Saturday, September 24, 2011

09/18/11 - 09/24/11







Dear seafarer's friends, 09/18/11 - 09/24/11

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (2Ti. 1:2)

ships visited this week
7 ships on Monday (08/19):
Vessel Name
Nationalities
Activities
SKOPELOS
Filipino, and Greek
We visited this ship a year before last Mar. Prayed and blessed the crew. (See pic. 1 for some of the seamen).
TAMIAT NAVIGATOR
Filipino, and Korean
Prayed with the seamen and blessed their families.
NAVIGATOR VENUS
Filipino, Polish, and Ukrainian
We visited this ship a year before last Apr. Prayed and blessed the ship.
ETC ISIS
Filipino, Croatian, and Romanian
Prayed and blessed this ship.
TAPATIO
Filipino, Russian, and Swedish
Gave away Scriptures and Jesus DVDs.
GOLDEN TOPSTAR
Filipino, Russian, and Chinese
We were on this ship last May. Left some current Christian literatures and materials on board.
V8 STEALTH
All Indian
We visited this ship a year before last Jul. Prayed with the crew. (See pic. 2 for part of the chief cook on the right, and the second cook). Left Gospel materials and Jesus DVDs.
7 Ships on Tuesday (09/20):
TAGUS
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed the ship.
ARTEMIS LEADER
Filipino, and Indian
Prayed and blessed the crew.
ENERGY POWER
All Russian
Left the Scripture and Jesus DVD on board.
PARANDOWSKI
All Polish
Gave the Gospel material and Jesus DVD to the crew.
ATLANTIC MAJESTY
Filipino, Indian, and Chinese
We were on this ship last Jul. Prayed and blessed their families.
MAPLE PEARL
All Chinese
(See pic. 3 for some of the crew on board). Shared the Gospel with a deck cadet.
OCEAN BELLE
All Chinese
We visited this ship last Mar. Steve was preaching to the Chief mate. The seed was planted.
Tsiao Ping Chao from West Houston Chinese Church came as a volunteer for the ministry.

4 Ships on Thursday (09/22):
ATLANTIC IMPALA
All Russian
Left Scripture and Jesus DVD on the ship.
RICKMERS ANTWERP
Filipino, Romanian, and Russian
We visited this vessel last May. Prayed and blessed the crew.
ATLANTIC MAJESTY
Filipino, Ghanaian, Indian, and Chinese
We visited the ship two days ago. Prayed and blessed the ship. Took four people to Walmart. (See pic. 4).
NEW PRIDE
All Chinese
We visited this ship two years before last Jul. (See pic. 5 for a deck cadet, the one on the left). Left Scriptures and Gospel materials on board.

11 Ships on Friday (09/23):
STAR ISTIND
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed their ship.
ATLANTIC EMBLEM
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed the ship.
MINERVA ZENIA
Filipino, and Greek
Prayed and blessed the crew.
SAFMARINE TEXAS
Filipino, Bulgarian, and Ukrainian
We were on this ship last Jun. Left Scriptures, Jesus DVDs and Gospel materials on board.
CARIBE PEARL
Filipino, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian
Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs on the ship, and blessed the ship.
SWARNA MALA
All Indian
There was only one Christian on board, the chief engineer, (See pic. 6, the one on the right). Prayed and blessed their homes.
TRITON LARK
All Indian
(See pic. 7 for part of the crew). Prayed and blessed their families.
SKANDERBORG
All Thai
Gave them the Jesus DVD in their own language.
DEL SOL
Vietnamese, and Chinese
We were on the ship last May. Shared the Gospel with the chief engineer, (See pic. 8, for the one on the left), and he is the only one Chinese.
CLIPPER CONCORD
Russian, and Lithuanian
Left Scripture, Jesus DVD on board and blessed the ship.
JANNIE C
Russian, Romanian, Polish, and African
We visited this ship last Jan. Left Jesus DVDs on board.
Some one from Fort Bend Community Church volunteered for this ministry today.

1 Ship on Saturday (09/24):
CHEMBULK KOBE
All Indian
There was one known Christian on board, general steward. (See pic. 9 for some of the crew on the ship). Prayed and blessed their families. I sold some phone cards on the ship, but not making any money.

The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. (2Ti. 4:22)

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

Saturday, September 17, 2011

09/11/11 - 09/17/11








Dear seafarer's friends, 09/11/11 - 09/17/11

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (1Ti. 1:2)

ships visited this week
6 ships on Monday (09/12):
Vessel Name
Nationalities
Activities
ORANGE ISLAND
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed the crew.
NIPPON HIGHWAY
All Filipino
We visited this ship last month. Prayed with the seaman and blessed the ship.
SICHEM MUMBAI
Filipino, and Russian
We visited this ship last Feb. Prayed and blessed the ship.
IKAN ALTAMIRA
Filipino, Ghanaian, and Chinese
We were on this ship last month. (See pic. 1 for part of the crew). Took three seamen to Walmart and Best Buy.
CROWNED EAGLE
Indian, Russian, and Sri Lanka
There were two Indian Christians on board, second mate and one able seaman. (See pic. 2 for some of the crew). Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs.
AALBORG
All Myanmar
We visited this ship last May. Prayed with the seaman. Left Gospel materials and Jesus DVDs.
Ying Dau Lu from Houston Chinese Church came helped the ministry today.

5 Ships on Tuesday (09/13):
BERLIN TRADER
Filipino, and Russian
Prayed and blessed the ship.
SICHEM OSPREY
Filipino, Russian, and Ukrainian
We were on the ship last May. Prayed and blessed the crew.
KOPALNIA RYDULTOWY
All Polish
Gave away the Scripture and Jesus DVD on the ship.
NORD OBTAINER
All Indian
There were two Christians on board, fourth engineer and fifth engineer. (See pic. 3 for the fourth engineer on the left).
CLIPPER IMABARI
All Chinese
(See pic. 4 for some of the crew). We shared the Gospel with the captain. (see pic. 5, the one on the right). He was very open and prayed the salvation prayer with me. Prayed and blessed their families.
Tsiao Ping Chao from West Houston Chinese Church came and helped the ministry today.

4 Ships on Wednesday (09/14):
BBC AMAZON
Filipino, Russian, and Ukrainian
We were on the ship two years before last Jul. Prayed and blessed their ship.
MCT MONTE ROSA
Filipino, Russian, Ukrainian, and Croatian
Prayed and blessed the crew.
GREAT CONCORD
All Chinese
(See pic. 6 for the captain, on the tight). I shared the Gospel with him. The seed was planted. Left Scriptures, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on board.
SANMAR PARAGON
All Indian
There were three Christians on this ship, one cadet, one able seaman, and radio officer. Prayed and blessed the ship.

7 Ships on Thursday (09/15):
STAR EVVIVA
All Filipino
We were on this ship last Jul. (See pic. 7 for the chief engineer on the left). Prayed and blessed their families.
COVE ISLAND
Filipino, and Russian
We visited this vessel last Jul. Prayed and blessed the crew.
SEABOARD PACIFIC
Filipino, and Polish
We visited the ship last May. Prayed and blessed the ship.
CONTI EQUATOR
Filipino, Russian, and Romanian
Left Jesus DVDs and Gospel materials.
SHANNON STAR
Filipino, Latvian, Polish, and Romanian
Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs.
TAMBOURIN
Filipino, Swedish, Mexican, and Russian
Gave them the Scriptures and Jesus DVDs. (See pic. 8 for thechief cook on the left).
NOBLE STAR
All American
We were on this ship a year before last Jul. Left a Holy Bible on board.
Some one from Fort Bend Community Church came and helped the ministry today.
5 Ships on Friday (09/16):
BLUE SKY
All Filipino
(See pic. 9 for part of the crew). Prayed and blessed their ship.
HANSEN SCAN
Filipino, Russian, and Polish
Prayed and blessed the ship.
SKS TIETE
Filipino, Norwegian, Russian, and Croatian
(See pic. 10 for some of the sailors). Prayed and blessed the crew.
NORGAS PATRICIA
Filipino, Russian, Vietnamese, and Chinese
We were on this ship last month. Left Scriptures, Jesus DVDs and Gospel materials on board.
MURAT KIRAN
All Turkish
Left Jesus DVDs on board.

2 Ships on Saturday (09/17):
TRITON LARK
All Indian
There were three Christians on board, chief mate, second mate, and second engineer. (See pic. 11 for some of the crew on the ship). Prayed and blessed their homes.
FR8 ENDURANCE
All Indian
We visited this vessel a year before last Jun. There were four Christians on board, captain, chief cook, second cook, and third engineer. (See pic. 12, captain is the second one from the left). Prayed and blessed the crew.

Yates Lee, David Frankel, and Mike Vaughn from the English fellowship of WHCC came and helped the ministry today.

Grace be with you. (1Ti. 6:21)

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

Friday, September 9, 2011

09/04/11 - 09/10/11






Dear seafarer's friends, 09/04/11 - 09/10/11

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

ships visited this week
3 Ships on Tuesday (09/06):
Vessel Name
Nationalities
Activities
JBU SINCERITY
All Indian
There were three Christians on board, second mate, third mate, and a motorman. Prayed and blessed the ship.
BW SEINE
Filipino, Chinese, Indian, and British
(See pic. 1 for part of the crew). Prayed and blessed the crew.
GENCO CHALLENGER
All Chinese
(See pic. 2 for some of the crew). I took four seamen to Walmart, including the captain, (see pic. 3, the second one from the left); while Steve was preaching to the others on the ship. Prayed and blessed their families.
Tsiao Ping Chao from West Houston Chinese Church came and helped the ministry today.

4 Ships on Wednesday (09/07):
LOWLANDS PATRASCHE
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed their ship.
PEGASUS HIGHWAY
Filipino, and Korean
We were on this ship last Apr. Prayed and blessed the crew.
SONGA EAGLE
Filipino, Romanian, and Croatian
We visited this vessel a year before last Feb. Left Gospel materials on board.
STIMATADOR
All Indian
There were four Christians on this ship, chief cook, mess boy, second mate, and one able seaman. (See pic. 4 for some of the crew). (See pic. 5 For the mess boy, the one on the right). Prayed and blessed the ship.

6 Ships on Thursday (09/08):
STAR JAPAN
All Filipino
We were on this ship a year before last Jul. Prayed and blessed their families.
AURIGA LEADER
Filipino, and Romanian
Prayed and blessed the crew.
MARIA D
Filipino, and Greek
(See pic. 6 for some of the crew). Prayed and blessed the ship.
HR INTONATION
Filipino, Estonian, Russian, and Ukrainian
Left Jesus DVDs and Gospel materials.
YACU TASKI
All Peruvian
We visited the ship last Jul. Left Scripture and Jesus DVDs.
CHIPOLBROK MOON
All Chinese
We were on this ship last May. (See pic. 7 for part of the crew). We prayed together and blessed the ship.
Some one from Fort Bend Community Church came and helped the ministry today.

Friday, Saturday (09/02, 09/03):
Lifeline to Seamen Inc. is invited by Chinese Baptist Church, mission department to have an exhibition booth for seamen ministry.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. (2Th. 3:18)

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

Saturday, September 3, 2011

08/28/11 - 09/03/11









Dear seafarer's friends, 08/28/11 - 09/03/11

Grace and peace to you. (1Th. 1:1)

ships visited this week
9 ships on Monday (08/29):
Vessel Name
Nationalities
Activities
SATIGNY
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed the crew.
KRISTIN PICER
All Filipino
(See pic. 1 for part of the crew).
OLMECA
Filipino, and Indian
We visited this ship two years before last Mar. Prayed and blessed the ship.
NCC SUDAR
Filipino, Russian, and Indian
We were on this ship last Mar. (See pic. 2 for some of the crew).
BBC KELAN
Filipino, Russian, and Sri Lanka
We were on board last Jul. Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs.
MAERSK CAITLIN
Filipino, Ukrainian, Thai, and Romanian
Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs.
RICKMERS HAMBURG
Filipino, Ukrainian, Romanian, and Chinese
We were on board last Apr. Gave away Scriptures, Jesus DVDs and Gospel materials.
NASCO JADE
All Chinese
A short revisitation at the shp.
SKODSBORG
All Thai
We were on this ship last Jun. Prayed and blessed the ship.
Ying Dau Lu from Houston Chinese Church came helped the ministry today.

5 Ships on Tuesday (08/30):
BBC ICELAND
Filipino, and Russian
Prayed and blessed their ship.
DELTAGRACHT
Filipino, Dutch, and Ukrainian
Prayed and blessed the crew.
ASCANIUS
Indonesian, and Russian
Left Gospel materials on board.
LARVIK
All Indian
We were on this ship two years before last Apr. There were three Christians on board, general steward, 2nd mate, and 3rd mate. (See pic. 3 for some of the crew). Prayed and blessed the ship.
PORT ANGELES
All Chinese
(See pic. 4 for part of the crew, captain is on the far left). We were sharing Gospel to the captain, he was a patristic but he still prayed with us. We were spending two hours and trying to convince the 3rd mate, still not enough time, because he was busy. We prayed with him however.
Tsiao Ping Chao from West Houston Chinese Church came and helped the ministry today.

7 Ships on Thursday (09/01):
ASAHI MARU
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed their families.
BBC KELAN
Filipino, and Ukrainian
We were on this ship a year before last Jul. Prayed and blessed the crew.
NORD MERMAID
Filipino, and Danish
Prayed and blessed the ship.
ASTELLA
Filipino, and Latvian
Left Jesus DVDs and Gospel materials.
GASCHEM NORDSEE
Filipino, Russian, and German
Left Gospel materials and Jesus DVDs.
COPACABANA
All Myanmar
There was one Christian on board, an able seaman. He remembered me from previous visit five years ago. We prayed together and blessed the ship.
XU CHANG HAI
All Chinese
An initial visit.


7 Ships on Friday (09/02):
CRYSTAL ISLAND
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed their ship.
STOVE TRADITION
All Filipino
We were on this ship a year before last Nov. Prayed and blessed the ship.
SZYMANOWSKI
Filipino, and Polish
We were on the ship last Nov. Prayed and blessed the crew.
PARAMOUNT HANOVER
Filipino, Indian, Bengalese, and Chinese
(See pic. 5 for some of the crew). Pray with them left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs on board.
XU CHANG HAI
All Chinese
(See pic. 6 for most of the crew). Prayed and blessed them. Left Scriptures, Gospel materials and Jesus DVDs on the ship.
STOLT VISION
All Indian
We visited this ship last Dec. Prayed and blessed the ship.
VICTORIA
All Romanian
We visited the ship last May. Gave them the Jesus DVD and Scripture.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (1Th. 5:28)

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