Dear seafarer's
friends,
Grace and peace to you from God our Father
and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (Rom. 1:7)
L. and B. - Left
Scriptures, Gospel materials, Jesus DVDs on the vessel, and blessed the
sailors.
L. and P. - Left
Scriptures, Gospel materials, and Jesus DVDs on board. Prayed and blessed the
crew.
.
.
7
ships on Monday (01/05):
Agency
|
Vessel
Name
|
Dock
|
Nationalities
|
Activities
|
Met
|
Talked
|
ISS
|
STOLT
BASUTO
|
CD
43
|
All
Filipino
|
24
crew, all have shore pass. We were on board last Jun.
L.
and P.
|
3
|
2
|
TMA
|
NORDIC
LYNX
|
CD
11
|
Latvian,
Russian, and Ukrainian
|
21 crew, all have
shore pass. We visited this ship last month.
L. and B.
|
2
|
2
|
WAM
|
MAPLE
3
|
CD
28
|
Filipino,
and Ukrainian
|
21 crew, all have
shore pass. L. and P.
|
2
|
2
|
NLC
|
ORIENTAL
SAGA
|
CD
32
|
All
Chinese
|
23 crew, no shore pass.
(See pic. 1 for part of the crew. Front row right is the captain.) L. and B.
|
15
|
5
|
WIL
|
TAI
HAPPINESS
|
GP
W
|
All
Chinese
|
22 crew, no shore
pass. L.
and B. Initial visit.
|
3
|
2
|
TMA
|
NAVE
CONSTELLATION
|
GA
G
|
Filipino,
Romanian, and Russian
|
21 crew, five have
shore pass. L. and B.
|
6
|
3
|
LEW
|
BBC
BUNDE
|
NM
C
|
Filipino,
and Russian
|
17 crew, 10 have shore
pass. L. and B.
|
2
|
2
|
3
ships on Tuesday (01/06):
TPH
|
EAGLE
KUANTAN
|
BOS
2
|
Chinese,
Filipino, Indian, and Malaysian
|
24
crew, all have shore pass. L. and B. We were here last May.
|
4
|
3
|
WIL
|
TAI
HAPPINESS
|
GP
W
|
All
Chinese
|
A
revisit. L. and B. (See pic. 3 for part of the crew.)
|
5
|
2
|
BLW
|
FOREVER
SW
|
GP
E
|
All
Chinese
|
21
crew, none has shore pass. L. and B. We visited this ship last May. Initial
visit.
|
2
|
2
|
Prayer request: Pray for the chief cook on TAI
HAPPINESS. He has a daughter, and a son.
3
ships on Wednesday (01/07):
RSS
|
EAGLE
KUCHING
|
EX
5
|
Chinese,
Filipino, Indian, Malaysian, and Ukrainian
|
29
crew, all have shore pass. L. and B. (See pic. 4 for part of the crew. Second
mate on the left.) We were on board last month.
|
6
|
3
|
INC
|
ESTEEM
SPLENDOUR
|
EX
6
|
Filipino,
and Indian
|
27
crew, all have shore pass. L. and B.
|
5
|
2
|
NOV
|
REDHEAD
|
CD
18
|
All
Chinese
|
23
crew, two have shore pass. Initial visit.
|
4
|
1
|
4
ships on Thursday (01/08):
CNA
|
COSCO
HAIFA
|
BC
2
|
All
Chinese
|
26
crew, six have shore pass. L. and B. We were on board last Nov.
|
5
|
2
|
HDM
|
LIAN
SHUN HU
|
BOS
2
|
All
Chinese
|
28
crew, eight have no shore pass. L. and B. We visited this ship last Nov. (See
pic. 5 for the second mate.)
|
4
|
1
|
BIE
|
WU
YI HAI
|
CD
20
|
All
Chinese
|
24
crew, none has shore pass. L. and B. We were here a year before last Oct.
|
2
|
1
|
BLW
|
FOREVER
SW
|
GP
E
|
All
Chinese
|
A
revisit. L. and B. (See pic. 6 for part of the crew.)
|
10
|
2
|
1
ship on Friday (01/09):
NOV
|
REDHEAD
|
CD
18
|
All
Chinese
|
A
revisit. L. and P. (See pic. 7 for part of the crew.) There were two
Christians on board, one cadet and one able seaman. (See pic. 8 for the cadet
on the right and the able seaman on the lelft.) Took the chief mate to Wal
Mart.
|
10
|
4
|
4
ships on Saturday (01/10):
BIE
|
WU
YI HAI
|
CD
20
|
All
Chinese
|
A revisit.
L. and P. Shared the Christian faith with the general steward.
|
11
|
5
|
BIE
|
CHESAPEAKE
HIGHWAY
|
CD
30
|
Bulgarian,
Filipino, and Ukrainian
|
22
crew, all have shore pass. L. and B.
|
1
|
1
|
ASC
|
AAL
GLADSTONE
|
CD
28
|
Filipino,
Montenegrin, and Polish
|
22
crew, all have shore pass. L. and B.
|
1
|
1
|
INC
|
V
JAEGER
|
CD
9
|
ALL
Filipino
|
22
crew, 12 have shore pass. L. and B.
|
1
|
1
|
Eddie Wang from WHCC came and helped the
ministry today.
The grace of our Lord
Jesus be with you. (Rom. 16:20)
LTS staff
832-775-5074
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In the year of 2014 we visited 1,053 ships. Among them:
Sole American crew - 20 ships; Mixed American crew – 1 ship.
Sole Bangladeshi crew – 4 ships; Mixed Bangladeshi crew – 10
ships.
Sole Bulgarian crew – 1 ship; Mixed Bulgarian crew – 13 ships.
Sole Chinese crew - 311 ships; Mixed Chinese crew - 115 ships.
Sole Croatian crew - 2 ships; Mixed Croatian crew - 18 ships.
Sole Filipino crew - 137 ships; Mixed Filipino crew - 376 ships.
Sole Indian crew - 46 ships; Mixed Indian crew - 124 ships.
Sole Indonesian crew – 1 ship; Mixed Indonesian crew – 10 ships.
Sole Latvian crew – 1 ship; Mixed Latvian crew – 23 ships.
Sole Lithuanian crew – 3 ships. Mixed Lithuanian crew - 3 ships.
Sole Myanmar crew – 8 ships; Mixed Myanmar crew – 38 ships.
Sole Polish crew - 1 ships; Mixed Polish crew - 44 ships.
Sole Russian crew - 19 ships; Mixed Russian crew – 137 ships.
Sole Sri Lanka crew – 2 ships; Mixed Sri Lanka crew – 12 ships.
Sole Turkish crew - 11 ships; Mixed Turkish crew - 2 ships.
Sole Ukrainian crew – 7 ships; Mixed Ukrainian crew – 189 ships.
Mixed African crew – 2
ships. Mixed Arabian crew – 1 ship.
Mixed Belgian crew – 1 ship. Mixed British crew – 6
ships.
Mixed Central American crew – 1 ship. Mixed Chilean crew – 1 ship.
Mixed Danish crew – 3
ships. Mixed Dutch crew – 15 ships.
Mixed East European crew – 1 ship. Mixed Egyptian crew – 1 ship.
Mixed English crew – 1 ship. Mixed Estonian crew – 5
ships.
Mixed Finn crew = 1 ship. Mixed German crew – 16
ships
Mixed Georgian crew – 8
ships. Mixed Ghanaian crew – 11
ships.
Mixed Greek crew - 21
ships. . Mixed
Irish crew – 1 ship.
Mixed Italian crew – 5 ships.
Mixed Japanese crew – 4 ships.
Mixed Jordanian crew – 1 ship. Mixed Kiribati crew – 2
ship.
Mixed Korean crew – 19 ships.
Mixed Malaysian crew – 41 ships
Mixed Maldivian crew – 1 ship. Mixed Marquesas Islander crew – 1
ship
Mixed Montenegrin – 5 ships. Mixed Nepalese
crew – 1 ship.
Mixed Norwegian crew – 11 ships. Mixed Pakistan crew – 1
ships.
Mixed Peruvian crew – 3 ships. Mixed Puerto Rican crew – 1
ship.
Mixed Romanian crew - 64 ships. Mixed Singaporean crew – 12
ships.
Mixed South African crew – 2 ships. Mixed Spanish crew - 2 ship
Mixed Swedish crew – 2
ships. Mixed Thai crew - 4 ships.
Mixed Venezuelan crew – 2 ships. Mixed VietNamese crew – 13 ships.
Seafarers Receiving Ministry:
American – 28; Arabian – 1; Bangladeshi – 19; Belgian – 1; Bri1tish
– 5;
Bulgarian - 14; Chilean – 1; Chinese - 3,100; Croatian – 16;
Danish – 4; Dutch – 11; Egyptian – 2; Estonian – 4; Filipino – 1,700; Finn – 1;
German – 18; Georgian – 5; Ghanaian – 11; Greek – 20; Indian - 400; Indonesian
– 5; Italian – 3; Japanese – 4; Kiribati – 2; Korean - 15; Latvian – 20; Lithuanian
– 3; Malaysian – 20;
Maldivian – 2; Marquesas Islander – 1; Montenegrin – 3; Myanmar – 40;
Nepalese – 1; Norwegian – 10; Pakistan – 1; Peruvian – 10; Polish
- 50;
Puerto Rican – 1; Romanian - 60; Russian /or Ukrainian – 350;
Singaporean – 9; South African – 2; Spanish – 2; Sri Lanka – 10; Swedish – 2;
Thai - 4; Turkish- 15;
Venezuelan – 2; VietNamese – 20.
