on the first ship. Six people came to pray with me on
the second ship including the ship chandler.
Here is what Pastor Tom Malone says:
"We're at the crossroads in America. My heart bleeds for my country. Soon we're
going to be attacked by Islamic terrorists. History is repeating itself before our
very eyes. After watching Tora! Tora! Tora!, the Japanese invasion of Pearl
Harbor, the same scenario is happening today except on a much larger scale than
we could ever imagine. You may contact me on my cell phone
832-211-5394 . Watch and pray!"
Let's pray that present Obama will have the faith and wisdom to manage the polical and
economical situation for our country, and not worry.
The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. (2Ti. 4:22)

Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao