Saturday, February 20, 2010

02/14/10 - 02/20/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 02/14/10 - 02/20/10



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

6 ships on Monday:

LIAN SHENG HU, and MAGIC I - All Chinese; All Indian. We were on the

first ship just over a year ago. Many of the crew knew me from previous visits

on other ships but the same company. There was a commissar on board, yet,

he was real nice. He recognized me when he saw me. I invited him and the

captain to pray the salvation prayer and he accepted. (See picture 1, captain

on the left and commissar on the right). (picture 2, chief cook on the left and

general steward on the right). I prayed with them too. We were on the second

ship last Dec. There were six Christians on board, captain, chief cook, general

steward, bosun, fitter, and an able seaman. (See picture 3, from right to left,

chief cook, general steward, and bosun). Prayed with the first two.

SCM FEDRA, WEST FORTUNE, ALGOA BAY, and WLADYSLAW

ORKAN - Filipino, and Croatian; Filipino, Russian, and Ukrainian; Myanmar,

and Polish; All Polish. All responsive.

5 ships on Wednesday:

INDUSTRIAL CENTURY, PALAU, and IKAN ALTAMIRA - All Filipino;

Filipino, and Ukrainian; Filipino, Chinese, and Ghanaian. We visited the first

ship over a year ago. We were on the last ship last Dec. (See picture 4, captain

on the left, and electrician from Ghana on the right). (See picture 5, from left to

right, general steward, Steven, and chief cook). The third engineer was a

seeker. We prayed together with him with the salvation prayer.

SAVINA CAYLYN, and CLIPPER MAKISHIO - Indian, and Italian; All

Indian; We were on the last ship last Dec. A short revisit. There were two

Christians on the first ship, chief cook, and general steward.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped ship visitation.

8 ships on Thursday:

OCEAN HOPE, WEST FORTUNE, GLADIATOR, SONGA SAPPHIRE,

and IKAN MANZANILLO - All Filipino; All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino,

and Panamanian; Filipino, and Chinese. We were on the last ship last Dec.

All receptive.

BAVARIA, YELLOWSTON, and CLIPPER MAKISHIO - Russian, and

Ukrainian; Myanmar, Polish, and South African. All Indian. We visited the

first ship over a year ago. We were on the second ship last Jul. (See picture

6 for the South African Christian on the first left). (See picture 7 for the only

Christian on board on the Indian ship). It was a revisit this week. All

responsive.

3 ships on Saturday:

TRINA, STOLT PEAK, and TAI BAI HAI - All Filipino; Filipino, Russian,

Indian, and Spanish. All Chinese. We visited the second ship over a year ago.

All receptive. We were on the last ship just over two years ago. (See picture

8 with part of the crew). We prayed toether (See picture 9 with Ying Dau Lu

on the left and captain on the right).

Ying Dau Lu from HCC came and helped ship visitation today.



Five Chinese Churches will have a joint mission conference at WHCC, on 26, and

27 this month. Lifeline to seamen is taking care of the seafarers ministry in this

conference. We have an exhibition booth. Please pray for this conference and the

participants will be interested in the seamen mission.



The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. (Php. 4:23)



Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Saturday, February 13, 2010

02/07/10 - 02/13/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 02/07/10 - 02/13/10



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

1 ship on Monday:

PUDU - All Russian. Receptive.

I got a flat tire today, but thank the Lord, I managed to fix it.

My second son had a daughter today. Now I have a grand son and a grand

daughter.

6 ships on Tuesday:

MOONLIGHT SERENADE, TRADEWIND ADVENTURE, EAGLE

SAPPORO, CHEM STAR, and RICKMERS NEW ORLEANS - All Filipino;

Filipino, and Indian; Filipino, and Indian; Indian, and Russian; Filipino, Indian,

and Romanian. We were on the fourth ship and the last ship both in last Sep.

Good response. The first ship was the ship from Alaska. Chaplain Jeannette

Seale in Anchorage foretold me of her coming. I visited captain Noel, and gave

him Jesus DVD. (see picture 1 of he and I). He was the old captain, and was

leaving this afternoon. He said his believe was not a cult. He didn't want to

pray with me alone, but he prayed with the others including the new captain

Armando and me. (see picture 2, the third one from the left is the new cap.)

GAS MIRACLE - Korean, and Chinese. There were two Christians on board, the Korean captain and the Chinese quarter master. (see picture 3 with the

captain on the right). (see picture 4 with the quarter master on the right). I

prayed with the Chinese Christian.

5 ships on Wednesday:

FAIRMAST, INDUSTRIAL EGRET, VANESSA C, and KAITY L -

Filipino, and Dutch; Filipino, and Russian; Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Indian, . and Hungarian; All Greek. We visited the third ship last Oct. All ships were

receptive.

FORMOSA THIRTEEN - All Chinese. We were on this ship last Oct. Some

of the crew has been changed since last visit. (see picture 5 for Steven, captain,

and chief cook from left to right). These two remained the same. We had a

chance to talk to an able seaman. We listened to his love story and told him

about God's love. He was real close to salvation.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ship visitation today.

6 ships on Friday:

MOONLIGHT SERENADE, GLOBAL WIND, and ASIAN MOON -

All Filipino; Filipino, and Korean; Filipino, and Ukrainian. Second visit on the

first ship this week. I gave the chief engineer, third officer, general steward, two

able seamen, and an ordinary seaman each a Jesus DVD. Chief engineer called

by name. The ordinary seaman was the one that Chaplain Jeannette didn't

mention in her email. I prayed with them and blessed the crew again.

MISS LUCY, SAFFRON, and MARILYN - All Indian; All Indonesian; All

American. There were five Christians on the first ship, captain, an able seaman,

bosun, a pump man and a motorman. They all receptive.

4 ships on Saturday:

ALPINE MAGNOLIA, CLIPPER MOON, CLIPPER MIKI, and TRANS

CATALONIA - All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, and Croatian; Norwegian, Swedish, and Romanian. We visited the last ship last Jul. All receptive.



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

Monday, February 8, 2010

01/03/10 - 01/09/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 01/03/10 - 01/09/10

Grace and peace to you

Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org

ships visited this week
2 ships on Monday:
YACU PUMA, and IKAN SELANGAT - All Peruvian; Chinese, and
Filipino. We visited the first ship last Aug. Receptive. We were on the second
ship last Nov. (see picture 1 for a couple of the crew). Prayed with them and
blessed the ship.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped visiting the Chinese ship himself
today.
7 ships on Tuesday:
JO ASPEN, BBC ICELAND, CHEMBULK NEW ORLEANS, and
RICKMERS SINGAPORE - All Filipino; Russian, German, and Filipino;
Myanmar, Polish, Indian, and Filipino; Romanian, Sri Lanka, Polish, Chinese,
and Filipino. We visited the first ship last May. We were on the last ship last
Aug. Prayed with them. All receptive.
KASUGTA, YASA SEYHAN, and CHEM SEA - Russian, and Indian;
All Turkish; Indian, and Russian. We were on the second ship and the last ship
both last Oct. (see picture 2 for the crew on the second ship, and picture 3 for
the crew on the last ship). Prayed with them and blessed the crew.
2 ships on Wednesday:
NORDIC RUTH, FAIRCHEM STALLION - All Indian; All Indian. We were
on the first ship last Mar. There were three Christians on board, chief cook, two
general stewards. (see picture 4 for the chief cook). We were on the second
ship almost two years ago. There were two Christians on board this time, two
ordinary seamen. (see picture 5 for some of the crew). Prayed with the
Christians and also the Hindus.
3 ships on Thursday:
BBC SPAIN, DANIELLA, and YONG AN CHENG - Russian, and Filipino;
Hollander, and Filipino; All Chinese. We visited the first ship last Jul. We were
on the last ship way over a year ago. (see picture 6/7 for the crew we prayed
with). They were surprised that I remembered one of their crew's name. All
responsive.
Peter Ko from WHCC came and helped the visitation today.
3 ships on Friday:
JANNIE C, RONALD N, and NAVIG8 STEALTH II - Russian, and
Romanian; Indian, and Filipino; All Indian. We visited the first ship last Aug.,
the second ship last Oct. We were on the last ship over a year ago. There were
five Christians on board, chief cook, bosun, fitter, one able seaman, and a pump
man. (see picture 8 for some of the crew). Prayed with them and encouraged
the Christians to read the Bible.
Payton Huang from WHCC came and helped the ship visitation today.
1 ship on Saturday:
GLENDA MEGAN - All Indian. There were three Christians on the first ship,
fitter, one able seaman, and a cadet. (see picture 9 for two of the seamen). I
gave the Christian able seaman a NIV-NT. He asked how much? I told him this
is a gift. He grabbed the NIV-Holy Bible. He said he wanted to read it. See,
how amazing people are hungering for God's Word.
Weibing Lu from WHCC came and helped the ship visiting today.

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen. (Rev.22: 21)

Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

01/10/10 - 01/16/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 01/10/10 - 01/16/10

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (Ro. 1:7)

Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org

ships visited this week
1 ship on Sunday:
PLUTO LEADER - Filipino, and Japanese. The ship is sailing to Brazil. I
delivered a box of Bible to the Seafarer's Center over there. Prayed with
them and gave them the Scriptures and Jesus DVDs.
5 ships on Monday:
AZTEC, INTREPID RELIANCE, SPT CHAMPION, IKAN VERACRUZ,
and PACIFIC FUTURE - All Ecuadorian; All Indian; All Indian; Chinese,
Ghanaian, and Filipino; All Ukrainian. We were on the second ship last Feb.
There were five Christians board, captain, chief cook, second mate, bosun, and
an able seaman. (see picture 1 for part of the crew). We were on the third ship
last Oct. There were six Christians on board, electrician, fourth engineer, second
engineer, second mate, and two motor men. (see picture 2 for some of the crew).
Prayed with them and blessed the ships. We were on the fourth ship last Nov. (see picture 3 for part of the crew we prayed together).
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped visiting the ships today.
6 ships on Tuesday:
ODRA, SCHACKENBORG, SAIMAAGRACHT, and RAVNANGER - All
Polish; Romanian, Polish, and Filipino; Dutch, Russian, and Filipino; Russian,
and Filipino. We visited the second ship last Apr. The crew members have all
been changed since. Prayed with the last two ships. All ships were receptive.
CHAMPION ADRIATIC, and NORGAS TRAVELLER - All Indian; Filipino,
Russian officers, Spanish captain, and one Chinese motor man. We were on the
second ship last Nov. The only Chinese seaman changed to a different one. I
prayed with him and gave him the Scripture and Jesus DVD. There were four
Christians on the first ship, general steward, second mate, one able seaman, and
a motor man. (see picture 4 for two of the crew on the second ship). Prayed
with them and blessed the ships.
5 ships on Thursday:
SOPHIE RICKMERS, ALASKABORG, and FENG SHUN SHAN - All
Myanmar; Dutch, and Filipino; All Chinese. We were on the first ship last Aug.
The captain of the Chinese ship was real nice. I prayed with him and the second
mate. All responsive.
CLIPPER DAISY, and FAIRCHEM CHARGER - All Indian; All Indian. We
were on the first ship last Oct. There was only one Christian on board, the fitter.
There were three Christians on the second ship, the captain, one able seaman,
and one cadet. Prayed with two Hindus and blessed the crew.
3 ships on Friday:
SENTINEL SPIRIT, ATLANTIC MAJESTY, and GENCO MARINE -
Spanish captain and Honduras; Chinese, and Filipino; Chinese, and Filipino.
We visited the first ship over one year ago. The second ship and the last ship
were real open. (see picture 5 for Filipino crew and Chinese crew on the
third ship). We prayed together and blessed the ships. A Chinese seaman
from the second ship asked me why the cross is so important in Christianity. I
told him Jesus was crucified on the cross and rose again after three days, to
show that he was a perfect human and his deity which conquers death. And
prayed the salvation prayer with him.
Payton Huang from WHCC came and helped the ship visitation today.

To the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen. (Ro. 16:27)

Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Saturday, February 6, 2010

01/31/10 - 02/06/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 01/31/10 - 02/06/10


Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Gal. 1:3)



Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org


ships visited this week

1 ship on Sunday:

COS ORCHID - All Chinese. We were on this ship last Mar. Someone still

recognized me. The ship is going to sail tonight. I prayed with some of them. (

see picture 1). The one on the far right is the bosun. Other seaman said and he

said to me too that he believes in Jesus Christ. I gave him and also other

seamen the Scriptures, Jesus DVDs, and Christian literature.

3 ships on Monday:

SONGA RUBY, SONGA EAGLE, and GREAT LEGEND - All Filipino;

Indian, and Filipino; One Sri Lanka captain, and the rest was all Chinese. We

visited the first ship last Nov. There was no Indian Christian on the second

ship. So, we prayed with the Hindus and Muslim. (see picture 2 and 3). (see

picture 4 for half of the crew on the third ship). We ministered to them, and

they all want to come home and have a right relationship with our heavenly

Father. 90% of the crew got the Scripture and Gospel material.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.

6 ships on Tuesday:

CRYSTAL SEAS, MARGUERITE, OLYMPIC SPONSOR, and IKAN

SELANGAT - All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, Greek, and Honduran;

Filipino, Polish, and Chinese. We were on the last ship last Nov. Only the chief

engineer changed. The other crew members were still the same. I had a chance

to talk and prayed with some new seekers I left out last time. (see picture 5

with the fourth engineer). (see picture 6 for most of the Chinese and one

Filipino on the front right).

BW NANTES, and HIGH SPIRIT - Indian, French, and Ukrainian; Indian,

and three Ukrainian. We were on the first ship last Aug., the second ship last

Nov. There were six Christians on the second ship, chief cook, general

steward, fitter, oiler, one able seaman, and one cadet. I prayed the salvation

prayer with the Hindus as usual.

3 ships on Wednesday:

PACIFIC FUTURE, KOPALNIA HALEMBA, and CLIPPER DAISY -

All Ukrainian; All Polish; All Indian. We were on the last ship last month,

just less than three weeks ago. There were four Christians on board, two

oilers, second mate and second engineer. {see picture 7, second mate on the

left and second engineer on the right). I prayed with the Hindus. All ships

were receptive.

6 ships on Thursday:

BERING SEA, UACC SOUND, LEHMANN FORESTER, ANTAEUS,

BBC MONTANA, and LIBERTY STAR - All russian; Russian, and Indian;

Russian, and Myanmar; Russian, and Myanmar; German, Ukrainian, and

Filipino; All American. All the ships were responsive. There were three

Christians on the second ship, chief cook, pump man and one able seaman.

(see picture 8 with the chief cook second from the left, and the pump man on

the far right). I prayed with a Muslim using the salvation prayer. There was one

Myanmar Christian on the third ship. He was an able seaman.

5 ships on Friday:

CHESAPEAKE BELLE, MOUNT FUJI, BBC ECUADOR, CHEMICAL

DISTRIBUTOR, and LACANDON - All Filipino; Filipino, and Polish;

Ukrainian, and Polish; Indian, Romanian, Filipino, and Israeli; All Indian. We

visited the first ship last Mar., the third ship last Jul. We were on the last ship

last Oct. There was only one Christian on board, a cadet. We gave the cadet

Scripture and Jesus DVD. We prayed with the chief cook. (see picture 9, the

one in the middle). He wanted the Holy Bible we gave to him.

Someone joined me from FBCC for the ship visitation today.

1 ship on Saturday:

ATLANTICBORG - All Chinese. This is a less than two year old ship. She

only has thirteen seamen on board. There was a Christian on the ship, the chief

cook. (see picture 10, the fourth from the right). I prayed with them and

blessed the crew. I also talked with the captain. (see picture 10, the second

from the right). He finally agreed that Bible is an authoritative book.



The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen. (Gal. 6:18)



Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao