09/19/10 - 09/25/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 09/19/10 - 09/25/10


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:

ATLANTIC COZUMEL - A revisit on the ship. I took nine seamen to WHCC

for worship this morning, including the Filipino Captain, the rest is Chinese. Seven

of them raised their hands for salvation. We went to shopping in the afternoon.

(See pic 1 for the nine gentlemen). (See pic. 2 for the two Filipino crew).

3 ships on Monday:

PATRIA, LIAN YUN HU, and FORMOSA TEN - Russian, and Ukrainian;

All Chinese; All Chinese. We were on the second ship last Dec. The commissar

didn't allow me to go on the ship and thew the Christian literature away. I just

felt sorry for him and prayed that his heart will be soften someday. We were on

last ship last Jan. The captain was very friendly. (See pic. 3 & 4 for part of the

crew). Prayed with some of them.

5 ships on Tuesday:
YASA MARMARIS, CHIPOLBROK SUN, COSTANZA M, IVER

EXAMPLE, and SKS TORRENS - All Turkish; All Chinese; Filipino, Italian,

and Romanian; Filipino, Dutch, and Ukrainian; Filipino, Russian, and Polish. We

were on the second ship last May. (See pic. 5 & 6 for part of the crew). Prayed

with some of them and their families. (See pic. 7 for part of the Filipino crew on

the fourth ship). Prayed with them and bless the crew.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ships' visitation today.

4 ships on Wednesday:

ZIA BELLE, SCM FEDRA, ALGOA BAY, and CHIPOLBROK SUN - All

Filipino; Filipino, and Russian; Polish, and Myanmar; All Chinese. We visited the

second ship last Apr. We were on the third ship last Feb. A revisit on the last

ship from yesterday. Prayed with them and all receptive.

7 ships on Thursday:
SONGA JADE, BASIC RELIANCE, ATHENS HIGHWAY, and RICKMERS

SHANGHAI - All Filipino; All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, Polish, Romanian,

and two Chinese. We visited the first ship last Mar., the second ship a year before

last Jan., the third ship lst Jul. We were on the last ship last Apr. Prayed with

them and one Chinese on the last ship for their families. They were all receptive.

THEKLA, MAHA AVANTI, and UACC SOUND - Ukrainian, Russian, and

Latvian; Indian, and Myanmar; All Indian. We were on the last ship a year ago

before last May. There were two Myanmar Christians on the second ship, general

steward and an ordinary seaman. (See pic. 8 for the g.s. on the far left on the

second ship). There were four Christians on the last ship, chief cook, two able

seamen, and two motormen. (See pic. 9 for some of the crew on the last ship).

Prayed with them and they were receptive.

4 ships on Friday:

NORDIC COSMOS, EMILIE K, NORDBAY, and HAWKE BAY - Filipino,

and Russian; Filipino, and Ukrainian; Filipino, Ukrainian, Sri Lanka and

Romanian; All Chinese. (See pic. 10 for part of the crew on the first ship). (See

pic. 11 for part of the crew on the third ship). We were on the last ship a year

before last Mar. Prayed with them and ministered to the captain. He was ready to

received Jesus as his personal savior. He said he likes to go to church with us on

Sunday.

Alfredo Go from Houston First Baptist Church, Tim Wu and Payton Huang from

WHCC came to help the ship visiting today. Praised the Lord.



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


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


Your brother In Christ Thomas Tao