08/09/09 - 08/15/09

Dear seafarer's friends, 08/09/09 - 08/15/09

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's son, will be with us in truth and love. (2 Jn. 3)

Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org
ships visited this week
4 ships on Monday:
FORMOSA FOURTEEN, CCNI ROTTERDAM, PATRIOT SPIRIT, and
BW NANTES - All Chinese; Filipino, and Russian; Honduras, and Spanish;
Indian, and French. We were on the first ship last May. Gave away all the
Scriptures, Jesus DVD's and materials we brought with us. Prayed with the
chief engineer and blessed the ship. Four Indian Christians on the last ship,
chief cook, deck cadet, bosun, and motorman. (see picture 1 of Steve with the
chief cook and others).
Steve Chao from WHCC came and helped the visitation today.
7 ships on Tuesday:
IKAN ACAPULCO, REINA ROSA, MALTE B, RICKMERS HOUSTON,
AALBORG, AJAX, and YACU PUMA - All Filipino; Filipino, and Korean;
Filipino, and Russian; Filipino, Russian, Ukrainian, and Croatian; Filipino, Polish,
Romanian, and Bulgarian; All Russian; All Peruvian. We were on the last ship
last Jun. They were glad to receive Scripture and Jesus DVD's. We visited the
second last May, the third ship last Mar. the fifth ship over a year ago. All
receptive.
Pastor Jonathan Chiu from EFCOH came and helped the ship visitation today.
3 ships on Wednesday:
UBC SAVANNAH, BBC ZARATE, and CLIPPER GOLFITO - All Filipino;
Filipino, Russian, and Hungarian; Croatian, and Myanmar. We visited the first
ship a year ago, the second ship last Nov., and the last ship last Jul. All
responsive. Prayed and blessed the ships.
11 ships on Thursday:
STAR EVVIVA, ANTEA, OVERSEAS ROSEMAR, NORWID, and CELINE
- All Filipino; Filipino, and Indian; Filipino, and Bulgarian; Polish, and Chinese;
Russian, Hungarian, and Sri Lanka. We visited the first ship and the last ship
over a year ago, the fourth ship just last month. They were all receptive. I prayed
with one Chinese and other Filipinos.
THEKLA, IEVOLI SPLENDOR, SOPHIE RICKMERS, CASTILLO DE
SAN PEDR, STX ACE 10, and ALGARVE - All Russian; Russian, and
Ukrainian; All Myanmar; All Peruvian; All Korean; All Polish. We visited the
second ship and the fourth ship over a year ago, the third ship and the last ship
last Apr., the fifth ship last Mar. All responsive.
7 ships on Friday:
WEST FORTUNE, THOR VENTURE, SAMANTA, SCM ATHINA,
SEABOARD EXPLORER II, GHETTY BOTTIGLIERI, and THOR NECTAR
- All Filipino; All Filipino; All Ukrainian; All Russian; All Russian; All Indian; All
Thai. We visited the fourth ship last Apr., the fifth ship last Feb., and the last ship
last Jun. All responsive. There were four Christians on the Indian ship, the second
engineer, the third engineer, the fourth engineer, and fitter. Prayed with them
blessed the crew and their families. (see picture 2 & 3)

Evangelism is a gift from God. It's a mandate to serve by giving ourselves as a witness to those we come into contact. So often God gives us an opportunity to tell this person or persons about Jesus. However, a conflict begins to take place between our spirit and mind. An inner struggle occurs between our spirit urging us to speak the Word, and the devil discouraging us in the minds with a spirit of confusion. Unfortunately, we miss the opportunity to possibly save a soul from hell. The Lord confirms this prophetic truth in Isaiah 43:10, "You are my witnesses, and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I AM HE." Isaiah, the evangelical prophet clearly outlines the steps of an evangelist. By the way, as believers, you and I are chosen by God to be Light bearers. Our message is in the words of Jesus, "I AM the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." Jesus confirms His divinity in the Name, "I AM", as prophesied by Isaiah. It's the greatest miracle of all when people confess Christ as their Savior, crucified and risen Lord of life. Our goal is to lead others to a saving faith in Christ. Sometimes our walk is louder than our talk. A vessel is one close knit family. Everyone knows what his shipmate is like. No one can hide his true identity. It is amazing that we can go on board, and immediately they'll tell us who is Christian. When we meet them, we see that they're genuine in their faith. They have a gentle and humble spirit. These seafarers are true witnesses. Thank you for ALL your support. Thomas is doing such a great work saving souls for the Kingdom. Your prayers are being answered. However, we need more financial support as we enter the fall months. Join us in prayer for the churches and individuals to include us in your budget on a monthly basis. Please send your tax deductible contributions to our treasurer, Rose Young, at this address. Att: Rose Young
West Houston Chinese Church
c/o Lifeline to Seamen Inc.
10638 Hammerly Blvd.,
Houston, Texas 77043
Maranatha!

For those who are interested in knowing about TWIC, the phone number is (866) 347-8942 The link is www.twicinformation.com.

Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. (3 Jn. 15)

Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao