01/23/11 - 01/29/11

Dear seafarer's friends, 01/23/11 - 01/29/11


Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of

God and of Jesus our Lord. (2 Pet. 1:2)


ships visited this week

1 ship on Sunday:

CHIPOLBROK STAR - All Chinese. A revisit on the ship. Met

with the chief engineer and gave him the certificate of Baptism.

Please pray for his faith in the Lord.

5 ships on Monday:

BANDURA, STAR FUJI, SINGELGRACHT, RICKMERS

SHANGHAI, and PEACE SUCCESS. All Russian; All Filipino;

Russian, Filipino, and Dutch; Filipino, Romanian, and two

Chinese; All Chinese. We were on the second ship last Nov.,

the fourth ship last Sep., the last ship last Jul. We visited the

third ship a year before last May. Prayed with them and

blessed the crew. Receptive.

4 ships on Tuesday:

HOUMA BELLE, BERNORA, CHAMPION TRADER, and

PEACE SUCCESS - All Filipino; All Indian; All Indian; All

Chinese. We were on the second ship last Aug. There were

two Christians on board, electrician, and a motorman. (See pic.

1 for some of the crew). We were on the third ship last Jul.

There were two Christians on board, an engine cadet, and a

deck cadet. (See pic. 2 for some of the crew). Prayed with

them and blessed the crew. A revisit on the last ship. (See pic.

3 for the captain on the left, and the chief engineer on the

right). I talked to both of them. The chief engineer was more

receptive than the captain.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.

2 ships on Wednesday:

PU TUO HAI, and NEW BLESSING - All Chinese; All

Chinese. (See pic. 4 for some of the crew on the first ship).

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

6 for the chief cook on the left, and the general steward on the

right). (See pic. 7 for the captain on the right and the chief mate

on the left). Prayed with them. Receptive.

2 ships on Thursday:

CYAN PHOENIX, and NORTHERN LIGHT - All Chinese;

All Chinese. (See pic. 8 for some of the crew on the first ship).

(See pic. 9 for the chief cook on the right). Prayed with them

and blessed the crew. Receptive. We took the chief engineer to

Wal Mart. It's a revisit on the last ship. (See pic. 10 for two of

the crew on board. The one on the far right is the chief

engineer. He is a believer). There were two Christians on board.

The other one was an oiler. We took the chief engineer and the

electrician to the Seafarer Center.

Someone from FBCC came and helped the ministry today.

6 ships on Friday:
YASA BODRUM, STOLT ISLAND, OSLO BULK 3, IKAN

SEPAT, NEW BLESSING, and SABRINA SCAN - All

Turkish; All Russian; All Russian; Chinese, Filipino, one

Ghanaian, and one Myanmar; All Chinese; All Chinese. We

were on the first ship last Oct. (See pic. 11 for some of the

crew). We visited the second ship last Aug. A revisited on the

fourth ship and the fifth ship. There was one Christian on the

last ship, the third mate. (See pic. 12, the second from the right

is the third mate). I took the fourth engineer to Best Buy.

Prayed with them. All receptive


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


Your brother in Christ Thomas Tao

www.lifelinetoseamen.org
832-775-5074