Saturday, October 31, 2009

10/25/09 - 10/31/09

Dear seafarer's friends, 10/25/09 - 10/31/09

Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (2Th. 1:2)

Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org

ships visited this week
2 ships on Monday:
ZEBRA WIND, and STOLT VIKING - All Filipino; All Indian, except one
Filipino. There were total four Christians on the second ship, three Indian, fitter,
motorman, and bosun; and a Filipino fitter. (see picture 1 for the Indian fitter
and I). We prayed and had a good fellowship together. His name is Jose
Fernandos.
7 ships on Tuesday:
COSMOS VENTURE, INDUSTRIAL CENTURY, SONGA NOR, and
IKAN PROGRESO - Filipino, and Indian; Filipino, and one Russian; Filipino,
and two Polish; Filipino, and Chinese. We visited the first ship last Sep., the
second ship last Nov. We were on the last ship last Nov. (see picture 2 & 3 for
some of the Chinese crew on the last ship). Prayed with them, gave them the
Scriptures, Jesus DVDs, and Gospel materials. (see picture 4 for some of the
Filipino crew on the third ship). Prayed with them, gave them the materials, and
blessed the crew.
VANESSA C, NORDANA MONIKA, and CLIPPER LEADER - Romanian,
Indian, and African; All Thai; All Russian. We visited the first ship a year ago, the
second ship last May, and the last ship over two years ago. All responsive.
2 ships on Wednesday:
FORMOSA THIRTEEN, and OMODOS - All Chinese; Korean captain, two
Myanmar, and Indian. We were on the first ship eighteen days ago. Captain,
chief engineer, and chief mate, all recognized me. Prayed with a new cadet and
left him with with the Scripture and Jesus movie. (see picture 5 for the happy
faces of the Indian crew on the second ship). Prayed with them, blessed them
and their families.
5 ships on Thursday:
SIFNOS SUN, FOX MAIDEN, KAROLINE N, BALTIC MARSHALL,
and TAI BAI HAI - All Filipino; All Filipino; Indian, and Filipino; Russian, and
Lithuania; All Chinese. We visited the first ship over two years ago, and we
were on the third ship last Sep. They all knew my face from the previous visit,
this time they wanted to know my name. I prayed with two new seamen, they
all receptive. When I got on the Chinese ship, they were about to sail. Then the
pilot came on board. Thank the Lord, I was still able to talk to the commissar
and prayed with him with the salvation prayer. I also prayed the salvation prayer
with another ordinary seaman.before I left.
3 ships on Friday:
STOLT HILL, MARYLEBONE, and SANAGA - All Filipino; Indian, and
two Filipino; All Chinese. We visited the first ship last Mar. the second ship
over two years ago. (see picture 6 for three Indians watching the Jesus DVD
on the second ship). There were four Indian Christians on this ship, chief
officer, third officer, bosun, and electrician, plus two Filipino Christians, second
engineer, and third engineer. Bosun and I prayed with the Hindus, Blessed
them and their families. We were on the last ship last Apr. There was one
Christian on board, the chief mate. He knew me from the previous visit. He is
signing off for home tomorrow, just finishing his eight months contract. We had
a nice chat. They received the Scriptures, and Jesus DVDs.

One of our ministry board members is promoting Lifeline to Seamen ministry via his 5K road run activity last Saturday. Please click on the link and contribute as God moves you. http://www.active.com/donate/tonychao

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

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. (2Th. 3:18)

Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Saturday, October 24, 2009

10/18/09 - 10/24/09

Dear seafarer's friends, 10/18/09 - 10/24/09

Grace and peace to you. (1Th. 1:1)

Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org
ships visited this week
2 ships on Sunday:
FORMOSA ELEVEN, and KEW BRIDGE - All Chinese; Filipino, and one
Venezuelan. We were on the first ship last Jun. Only five seamen I didn't meet
before. Many seekers on board. One of them is the 75Th descendant of
Confucius. He was a young cadet and very interested in Christianity. I led him
and two others to pray the salvation prayer. They all receptive.
3 ships on Monday:
SICHEM HONG KONG, FR8 ENDURANCE, and DARYA MAHESH - All
All Indian; All Indian; Indian, and two Myanmar. We were on the second ship
last Jul. There were one Christian on the first ship, chief cook. (see picture 1 for
some of the crew). There were two Christians on the second ship, chief cook
and second cook. There were five Christians on the last ship, two able seamen,
chief officer, third engineer, and assistant seaman. (see picture 2 for some of
the crew). We prayed with the Christians and Hindus. The Hindus liked the
N.T. of their own language. We gave them and told them to read it and not to
waste it. They said they will.
Steven Chao from WHCC came for the ship visitation. He really helped me
today.
4 ships on Tuesday:
FULL SPRING, ACTION, OKTEM AKSOY, and BEFFEN - All Chinese;
All Turkish; All Turkish; All Indian. There were three Christians on the last ship,
chief cook and two able seamen. All ships were receptive. (see picture 3 for
some of the crew on the Chinese ship). Prayed with them, gave them the
Scriptures and Jesus DVDs. They loved the picture I took for them. They even
wanted a copy right then, but their computer on the ship couldn't take my
camera's chip. See, how precious this picture is.
5 ships on Friday:
CLIPPER DAISY, STENA CONCORD, STOLT SWAZI, RICKMERS
ANTWERP, and LIAN XING HU - All Indian; Indian, and Filipino; Indian,
Myanmar, and Bengalese; Polish, Romanian, Filipino, and Chinese; All Chinese.
We visited the second ship over a year ago. (see picture 4 for Payton, Indian
chief officer and Filipino able seaman). There was one Indian chief officer
Christian on this ship. We were on the fourth ship last Jun., and the last ship
over a year ago. All receptive. (see picture 5 for some of the crew on the last
ship). They were very delight to receive the Scriptures, and Jesus DVDs. They
wanted to give them to their child, their spouse, their relative, and their friend.
There were two Christians on the first ship, fitter and a motorman. (see picture
6 for some of the crew). Prayed with the Hindus.
Payton Huang from WHCC came and helped the visitation a lot.

One of our ministry board members is promoting Lifeline to Seamen ministry via his 5K road run activity on this coming Saturday. Please click on the link and contribute as God moves you. If the link doesn't click here, you can copy the link to Internet Explorer and activate it.
http://www.active.com/donate/tonychao

For those who are interested in knowing about TWIC, the phone number is (866) 347-8942 The link is www.twicinformation.com.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (1Th. 5:28)

Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Saturday, October 17, 2009

10/10/09 - 10/17/09

Dear seafarer's friends, 10/10/09 - 10/17/09

Grace and peace to you from God our Father. (Col. 1:2)

Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org

2 ships on last Saturday:
FORMOSA THIRTEEN, and IKAN VERACRUZ - All Chinese; Chinese,
and Filipino. (see picture 1 for some of the crew on the first ship). I prayed
and shared the Gospel with them. Many of them were shy, but I encouraged
them to receive the Lord. ships visited this week
5 ships on Monday:
ST. ANDREW, BBC HOLLAND, BBC RIO GRANDE, LACANDON,
and MANDARIN GLORY - All Russian; Russian, and Ukrainian; Russian, and
Filipino; All Indian; All Chinese. We visited the second ship over two years ago,
We were on the fourth ship last Mar. All responsive. There were three Christians
on the fourth ship, two able seamen, and electrician. (see picture 2 for some of
the crew). (see picture 3 for part of the crew on the last ship). Prayed with them.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ship visitation today.
4 ships on Tuesday:
COS FAIR, CLIPPER HARMONY, TORM CECILIE, and SPT
CHAMPION - All Chinese; Chinese, and Indian; All Indian; All Indian. We
were on the third ship over two years ago, the last ship last May. There were
two Chinese Christians on the first ship, chief cook and the second officer. (see
picture 4 for both). It's so good to prayed with both of them. All chief cook's
family are Christians. Isn't it exciting? (see picture 5 for other crew members of
this Chinese ship). Prayed with them also. There were two Christians on the
third ship, the second officer and an able seaman. (see picture 6 for some of the
crew). There were four Christians on the last ship, the second engineer, fitter,
motorman, and electrician. Prayed with the Hindus and gave them the Scriptures
and Jesus DVDs.
5 ships on Wednesday:
JIU HUA HAI, CLIPPER HARMONY, RONALD N, LEOPOLD STAFF,
and ALGOA BAY - All Chinese; Indian, and Chinese; Indian, and Filipino; All
Polish; Polish, and Myanmar. We were on the first ship last Jan. I had a good
talk, not very long, with the captain. His faith was not strong, yet he received the
Lord. (see picture 7 & 8 for another group). We prayed together. A revisited on
the second ship from yesterday. We were on the third ship over two years ago.
One Indian Christian on board, a cadet. We visited the fourth ship and the last
ship both in last Jun. All receptive.
6 ships on Thursday:
STAR EVVIVA, OCEAN FRIEND, GRIFFON, GLOBAL OCEAN, JBU
MAAS, and IBN KHALDOUN - All Filipino; Indian, and Filipino; Indian,
and Filipino; Indian, and one Filipino; All Indian; All Algerian. We visited the
first ship last Aug. We were on the fifth ship last Aug., and the last ship over a
year ago. There were two Christians on the fifth ship, two able seamen. (see
picture 9 for some of the crew). Prayed with them including the Hindus. There
were four Indian Christians on the fourth ship, general Steward, oiler, fitter, and
captain. I took the captain and the chief engineer to Wal Mart. (see picture 10).
Chief engineer was a Buddhist. He said he also went to church. We prayed in
the car.
7 ships on Friday:
DEL SOL, BBC MAINE, CHEM SEA, and SCHACKENBORG - Filipino,
and two Korean; Filipino, Russian, German, and Indian; Indian, and two
Russian; Russian, and Polish. We visited the first ship last Jul., the second ship
and the last ship about two years ago. All receptive. We were on the third ship
last May. There were six Indian Christians on board, captain, third engineer,
fitter, motorman, an able seaman, and a cadet. (see picture 11 for some of the
crew). They were so happy to receive the Scriptures, Jesus DVDs of their own
languages and watch them.
JOP, CABO PILAR, and YASA SEYHAN - All Romanian; All Chilian; All
Turkish. All responsive. (see picture 12 for some of the crew on the last ship).
1 ship on Saturday:
LIAN PING HU - All Chinese. They came like flood to ask for Scripture and
Gospel materials. Although the commissar was a kind of ignoring the things I
gave to them, some others showed their appreciation. They raised questions
like who was Jesus? What did He do? Why do they need another religion other
than Buddhism? I tried to explain to them according to the Scripture, and took a
chance to pray with them. Some of them were willing to receive Jesus into their
hearts. (see picture 13 for three of the crew).

Your prayers are being answered in so many ways. In the last email we asked you to pray for more inbound Chinese vessels. This week 5 ships arrived carrying more than 100 seamen. Thomas and his coworkers had amazing visits setting them
free with the Gospel presentation. He has written about his testimonies. Another answer was that more than the usual number of ships came to the port. There was much ministry accomplished. Another answer to pray was our successful board meeting. We spent 3 hours discussing ways God is leading us to fulfill the Great Commission. We thank the
Lord for His provisions. One is personnel which Thomas, our full time chaplain, is doing the work of an energetic evangelist. He is lifting up Jesus around the world. Another is the way God is providing our finances. We spent much time finalizing our budget for next year. We're shooting high expecting a great harvest of souls. Thank you for your sacrificial giving on behalf of the the seamen and their
families who benefit from your generosity. We're grateful for your commitment. Please send your love gift to Rose, our dear sister and treasurer at this address. Att: Rose Young
West Houston Chinese Church
c/o Lifeline to Seamen Inc.
10638 Hammerly Blvd.,
Houston, Texas 77043

God richly bless you. Maranatha!

For those who are interested in knowing about TWIC, the phone number is (866) 347-8942 The link is www.twicinformation.com.
Grace be with you. (Col. 4:18)

Friday, October 9, 2009

10/04/09 - 10/10/09

Dear seafarer's friends, 10/04/09 - 10/10/09

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Php. 1:2)

Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org
ships visited this week
8 ships on Monday:
JO ASK, PROCYON LEADER, DRESDEN, DOVE, MAHANADI SPIRIT,
and BERNORA - All Filipino; Filipino, and Indian; Filipino, and Indian; Filipino, and Polish; Polish and Indian; All Indian. We visited the first ship last Mar., and
the third ship last Aug. We were on the fifth ship last month and the last ship
last Jun. All responsive. There were five Christians on the fifth ship, chief cook,
second cook, second officer, third engineer, and a motorman. (see picture 1 of
the crew). There were three Christians on the last ship, bosun, motorman, and
the captain. Prayed with them and blessed the ships.
CHEMBULK GIBRALTAR, and CHEMBULK SAVANNAH - Myanmar,
and Latvian; Myanmar, Georgian, and British. Prayed with the Buddhists and
blessed the crew.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ship visitation a lot.
5 ships on Tuesday:
SOLENT, UAL ANGOLA, ATLANTIC HOPE, CHEMBULK KINGS
POINT, and SEA FLOURISH - All Polish; All Polish; All Russian; All
Myanmar; All Chinese. We visited the second ship last year, the third ship last
Jun., the last ship over a year ago. I had a very nice talk with the captain on the Chinese ship. He was very open. He even admitted that Jesus is in our hearts
when we just started the conversation. I pointed out Jesus' deity to him and
explained what Jesus did for us. He accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior and
we prayed the salvation prayer at the end. (see picture 2 for the Chinese crew).
(and see picture 3 for the Myanmar crew on the fourth ship).
1 ship on Wednesday:
IKAN ALTAMIRA - Filipino, and Mainly Chinese. We were on this ship last
month. Only delivered the most recent monthly Christian Chinese newspaper to
the Chinese seafarers and gave the English Holy Bible and Jesus DVD to the
Filipino. It was a good preparation work for the Evangelism. Took the chief
officer from the gate to the ship and from the ship to the gate to get their crew
list so six of them can go ashore for shopping.
The seamen showed me that I and a flat tire. And they helped me to put on the
spare. Then I went to Discount Tire to replace a new one. It only cost me
$10.50.
5 ships on Thursday:
RHEINGAS, ATLANTIC AQUARIUS, PANAM ATLANTICO, AFRICAN
LARK, and NAZLI G - German, and Filipino; Indian, and Filipino; Croatian,
Russian, and Myanmar; All Ukrainian; All Turkish. We were on the second ship
just over a week ago. There was only one Indian Christian on board, the
general Steward. (see picture 4 for some of the crew). We visited the third ship
last Aug., the fourth ship last May, and the last ship over two years ago.

We are experiencing a worldwide recession. It's effecting every segment of life. Change is rapidly happening and no one knows which way to turn. The dollar is
being dissolved, our debt is out of control, and big government is headed toward socialism. The stage is being set for a one world government and economy. Possibly the final piece of puzzle is being put into place before the eminent return of Jesus. Recession is affecting the Port of Houston as never before. We received an
email which reads, "Always a pleasure and blessing to talk with you. I've heard from my sources that the turning basins (main docks) ship calls are down about 40 percent. The private terminals are down over 50 percent of the normal ship calls. However, I understand most chemical, gas and crude biz remains quite steady. Most expect the
biz to start to return to normal near the end of this year, but taking most of next year
to return to any type of what we call normal ship calls. Prayer and faith will win in the end." In His name, Jay Willows, Trinity Shipping. Here are some statistics to support what Jay is saying. Today, Oct. 8, is a brief list of the type of vessels in port. There are approximately 27 oil, chemical, gas
tankers and 4 container vessels. The rest are 11 cargo and bulk carriers, most of
them small. Pray for more Chinese ships to come for us to evangelize. Since July 1, only 27 Chinese vessels arrived and 14 ships with a few Chinese on board. This is
the fewest number coming to the port that we can remember. However, there are
still many western, eastern, Filipinos and Indians arriving. Please become involved
by praying, participating with your help, encouragement, and financial support. Please send your love gift to Rose, our dear sister and treasurer at this address. Att: Rose Young
West Houston Chinese Church
c/o Lifeline to Seamen Inc.
10638 Hammerly Blvd.,
Houston, Texas 77043

God richly bless you. Maranatha!

For those who are interested in knowing about TWIC, the phone number is (866) 347-8942 The link is www.twicinformation.com.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. (Php. 4:23)

Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Sunday, October 4, 2009

09/27/09 - 10/03/09

Dear seafarer's friends, 09/27/09 - 10/03/09

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Eph. 1:2)

Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org
ships visited this week
6 ships on Monday:
TORM ANNE, PLATYTERA, JO SYPRESS, NEVESKA LADY, UAL ROTTERDAM, and CHAMPION TRADER - All Filipino; Filipino, and
three Ukrainian; Filipino, and Dutch; Filipino, Russian, and one Indian; All
Polish; All Indian. We visited the third and fourth ship over two years ago, the
fifth ship last Jun. All receptive. There were seven Christians on the last ship,
general steward, bosun, electrician, motorman, pump man, engine cadet, and an
able seaman. The electrician was a fine Christian. He asked us to pray for his
three sons. Prayed with them and the Hindus. (see picture 1 for the crew,
picture 2 for the electrician).
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ship visitation a great deal.
7 ships on Tuesday:
MARGUERITE, SKY ANGEL, and EAST POINT - All Filipino; All Filipino;
Filipino, and Italian. We visited the second ship last Apr. We were on the last
ship last Jul. The Italian captain still remembered me. He was very appreciate
about the Italian New Testament I gave to him this time. The second officer was
a Filipino lady Christian. She was very hospitable to me. Prayed for them and
blessed the ships
TULA, HISTRIA PRINCE, CHEM LEO, and JBU SCHELDE - All Mexican;
All Romanian; Indian, Russian, and Turkish; All Indian. We visited the third ship
last Jul. We were on the last ship last May. There were two Christians on board,
chief cook, and an able seaman. As I was distributing the Scriptures, one
seaman rushed to me and asked, are you the one giving away the Christian
materials? I need one. He was not a Christian but he told me he believed in
Jesus. I gave him a Jesus DVD, some Gospel materials, prayed with him and
two other Christians. Praised the Lord, we can always find some seekers and
helped them to get closer to the Lord. (see picture 3 for the 2 Christians, and
picture 4 for the bunch).
7 ships on Wednesday:
ATLANTIC AQUARIUS, S. PACIFIC, APOSTOLOS II, PACIFIC
MAKASSAR, LARA, SCM ATHINA, and ATLANTIC LILY - Indian, and
one Filipino; Russian, and Filipino; Romanian, Montenegro, and Filipino; British,
Indian, Chinese, and Filipino; All Russian; All Russian; All Indian. We visited
the fifth ship over two years ago, and the sixth ship last Aug. We were on the
fourth ship last Apr. Prayed with five Chinese and took all of them to seafarer's
center. Then I took two of them to Best Buy to buy computer. There were two
Indian Christians on the first ship, general steward and a motorman. There was
one Christian on the last ship, chief officer. (see picture 5, the one to the left of
me in the front line is he, see picture 6 for the other group). Prayed with them
and blessed the ship.
3 ships on Thursday:
CHEMSTAR VENUS, ERNEST N, and AZZURA - Korean, and Filipino;
Indian, and Filipino; All Chinese. We were on the last ship last Dec. The
captain is a believer. He recited the Lord's prayer for us. We prayed in the
navigation bridge. We also prayed in the mess room with the crew. (see picture
7). (see picture 8 with the crew on the second ship).
Hui Yong Wang from WHCC came and helped ships visitation today.
4 ships on Friday:
MAGNUM ENERGY, MILLENNIUM FALCON, INCE MARMARA, and
BOSPHORUS QUEEN - Ukrainian, and Filipino; Korean, Japanese, and
Filipino; All Turkish; All Turkish. We visited the second ship last May. The two
Turkish ships were not that receptive, only some still like the Scripture and
Jesus DVD I gave to them. (see picture 9 on the third ship).
Payton Huang from WHCC came and volunteered for the ship visitation with
me.
2 ships on Saturday:
FORMOSA TEN, and STOLT VANGUARD - All Chinese; All Indian. We
were on the first ship last Jun. I shared the Gospel with them, the chief cook
was willing to receive eternity, the gift from God, into his life. (see
picture 10 for half of the crew). The captain of the Indian ship is a Christian. I
gave him a Tamil New Testament and blessed the ship..

July-September is the third quarterly report of God's work in the seamen's ministry. Your provisions are sustaining His work. Thank you for your monthly
support allowing Thomas to be our full time chaplain. He is a devoted and faithful
man of God doing the word of an evangelist. Another provision among many is supplying us the necessary Bibles, DVDs, CDs and Christian literature to proclaim God's Word. Your love offerings are assisting us to fulfill the Great Commission. Paul assents this truth in 2 Corinthians 9:12-13, "This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.....praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession
of the Gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing." We're not in debt and consider ourselves responsible for your faithful contributions. Following is the
statistics of the last quarter in this awesome ministry. Number of ships visited: 337 Number of Scriptures give out: English: 310 Indian: 160 Chinese: 400 Tagalog: 40 Russian: 120 Myanmar: 35 Spanish: 35 Number of seafarers visited: Indian: 450 Chinese: 420 Filipino: 350 Russian: 200 Myanmar: 150 Polish: 40 Turkish: 50 Number of Jesus DVDs delivered: 1,200 Number of Christian music CDs delivered: 600 Thank you for your prayers. Please send your love gift to Rose, our dear sister and treasurer at this address. Att: Rose Young
West Houston Chinese Church
c/o Lifeline to Seamen Inc.
10638 Hammerly Blvd.,
Houston, Texas 77043

God richly bless you. Maranatha!

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

Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. (Eph. 6:24)

Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao