Saturday, April 24, 2010

04/18/10 - 04/24/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 04/18/10 - 04/24/10



Grace and peace be yours in abundance. (1 Pet. 1:2)



Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org


ships visited this week

1 ship on Sunday:

IKAN ALTAMIRA - Filipino, Chinese, and two Ghanaian. Peter Ko

and I took six Chinese to WHCC for the morning service, Sunday School,

and Evangelical Explosion. Five of them made their decisions to accept

Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. (See picture 1 for their discussion).

Then we went to China Town and Academy for shopping. (See picture 2).

9 ships on Monday:

CLIPPER LOYALTY, SAN ANTONIO, CHIPOLBROK MOON,

and PATRIOT SW - All Russian; All Russian; All Chinese; All Chinese.

We visited the first ship last Mar. A revisit on the third ship. There were

two seekers on the last ship, chief cook and the second officer. (See picture

3 for part of the crew. Chief cook is on the far right. Second officer is the

second from the right. Chief engineer is the one in the middle). Both seekers

have either parents or relatives Christians. We prayed together and they

accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

OCEAN SUNRISE, ATHENS HIGHWAY, YM JUPITER, CHARLOTTE

C, and PRIMULA - Filipino, and Korean; Filipino, and Bulgarian; Filipino,

and Russian; Filipino, Romanian, and Polish; Filipino, Romanian, and

Swedish. We visited the second ship and the third ship last May. They all

receptive.

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

3 ships on Tuesday:

TORM NAKSKOV, ZEYNEP KIRAN, and JIN ZHOU HAI - Indian,

and one Ukrainian captain; All Turkish; All Chinese. There were two

Christians on the first ship, bosun, and an able seaman. As I just got on the

ship the Hindu chief mate told me he was thinking about changing religion

what he should do. I told him we are sinners and we need to have Jesus in

our heart. And we prayed the salvation prayer together. (See picture 4,

chief mate is the one on the right). As I was just about to leave the ship at

the gangway, an Hindu ordinary seaman came to me and said he wanted to

believe in Jesus and he asked me to pray for him for his test to become a

third officer next year. I prayed with him and led him to Christ. The

Chinese ship had a commissar on board and they were busy with the ship

chandler, but I still finished giving out all my Gospel materials and won the

chief cook and captain's favor to stay on board for dinner. (See picture 5

for part of the crew, and picture 6 for the chief cook and me).

2 ships on Wednesday:

EAGLE KUCHING, and EASTERN GRACE - Indian, Indonesian,

Malaysian, and four Chinese; All Chinese. I didn't see all the Chinese on

the first ship, only met the second mate. I gave him all the Scriptures and

Christian literature. An initial visit on the second ship. (See picture 7 for

part of the crew).

5 ships on Thursday:

BOW ORANIA, SICHEM CHALLENGE, CHEM LEO, TARGET, and

EASTERN GRACE - All Filipino; Filipino, and Indian; Indian, and Turkish;

All Turkish; All Chinese. We were on the third ship last Nov. (See picture 8

for some of the Turkish crew). We were on the last ship last Nov. (See

picture 9 for some of the Chinese crew).

Steve Yeboah took 6 seamen from EASTERN GRACE to his church.

Someone from FBCC came and helped the ministry today.

1 ship on Friday:

IKAN SEPAT - Filipino, and Chinese. We were on this ship just over a

month ago. (See picture 10 for the Filipino and Chinese crew. The second

one from the left is the Filipino third officer). We gave him the Jesus DVD,

and he invited us for dinner. The Chinese crew also bought some phone

cards from us. And we prayed for them.

Payton Huang from WHCC came and helped the ship visitation today. We

visited Pastor Tom Malone before we went to visit the ship. He wanted this

to email to everyone again:

Precisely at midnight on April 16, 2010, I, Tom, received this message from

the Lord. He said, "Tell my people that I am coming NOW."

Maranatha! Come quickly, Lord Jesus!

If you haven't received Jesus as your personal Savior, simply pray...

Jesus, I repent of my sins. I believe you died form me and rose again to save

me. I trust in you completely. Amen.

Jesus' coming is closer and closer. Gospel is preached closely to all nations.



Peace to all of you who are in Christ. (1 Pet. 5:14)



Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Saturday, April 17, 2010

04/11/10 - 04/17/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 04/11/10 - 04/17/10



Greetings,



Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org


ships visited this week

8 ships on Monday:

CLIPPER TRINIDAD, ARGYROULA, UBC TILBURY, TUBARAO,

SAFMARINE ANGOLA, and BBC GEORGIA - All Filipino; Filipino,

and Romanian; Filipino, and German captain; Filipino, and Greek; Filipino,

and Russian; Filipino, and Russian. We visited the first ship last Feb., the

fifth ship last Dec., the last ship over a year ago. They were all receptive.

BALTIC MERCUR, and JAG LATA - All Russian; All Indian. We visited

the first ship last Jul. There were four Christians on the last ship, fitter,

assistant fitter, pump man, and an able seaman. (See picture 1 for some of

the crew, the able seaman is on the front right).

Someone from FBCC came and helped the ship visitation today.

9 ships on Tuesday:

OVERSEAS SKOPELOS, CLIPPER VICTORY, TORM VENTURE,

SEABOARD PACIFIC, and STENA CALLAS - All Filipino; Filipino, and

Norwegian; Filipino, and Croatian; Filipino, and Polish; Filipino, Greek, and Spanish. We visited the second ship last Dec. Receptive. Prayed with them

and assured their faith in Christ.

BAVARIA, BBC UKRAIN, BBC MISSISSIPPI, and PANAM

PACIFICO - All Russian; All Russian; Russian, and Ukrainian; Myanmar,

and Croatian. We visited the first ship last Feb., the third ship last May. We

were on the last ship last Jul. Responsive. We prayed with the Myanmar

Buddhists.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.

6 ships on Thursday:

FAABORG, RICKMERS JAKARTA, IKAN ALTAMIRA, TAI AN

CHENG, BESIKTAS ORIENT, and ATLANTIC POLARIS - Filipino,

and Russian; Filipino, and one Chinese; Filipino, Chinese, and two Ghanaian;

All Chinese; Turkish; All Indian. We visited the first ship last Dec. We were

on the second ship last Nov., the third ship last Feb. (See picture 2 of the

chief officer). We were on the fourth ship last Oct. (See picture 3 for part of

crew. captain is on the very front). We were on the last ship last Jan. There

were three Christians on board, chief cook, pump man, and electrician. (See

picture 4 & 5, the one wears the white shirt is the chief cook). The second

mate was a Hindu. he asked for an English Holy Bible. I gave it to him with

a Jesus DVD.

Steve Yeboah took 14 seamen from IKAN ALTAMIRA to his church and

they all got saved.

5 ships on Friday:

BERNARDO QUINTANA A., ERNEST N, IKAN ALTAMIRA, GREAT

CREATION, and MAPLE PIONEER - Filipino, and Indian; Filipino, and

Indian; Filipino, Chinese, and two Ghanaian; All Chinese; All Chinese. We

visited the second ship last Oct. A revisited from yesterday on the third ship. A

revisited from last week on the fourth ship. The ship had a little accident that's

why her sailing was delayed. I prayed with them and comforted them a little

bit. There was one Christian on board on the last ship, the chief officer. He

told me there were many hidden Christians on this ship. And truly there was

another seaman said to me that he would soon be a Christian. I just group

them together and prayed the salvation prayer. They all got saved. (See

picture 6 for the whole bunch. The chief officer is the one with the red shirt).

2 ships on Saturday:

CHIPOLBROK MOON, and COS BONNEY - All Chinese; All Chinese.

We were on the first ship last Nov. (See picture 7 for three of the crew. Ooo!

I got his eyes closed). Last ship was in Galveston. (See picture 8, Lu, Yindau

and the ship. See picture 9 for part of the crew). The captain was real nice.

He welcomed us to have dinner on board. The chief officer was very open.

We led him to Christ.

Yindau Lu from HCC came and helped the ship visitation today. We visited

Pastor Tom Malone on the way back to Houston. He gave us this and

wanted us to email to everyone:

Precisely at midnight on April 16, 2010, I, Tom, received this message from

the. He said, "Tell my people that I am coming NOW."

Maranatha! Come quickly, Lord Jesus!

If you haven't received Jesus as your personal Savior, simply pray...

Jesus, I repent of my sins. I believe you died form me and rose again to save

me. I trust in you completely. Amen.

Jesus' coming is closer and closer.



Grace be with you all. (Heb. 13:25)



Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Saturday, April 10, 2010

04/04/10 - 04/10/10

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



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 Monday:

MASCOT, CHEM SEA, PRISCO EKATERINA, GREAT CREATION,

and PAUL BUCK - Filipino, Polish, and Ukrainian; Indian, and Russian; All Russian; All Chinese; All American. We visited the second ship last Jan.

There were two Indian Christians on the ship, chief officer, and bosun. We

visited the third ship last Oct. We were on the fourth ship last Jan. (See

picture 1 for part of the crew, chief cook on the far left). (See picture 2 for the

chief officer and me). I took him to Wal Mart, and shared the Gospel with him

on the way. He was very open and receptive. The last ship was an American

military ship. I left a N.I. V. Holy Bible on board.

20 ships on Tuesday:

AURORA SAPPHIRE, OVERSEAS AMBERMAR, OCEAN BREEZE,

ATLANTIC DREAM, OREGON HIGHWAY, BBC KUSAN, SCM

FEDRA, GIOVANNI DP, RISANGER, and BW LORD - All Filipino; All

Filipino; All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, and Bulgarian; Filipino, and

Ukrainian; Filipino, and Russian; Filipino, and Latvian; Filipino, and Russian;

Filipino, and Norwegian. We visited the first ship over a year ago, the second

ship last Apr., the fourth ship, the sixth ship, and the last ship last Dec., the

seventh ship last Feb., the eighth ship last Mar., the ninth ship last Sep. They

were all responsive.

TRADEWIND MOON, UAL CAPETOWN, ALPINE PENELOPE,

TARANTELLA, and BERNARDO QUINTANA A. - Filipino, Russian,

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

Ukrainian; Filipino, Norwegian, Swedish, and Polish; We visited the first

ship over a year ago. Responsive. The last ship was a wrong information.

No ship was at the dock.

SPAR LYRA, BRITISH BEECH, BBC ASIA, THOR LIBERTY, and

TZAREVETZ - All Indian; Indian, and one Russian chief engineer; British

and Russian; All Ukrainian; All Bulgarian. We were on the first ship over a

year ago. There were three Christians on board, chief cook, general

steward, and an able seaman. (See picture 3, chief cook on the right and

g.s. on the left). (See picture 4 for part of the crew). There were four

Christians on the second ship, fourth engineer, fifth engineer, motorman,

and a cadet. (See picture 5 for some of the crew). A Hindu wanted a

Hindi Bible. Prayed with them and ate dinner with them.

5 ships on Thursday:

ANGELICA AN, CLIPPER TOBAGO, GENMAR COMPANION,

EAGLE CARINA, and CLIO - All Filipino; Filipino, and Russian; Filipino,

and Indian; Filipino, Indian, Malaysian, Myanmar, and Chinese; Indian, and

one Chinese. We visited the second ship over a year ago. There was one

Indian Christian on the third ship, the fourth engineer. There were three

Chinese and a Chinese Malaysian captain on the fourth ship. (See picture 6,

the second from the left is the captain). We were on the last ship just a

month ago. There were six Christians on board, captain, chief cook, bosun,

fitter, oiler, and an able seaman. {See picture 7 for part of the crew). (See

picture 8, the only one Chinese on the left, and the chief cook in the middle). Someone from FBCC came and helped the ship visitation today.

4 ships on Friday:

STAR ALABAMA, YASA CELYHAN, ZOUZOU, and JIAN QIANG -

All Filipino; All Turkish; All Indian; All Chinese. We were on the last ship a

little over a year ago. (See picture 9 for some of the crew). There were

three Christians on the third ship, chief cook, general steward, and electrician.

(See picture 10, chief cook on the right, g.s. on the left). Prayed with them

and they all receptive.

5 ships on Saturday:

JO KASHI, STAR FLORIDA, AURORA SAPPHIRE, STAR KINN,

and STOLT SWAZI - All Filipino; All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, and

Norwegian; Myanmar, Indian, and Bengalese. All receptive.



The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you spirit. (Phm. 25)



Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Saturday, April 3, 2010

03/28/10 - 04/03/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 03/28/10 - 04/03/10



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:

STAR AMERICA, FLORAL LAKE, MARINA ACE, RHEINGAS, CHEM ALYA, and OCEAN BELLE - All Filipino; Filipino, and Korean; Filipino, and Korean; Filipino, Russian, Croatian, and German; Indian, and Turkish; All

Chinese. We were on the fourth ship last Jul., and the fifth ship last Jan., and

the last ship last Sep. There was one Christian on this Chinese ship, the

captain. It's meant to be an initial visit at first, but it ended up with an one hour

fellowship with the captain. I got to know a little bit more about his religious

background background and we prayed together. He wanted more Christian

literature. I promised to bring them to him tomorrow.

3 ships on Tuesday:

OCEAN BELLE, HANJIN HOUSTON, and SICHEM MANILA - All

Chinese; Filipino, and Korean; All Indian. It's a revisit from yesterday for the

first ship. We brought lots of magazine and literature to the captain and the

crew. Of course the Scripture and Jesus DVD to the ones who don't have

them. There were five Christians on the last ship, chief cook, general steward,

third engineer, assistant engineer, and an able seaman. (See picture 1 for the . chief cook on the left, and picture 2 front right). We prayed together.

Someone from FBCC came and helped the ministry.

4 ships on Wednesday:

STENA CONCEPT, THOR NEPTUNE, KARAWEIK, and

STELLENBOSCH - All Indian; All Thai; All Chinese; All Myanmar. We

were on the first ship last Sep., the second ship last Dec., and the last ship

last Jun. There were four Christians on the first ship, third engineer, junior

engineer, pump man, and an able seaman. (See picture 3 for part of the crew,

Christian able seaman is the second from the right). We prayed and I

blessed the crew and the ship. (See picture 4 for part of the crew on the

Chinese ship, captain is on the far left). There were 21 on board. They all

had the Gospel materials. There were two Christians on the Myanmar ship,

second officer and an able seaman. (See picture 5, the middle one is the

second officer). They also prayed with me with the salvation prayer.

9 ships on Thursday:

JO EIK, STAR GRIP, BALLAD, BBC ALASKA, RICKMERS

ANTWERP, and JADE C - All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, and Swedish;

Filipino, Indian, and Ukrainian; Filipino, one Chinese, and Romanian;

Filipino, Ukrainian, Romanian, and the captain is from Finland. We visited

the first ship over a year ago, the second ship last Jan., the fourth ship last

Dec. We were on the fifth ship last Oct. (See picture 6 for the only one

Chinese ordinary seaman). I gave him the Scripture, Jesus DVD, Gospel

materials, Christian literature, and prayed with him. He said this was the

first time he saw a Chinese on this journey.

THOR LEADER, ROSBORG, and ATLANTIC GRACE - All Ukrainian; Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Turkish; All Indian. We visited the second ship last Nov. We were on the last ship last Sep. There was only one Christian

on board, the second engineer. (See picture 7, the Christian on the right,

chief cook on the left). Prayed with the Christian, and he wanted me to

pray for him again.

4 ships on Friday:

LINGE TRADER, BOW STAR, CLIPPER AYA, and MEGACORE

HONAMI - Filipino, and Ukrainian; Filipino, and Norwegian; Indian, and

two Russian; Indian, and one Filipino. We visited the first ship last Dec. We

were on the third ship last Jan. There were five Indian Christians on board,

general steward, chief engineer, pump man, motorman, and a cadet. (See

picture 8 for Payton and part of the crew). (See picture 9 for Payton and the

captain). There were two Indian Christians on the last ship, an able seaman,

and a pump man. (See picture 10 for the Filipino on the far left, the Indian

pump man on the far right).

Payton Huang from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.



Pastor Malone came back home from the hospital on Wednesday. He lost 30 lb.

because the fluid was accumulated in his legs. He looked skinnier but healthy.

Please keep on praying for him and his legs.



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