11/21/10 - 11/27/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 11/21/10 - 11/27/10

Grace and peace to you from God our Father. (Col. 1:2)

Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org

ships visited this week
5 ships on Monday:
STAR FUJI, DREGGEN, THOR LIGHT, NEW VISION, and
ALPINE LOYALTY - All Filipino; All Indian; All Ukrainian;
All Chinese; Filipino, Indian, Russian, and two Polish. A revisit
on the first ship. We were on the second ship last Mar. There
were three Christians on board, second officer, fitter, and one
able seaman. (See pic. 1 for part of the crew). Prayed with
them and blessed the crew. An initial visit on the fourth ship.

4 ships on Tuesday:

NEW VISION, CLIPPER HARMONY, DA ZHONG, and

FAABORG - All Chinese; All Chinese; All Chinese; Filipino,

and Russian. We were on the second ship and the third ship

last Jul. We visited the last ship last Jul. (See pic. 2 for the

captain and I on the first ship). (See pic. 3, captain). (See pic.

4 for some of the crew. First one from the left is the chief

cook). Prayed with them and blessed the ship. Receptive.

3 ships on Friday:

GASCHEM DOLLART, NORWID, and TOSCA - Filipino,

German, and Polish; All Polish; Filipino, and Mexico. We

visited the first ship last Aug. We were on the second ship a

year before last Aug. Prayed for them and their families. All

receptive.

6 ships Saturday:

JO EIK, ATLANTIC GRACE, MARINA ACE, and BBC

ZARATE - All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, and Korean;

Filipino, Russian, and Ukrainian. We visited the first ship and

the third ship both last Jun., the second ship last Apr., and the

last ship a year before last Aug. Prayed with them. All

receptive.

GOLDEN CHARLOTTE, and ATLANTIC TRADER -

Myanmar, and Chinese; Russian, and Ukrainian. We were on

the first ship last Aug., the last ship last Sep. (See pic. 5 for the

Chinese third officer). Prayed with him and was receptive.


Prayer requesrt:

1. A new 10' x 15' storage room.

2. An access to the Dock Status Report, and Shipping Schedule

for the Port of Houston.


Grace be with you. (Col. 4:18)

Your brother in Christ Thomas Tao

11/14/10 - 11/20/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 11/14/10 - 11/20/10

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

Our web-link is:www.lifelinetoseamen.org

ships visited this week
1 ship on Sunday:
IKAN ALTAMIRA - Filipino, Chinese, and two Ghanaian. A
revisit on this ship. Took six seamen to Fort Bend Community
Church for Worship Service and Sunday School. We had
lunch together with the people there. And then we went to
Wal Mart. (See pic. 1 for the six). Prayed in the car and they
all receptive.

6 ships on Tuesday:

STAR GRAN, PLEIADES LEADER, BARITO, and

CLIPPER DAISY - All Filipino; Filipino, and Romanian;

Indonesian, and Korean; All Indian. We were on the last ship

last Jun. There were four Christians on board, second officer,

fitter, one able seaman, and general steward. (See pic. 2 for

the second officer on the left and the able seaman in the

middle). Prayed with them. All receptive.

IKAN ALTAMIRA, and SANKO MERMAID - Chinese,

Filipino, Polish, and two Ghanaian; Chinese, and Filipino. A

revisit on the first ship. This time we brought all the Gospel

materials and Bibles with us. We gave all of them out. Steven

was ministering to an oiler. He got more and more interested in

it. When Steven asked him about the Baptism, he said he

wanted to get Baptized. (See pic. 3 for the sprinkler). I gave

him a Christian name "Paul". (See pic. 4 for Steven ministering

to the two Chinese cadets, in the back). All receptive.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ship visiting

today.

6 ships on Thursday:

TAINO MAIDEN, BANGKOK HIGHWAY, and HIGH WIND

- All Filipino; Filipino, and Bulgarian; All Indian. We visited the

second ship last month. There were seven Christians on the last

ship, two fitters, an ordinary seaman, one cadet, chief cook,

general steward, and one oiler. (See pic. 5 for part of the crew).

Prayed with them and they all receptive.

GOLDEN FRIENDSHIP, ATLANTIC COZUMEL, and

OCEAN PRINCESS - Filipino, Russian, Myanmar, and three

Chinese; Filipino, Myanmar, and Chinese; All Chinese. We

were on the first ship last Jul., the second ship last Sep., the last

ship a year before last Jul. (See pic. 6 for some of the crew).

All responsive. An initial visit on the last ship.

Someone from FBCC came and helped the ministry today.

7 ships on Friday:

STAR FUJI, BBC PORTUGAL, CLIPPER LEGEND, and

PALESSA - All Filipino; Filipino, and Russian; All Russian; All

Ukrainian. We visited the first ship last Jul., the second ship

last Sep., the third ship two years before last May, the last ship

last Aug. Prayed for them and their families. Receptive.

EAGLE EXPRESS, OCEAN PRINCESS, and AVRA - All

Indian; All Chinese; Greek, Myanmar, and Morocco. A revisit

on the second ship. Chief engineer is a Christian. (See pic. 7,

the one on the right). There were three Christians on the first

ship, bosun, cadet, and an able seaman. (See pic. 8 for part of

the crew). Pray with them and took the second officer to

Seafarer Center.

2 ships Saturday:

IKAN ALTAMINA, and RICKMERS NEW ORLEANS -

Filipino, Chinese, and two Ghanaian; Filipino, Romanian,

Chinese, and Sri Lanka. We were on the first ship last May,

the second ship last Jul. Invited the Chinese seamen to come

church with me tomorrow.


The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

(Php. 4:23)

Your brother in Christ Thomas Tao

11/07/10 - 11/13/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 11/7/10 - 11/13/10

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

Our web-link is:www.lifelinetoseamen.org

ships visited this week

5 ships on Monday:

SAT NUNKI, HAI CHANG, GHETTY BOTTIGLIERI,

EGRET BULKER, and JENNY N - All Chinese; All Chinese;

All Indian; All Indian; Filipino, and Indian. An initial visit on

the first ship. A third time visit on the second ship. The

second officer seriously grabbed me aside and wanted me to

pray for the ship, for his family and for himself. We prayed

about seven minutes, and I can see he felt relieved. He is a

prospect. His family are all Christians. We visited the third

ship last Nov. There were two Christians on board, chief cook

and general steward. (See pic. 1 for some of the crew). We

prayed together and they were receptive. There was only one

Christian on the fourth ship, the second officer.

6 ships on Tuesday:

STAR EAGLE, LEADER, and LAPIS ARROW - All Filipino;

Filipino, and Indian; Filipino, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian. We

visited the first ship last Jul., the last ship last Sep. All

receptive.

SAT NUNKI, SIGLOO STAR, and BBC ODER - All

Chinese; Sri Lanka, and Russian; Russian, and Ukrainian. A

revisit on the first ship. (See pic. 2 for the engineers in the

engineer room). (See pic. 3 for Steven ministering to one of

the cadet). (See pic. 4 for another group of evangelization).

(See pic 5 for the captain and Steven). (See pic. 6 for the

chief cook on the left, general steward on the right).

Receptive.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ship visiting

today.

5 ships on Wednesday:

RUBY STAR, LACANAU, ORIENTAL, IKAN

ALTAMIRA, and OCEAN BELLE - All Indian; Filipino, and

French; Filipino, Romanian, and Greek; Filipino, Chinese,

Singaporean, and Ghanaian; All Chinese. We visited the

second ship last Jul., the third ship a year before last May, the

fourth ship last May. A revisit from last week on the last ship.

There were three Christians on the first ship, captain, general

steward, and electric engineer. (See pic. 7 for the general

steward on the far left, chief engineer on the second from the

right, second cook on the far right). I prayed with them and

took chief engineer to Wal Mart and sent him back. He is a

Hindu and he asked for a Malayalam Bible and I gave him one.

1 ship on Thursday:

NILS B - Ukrainian, and Russian. Receptive.

Alfredo Go from Houston's First Baptist Church and Payton

Huang from WHCC came and joined the ministry today.

Actually we went to take the escort class for their TWIC this

afternoon. So we can bring more people to visit the ships.

10 ships on Friday:

SAN FERNANDO, STOLT GLORY, STOLT SUN, RM

POWER, K. OPAL, LINGE TRADER, and ALAM AMAN II

- All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino, and Russian; Filipino, and

Romanian; Filipino, and Korean; Filipino, and Ukrainian;

Chinese, Filipino, Indonesian, and Malaysian. We visited the

third and the sixth ships both on the last Sep. The second ship

was in a transaction of selling to another company. So, the

entire Filipino crew was switching to a Latvian and Ukrainian

crew. (See pic. 8 for some of the crew on the last ship).

Prayed with them and blessed the crew.

MCT ARCTURUS, STENA CONCERT, and DUBAI STAR

- All Russian; All Indian; Indian, and Bengalese. We visited the

first ship last Aug. We were on the second ship a year before

last Sep. There were five Christians on board, old chief cook,

and new chief cook; old chief cook is going home tomorrow;

an ordinary seaman, an able seaman, and bosun. (See pic. 9

for some of the crew on board). Prayed with them and they

were all responsive.

2 ships Saturday:

IKAN ALTAMINA, and RICKMERS NEW ORLEANS -

Filipino, Chinese, and two Ghanaian; Filipino, Romanian,

Chinese, and Sri Lanka. We were on the first ship last May,

the second ship last Jul. Invited the Chinese seamen to come

church with me tomorrow.

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

Your brother in Christ Thomas Tao

10/31/10 - 11/06/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 10/31/10 - 11/06/10

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

Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org

ships visited this week

7 ships on Monday:

MAERSK DRUMMOND, CAP SAN RAPHAEL, AURETTE

A, ATLANTIC CANYON, IRIS VICTORIA, COUGA, and

ETERNAL CONFIDENCE - Ukrainian, Polish, and Filipino;

All Kiribati; All Turkish; All Indian; All Indian; All Chinese; All

Chinese. We visited the third ship a year before last Jan. We

were on the sixth ship last Aug. (See pic. 1 for the able seaman

at the gangway). We prayed the salvation prayer. A revisit on

the last ship. There were four Christians on the fourth ship,

bosun, chief cook, a cadet and an able seaman. (See pic. 2 for

some of the crew). There were eight Christians on the fifth ship,

chief cook, pump man, one able seaman, three motorman,

second officer, and fifth engineer. (See pic. 3 for some of the

crew on board). Prayed with them and blessed the crew.

7 ships on Tuesday:

DANIELLA, MALENA, MAERSK HARMONY, and

RICKMERS TOKYO - Filipino, and Dutch; Filipino, Polish,

and Russian; Filipino, Indian, and Sri Lanka; Filipino,

Romanian, Chinese, and Sri Lanka. We visited the first ship

last Jan., the second ship last May, the third ship last Dec.,

the last ship last Jan. (See pic. 4 for the Chinese third engineer

on the left). There were three Indian Christians on the third

ship, captain, chief officer, and second engineer. We prayed

for the ship, and they were all receptive. (See pic 5 for two of

of the crew).

BBC ONTARIO, MINANUR CEBI, and PACIFIC

PARADISE - All Russian; All Turkish; All Chinese. We visited

the second ship last Nov. A very short visit on the last ship

because the ship was sailing.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ship visiting

today.

7 ships on Thursday:

ASIAN TOMORROW, MALTE B, GRACE II, and SHIPPAN

ISLAND - All Filipino; Filipino, and Russian; Filipino, and

Korean; Filipino, Russian, and Ukrainian. We visited the second

ship last Apr. Prayed with them, and they all receptive.

ALMA, EMIRATESW STAR, and EAGLE SYDNEY - All

Ukrainian; Indian, and Indonesian; Indian, Chinese, Ukrainian,

and Malaysian. We were on the second ship a year before last

Sep. There were two Indian Christians on board, one able

seaman, and fifth engineer. (See pic. 6 for the Christian able

seaman on the right). He prayed with me with tears in his eyes.

He said he had a bad habit of smoking. I prayed for him to

have a good habit instead. There were two Indian Christians

on the last ship, third engineer and a pump man. (See pic. 7

for some of the crew, with the Christian pump man in the

middle). (See pic. 8 for the Chinese second officer, Ukrainian

captain, and Indian chief officer from left to right). They all

receptive.

7 ships on Friday:

AGIOS EMILIANOS, ZIA BELLE, AFRICAN CAMELLIA,

BLUE JADE, MAERSK ERIN, NAVIG8 LEFKARA, and

HAI CHANG - All Filipino; All Filipino; All Filipino; Filipino,

and Korean; Filipino, and Indian; All Indian; All Chinese. We

visited the second ship last Sep., the fourth ship a year before

last Sep. We were on the last ship two years before last May.

We just took an initial visit on the ship. (See pic. 9 for some of

the crew on board). There were four Christians on the sixth

ship, chief cook, general steward, fitter, and one oiler. (See pic.

10 for some of the crew). Prayed with them and they were all

receptive.

Payton Huang from WHCC came and helped the visitation today.
2 ships on Saturday:
HAI CHANG, and OCEAN BELLE - All Chinese; All Chinese. A
revisit on the first ship. (See pic. 11 for part of the crew). Prayed
with them and they were responsive. We were on the second ship
last Mar. There were two Christians on board, captain and chief
cook. (See pic. 12 for the captain in the middle). (See pic. 13 for
Gary, chief cook, Dennis, and Jeng from left to right). Chief cook
said to us that he always tell others that he hasn't seen anybody
else come to the ship but Christians with Scriptures and literature
to give away in the world he travels. He meant to tell everyone
that Christianity is a true religion. Halleluiah.
Gary Durfey, missionary from L.A. to Thailand, Dennis Jen from
Lakewood Church, and Jeng Liang from Mosaic Church came
and helped the ministry today.

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

Your brother in Christ Thomas Tao

10/24/10 - 10/30/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 10/24/10 - 10/30/10

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

Our web-link is www.lifelinetoseamen.org


ships visited this week

6 ships on Monday:

B. EUROPA, and BOMADIC BERGEN - Ukrainian, and

Filipino; Romanian, and Fiji Islanders. All responsive.

WIENIAWSKI, FANTASTIC, POAVOSA WISDOM, and

MAHANADI SPIRIT - All Polish; All Turkish; All Chinese; All

Indian. We visited the first ship last Nov. We were on the last

ship last Jun. There were three Christians on board, Third officer,

second cook, and an able seaman. (See pic. 1 for some of the

crew). (See pic. 2 for some of the crew on the third ship). The

response on the second ship was first negative. Amazingly

enough, right before I jumped into the car and started to drive,

they wanted those Turkish Scriptures and Jesus DVDs back.

Praise the Lord.

7 ships on Tuesday:

FANY, and SITEAM JUPITER - Filipino, and Korean; Filipino,

Myanmar, and Croation. We visited the first ship two years

before last Sep. Blessed the ships. Responsive.

NORDIC HELSINKI, ADAM ASNYK, CLIPPER MAKISHIO,

EL CONDOR PASA, and LISA J - All Russian; All Polish; All

Indian; All Myanmar; All Chinese. We visited the first ship last

Jul., the second ship last Jan., the third ship last May. There were

two Christians on board, one able seaman, and one oiler. There

were three Christians on the fourth ship, chief cook, thrid officer,

and electric engineer. An initial visit on the last ship. Prayed with

them and blessed the crew.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the visitation today.

4 ships on Thursday:

BBC COLORADO, BOW FAITH, PORT STANLEY, and LISA

J - Filipino, and Russian; Filipino, and Norwegian; All Chinese;

All Chinese. We visited the first ship one year before last Apr. A

revisit on the last ship. (See pic. 3 for some of the crew on board

). (See pic. 4 & 5 for some of the crew on the fourth ship. Pic 5

is in the engine room. The third one from the left is a Christian

cadet). Prayed with them and they all receptive.

Alfredo Go from Houston's First Baptist Church came and

helped the ministry today.

3 ships on Friday:

LISA J, LE DING, and ETERNAL CONFIDENCE - All Chinese;

All Chinese; All Chinese. A revisit on the first ship. We were on

on the last ship last Dec. (See pic. 6 for some of the crew on

board). I took eight seamen to Best Buy, and prayed with them

in the car. They were all receptive. There was one Christian on

the second ship, the third engineer. (See pic. 7). I prayed with

him and encouraged him. He was full of joy when I left.



May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (2Co. 13:14)


Your brother In Christ Thomas Tao

10/17/10 - 10/23/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 10/17/10 - 10/23/10

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

Our web-link is www.lifelinetoseamen.org

ships visited this week

6 ships on Monday:

ANCASH QUEEN, STAR FLORIDA, NIDA, ATLANTIC MONTERREY,

JIA LI HAI, and TOP RICH - All Filipino; All Filipino; All Polish; Filipino,

Myanmar, Singaporean, Ghananian, and Chinese; All Chinese;

All Chinese. We visited the third ship last Aug. We were on the

fourth ship last month, the last ship a year before last Mar. (See

pic. 1 &2 &3 for some of the crew. The one on the right on pic.

1 &2 is the chief cook). I prayed with him, and he was receptive.

A revisit on the fifth ship.

4 ships on Tuesday:

OCEAN TITAN, NORMANDIE, JIN ZHOU HAI, CLIPPER

TRIUMPH - All American; All Polish; All Chinese; All Chinese.

We visited the first ship two years before last Mar. We were on

the third ship last Apr., the last ship last Dec. (See pic. 4 for the

seaman on the third ship). (See pic. 5 for part of the crew on the

last ship). Prayed with them and blessed the ships.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.

7 ships on Thursday:

MERCHANT, MAERSK CASSANDRA, and BBC MONTANA -

All Filipino; Filipino, and Swedish; Filipino, Ukrainian, and

Myanmar. We visited the first ship one year before last Nov., the

last ship last Feb. All responsive.

ERRIA HELEN, BBC GIBRALTAR, UAL CONGO, and UAL

CYPRUS - All Polish; All Russian; All Russian; Indonesian, and

Dutch. We visited the second ship last Jul., the third ship two years

before last Jun., the last ship last Aug. All receptive.

4 ships on Friday:

MOUNT MCKINNEY, ORCHID OCEAN, OCEAN FORTUNE,

and MAERSK VALUE - All Filipino; Filipino, and Korean; All

Ukrainian; Indian, Filipino, and one Chinese. (See pic. 6 for some

of the crew on the first ship). There were three Korean Christians

on the second ship, second mate, third mate, and third engineer.

(See pic. 7 for part of the crew on the second ship). There were

two Indian Christians on the last ship, fitter and third engineer.

Prayed with them and bless the crew. Receptive.

Alfredo Go from Houston First Baptist Church and Payton Huang

from WHCC came and helped the ministry today.




The new address for Lifeline to Seamen, Inc. is:
10924 Lasso Ln.
Houston, Tx. 77079
The new phone number is:
832-582-5909

The new cell phone number is:
832-775-5074


May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (2Co. 13:14)


Your brother In Christ Thomas Tao

10/10/10 - 10/16/10

Dear seafarer's friends, 10/10/10 - 10/16/10

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (1Co. 1:3)

Our web-link is: www.lifelinetoseamen.org



ships visited this week

2 ships on Sunday:

IKAN SELANGAT, and JIA XING - Filipino, Singaporean, and Chinese; All

Chinese. A revisit on both ships. I took seven seamen, six from the first ship

and one from the second ship to WHCC for worship, Sunday School and

personal evangelism this morning. (See pic. 1 for the whole group in front of

WHCC). Afterward, we went to China Town and Shopping. Chief engineer

from the first ship raised his hand for salvation today.

4 ships on Monday:

SEABOARD PACIFIC, GASCHEM ADRIATIC, YASA BODRUM, and

POS GLORY - Filipino, and Polish; Filipino, German, Latvian, and Ukrainian;

All Turkish; All Chinese. We visited the first ship last Jun. We were on the

third ship last Apr. (See pic. 1 for part of the crew on the ship). They treated

us the Turkish tea. (See pic 2 for part of the mixed crew on the second ship).

Ministered to the Filipino group and prayed with them. A revisit on the last

ship again. We took the chief cook to shopping after he treated us a dinner.

Alfredo Go from Houston's First Baptist Church came and helped the ships'

visitation today.

9 ships on Tuesday:

STOLT SISTO, S. FACIFIC, REBECCA, and YELLOWSTONE - Filipino,

and Russian; Filipino, and Russian; Russian, Ukrainian, and Latvian; Myanmar,

Polish, and South Africa. We visited the second ship a year before last Dec.,

the third ship last Aug., the last ship last Feb. All receptive.

GAN-TROPHY, SINGAPORE STAR, JIA XING, SHI DAI 3, and

RICKMERS SINGAPORE - All Turkish; All Indian; All Chinese; All Chinese;

Romanian, Sri Lanka, Ukrainian, Filipino, and Chinese. There were two

Christians on the second ship, the third engineer and a motorman. (See pic. 2 &

3 for some of the crew). A revisit on the third ship. We were on the fourth ship

two years before last May. (See pic. 4 for part of the crew. The second from

the left is the captain). We prayed with him with the salvation prayer. (See pic. 5

for one of the only two Chinese on the last ship.

Steven Chao from WHCC came and helped the ministry this afternoon..

4 ships on Thursday:
CARRY, ONEGO FIGHTER, CLIPPER STAR, and BW THAMES - All

Turkish; Filipino, and German; Filipino, and Spanish; Filipino, and Indian. There

were two Indian Christians on the last ship, Captain and chief engineer. (See pic.

6 for the Filipino chief cook on the left and the Indian chief mate on the right).

They were all receptive.

4 ships on Friday:

STAR KIRKENES, DORADO LEADER, SELENDANG SARI, and SHI DAI

3 - All Filipino; Filipino, Indian, and Bengalese; Filipino, Indian, and Chinese.

All Chinese. We visited the third ship last Jun. There were three Indian Christians

on board, chief mate, bosun, and one cadet. (See pic. 7, the second one from the

left is the Chinese chief engineer. The third one from the left is the Indian chief

mate). Prayed with them, and they all receptive.

1 ship on Saturday:

JIA LI HAI - All Chinese. (See pic. 8 & 9 for part of the crew. The one the

third from the right on pic. 9 is the captain). We ministered to the crew and the

captain. They had a lot of questions. We answered them from the Scripture.

They were all receptive.

Ying Dau Lu, Jia Lin Sun, James Shao, and Anthony Wu from HCC came and

helped the ministry today.


Mark Malone is the present of Lifeline to Seamen, Inc. and Tony Chao is the

vice present. Please pray for them and their families.


The new address for Lifeline to Seamen, Inc. is:
10924 Lasso Ln.
Houston, Tx. 77079
The new phone number is:
832-582-5909

The new cell phone number is:

832-775-5074
The mailing and parcel address for LTS is:
P.O. box 79809
Houston, Tx. 77279-9809


The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.
(1Co. 16:23,24)


Your brother In Christ Thomas Tao