05/22/11 - 05/28/11

Dear seafarer's friends, 05/22/11 - 05/28/11

Greetings

My wife Nancy has been diagnosed to have breast cancer about six
weeks ago. She already has taken chemotherapy two times. There will
be another 22 times of chemo treatments, then the surgery and radiation.
Please pray for her health.

ships visited this week
6 ships on Monday:
EQUINOX DAWN, NIPPON HIGHWAY, PHOENIX LEADER,
ATLANTIC COZUMEL, STOLT VALOR, and WISLA - All
Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, and Indian; Chinese, and Filipino; Indian,
Russian, and Egyptian; All Polish. We were on the first ship two years
before last Jan., the fourth ship last Nov. This was just an initial visit.
(See pic. 1 for one of the ordinary seaman). We visited the fifth ship
last Mar., (See pic. 2 for part of the crew), and the last ship a year
before last Jul. Prayed with them and blessed their ships.
5 ships on Tuesday:
TORM MOSELLE, SICHEM BEIJING, ATLANTIC COZUMEL,
ROYAL FLUSH, and HISTRIA IVORY - All Indian; All Indian;
Chinese, and Filipino; All Chinese; All Romanian. We were on the
first ship last Nov. Mar. There were four Christians on board, chief
mate, second mate, second engineer, and bosun. (See pic. 3 for part
of the crew). There were two Christians on the second ship, chief
mate and general steward. Prayed with them and shared Jesus with
them. A revisit on the third ship from yesterday. (See pic. 4 for the
captain, and pic. 5 for part of the crew on board). (See pic. 6 for
some of the crew on the fifth ship). Shared the Gospel with them
and blessed the ships.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.
6 ships on Friday:
KOPALNIA HALEMBA, HAPPY BEAR, STAR FUJI, STAR
EAGEL, FORTH BAY, and APELLIS - All Polish; All Filipino;
All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, Indian, Turkish, and Russian.
Myanmar, and Ukrainian. We visited the first ship a year before last
Feb., the third ship and the fourth ship last Jan. Prayed with them
and blessed the ships. They all receptive.
3 ships on Saturday:
MAIROULI, YACU PUMA, and CHEM SEA - All Filipino; All
Peruvian; Russian, and Indian. We were on the first ship last Apr.,
the second ship last Jan., and the last ship last Jun. There were six
Indian Christians on board, general steward, bosun, pump man,
fourth engineer, electric engineer, and one able seaman, plus the
only one Russian officer, the second engineer. (See pic 7 for part of
the crew on the last ship). Prayed for them and blessed the ships.
Dennis Jen from Lakewood Church came and helped the ministry
today.

Grace be with you all. (Heb. 13:25)

Your brother in Christ
Thomas Tao
www.lifelinetoseamen.org
832-775-5074