06/19/11 - 06/25/11

Dear seafarer's friends, 06/19/11 - 06/25/11

Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. (Jude 2)

ships visited this week
5 ships on Monday:
AMUR STAR, STOLT NORLAND, FULL WEALTH, SEA LILY, and
SAT BELLATRIX - Filipino, German, and Polish; All Russian; All
Chinese; All Chinese; All Chinese. We visited the third ship and
the last ship just last weekend. (See pic. 1 for some of the
crew on the fourth ship). (See pic. 2 for some of the crew on
the last ship). Prayed with them and blessed the crew.
Ying Dau Lu from Houston Chinese Church came and helped
the ministry today.
5 ships on Tuesday:
KARAWEIK, A.S. OCTAVIA, RICKMERS SHANGHAI, NORD BRIGHT,
and FULL WEALTH - All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, and
Romanian; All Russian; All Chinese - We were on the third
ship last Jan. The last ship yesterday. (See pic. 3 for part of
the crew and the captain, second from the right). (See pic. 4
for the Christian captain Sun in the middle). Prayed with them
and blessed the crew. Took the fourth engineer to Wal Mart.
and Macy's.
Steven Chao from West Houston Chinese Church came and
helped the Lifeline to Seamen ministry today.
1 ship on Wednesday:
FULL WEALTH - All Chinese. We went to the ship yesterday. I
just came by myself today. I gave the captain some Christian
literature , shared some thoughts about the Scripture and we
prayed together for our families and for the crew.
7 ships on Thursday:
GLOBAL SAIKAI, GDF SUEZ GHENT, MINERVA LISA, NIKATOR,
AMOREA, IZUMO PRINCESS, and XENIA - All Filipino; All Filipino;
Filipino, and Greek; Filipino, and Greek; Filipino, and Greek;
Filipino, and Greek; Latvian, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian. (See pic.
5 for part of the crew on the fifth ship). (See pic. 6 for part of
the crew on the last ship).
An anonymous person from Fort Bend Community Church, and
Jason Skinner from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.
3 ships on Friday:
JO KIRI, E.R. BRIGHTON, and YELLOWSTONE - All Filipino; All
Filipino; Myanmar, and Polish. We visited the first ship last Jul.,
the last ship last week. (See pic. 7 for an able seaman and me
on the first ship). Prayed with them and blessed the ships.
5 ships on Saturday:
CHEMROUTE BRILLIANT, BOW RIYAD, SAFMARINE TEXAS, SPAR
URSA, and FORMOSA THIRTEEN - Filipino, and Korean; Filipino,
Norwegian, and Irish; Filipino, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian; All
Indian; All Chinese. We were on the second ship last Aug., the
third ship last Apr., the last ship just last year. (See pic. 8 for
the captain, and pic. 9 for part of the crew on the last ship).
Prayed with them and blessed the ships.

To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you
before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy - to
the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages now and
forevermore! Amen. (Jude 24,25)

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

06/12/11 - 06/18/11

Dear seafarer's friends, 06/12/11 - 06/18/11

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ,
the Father's son, will be with us in truth and love. (2 Jn. 3)

ships visited this week
5 ships on Monday:
STAR FRASER, NORWID, SANKO MERMAID, OCEAN FLOWER, and
SICHEM DEFIANCE - All Filipino; Filipino, and Polish; Filipino, and
Chinese; Korean, and Indonesian; All Indian. We visited the
first ship last Apr., the second and the third ships last Nov.,
the fourth ship last Jul., and the last ship a year before last
Nov. (See pic. 1 for some of the crew on the third ship). (See
pic. 2 for the two Chinese crew on the same ship). (See pic. 3
for part of the crew on the last ship). There were three
Christians on board, chief cook, general steward, and the third
engineer. Prayed with them and blessed the ships.
Ying Dau Lu from Houston Chinese Church came and helped the
ministry today.
7 ships on Tuesday:
OVERSEAS LIMAR, OVERSEAS AMBERMAR, ATLANTIC PISCES,
and NAVIGATOR SATURN - All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, and
Indian; Filipino, Polish, and Russian - We were on the second
ship last Jul. There were two Indian Christians on the third ship,
bosun, and the third engineer. Prayed with them and blessed
the ship.
SKODSBORG, CRYSTAL OCEAN, and VANESSA C - All Thai;
Korean, and Indonesian; Romanian, Russian, Indian, and South
African. We were on the first ship last Jan., the second ship
last Jul., the last ship a year before last Mar. Prayed with
them and blessed the ships.
Steven Chao from West Houston Chinese Church came and
helped the Lifeline to Seamen ministry today.
4 ships on Thursday:
VINALINES GALAXY, WESTGATE, GAO QIANG, and FULL
WEALTH - Vietnamese, Romanian, Indian, and Myanmar;
Russian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Turkish, and Pakistanis; All
Chinese; All Chinese. (See pic. 4 for the Indian on the
second ship). (See pic. 5 for the Romanian captain on the
far right on the same ship). (See pic. 6 for the captain on
the right on the third ship). We were trying to evangelize
him but he finally admitted that he was a communist. We
just have to keep on praying for him. (See pic. 7 for part of
the crew). An initial visit on the last ship.
Someone from Fort Bend Community Church, and Jason
Skinner from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.
6 ships on Saturday:
MARINA ACE, BONITA, YELLOWSTONE, IKAN ALTAMIRA, FULL
WEALTH and SAT BELLATRIX - All Filipino; All Filipino;
Myanmar, and Polish; Filipino, Ghanaian, and Chinese; All
Chinese; All Chinese. We were on the first ship last Jan., the
third ship last Oct., the fourth ship ten days ago, the fifth
ship two days ago. (See pic. 8 for the captain, second from
the left, also pic. 9 the first one from the left, the third one
from the left on pic. 10). He recognized me right away when
we saw each other and called my full name. I remembered
his last name. He said to me that I baptized him on July the
ninth, 2004. He also met Port Chaplain Ian Dennis in
Melbourne, Australia. That was after the Manila Convention
by SCFS. Ian told me about the occasion all right. What a
small world. Prayed with them, and took the fourth engineer
to Best Buy.
Ying Dau Lu, Shi Yeu Deng and his two children (See pic. 11,
the two on the right) from Houston Chinese Church came
and helped the ministry today.

Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. (3 Jn. 15)

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

06/05/11 - 06/11/11

Dear seafarer's friends, 06/05/11 - 06/11/11

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
4 ships on Monday:
NORD EXPLORER, MEDITERRANEAN HIGHWAY, IKAN ALTAMIRA,
and ZHI QIANG - All Filipino; Filipino, and Bulgarian; Filipino,
Ghanaian, and Chinese; All Chinese. We visited the second ship
last Apr., the third ship last month. Prayed with them and
blessed the crew. We preached to a ten people crowd. Two of
them showed their interests in the Gospel. We took one able
seaman to Best Buy and sent him back to the ship afterward.
Ying Dau Lu from Houston Chinese Church came and helped the
ministry today.
7 ships on Tuesday:
TRADEWIND UNION, FORMOSA EIGHT, RICKMERS JAKARTA,
and CHEMTRANS OSTE - Filipino, and Indian; Filipino, and
Chinese; Filipino, Romanian, and Chinese; Filipino, Georgian,
Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian, and Myanmar. We were on the first
ship last Aug., the second ship a year before last Dec., the
third ship last Jan. (See pic. 1 for the Chinese cadet on the
front right and other Filipino crew on the second ship).
CEBIHAN, PETRODOVORETS, and STI CONQUEROR - All Turkish;
All Russian; All Indian. There were five Christians on the last
ship, chief cook, general steward, bosun, second engineer,
and third engineer. (See pic. 2 for the Turkish cadet on the
first ship). Prayed with them and blessed the ships.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the Lifeline to
Seamen ministry today.
6 ships on Thursday:
IKAN MANZANILLO, QUEEN ACE, NORDISLE, STELLENBOSCH,
CORN HILL, and ZHI QIANG - Filipino, and Chinese; Filipino,
Japanese, and Korean; Filipino, Indian, Polish, Sri Lanka,
Peruvian, and Chinese; Myanmar, and Polish; All Turkish; All
Chinese. We were on the fist ship last May, the second ship
last Apr., the fourth ship last Feb., the last ship three days
ago. We took one seaman to Best Buy and HEB and sent him
back to the ship. He was very friendly to Christianity. We
shared the Gospel with the Chinese third officer on the third
ship, and he accepted the Lord. There was one Armenian
Christian on the Turkish crew, the second officer on the fifth
ship. Prayed with them and blessed the crew.
Someone from Fort Bend Community Church came and helped
the ministry today.
5 ships on Saturday:
MAXIMA, BALTIC SOUL, DONAUGRACHT, STAR KVARVEN, and
CHIPOLBROK STAR - All Filipino; Filipino, and Ukrainian; Filipino,
Russian, and Dutch; Russian, Ukrainian, and Lithuania; All
Chinese. We were on the last ship last Jan. (See pic. 3 for
the second officer on the left). Prayed with him and blessed
the crew. Finished distributing all the Scriptures and Gospel
materials.
Wei Bin Lu from West Houston Chinese Church came and
helped the ministry today.

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

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

05/29/11 - 06/04/11

Dear seafarer's friends, 05/29/11 - 06/04/11

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

ships visited this week
1 ship on Sunday:
HANS BOYE - Danish, and Tuvalu. Passed on the Gospel material
and the Scripture. Blessed the crew and the ship.
8 ships on Monday:
AMYNTOR, MOONLIGHT SERENADE, SEABOARD PACIFIC, and SCM
FEDRA - All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, and Polish; Filipino, Russian,
and Croatian. We were on the second ship last Feb., the third ship
last Apr., the last ship last Mar. Prayed with them and blessed the
crew.
AALBORG, CHEMBULK KINGS POINT, BBC VOLGA, and FM
PROSPERITY - All Myanmar; All Myanmar; All Russian; All Chinese.
We visited the first ship last Feb., the second ship a year before
last Oct. Prayed with them and blessed the ships. (See pic. 1 & 2
for part of the crew on the last ship). Prayed with the crew and
shared the Gospel with them. Praise the Lord, they accepted
Jesus as their best friend on pic. 1.
Ying Dau Lu from Houston Chinese Church just retired last week,
joined our ship visitation team from now on. Praise the Lord.
4 ships on Tuesday:
JO EIK, FRONTIER ANGEL, ALPINE LOYALTY, and MAERSK VALUE
- All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, Russian, Indian, and Polish; Filipino,
Russian, Polish, Indian, and Chinese. We were on the first ship last
Dec., the third ship last Nov., the last ship last Feb. There were
two Indian Christians on the second ship, second mate, and
second cook. (See pic. 3 for the chief cook. See pic. 4 for part
of the crew on the second ship). Prayed with them and blessed
the ship. We shared the full Gospel with the Chinese engine cadet
on the last ship. He was very open and willing to accept Jesus
into his heart. May God be with him and his faith.
Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.
5 ships on Thursday:
MORNING ORCHID, ONEGO BURAN, NORDKAP, OBELIX BULKER, and
IPANEMA - All Filipino; Filipino, and Yugoslavian; Russian, and
Ukrainian; All Chinese; All Chinese. We were on the fourth ship
two years before last Apr. (See pic. 5 for the captain on the very
right). Prayed with them and blessed the ship. (See pic. 6 for
some of the crew on the last ship, and pic. 7 for the captain on
the left). We shared the Gospel with him, just planted the seed.
Someone from Fort Bend Community Church came and helped
the ministry today.
6 ships on Friday:
STOLT QUETZAL, AMYNTOR, JAN, BBC RIO GRANDE, DREGGEN,
and YASA MARMARIS - All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, and
Ukrainian; Filipino, and Ukrainian; All Indian; All Turkish. We
visited the fourth ship last Jan., the fifth ship last Nov. There
were two Christians on board, one deck cadet and fitter. (See
pic. 8 for part of the crew). Prayed with them and blessed the
ship. We visited the sixth ship last Sep. Receptive.
4 ships on Saturday:
ULUSOY 9, IKAN SELANGAT, WHITE DIAMOND, and CHIPOLBROK
SUN - All Turkish; Filipino, Myanmar, Polish, and Chinese; Filipino,
Indian, Ukrainian, Polish, and Chinese; All Chinese. We were on
the second ship last Oct. (See pic. 9 for two of the crew). (See
pic. 10 for some of the crew on the first ship). We visited the
last ship last Sep. We had a special prayer meeting for a
Christian wiper on board, because he had a special prayer
request. Praise the Lord we had peace in our hearts when we
left.
Dennis Jen from Lakewood Church came and helped Lifeline to
Seamen today.

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

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