Yesterday I went to a poor residential area of Hung Hom to collect and store the items of an asylum seeker who was living there but has now been jailed for six months. While there I met an asylum seeker from the Central African Republic. He has been in HK for a year. On the way home in a taxi (with the first asylum seeker's clothes etc in large travel bags) I experienced the harm that is being done to ordinary people by the Mong Kok protest: major roads in the vicinity of Mong Kok are terribly congested. The aim of the protesters is good, but their method is causing great suffering to many HK people.             Time for protestors to move    

Job 18-19: 

Bildad then said that Job's suffering was caused by his sins.

Job repeated that he was innocent of any wrong-doing. He added:
"I am sure of three things:
my God lives,
my God will rescue me,
and I will see my God's face."

Dear God, I believe you live
and that someday I will see your face

Psalm 87:

On the holy mountain is Jerusalem, the Lord's cherished city.

Of you are told glorious things, O city of God.

All nations are called to serve and love the Lord. And Jerusalem shall be called their spiritual mother,
for all shall be her children.

In Jerusalem everyone will be welcome and find a home.

Lord, may Jerusalem be a place of peace and prayer for all peoples

Recording

Jerusalem today

Romans 1:

Refusing to honor the Creator is why people's behaviour went bad:

why women turned from natural intercourse to unnatural practices, and why men gave up natural intercourse to be consumed with passion for each other, men doing shameless things with men, and getting an appropriate reward for their perversion

Since people refused to honor God, they have dishonored themselves

Jesus,  please help  people not be mislead by false teaching which says that a "gay" lifestyle is ok

Recording

see: "Same-sex marriage": 
two elephants in the men's room  

Recommended: check these readings early morning, think about them during the day, check them again at night. This habit gives us extra energy, courage, motivation, peace and compassion for each day

Mark 9:

One day Jesus heard his disciples arguing about which one of them was the most important

So he said to them "If you want to be No. 1, you must become No. 1,000 and a servant of everyone else"

Jesus, please give the world  leaders who care more about their people than about themselves

Recording

Richard Branson’s space tourism shows what today’s obscene inequality looks like When rich people burn huge sums of money on fun, it wakes us up to the excesses of the free market

  A look at possible candidates in a presidential election that may not even happen

    God bless the new president! May he continue the peace work of  

My Islam File 
-  the videos I have watched
 and learnt from

ISIS is a wake-up call to learn more about Islam. I'm trying to learn more by watching videos like this one: Muhammad's life (with English subtitles ...and narrated in perfect English ...excellent for English students)

Pope: Rivalry and vainglory are two worms
 that weaken Church/parish/school/community

Sri Lanka president,  cardinal confirm pope's visit

My weekly article in today's Ming Pao newspaper
with the topic: Wen Jiabo as HK CE?
is on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK".
Free access to article with recording today from about noon to 8pm HK time. Text without recording

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Tuesday,  please bless the people of South Asia

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 4th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangdong

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

ISIS is a wake-up call to learn more about Islam. Recently I watched another most informative, though worrying, video:
Radical Islam Documentary

It's first part is "old stuff" for me, but its second part, especially the comparison between Nazism and radical Islam is new & alarming    

Job 15-17: 

Eliphaz then said that Job's own words condemned him since he was in fact challenging God.

Job replied that he was sick and tired of listening to his friends' speeches.  He also said he felt death was not far away:

"My breath grows weak, I am ridiculed by everyone, every fiber of my heart is broken.  I have no hope."

Lord, help of the helpless, please help people who feel their situation is hopeless

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalm 86:

Turn your ear, O Lord, and give answer for I am poor and needy.

O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of love to all who call to you.

All the nations shall come to adore you and glorify your name, O Lord, you who alone are God.

Show me, Lord, your way, and guide my heart so that I may walk in your truth.

I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart for your love to me has been great.

O give your strength to your servant and save your handmaid's son.

Dear Lord, thank you for all your love

Recording

Today's Gospel

Romans 1:

Everyone needs the Good News, especially people who put truth in prison

Ever since the world began, people could know God by seeing the wonders of creation. But even though they saw the beauty of creation, they refused to honor the Creator

They replaced honor for God with honor for images of men and beasts. They worshipped a god they made instead of God who made them

Jesus, may the beauty of creation help people know you and your Father and the Holy Spirit

Recording

Mark 9:

A man brought his son to Jesus and pleaded:

"Master, there is a spirit of dumbness in my son. When it takes hold of him, it throws him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and goes rigid"

They brought the boy. As soon as the spirit saw Jesus, it threw the boy into convulsions

Jesus asked the father "How long has this been happening?" He replied "From childhood....please help us!"

Jesus said "Everything is possible if you have faith". The father cried out "Please increase my faith!"

Jesus rebuked the evil spirit: "Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you: come out of him and never enter him again"

The spirit came out, but the boy seemed to have died. Jesus took him by the hand and helped him up

Jesus' disciples asked "Why were we unable to expel that spirit?"
Jesus replied "Only prayer can drive out that kind of spirit"

Jesus, please help me pray better,
so that I can help other people more

 Recording

Christ for All
If I were to provide a story about Pope Francis, I would say that he is a believer that Christ is meant for everyone to access. Someone our dark world desperately needs is Christ, and Pope Francis is doing his best to promote Christ, whether in the RC Church or in the world

Melbourne: Healthy Open Discussion on Church Law

The Pumphouse Hotel function room in Fitzroy was filled to capacity on 29 October at a Discussion jointly sponsored by Catholics For Renewal Inc. and Catalyst For renewal on "The Role of Church Law in the Child Abuse Issue: Help or Hindrance". Speaker was Kieran Tapsell, author of Potiphar's Wife (presentation here), and the Responder, speaking in a private capacity, was Canon Lawyer Rev. Professor Ian Waters. Echoing the spirit of the recent Extraordinary Synod in Rome the presentations were open, honest and respectful, but lively. The presentations were similarly followed by lively audience interaction with both speakers. Time ran out before Questions and Discussion were exhausted. The Discussion was recorded in 3 parts and 2 of these may be viewed here now (Part 3 will be available later after shortening): 1.Kieran Tapsell , 2.Ian Waters , 3. Audience & Speakers 

Man was charged with assault and battery. 
That's what batteries do. 
They charge

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Monday,  please bless the people of Europe & Russia

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 3rd of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Gansu

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

All Souls Day for all faiths is a day to remember
It is not only Christians who celebrate All Souls Day. A time to remember those who have gone before us is celebrated by various faiths.

The Muslims have it when they celebrate Shab-e-Barat, the Hindus during Pithru Paksha, and the Buddhists as well as the Parsis also observe it. The dates and origins may differ from religion to religion but commemorating the dead remains unvarying. 

Second democracy banner appears on hills (click photo to enlarge)

Third giant democracy banner appears

Anger as TVB moves 'police brutailty video' editor

My HK Democracy File
- with photos

For the last six months I've been visiting an inmate serving a six month's sentence. Inmate was a local street sleeper. Some weeks ago I had offered to help him find temporary accommodation on release yesterday. But what did he do? Immediately upon release yesterday morning he headed for the Mong Kong protest site, then last night told me "Protest site will be my temporary accommodation. People there so kind, and I want to do something for HK" !!!

c.f. Readings for All Souls Day

Isaiah 25: 

On Mount Zion in Jerusalem, the Lord will prepare for all peoples
a banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine wines.

On this mountain he will delete Death.

The Lord will wipe away the tears from every cheek.

Lord, you are my God, I extol you, I praise your name.

You, Lord, are a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in distress.

Lord, please give hope and courage to people who are sad and troubled in the world today

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalm 27:

The Lord is my light and my help, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life, before whom shall I shrink? Though an army encamp against me, even then would I trust.

There is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this I long: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.

It is your face, O Lord, that I seek. Hide not your face. I am sure I will see your goodness in the land of the living.

Hope in the Lord, hold firm and take heart. Hope in the Lord!

Lord, please increase my remembering, my longing and my hope

Recording

Today's Gospel

Matthew 25: 31-40

Jesus said to his disciples: When I come in glory at the end of the world, all peoples of all times will be gathered in front of me.

I will separate them, like a shepherd separates sheep from goats. I will place the sheep on my right, the goats on my left.

I will say to those on my right "Come and enter my kingdom. For I was hungry, and you gave me food. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you made me welcome. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to see me".

Then those good people on my right will say "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you? When did we see you thirsty and give you a drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you,
naked and clothe you, sick or in prison, and visit you?"

I will answer "Each time you helped and cared for a poor person, you helped and cared for me".

Recording

Matthew 25: 41-46

Then I will say to those on my left "Go away from me and join Satan and his angels in hell.

For I was hungry, and you never gave me food. I was thirsty, and you never gave me anything to drink. I was a stranger, and you never made me welcome, naked, and you never clothed me, sick and in prison, and you never visited me".

Those on my left will then ask
"Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or naked, sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?"

I will answer "Each time you refused to help and care for a poor person, you refused to help and care for me".

Those on the left will then go to eternal punishment. Those on the right will go to eternal life.

Jesus, please help me do more for poor people. Make me understand that when I help a poor person, I help you

Recording

Daniel Daring: Reflection in Chinese on today's readings

The present "civilization of wealth" needs to be replaced by a "civilization of poverty"

An Unlikely Gathering   (Gerard O'Connell)

For this time of All Saints and All Souls:

The old time pastor was galloping down the road, rushing to get to church on time. Suddenly his horse stumbled and pitched him to the ground.  In the dirt with a broken leg, the pastor called out, “All you saints in Heaven, help me get up on my horse!”

Then, with superhuman effort, he leaped onto the horse’s back and fell off the other side.

Once again on the ground, he called to Heaven, “All right, just half of you this time!”

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Sunday,  please bless the people of Africa

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 2nd of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Fujian

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

New letter in Swahili from a Tanzanian inmate in a HK prison - re Tz ambassador Mr Shimbo's visit to HK

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

A blind father used to go to his son's football game each Saturday.
Half way through the football season, the father died one Tuesday. The following Saturday the boy played the game of his life. His coach asked "How come you played so well today?"
Boy: "Because it's the first time my father has ever seen me play". The boy understood that there are no blind people in Heaven    

Taiwan President Backs Hong Kong Protesters While Courting Beijing

''If mainland China can practice democracy in Hong Kong, or if mainland China itself can become more democratic, then we can shorten the psychological distance between people from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait,'’ Mr. Ma said in an interview on Friday

A child pauses at the Gates of Hell

Shame, Philippines, Shame

 c.f. Readings for Feast of All Saints

Rev 7: 

I saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, and language

They were standing in front of the throne, with palms in their hands.
They shouted: "Victory to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb"

One of the elders told me who these people are: "These are the people who have been through the great persecution. They now serve God day and night in his sanctuary. The Lamb is their Shepherd. He leads them to springs of living water. God has wiped away all tears from their eyes"

Jesus, please help sorrowing people who are crying today

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalm 27:

The Lord is my light and my help, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life, before whom shall I shrink? Though an army encamp against me, even then would I trust.

There is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this I long: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.

It is your face, O Lord, that I seek. Hide not your face. I am sure I will see your goodness in the land of the living.

Hope in the Lord, hold firm and take heart. Hope in the Lord!

Lord, please increase my remembering, my longing and my hope

Recording

YouTube:
When the Saints Go Marching In

1 John 3:

Think of the love that the Father has lavished on us, by letting us be called God's children

And God's love has even more in store for us in the future: we shall be like him because we shall see him as he really is

This is why we must try to live good lives. We must try to be as good as Christ

Jesus, please help me be more like you

Recording

All you Saints in Heaven,
great and small, pray for us!

Matthew 5:

Jesus said to the crowds:

Blessed are poor and simple of heart  people. They belong to the kingdom of heaven .

Blessed are people who are going through great sorrow. Their hearts will be filled with peace.

Blessed are people who lead just and honest lives. They will see the victory of goodness.

Blessed are people who show mercy to others. God will be merciful to them.

Blessed are people who have a clean heart. They will see God.

Blessed are people who are peacemakers. They are God's children.

Blessed are people who are persecuted for the cause of right.
They will receive a great reward in heaven.

Jesus, please help me be merciful and kind and just

Recording

10 years ago
 on this day

2004-11-01 Visit to Zhaoqing by AITECE China and Australia co-ordinators Hugh and Margaret

c.f. my file: The New Translation

The minister told the story of a lady and her five-year old son. The lady wanted her son to attend Sunday morning service, but she couldn't sit with him because she sang in the choir. So, she asked the boy's grandfather to accompany him. Realizing that older gent always nodded off during services, the lady offered her son fifty cents to keep him awake. Half way through the sermon the lady glanced from the choir loft and saw/heard her snoring relative. Upon questioning the boy after Church as to why he didn't do his "paid" job of keeping grandfather awake, the boy said that grandfather offered him a dollar to let him sleep

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Saturday,  please bless the people of Central & North America

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 1st of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Anhui

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

And have mercy on the 100 people buried alive in the Sri Lanka mudslide
....and move authorities to prevent such tragedies

Bid to smuggle liquid cocaine thwarted at HK airport

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

Toronto snubs Mainland Confucius group - following similar cancellations in Canada and the US amid concerns they restrict academic freedom, conduct surveillance of Chinese students abroad and promote the political aims of the Communist Party      

Tien's dismissal  'chilling'

There's a danger that our system will become increasingly authoritarian in which people cannot speak their minds, and that poses the danger of further political instability 

Scrap Halloween, says exorcist, warning of ‘spike in demonic possessions’ This article will be ridiculed by some people.  But it won't be ridiculed by anyone who has read books like Deliverance From Evil Spirits by Francis MacNutt

Job 11-14:

Zophar then said that Job must still have some secret sins of which he had not repented.

Job sarcastically replied: "No doubt you are the voice of the people, and when you die, wisdom will die with you.

I am only too aware that God knows everything. How could I hide anything from him?

God, why do you hide your face?
Why do you look on me as an enemy?"

Dear God,  please give us trust and courage in time of trial

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalm 85:

I will hear what the Lord God has to say, a voice that speaks of peace.

Peace for his people and his friends and those who turn to him in their hearts.

His help is near for those who love him, and his glory will dwell in our land.

Mercy and faithfulness have met.
Justice and peace have embraced.

Faithfulness shall spring from the earth, and justice shall look down from heaven.

The Lord will make us prosper,
and our earth shall yield its fruit.

Justice shall march before him,
and peace shall follow his steps

Lord, please give more peace to our world

Recording

Romans 1:

I thank God for the way people everywhere speak of your faith

I never fail to mention you in my prayers. I pray for the opportunity to visit you if God wills

I long to see you to encourage you and to be encouraged by you

For I am not ashamed of the Good News. It is the power of God saving everyone who has faith, Jews first then everyone else

Jesus, help me to pray for others the way Paul prayed for others

Recording

Today's Gospel

Mark 9: 

One day Jesus took his disciples Peter, James and John up a high mountain.

On the mountain Jesus' whole appearance changed. His face shone like the sun. His clothes were as white as snow.

Moses and Elijah appeared and spoke with him. Peter said to Jesus "Lord, how good it is for us to be here!"

Then a bright cloud covered them with its shadow. From the cloud came a voice: "This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him."

The disciples bowed to the ground. When they got up, they saw only Jesus in his normal appearance.

Jesus, how good it is to spend time with you

Recording

Will the Pope challenge Turkey on anti-Christian bias? (John Allen)

A 'crisis in Córdoba ' for the former Jorge Mario Bergoglio?
(Recent Newsweek story about the Pope not accurate ...)

How did we get to such inhumanity? Are these people less than rats leaving a sinking ship? Are we not better than this?

Phyllis Zagano

I must be using a church computer. When typing yesterday's menu, the computer (not I) instead of typing "the Paris 2015 UN Climate Summit", typed "the Parish 2015 UN Climate Summit"!
Come to think of it ...not a bad idea....every parish/school/group would do well to have such a summit!

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Friday,  please bless the people of South America

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 31st of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tianjin

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

And have mercy on the 100 people buried alive in the Sri Lanka mudslide
....and move authorities to prevent such tragedies

SCMP article posted in Swahili on Jamii Forums has now had 11,492 views!

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

My HK Democracy File

Hong Kong protests bring crisis of confidence for traditional media

Young turn to social media as newspapers and TV stations owned by local tycoons take care not to offend mainland China     

Job 8-10: 

Bildad then spoke of God's justice and the fate of people who forget God.

Job agreed and said how God was sole creator and judge of the world: "He and no other stretched out the skies. The Bear, Orion, the Pleiades and the Mansions of the South - all were made by him.

"Challenging God is unthinkable.
Yet I know I am innocent and I'm being punished unjustly.

I also know that God knows I'm innocent. So why am I being punished?  This is my question."

Dear God, please save us in time of trial

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalm 84:

How lovely is your sacred temple, Lord. My heart is longing to spend time in your holy dwelling.

Even sparrows  and swallows are your temple guests. They build homes for their young near your altar.

Blessed are the people who live and work in your temple. And blessed, too, are people who keep  the memory of your temple in their hearts.

As they go through the troubles of life, you give them strength to face the trials of each day.

Lord, one day within your temple
is better than a thousand anywhere else.

Dear God, thank you for special places of prayer

Recording

Romans 1:

From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, who has been called to be an apostle, and specially chosen to preach the Good News

This news is about the Son of God who, according to the human nature he took, was a descendant of David

This news is about Jesus Christ our Lord who, by his resurrection from the dead, proved he was the Son of God

From him I received my mission to preach the obedience of faith to non-Jewish nations

You are one of these nations. You belong to Jesus Christ

To you who are God's beloved friends in Rome, may God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give grace and peace

Jesus, Son of God,  may all nations know and love you

Recording

Mark 8:

One day Jesus asked his disciples
"Who do people say I am?"

The disciples replied "Some say you are one of the famous prophets".

Jesus then asked them "And who do you say I am?"  Peter answered "You are the Christ".

Jesus then explained to them
how he must go to Jerusalem to suffer, die and rise from the dead.

He also said "If you want to be my disciple, you must deny yourself,
take up your own cross, and follow me.

Selfishness will ruin your life.
Self-sacrificing will bless your life.

What use is it to have everything in this world yet miss out on Heaven?"

Jesus, please help me find my life by losing it in service of others

Recording

Cardinal Orlie Quevedo O.M.I. gives support to coconut farmers

Stop legislation denying human rights for asylum seeker

(I have signed this petition)

The preacher said: "There's no such thing as a perfect man. Anybody present who has ever known a perfect man, stand up." Nobody stood up. "Those who have ever known a perfect woman, stand up." One demure little woman stood up. "Did you ever know an absolutely perfect woman?" he asked, somewhat amazed. "I didn't know her personally," replied the little old woman, "but I have heard a great deal about her. She was my husband's first wife."

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Thursday,  please bless the people of S.E. Asia & Pacific

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 30th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanghai

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

My HK Democracy File

My Islam File

CE 'regrets' no contributions remark    Mr Leung sparked controversy yesterday by saying that sports and religious sectors do not contribute to Hong Kong's economy.
(Many hundreds of schools, hospitals, nursing homes, kindergartens, social services etc are run by religious bodies!)

Occupy protests like "cancer cells" - 500 doctors

Joshua Wong slams 'curriculum influence' idea The Ming Pao newspaper had reported that senior officials blame the curriculum for encouraging pupils to join civil movements such as the Occupy protests

Beijing Seeks APEC Triumph

 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit is just a week away and all stops are out in Beijing to make it an economic and diplomatic triumph, despite the huge underlying challenges in managing China’s relations with the region

Job 3-7: 

Job broke the 7 day silence by wishing that he had never been
born. He added "For me, there is no peace, no sleep. My suffering doesn't let me rest."

Eliphaz then spoke and reminded Job that God corrects those whom he loves.

Job replied that he was innocent of any wrongdoing, so why was he being punished?  He added: "Lying in bed I wonder 'When will it be day?'  During the day I think 'How slowly night comes.' Neither day or night offers me any relief from my suffering."

Dear Lord, please give courage and peace to people who are suffering great pain or distress

Psalms 82-83:

God says to corrupt officials:

"How long will you judge unjustly and mistreat the poor? You should do justice for the weak and the orphan.

You should defend the afflicted and the needy. You should rescue the weak and the poor. You should set them free from the hand of the wicked".

O God, please protect your people from corruption and injustice.
Save us also from attack by other nations.

Let everyone know that you are the Lord of all the earth.

Lord, please stop corrupt officials from hurting people

Recording

Acts 28:

Not long after his arrival in Rome, Paul had a meeting with a large number of Jews. The meeting went from early morning until evening

Paul talked to them about the kingdom of God. He tried to help them believe in Jesus. Some accepted Jesus

Paul was in detention for two years, in his own rented house. He welcomed everyone who came to visit him.  With boldness and without hindrance, he taught people about the Lord Jesus Christ

Jesus, thank you for the Acts of the Apostles. May I help more people know and love you, like Paul

Recording

Mark 8:

In the village of Bethsaida, a blind man was brought to Jesus. His friends begged Jesus to touch him.

Jesus took the man by the hand and led him outside the town. Jesus put spittle on the man's eyes and placed his hands on the man's eyes.

"Can you see anything?" asked Jesus. The man was starting to see and replied "I can see people. They look like trees, but they are walking about".

Jesus then placed his hands on the man's eyes again, and he saw clearly. He was healed and could see everything clearly.

Jesus, heal my friend (..name..) who is blind

Recording

So many cities have homeless rough sleepers whom we pass by and do not notice. What questions must be asked of a society that accepts homelessness and destitution alongside the glamour and extravagance of an affluent society? No small wonder that this piece of street art has become an embarrassment to so many

Robert Mickens on the thinking behind Cardinal Pell's Vatican appointment

Australia's China bank snub a mistake, says former ambassador

My wife and I were in a church service. There was an older gentleman in the audience near the front who would periodically interject a "Praise God" or "Amen, brother". During the sermon, when the pastor began speaking about Solomon with his 700 wives and 300 concubines, the old man said "Lord have mercy"

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Wednesday,  please bless the people of East Asia

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:

On this 29th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Chongqing

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
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- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
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Pope Francis:
Thank you Holy Spirit

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Engagements of Pope Francis

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Imposter Priests
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HK Democracy File - essential reading

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1998 ICEL Sacramentary

Misguided Missal 

The new translation
Ghastly process/result

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Daily prayer with beautiful music

Whole text of 1966 Jerusalem Bible

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Bob Welsh - My Christmas Eve

 A Tale of Two Brains

The Story of Jonah 
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Why I collect rubbish for Pope

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Globalisation of Indifference

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