11/14/10 - 11/20/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 11/14/10 - 11/20/10

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ. (Php. 1:2)

Our web-link is:www.lifelinetoseamen.org

ships visited this week
1 ship on Sunday:
IKAN ALTAMIRA - Filipino, Chinese, and two Ghanaian. A
revisit on this ship. Took six seamen to Fort Bend Community
Church for Worship Service and Sunday School. We had
lunch together with the people there. And then we went to
Wal Mart. (See pic. 1 for the six). Prayed in the car and they
all receptive.

6 ships on Tuesday:

STAR GRAN, PLEIADES LEADER, BARITO, and

CLIPPER DAISY - All Filipino; Filipino, and Romanian;

Indonesian, and Korean; All Indian. We were on the last ship

last Jun. There were four Christians on board, second officer,

fitter, one able seaman, and general steward. (See pic. 2 for

the second officer on the left and the able seaman in the

middle). Prayed with them. All receptive.

IKAN ALTAMIRA, and SANKO MERMAID - Chinese,

Filipino, Polish, and two Ghanaian; Chinese, and Filipino. A

revisit on the first ship. This time we brought all the Gospel

materials and Bibles with us. We gave all of them out. Steven

was ministering to an oiler. He got more and more interested in

it. When Steven asked him about the Baptism, he said he

wanted to get Baptized. (See pic. 3 for the sprinkler). I gave

him a Christian name "Paul". (See pic. 4 for Steven ministering

to the two Chinese cadets, in the back). All receptive.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ship visiting

today.

6 ships on Thursday:

TAINO MAIDEN, BANGKOK HIGHWAY, and HIGH WIND

- All Filipino; Filipino, and Bulgarian; All Indian. We visited the

second ship last month. There were seven Christians on the last

ship, two fitters, an ordinary seaman, one cadet, chief cook,

general steward, and one oiler. (See pic. 5 for part of the crew).

Prayed with them and they all receptive.

GOLDEN FRIENDSHIP, ATLANTIC COZUMEL, and

OCEAN PRINCESS - Filipino, Russian, Myanmar, and three

Chinese; Filipino, Myanmar, and Chinese; All Chinese. We

were on the first ship last Jul., the second ship last Sep., the last

ship a year before last Jul. (See pic. 6 for some of the crew).

All responsive. An initial visit on the last ship.

Someone from FBCC came and helped the ministry today.

7 ships on Friday:

STAR FUJI, BBC PORTUGAL, CLIPPER LEGEND, and

PALESSA - All Filipino; Filipino, and Russian; All Russian; All

Ukrainian. We visited the first ship last Jul., the second ship

last Sep., the third ship two years before last May, the last ship

last Aug. Prayed for them and their families. Receptive.

EAGLE EXPRESS, OCEAN PRINCESS, and AVRA - All

Indian; All Chinese; Greek, Myanmar, and Morocco. A revisit

on the second ship. Chief engineer is a Christian. (See pic. 7,

the one on the right). There were three Christians on the first

ship, bosun, cadet, and an able seaman. (See pic. 8 for part of

the crew). Pray with them and took the second officer to

Seafarer Center.

2 ships Saturday:

IKAN ALTAMINA, and RICKMERS NEW ORLEANS -

Filipino, Chinese, and two Ghanaian; Filipino, Romanian,

Chinese, and Sri Lanka. We were on the first ship last May,

the second ship last Jul. Invited the Chinese seamen to come

church with me tomorrow.


The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

(Php. 4:23)

Your brother in Christ Thomas Tao