09/12/10 - 09/18/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 09/12/10 - 09/18/10


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


Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org


Yingdau Lu from HCC and Weibin Lu from WHCC came and helped the

visitation last Saturday.



ships visited this week

2 ships on Sunday:

ATLANTIC MONTERREY, and IKAN SELANGAT - A revisit on both ships.

Took six seamen from the second ship to WHCC for worship this morning,

then went to shopping in the afternoon.

Weibin Lu from WHCC came and helped the ministry today. He took us to

shopping.

4 ships on Monday:

PACIFIC LEGEND, GLORIA GALAXY. GREAT LEGEND, and TASMAN

ID - Korean, and Filipino; Korean, and Indonesian; All Chinese; All Chinese.

We were on the third ship last Feb. There were two Christians on the last ship,

two able seamen. One is a stronger Christian than the other. Ministered to them,

prayed with them, and instructed the stronger one to help the other.

7 ships on Tuesday:
ARGUS, THOR ACE, TIAN JIN HIGHWAY, and BBC PORTUGAL - All

Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, Polish, and Ukrainian; Filipino, Russian, Ukrainian,

and Latvian. All receptive. Prayed with them and blessed the ships

MAERSK VIRTUE, TORM REPUBLICAN, and SPT CRUSADER - Filipino,

Indian, British, and Chinese; All Indian; All Indian. We were on the first ship last

Jul. (See pic. 1 for the Chinese third officer and us). Prayed with him and others.

There were three Christians on the second ship, general steward, second

engineer, and third engineer. (See pic. 2 for the g.s. in the middle). There were

three Christians on the last ship, general steward, fitter, and electrician. (See pic.

3 for the g.s. second from the left, and electrician far left).

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ship visiting today.
5 ships on Thursday:
CASSIOPEA, BARBAROS KIRAN, JBU MAAS, DAHLIA, and NORTH

SEA - All Ukrainian; All Turkish; All Indian; All Chinese; Filipino, Ukrainian,

Polish, Bulgarian, Indian, and two Chinese. We visited the first ship two years

ago. We were on the third ship last Oct. (See pic. 4 for some of the crew on the

fourth ship. Chief cook is the one on the far left). Prayed with them with the

salvation prayer. (See pic. 5 for some of the crew on the fourth ship again.

Captain is the one second from the left). Ministered to him, and he was very close

to the salvation. There were four Indian Christians on the last ship, chief cook,

general steward, chief mate, and a motorman. The two Chinese seamen on board, one was an engineer cadet, the other was a deck cadet. Prayed with them and

they were receptive.

3 ships on Friday:

EAGLE STAVANGER, ATLANTIC COZUMEL and FORTUNE PLUM -

Filipino, Indian, and Russian; Filipino, Chinese, and Myanmar; Chinese and

Korean. (See pic. 6 for the chief engineer and me on the second ship). (See pic. 7

& 8 for part of the crew on the same ship). Prayed with them and ministered to

the chief engineer. They all receptive. (See pic. 9 & 10 for some of the crew on

the second ship). Prayed with them and they were responsive.

6 ships on Saturday:

OVERSEAS ANIA, AALBORG, COSTANZA N, and ACS DIAMOND - All

Russian; All Myanmar; Filipino, Italian, and Romanian; Filipino, Indian, Bengalese,

and one Chinese. We were on the second ship a year before last Aug. There was

one Christian on board, a cadet. (See pic. 11 for the Chinese fourth engineer in

the middle, and the Bengalese on the right). Prayed with the Chinese.

LIAN SHENG HU, and FORMOSA ELEVEN - All Chinese; All Chinese. We

were on the first ship last month. (See pic. 12 for some of the crew). Prayed with

them and took the picture. We were on the second ship last Oct. (See pic. 13 for

some of the crew. Captain is on the far right). Prayed with them. (See pic. 14 for

the second engineer and me). He was the only one had shorepass. I took him to

Walmart. He and the pump man are the prospects.



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


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


Your brother In Christ Thomas Tao