Saturday, May 26, 2012

5/20/12 - 5/26/12
















Dear seafarer's friends,                                                                                 05/20/12 - 05/26/12

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

ships visited this week,
5 ships on Monday (05/21):
Vessel Name
Nationalities
Activities    
INDUSTRIAL FORCE
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed their crew.
FURNESS LONDON
All Filipino
Left Scripture and Jesus DVD on board. (See pic. 1 for some of the crew.)
INDUSTRIAL EAGLE
Filipino, and Russian
Left Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on the vessel.
SINBAD
All Korean
There were five Christians on board, chief officer, first engineer, second mate, third mate, and an ordinary seaman. Left Scripture, and Jesus DVDs to them. (See pic. 2 for part of the crew.)
SEAFRONTIER
All Indian
There were eight Christians on this ship, captain, second mate, junior engineer, chief cook, second cook, general steward, bosun, and one able seaman. Left Scriptures, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on board.
Ying Dau Lu from Houston Chinese Church came for the ship visitation today.

7 ships on Tuesday (05/22):
MAPLE 3
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed their vessel. (See pic.3 for some of the crew.)
ANTONIO
Filipino, and   Ukrainian
Left Gospel materials and Jesus DVDs on the ship.
HARBOUR CLOUD
Filipino, and Russian
We were on board last Jul. Left Scripture and Jesus DVDs on their boat.
LYNX
Filipino, Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian
We were on this ship last Dec. Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs on their ship. (See pic. 4 for part of the crew.)
IRIS GLORY
Filipino, Russian, Indian, British, and Latvian
Prayed and blessed the crew. (See pic. 5 for some of the crew.)
ORIENT TRANSIT
Russian, and Ukrainian
Left Scripture and Jesus DVD on board.
YASA OZCAN
All Turkish
Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs for the crew.
Hsial Ping Chao from West Houston Chinese Church came to help the ship visitation today.

7 ships on Wednesday (05/23):
OCEAN TOMO
All Filipino
(See pic. 6 for the chief cook on the right.) Prayed and blessed the ship.
KARIN
All Filipino
We were on this ship last Dec. Prayed and blessed their crew.
CEDAR
Filipino, and Russian
Prayed and blessed their families.
ONEGO ARKHANGELSK
Filipino, and Dutch
We were on board last Nov. Shared faith with the captain. Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs on the boat. (See pic. 7, captain is on the far left.)
BBC SWITZERLAND
Filipino, Russian, and German
Left Scripture, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on board.
ARDMORE SEATRADER
Venezuelan, Romanian, and Indonesian
Left Scriptures, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on the ship. (See pic. 8 for the Indonesian chief cook on the right.)
DEL SOL
Chinese, and Vietnamese
Left Scripture, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs to the seafarers.
Stephen Chan from West Houston Chinese Church came for the ship visiting today.

5 ships on Thursday (05/24):
BOW SEA
All Filipino
(See pic. 3 for some of the crew.) Prayed and blessed the crew.
MAERSK WESTPORT
All Filipino
Sold phone cards. Left Gospel materials and Jesus DVDs on board. Shared Gospel with them. (See Pic. 9)
STOLT SUN
Filipino, and Russian
We were on board last Mar. Offered free transportation to the HISC.
MSC SOCOTRA
Filipino, Russian, and Ukrainian
Left Scripture, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on the ship.
EAGEL TOLEDO
Filipino, Russian, Chinese, Indian, and Ghanaian
Shared the Gospel and prayed for them. (See pic. 10 & 11 for part of the crew.)
Steve Yeboah from Christ First Healing Church came for ship visitation this afternoon.

3 ships on Friday (05/25):
ELBE
Peruvian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, and Kiribatian
Prayed and blessed their ship. (See pic. 12 for the only Peruvian chief mate who called me to see him on this ship.)
FPMC 20
Filipino, Romanian, Indian, Korean, and Chinese
Prayed and blessed their crew.
YASA BODRUM
All Turkish
Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs on the vessel. Shared the Gospel with the commissar. (See pic. 13 for some of the crew.)
Someone from Fort Bend Community Church and Payton Huang from West Houston Chinese Church
came today to help the ministry.

1 ship on Saturday (05/26):
CHANG SHAN HAI
All Chinese
Prayed with the captain and the carpenter. (See pic. 14 for the carpenter on the left.)
Steve Yeboah from Christ First Healing Church came to accompany Lakewood Church group for the
boat tour and visiting the Houston International Seafarers’ Centers afterwards. Lacy Largent at HISC
was hosting the group. (See pic. 15 & 16.)

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. (Php. 4:23)

God bless all

LTS staff
832-775-5074

Saturday, May 19, 2012

5/13/12 - 5/19/12








Dear seafarer's friends,                                                                                 05/13/12 - 05/19/12

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

ships visited this week,
4 ships on Monday (05/14):
Vessel Name
Nationalities
Activities    
ATLANTIC PROGRESS
All Filipino
We were on board last Nov. Prayed and blessed the ship.
TOMOSHIO
All Filipino
Left Scripture and Jesus DVD on boat.
BRIGHT KOWA
All Filipino
Left Gospel materials, and Jesus DVD on their ship.
HARVEST SUN
All Indian
We were on this ship last Dec. Left Scriptures, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on board. There were five Christians on board, general steward, bosun, two able seamen, and one ordinary seaman. Prayed and blessed the vessel. (See pic. 1 for part of the crew.)
Ying Dau Lu from Houston Chinese Church came for the ship visitation today.

9 ships on Tuesday (05/15):
GEJA C
Ukrainian, Romanian, Indian, Polish, Russian, and British
Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs on board.
MASUREN
Polish, and   Sri Lanka
Left Gospel materials and Jesus DVDs on the ship.
YACU TASKI
Polish, and Peruvian
We were on board last Nov. Left Scriputue and Jesus DVDs on their boat.
GAZ VICTORY
Filipino, and Spanish
Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs on their vessel.
KENT SUNSET
Filipino, Russian, and Ukrainian
We were on this ship last Jul. Prayed and blessed the crew.
BBC EUROPE
Filipino, Russian, and Ukrainian
Prayed and blessed their families.
FRIDA MAERSK
Filipino,       Sri Lanka, and Romanian
Prayed and blessed their vessel.
AFRICAN JOY
Filipino, Indian, and Ukrainian
(See pic. 2 for an able seaman on the left.) Prayed and blessed the ship.
BALTIC MERCUR
All Russian
We visited this vessel a year before last Feb. Left Scripture and Jesus DVD on the vessel.
Hsial Ping Chao from West Houston Chinese Church came to help the ship visiting today.

2 ships on Wednesday (05/16):
CARMENCITA
All Filipino
(See pic. 3 for some of the crew.) Prayed and blessed their crew.
MOONLIGHT VENTURE
All Chinese
We were on board a year before last Dec. Shared Gospel with the chief engineer. Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs on the vessel. (See pic. 4 for part of the crew.)
Ying Dau Lu from Houston Chinese Church came for the ship visiting this afternoon.

5 ships on Friday (05/18):
STAR EAGLE
All Filipino
We were on board last May. Prayed and blessed their ship.
VALIANT STAR
Filipino, and Russian
(See pic. 5 for part of the crew.) Prayed and blessed their crew.
STREAM LUNA
Filipino, Romanian, Bulgarian, and Croatian
Left Scriptures, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on board.
PARTAWATI
Indonesian, and Chinese
Left Scriptures, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on the ship. (See pic. 6 for some of the crew.)
CHIPOLBROK GALAXY
All Chinese
We were on this ship last Nov. Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs on the vessel. Shared the Gospel with the commissar.
Someone from Fort Bend Community Church and Payton Huang from West Houston Chinese
Church came today to help the ministry.

2 ships on Saturday (05/19):
PARTAWATI
Indonesian, and Chinese
Left Chinese Scripture reading MP3 on board. (See pic. 7 for part of the crew.)
CHIPOLBROK GALAXY
All Chinese
We bought some fruit to the ship. Shared some Chinese Gospel songs with the commissar. (See pic. 8, the one with the sun glasses is the commissar.)
Ying Dau Lu, Xi Yun Deng and his son, Yong Sheng He, and Bin Zhu from Houston Chinese Church
came and helped the ministry today.

Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. (Eph. 6:24)

God bless all

LTS staff
832-775-5074

Sunday, May 13, 2012

05/06/12 - 05/12/12







Dear seafarer's friends,                                                                                 05/06/12 - 05/12/12

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lore Jesus Christ. (Gal. 1:4)

ships visited this week,
1 ship on Sunday (05/06):
Vessel Name
Nationalities
Activities    
FPMC 24
All Chinese
We were on this ship a year before last Apr. Talked to the chief engineer. Blessed the ship. Left Jesus DVDs on board.

4 ships on Monday (05/07):
SAFMARINE SUMBA
Sri Lanka, Romanian, Russian, and Polish
Left Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on board.
HHL NEW YORK
All Russian
Left Scripture and Jesus DVD on the vessel.
DN VATAN
All Turkish
Left Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on the ship.
FPMC 24
All Chinese
A revisit on the ship. Left Scriptures, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on board. Prayed and blessed the ship. (See pic. 1 & 2 for chief cook and chief mate. Ying Dau is on the right.)
Ying Dau Lu from Houston Chinese Church came for the ship visiting today.

3 ships on Tuesday (05/08):
STOLT SNELAND
Russian, and Ukrainian
We were on this ship a year before last Nov. Left Scripture and Jesus DVD on board.
BOW MEKKA
Filipino, and Norwegian
Left Scripture and Jesus DVDs on the ship.
STOLT PERSEVERANCE
Filipino, and Russian
We visited this vessel two years before last Apr. Left Scripture and Jesus DVDs on the vessel.
Hsial Ping Chao from West Houston Chinese Church came to help the ship visitation today.

4 ships on Wednesday (05/09):
MARYLISA V
Filipino, Greek, and Ukrainian
Prayed and blessed the crew.
CARL OLDENDORFF
Filipino,    
Sri Lanka, Indonesian, Ghanaian, and Ukrainian
Left Scripture, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on the vessel. Prayed and blessed their families.
SAGA JANDAIA
All Indian
Left Scripture, Gospel materials and Jesus DVD on the ship. There were three Christians on board, an ordinary seaman, one able seaman, and bosun.
YONGXING
All Chinese
We were on board last Dec. An initial visit. Left Scripture and Jesus DVD on the ship.

6 ships on Thursday (05/10):
KRISTIN KNUTSEN
All Filipino
(See pic. 3 for some of the crew.) Prayed and blessed the crew.
THOR BRONCO
Filipino, and Russian
Sold phone cards.
COLLEEN
Filipino, and Polish
Offered free transportation to go to the HISC.
BW BOSS
Filipino, Russian, Indian, and Norwegian
We were on board a year before last Jan. Blessed the ship.
PARAMOUNT HATTERAS
All Russian
Sold phone cards. Offered free transportation to go to the HISC.
YONGXING
All Chinese
A short revisit on the ship.
Worked with David Wells from Houston International Seafarers’ Centers for ship visiting this afternoon.

9 ships on Friday (05/11):
GITTA OLDENDORFF
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed the ship.
CMB CHARLOTTE
All Filipino
Prayed and blessed the crew.
BOSPORUS HIGHWAY
All Filipino
Left Scriptures, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on board. (See pic. 4, third one from the right is the captain.)
STAR FLORIDA
All Filipino
We visited the ship last Dec. Prayed and blessed their families.
STAR JAPAN
All Filipino
We were on board last Sep. Prayed and blessed their vessel.
PHILINE SCHULTE
Filipino, Polish, Ukrainian, and Latvian
We were on this ship a year before last Jul. Left Scriptures, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on the ship.
HERMANN SCHONING
All Romanian
Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs on the vessel.
DEO VOLENTE
All Ukrainian
Left Scriptures and Jesus DVDs on their boat.
YONGXING
All Chinese
Another visit on the ship. None of them have shore pass. We shared the Gospel on board. One deck cadet came to Christ. (See pic. 5 third one from the left is the cadet.) Left Scriptures, and Jesus DVDs.
Tony Chao from Fort Bend Community Church and William Liu from Houston Chinese Church came
today to help the ministry.

4 ships on Saturday (05/12):
YONGXING
All Chinese
Prayed and blessed the crew. We gave out our personal testimonies and shared the Gospel with two seamen, the commissar and the general steward. (See pic. 6 for us)
STAR HANSA
All Filipino
(See pic. 7 for some of the crew.) Left Scripture, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on board.
HANNA C
Filipino,  Russian, and Polish
Left Gospel materials and Jesus DVDs on the ship.
BOW SIRIUSA
Filipino, and Norwegian
Left Gospel tracts and Jesus DVDs on their vessel.
Justin Chiu, Xuan Min Wang, Yu Liang, Chun Wei Li, Hui Ping Lin, Zhao Feng Dong,
Miranda Zhao, and one anonymity from Fort Band Community Church came and helped the ministry today.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen. (Gal. 6:18)

God bless all

LTS staff
832-775-5074