Saturday, May 15, 2010

05/09/10 - 05/15/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 05/09/10 - 05/15/10



Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. (Jude. 2)



Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org


ships visited this week



5 ships on Monday:

SE POTENTIA, GOLDON FLORENCE, ST MAUD, ALPINE MIA,

and TAIXING - Filipino, Indian, and Sri Lankan; Korean, and Myanmar;

French, Romanian, South and West African; All Indian; All Chinese. We

were on the second ship last Jul., and the last ship last Jan. There were

two Christians on the four ship, the captain and one able seaman. (See

picture 1, the able seaman is on the left, & picture 2, the able seaman is

on right). It was only an initial visit on the last ship.


8 ships on Tuesday:

GOLDEN SAKURA, ROSARIE A. DESGAGNES, UAL GABON, BBC

CAMPANA, BBC CARIBBEAN, and CASTILLO DE SAN PEDR - All

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

Russian, German, and Polish; All Russian; All Honduras. We visited the third

ship and the last ship over a year ago. They all receptive.

HUI SHUN HAI, and TAIXING - All Chinese; All Chinese. It was a

revisit on the second ship. They finished all the Gospel materials we

brought to them. The first ship was the first time coming here. (See picture 3

for part of the crew). This was just an initial visit.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.

5 ships on Wednesday:

ATLANTIC MONTERREY, PANAM ATLANTICO, FS SALOME,

CESTENI, GLOBAL SANTOSH - Filipino, Chinese, and Ghanaian;

Russian, Croatian, and Myanmar; French, South African, and Romanian; All

Turkish; All Indian. We were on the first ship last Nov., the second ship last

Feb. It was very open on the first ship. We talked to the Chinese chief mate,

and the third mate. Both of them accepted the Lord. The fourth ship was very

open too. They were watching the Jesus film while we were there. (See

picture 4 for part of the crew). There was only one Christian on the last ship,

the captain. (See picture 5 for some of the crew).

1 ship on Thursday:

HUI SHUN HAI - All Chinese. It was a revisit on this ship this week. They

were watching the Jesus DVD while I was there. The Gospel materials I

brought in was finished. Although there was a commissar on board they

were responsive.

2 ships on Friday:

CHIPOLBROK SUN, and CLIPPER HOPE - All Chinese; All Chinese. We

were on the first ship last Jan. Mostly receptive. The second ship was a five

month new ship. And it was the first time coming to Houston. (See picture 6

for some of the crew). All receptive.

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



We will use West Houston Chinese Church's facilities to held an International Seafarers

Concert festival on June the fifth, Saturday 6;00 pm - 9:00 pm. Please see attachment 7,

and pray for this event.



To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious

presence without fault and with great joy - to the only god our Savior be glory,

majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages now and

forevermore! Amen.. (Jude. 24,25)



Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Saturday, May 8, 2010

05/02/10 - 05/08/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 05/02/10 - 05/08/10



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



10 ships on Monday:

STAR EAGEL, LOVELY LADY, ICE VICTORY, BANGKOK

HIGHWAY, MALENA, and ODRA - All Filipino; Filipino, and Greek;

Filipino, and Indian; Filipino, and Bulgarain; Filipino, and Polish; All Polish.

We visited the first ship last Dec. They wanted us to go back on Thursday

evening to have a Bible Study on board. (See picture 1 for part of the

crew). (See picture 2 for Fred and the third mate). (See picture 3 for some

of the crew on the second ship). We visited the last ship last Jan. All

receptive.

SKAFTAFELL, ATLANTIC NYALA, NS POWER, and CHEMBULK

WESTPORT - All Russian; All Russian; All Russian; All Myanmar. All

responsive.


8 ships on Tuesday:

LEONORA KOSAN, BOW SAGA, MAERSK MATSUYAMA, RUTH

SCHULTE, STOLT SUN, and DELTA PIONEER - All Filipino; All Filipino;

All Filipino; Filipino, and Russian; Filipino, and Russian; Filipino, and Greek.

We visited the fifth ship last Oct. (See picture 4 for some of the crew on the

first ship). (See picture 5 for some of the crew on the second ship). (See

picture 6, & 7 for part of the crew on the last ship).

VALCADORE, and CALEDONIA - Italian, and Indian; All Polish. We

visited the second ship over a year ago. There were four Indian Christians on

the first ship, chief cook, one able seaman, one ordinary seaman, and one

cadet. (See picture 8 for part of the Indian crew). We prayed with them, they

all receptive.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.

3 ships on Thursday:

OVERSEAS SEXTANS, ATLANTIC SYMPHONY, and STAR EAGLE

Filipino, Russian, and Chinese; Indian, and Myanmar; All Filipino. We visited

the last ship day before yesterday. Because Fred speaks Tagalog, we conducted

a Bible Study on board. We used the Gospel material "The Bridge- Lesson 6 -

Jesus is the only way." And we finished the test. They all responsive and raised

their hands to confirmed their faith in Jesus Christ. (See picture 9, & 10 for the

church on the sea - a prelude). The captain said that he liked to start a Bible

study group like this later on. I will give him the material 'The Bridge". There

was only one Indian Christian on the second ship, an able seaman. There were

two Chinese on the first ship, and we led them to accept the Lord.

Fred Go from First Baptist Church came and helped the ministry today.

4 ships on Friday:

IKAN JEPUN, HOLMEN, CHEMBULK SHANGHAI, and SOPHIE -

All Filipino; All Indian; Myanmar, German, and Russian; All Myanmar. We

were on the second ship over a year ago. There were two Christians on board,

the fourth engineer, and an able seaman. We were on the third ship last Aug.

There were three Myanmar Christians on board, second officer, third officer,

and an ordinary seaman.

Someone from FBCC came and helped the ship visitation today.

2 ships on Saturday:

IKAN ALTAMIRA, and ZETA 1 - Filipino, and Chinese; All Venezuelan.

All receptive. (See picture 11 for the first ship).

Weibing Lu from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.



We will use West Houston Chinese Church's facilities to held an International Seafarers

Concert festival on June the fifth, Saturday 6;00 pm - 9:00 pm. Please see attachment 12,

and pray for this event.



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



Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao

Saturday, May 1, 2010

04/25/10 - 05/01/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 04/25/10 - 05/01/10



Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. (2 Pet. 1:2)



Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org


ships visited this week

1 ship on Sunday:

EASTERN GRACE - All Chinese. I took seven seamen to WHCC for

morning service, Sunday School, and Evangelical Explosion. Captain, chief

engineer, and bosun all came. Some of them made their decisions to accept

Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. We went to China Town and Academy

for shopping. (See picture 1, & 2).

6 ships on Monday:

NAVIGATOR VENUS, RICKMERS SHANGHAI, and RICKMERS

SEOUL - All Filipino; Filipino, and Chinese; Filipino, Romanian, and

Ukrainian. We were on the second ship last Dec. This was just an initial visit.

Besides, the ship was shifting. We were on the last ship last Dec. also. They

all receptive.

TARGALE, KATJA, and NORD SOUND - All Russian; All Romanian;

Indian, and two Turkish. We visited the second ship last Jan., all receptive.

There were four Indian Christians on the last ship, chief cook, third officer,

and two motormen. One of the Christians asked me to pray for his wife.

because they got married for eight years, she never got pregnant, and she

got a leg pain. We prayed together and blessed the ship. (See picture 3 for

part of the crew. Captain is the first one from the left).

6 ships on Tuesday:

CAPE KNOX, UAL TEXAS, VEGA SPIRIT, SEATROUT, RICKMERS

SHANGHAI, and KING EVEREST - All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino,

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

Chinese, Polish, and Romanian; Indian, and two Russian. We visited the

second ship last Apr., the third ship over a year ago, the four ship last Aug.,

and a revisit on the fifth ship from yesterday. (See picture 4 for part of the

Indian crew on the third ship). (See picture 5 for the mixed crew on the

fifth ship). There were two Indian Christians on the last ship, general steward,

and the third officer. We prayed with them and they all receptive.

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

7 ships on Thursday:

MALTE B, STOLT PERSEVERANCE, ASIAN GLORY, CHALLENGE

PLUS, and BAIZO - Filipino, and Russian; Filipino, and Russian; Filipino,

and Russian; Filipino, and Croatian; Filipino, and Indian. We visited the first

ship last Aug., the third ship just last month. The second ship has Bible Study

on board. We gave them extra copy of the Holy Bible. They were all

responsive.

SICHEM MUMBAI, and YASA BODRUM - Filipino, Russian, and Latvian; All Turkish. All receptive. (See picture 6 for the Latvian chief mate

on the left, and the Russian second mate on the right. The first ship). (See

picture 7 for some of the Filipino crew on the first ship. The one in the middle

is Fred Go). (See picture 8 for some of the Turkish crew on the second ship).

They loved to read the Turkish Gospel materials and to watch the Jesus

DVD movie. We also watched the film with them at their tea time and tasted

some Turkish tea.

Fred Go from First Baptist Church came and helped the ministry today.

6 ships on Friday:

UNION ANTON, BW LENA, BW RHINE, GENMAR DAPHNE, LIAN

YUN HU, and BAYTUR - All Filipino; Filipino, Indian, and two Chinese; Filipino, Indian, four Chinese, and British captain; Filipino, Indian, Croatian, Russian, and Romanian; All Chinese; All Turkish. We visited the fourth ship

last Sep. We were on the fifth ship last Jul., and the last ship over a year ago.

(See picture 9 for the two Chinese seamen on the second ship). (See picture

10 for one of the four Chinese seamen on the third ship). (See picture 11 for

the mixed crew, Indian, Croatian, and Filipino). We prayed for them and

blessed the ships.

Someone from FBCC came and helped the ship visitation today.



We will use West Houston Chinese Church's facilities to held an International Seafarers Concert festival on June the fifth, Saturday evening from 6:00-9:00.

Please pray for this fund raising event is in God's will.



To him be glory both now and forever! (2 Pet. 3:18)



Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao