Saturday, August 28, 2010

08/22/10 - 08/28/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 08/22/10 - 08/28/10



Grace, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. (Tit. 1:4)



Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org


Ying Dau Lu from HCC came and helped ship visitation last Saturday.

I forgot to mention him in my last report.

ships visited this week
1 ship on Sunday:
IKAN SELANGAT - Filipino, Chinese, and one Singaporian. I took seven of
them to WHCC in the morning, and two of them raised their hands to follow
Jesus. (See pic. 1 for all of us).
7 ships on Monday:
ETERNAL FORTUNE, MARCELA LADY, CHEMTRANS CHRISTIAN -
All Filipino; Filipino, and Russian; Filipino, Russian, and Ukrainian. All
receptive. We visited the second ship last Nov., the third ship over two years
ago.
SERENA, BOW LIMA, ALANGOVA, IDEFIX BULKER - All Romanian;
Myanmar, and Indian; All Turkish; All Chinese. We visited the first ship and
the second ship both over two years ago. There was one Myanmar Christian
on the second ship, one able seaman. We were on the third ship last Sep. It
was just an initial visit on the last ship.
6 ships on Tuesday:
NARODNY BRIDGE, EAGLE TURIN, CHEM STAR, and EAGLE MILAN
- All Russian; All Russian; Russian, and Indian; All Indian. We visited the third
ship last Feb. There were six Indian Christians on board, chief cook, bosun,
fitter, pump man, fourth engineer, and an able seaman. (See pic. 2 for some of
the crew). There were five Christians on the last ship, second engineer, third
engineer, an ordinary seaman, an oiler, and a motorman. (See pic. 3 for the
chief cook and the general steward). Prayed with them and blessed the ships.
MOONLIGHT VENTURE, and IDEFIX BULKER - All Chinese; All Chinese.
We were on the first ship a year before last Jan. (See pic. 4 for some of the
crew on board). (See pic. 5 for part of the crew on the last ship). Pray with
them and blessed the crew.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the visitations today.
8 ships on Wednesday:
BOW RIYAD, B AMERICA, MAESTRO TIGER, GASCHEM DOLLART,
AFRICAN GARDENIA, and SEABOARD RELIANCE - Norwegian, and
Filipino; Filipino, and Ukrainian; Filipino, Canadian, and Latvian; Filipino,
German, Polish, and Russian; Filipino, German, Polish, and Russian; Filipino,
Bulgarian, Polish, and Spanish. We visited the last ship last Jun. (See pic. 6 for
part of the Filipino crew on the third ship). Prayed with them and blessed the
ships.
SPARROW, and CHIPOLBROK MOON - All Russian; All Chinese. We
visited the last ship last Apr. (See pic. 7 for some of the crew on board).
Blessed the ships.
Alfredo Go from First Baptist Church came and helped ship visitations today.
3 ships on Thursday:
ALAM BUDI, GREAT IMMENSITY, and MCT ARCTURUS - Filipino,
two Myanmar, six Chinese, and one Malaysian; All Chinese; All Russian.
All the ships were first time visit. There was one prospect on board the
second ship, the third officer. He said he believe in Jesus, just hadn't had a
chance to get Baptized yet. (See pic. 8 for part of the crew). (See pic. 9 for
the Filipino and Myanmar-the one on the second from the left on the first ship).
Prayed with them and blessed the ships.
Someone from Ford Bend Community Church came and helped the ship
visitations today.

3 ships on Friday:

SEA BRAVE, COUGA, and BW LENA - All Filipino; All Chinese; Filipino,

Indian, and Chinese. We were on the last ship last Apr. The only one Chinese

cadet on board was a Christian. I baptized him last time. I couldn't remember

him but he remembered me. I prayed with him and left some more Christian

literature. (See pic. 10, the second from the right is the Chinese cadet). (See

pic. 11 for some of the crew on the second ship).

Payton Huang from WHCC came and helped the visiting today.

3 ships on Saturday:

IMPERIAL EAGLE, SAFMARINE ANGOLA, and RICKMERS JAKARTA

- All Indian; Filipino, and Bulgarian; Filipino, Romanian, Sri Lanka, and Chinese.

We visited the second ship last Jun. We were on the last ship last Apr. (See pic.

12 for the Indian crew on the first ship). (See pic. 13, Dennis Yen is ministering

to them). (See pic. 14 for the Romanian second officer on the last ship).

Dennis Yen, Daniel Yoo, and Wei Zhang from Lakewood Church came and

Ministering to the seafarers today.


The new address for Lifeline to Seamen, Inc. is:
10924 Lasso Ln.
Houston, Tx. 77079
The new phone number is:
832-582-5909

The new cell phone number is:

832-775-5074
The mailing and parcel address for LTS is:
P.O. box 79809
Houston, Tx. 77279-9809

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the LORD. 'They are plans for good

and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.'" (Jeremiah 29:11)



Urgent Request: Pray for the persecuted Christians in each
of the 7 countries for the next 7 days -- North Korea, Iran,
Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia, Indonesia.


Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. (Tit. 3:15)



Your brother In Christ Thomas Tao

Saturday, August 21, 2010

08/15/10 - 08/21/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 08/15/10 - 08/21/10



Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (2Ti. 1:2)



Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org


ships visited this week

6 ships on Wednesday:
ATLANTIC JUPITER, SICHEM MUMBAI, UAL CYPRUS, CLIPPER
CARIBE, PETER RONNA, and JAI QIANG - Indian, and Filipino; Filipino,
Russian, and Latvian; Indonesian, and Dutch; Croatian, Myanmar, and
Ukrainian; All Russian; Chinese, and one British captain. We visited the second
ship last Apr., the third ship a year before last May, the fourth ship a year
before last Mar. We were on the last ship a year before last Mar. (See picture
1 for the two Chinese seamen, chief cook on the right, general steward on the
left). We spent about one and one half hour ministering to the chief engineer.
There was no immediate result, but the seed were planted. There were three
Indonesian Christians on the third ship, chief cook, and two able seamen.
Prayed with them and blessed the ships.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped ship visitations today.
4 ships on Thursday:
GLORIOSA I, ELKA ELEFTHERIA, REBECCA, and APOLLON. Filipino,
and Indonesian; Filipino, and Russian; Russian, Ukrainian, and Latvian; All
Russian. We visited the third ship over a year ago. (See picture 2 & 3 for the
Filipino seamen on the second ship). There were four Indonesian Christians
on the first ship. Blessed all the ships.
Alfredo Go from First Baptist Church came and helped the ship visitations
today.

7 ships on Friday:

GRAND VEGA, OPTIMANA, ONEGO MISTRAL, ATLANTIC

TREASURE, and GOLDEN MILLER. All Filipino; All Filipino; All Filipino;

All Filipino; Filipino; Russian, and Myanmar. We visited the third ship over two

years ago, the fourth ship last Nov. There was two Myanmar Christians on

board, one able seaman and pump man. Prayed and blessed the ships.

PACIFIC FUTURE, and ATLANTIC HOPE - All Ukrainian; Indian, French,

and Norwegian. We visited the first ship last Feb.. We were on the last ship last

Oct. There were three Christians on the last ship, bosun, general steward, and

one able seaman. Prayed and blessed their families. (See picture 4 for some of

their crew, the third one from the left is the french captain, the third one from the

right is the Indian chief engineer).

5 ships on Saturday:

SHIRAKAMI, NAESBORG, CIC BELEM, NAVIG8 ADAMAS I, IKAN

SELANGAT - All Filipino; Russian, Bulgarian, and Turkish; All Russian; All

Indian; Filipino, and Chinese. We visited the second ship last Dec. We were on

the last ship ten days ago. (See picture 5 & 6 for the Indian crew on the fourth

ship). Prayed and blessed the crew and their families.


The new address for Lifeline to Seamen, Inc. is:
10924 Lasso Ln.
Houston, Tx. 77079
The new phone number is:
832-582-5909

The new cell phone number is:

832-775-5074
The mailing and parcel address for LTS is:
P.O. box 79809
Houston, Tx. 77279-9809

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the LORD. 'They are plans for good

and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.'" (Jeremiah 29:11)



Urgent Request: Pray for the persecuted Christians in each
of the 7 countries for the next 7 days -- North Korea, Iran,
Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia, Indonesia.


The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. (2Ti. 4:22)



Your brother In Christ Thomas Tao

Saturday, August 14, 2010

08/08/10 - 08/14/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 08/08/10 - 08/14/10



Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (1Ti. 1:2)



Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org


ships visited this week

1 ship on Sunday:

FULL RICH - All Chinese. A short revisit.

7 ships on Monday:

PEONY, CHEMBULK WESTPORT, FAIRCHEM BRONCO, and MAERSK

HARMONY - All Myanmar; All Myanmar; All Indian; Filipino, Indian, and two

Chinese. We were on the first ship last Mar., the second ship last May. There

were five Christians on the third ship, one able seaman, one cadet, one ordinary

seaman, and two oilers. I prayed the salvation prayer with them. All receptive.

FUAT BEY, IKAN SEPAT, and IKAN SELANGAT - All Turkish; Filipino,

and Chinese; Filipino, Singaporian, and Chinese. We were on the second ship

last Jun., the last ship last month. I took two Chinese seamen from the second

ship to Best Buy and led them a salvation prayer in the car.

5 ships on Tuesday:

CHEMBULK SAVANNAH, ATLANTIC POLARIS, YASA H. MULLA,

IKAN SELANGAT, and IKAN SEPAT - Myanmar, Russian, and Indian; All

Indian; All Turkish; Filipino, Chinese, and Singaporian; Filipino, and Chinese.

We were on the first ship last Jan., the second ship last Apr. A revisit on the

last two ships. There were six Christians on the second ship, chief cook,

electrician, pump man, one cadet, third engineer, and fifth engineer. (See
picture 1 & 2 for part of the crew). Prayed with them. Receptive. (See picture
3 for part of the Chinese crew on the fourth ship). (See picture 4 for part of
Chinese crew on the last ship).
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the visitation today.
5 ships on Wednesday:
STAR FLORIDA, GAMMAGAS, RICKMERS ANTWERP, SALVADOR,
and CHINOOK MAIDEN - All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, Chinese, Polish,
and Romanian; All Polish; All Indian. We visited the first ship last Jun. We were
on the third ship last Apr. (See picture 5 for the two Chinese seamen, third
engineer on the far right, one ordinary seaman on the far left). Our two
seminarians gave their testimonies, and we concluded the preaching with the
salvation prayer. The seeds were planted. There were four Christians on the
last ship, chief cook, general steward, electrician, and an ordinary seaman.
(See picture 6 for the chief cook, second from the left, and general steward,
the one on the far left). Prayed with them and blessed their families.
Two seminarians from HCC, Cheng Yu Li and Li Chow Tan came and
helped ship visitations today.

My wife Nancy and I are going to St. Louis from Aug. 12 to 17 to visit our
family. Ship visiting will be resumed after then.


The new address for Lifeline to Seamen, Inc. is:
10924 Lasso Ln.
Houston, Tx. 77079
The new phone number is:
832-582-5909
The mailing and parcel address for LTS is:
P.O. box 79809
Houston, Tx. 77279-9809

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the LORD. 'They are plans for good

and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.'" (Jeremiah 29:11)



Urgent Request: Pray for the persecuted Christians in each
of the 7 countries for the next 7 days -- North Korea, Iran,
Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia, Indonesia.


Grace be with you. (1Ti. 6:21)



Your brothers In Christ Thomas Tao

Saturday, August 7, 2010

08/01/10 - 08/07/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 08/01/10 - 08/07/10


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

4 ships on Monday:

BOHEME, SIDER PINK, ATLANTIC MONTERREY, and LIAN SHENG

HU - Filipino, and Myanmar; Filipino, Romanian, and two Chinese; Filipino,

Myanmar, Singaporian, Ghanaian, and Chinese; All Chinese. We were on the

third ship last Jun., the last ship last Feb. (See picture 1 for the Filipino crew

on the second ship). (See picture 2 for the two Chinese on board, the one on

the left is the captain, the one on the right is the chief engineer). The captain

prayed the salvation prayer with me. (See picture 3 for part of the Chinese

crew on the third ship). (See picture 4 for one Chinese crew and me on the

last ship).

1 ship on Tuesday:

BERNORA - All Indian. We were on this ship last Oct. There are four

Christians on board, captain, fitter, motorman, and one able seaman. (See
picture 5 for part of the crew). Prayed with them. Receptive.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the visitation today.
Pastor Malone past away this morning.

4 ships on Thursday:

STAR GRIP, SAFMARINE TEXAS, MASTRO GIORGIS II, and

TRADEWIND UNION- All Filipino; Filipino, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian;

Filipino, Indian, and Ukrainian; Filipino, Indian, and Guinea. We visited the

last ship last Apr., the second ship last Mar. We were on the last ship last Nov.

There were ten Indian Christians on the third ship, two mess boys, two fitters,

bosun, two able seamen, and three oilers. (See picture 6 for part of the Indian

crew). (See picture 7 for part of the Filipino and Indian crew). Pray with them.

There were two Indian Christians on the last ship. (See picture 8 for part of the

Filipino and Indian crew). Prayed with them and they all receptive.

Someone from FBCC came and helped the ship visiting today.

2 ships on Friday:

FULL RICH, and SIMURGH - All Chinese; All Filipino. We visited the

second ship last Nov. We were on the first ship last Oct. (See picture 9 for

the captain and I). (See picture 10 for the chief cook, the one on the right,

and the general steward). Prayed with them and blessed the ships.

(See picture 11 for the directors of the board and Malone's family at the wake

for pastor Malone Friday night)


The new address for Lifeline to Seamen, Inc. is:
10924 Lasso Ln.
Houston, Tx. 77079
The new phone number is:
832-582-5909
The mailing and parcel address for LTS is:
P.O. box 79809
Houston, Tx. 77279-9809

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the LORD. 'They are plans for good

and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.'" (Jeremiah 29:11)



Urgent Request: Pray for the persecuted Christians in each
of the 7 countries for the next 7 days -- North Korea, Iran,
Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia, Indonesia.


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



Your brothers In Christ Tom Malone and Thomas Tao