Islam File    The New Translation

"Same-sex marriage" file

166. Worldwide, the ecological movement has made significant advances, thanks also to the efforts of many organizations of civil society. It is impossible here to mention them all, or to review the history of their contributions. 

But thanks to their efforts, environmental questions have increasingly found a place on public agendas and encouraged more far-sighted approaches. This notwithstanding, recent World Summits on the environment have not lived up to expectations because, due to lack of political will, they were unable to reach truly meaningful and effective global agreements on the environment.

Hello from Nairobi in Kenya where I arrived yesterday about 1.30 pm local time after flight from HK to Doha (Qatar), then flight from Doha to Nairobi

Fr Mario Azrak O.M.I. from Australia kindly met me at the airport, and I'm now enjoying Oblate hospitality in a lovely rural setting in Karen on the outskirts of Nairobi.

1 Samuel 9-10

Among the men of the tribe of Benjamin there was a very tall and very handsome man named Saul.

Once when he went in search of his father's stray donkeys, he met up with Samuel.

The Lord had told Samuel that he would meet Saul, and that he should be anointed as king.

And so Samuel took some oil and poured it on Saul's head. He told Saul that the Lord had chosen him to be king.

Samuel presented Saul to the people. The people acclaimed Saul saying "Long live the king!"

Dear Lord, please protect and guide all people in authority

Psalms 42-45

Like a deer that longs for running streams, so my soul is longing for you, my God.

My soul is thirsting for you, the God of my life. I think of you all the time, here in my land of exile.

People make fun of us here in exile. They  taunt us saying "Where is your God?"

Yet no matter what happens we will hope in you, for you are our saviour and our God.

No matter where we are or what happens to us, our hearts will long for  you, like a bride longing for her groom.

Lord, no matter what happens, may I always hope in you

Recording 

 Luke 7.1-10 (a)

Jesus went to the town of Capernaum. In the town there was a Roman soldier, a centurion, who had a dear servant who was sick and close to death

Having heard about Jesus, the centurion sent some Jewish friends to ask Jesus to come and heal his servant

The Jewish friends said to Jesus "He deserves this of you. He is friendly to our people. He is the one who built our prayer hall"

Recording 

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

Luke 7.1-10 (b)

Jesus went with them,  but before they reached the house the centurion sent some servants with the message "Sir, I am not worthy to receive you into my house. This is why I didn't come to you personally.  Just say a word, and my servant will be healed"

When Jesus heard these words, he said to the crowd following him "I have not found faith as great as this man's"

When the messengers got back to the house, they saw that the servant was healed and in perfect health

"Jesus,  I am not worthy to receive you.  Say but the word and I shall be healed"  (prayer from Communion service)

Recording 

Kenyans are more tolerant than their government and Al-Shabaab

192. Yet we desire even more than this; our dream soars higher. We are not simply talking about ensuring nourishment or a “dignified sustenance” for all people, but also their “general temporal welfare and prosperity”.

 This means education, access to health care, and above all employment, for it is through free, creative, participatory and mutually supportive labour that human beings express and enhance the dignity of their lives. A just wage enables them to have adequate access

Last Sunday night in HK as I waited at a bus stop for an airport bus, an enterprising taxi driver pulled up at the stop and through his open window called out to me "airport $200".  At which I showed him my Octopus travel card and said "$2"!

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

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 29th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mauritania

And praying for one Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, please pacify Boko Haram 

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 HK Asylum Seekers' File
(stopping South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK)

Islam File    The New Translation

"Same-sex marriage" file

165. We know that technology based on the use of highly polluting fossil fuels – especially coal, but also oil and, to a lesser degree, gas – needs to be progressively replaced without delay. 

Until greater progress is made in developing widely accessible sources of renewable energy, it is legitimate to choose the less harmful alternative or to find short-term solutions. 

But the international community has still not reached adequate agreements about the responsibility for paying the costs of this energy transition. In recent decades, environmental issues have given rise to considerable public debate and have elicited a variety of committed and generous civic responses. Politics and business have been slow to react in a way commensurate with the urgency of the challenges facing our world. Although the post-industrial period may well be remembered as one of the most irresponsible in history, nonetheless there is reason to hope that humanity at the dawn of the twenty-first century will be remembered for having generously shouldered its grave responsibilities.

Please God, as you read this I am now on a plane on the way to Kenya. Due back HK January 24. A working holiday (like last year) to try to a little bit for people who are poor - in this case the families of prisoners in HK. 

After a rest day or two I hope to start meeting some of the 41 Kenyan and Ugandan families that inmates in HK have asked me to meet.

I'll try to put a report, with photos if convenient, on this site each day. Thank you for a prayer.

1 Samuel 8

When Samuel grew old, the people asked him to find someone
to be their king.

Samuel was not happy that the people asked for a king. Samuel also warned the people that a king would impose taxes and have many rights over them.

But the people insisted on having a king.

The Lord then told Samuel to give the people a king.

Dear God, you are our only true King

My recording of this reading

Psalm 41 

Blessed the person who helps the poor and the weak. 

He himself will be helped by the Lord when he is sick and in trouble.

The Lord will help him on his bed of pain.

The Lord will bring him back from sickness to health.

Lord, please help me to do more for the poor

Recording 

Today's Gospel

Romans 1.1-7

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 

For today's Feast of the Holy Innocents:

Matthew 2.13-23

After the wise men left Bethlehem, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and said "Go quickly to Egypt, because Herod wants to kill the child".

That same night, Joseph got up
and set out for Egypt with Mary and Jesus.

Herod was angry after being tricked by the wise men. He got his soldiers to kill all baby boys two years old or younger in Bethlehem.

After Herod died some months later, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him to return to Israel.

Joseph, Mary and Jesus moved to the town of Nazareth, thus fulfilling the prophecy about the Saviour: "He will be called a Nazarene".

Jesus, you were once a refugee.
Please bless all refugees in the world today  

Recording 

The Roman emperor Nero was, until recently, history’s one undisputed example of homosexual "marriage".

Dec 28

191. In all places and circumstances, Christians, with the help of their pastors, are called to hear the cry of the poor.

 This has been eloquently stated by the bishops of Brazil : “We wish to take up daily the joys and hopes, the difficulties and sorrows of the Brazilian people, especially of those living in the barrios and the countryside – landless, homeless, lacking food and health care – to the detriment of their rights. Seeing their poverty, hearing their cries and knowing their sufferings, we are scandalized because we know that there is enough food for everyone and that hunger is the result of a poor distribution of goods and income. The problem is made worse by the generalized practice of wastefulness”.

10 years ago today

2005-12-26 to 31- Visit to poor areas & CAS by Macau friends Ben, Clara, Daisy, Joseph, Loretta & Rocco

It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake , was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked. 'It sure is,' I replied. Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?'

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 28th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Beijing

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 28th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Lesotho

And praying for one Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, please pacify ISIS 

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 HK Asylum Seekers' File
(stopping South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK)

Islam File    The New Translation

"Same-sex marriage" file   

163. So far I have attempted to take stock of our present situation, pointing to the cracks in the planet that we inhabit as well as to the profoundly human causes of environmental degradation.

Although the contemplation of this reality in itself has already shown the need for a change of direction and other courses of action, now we shall try to outline the major paths of dialogue which can help us escape the spiral of self-destruction which currently engulfs us.

Christmas Flash Mob - YouTube

c.f. readings for Dec 25 

Recording of this reading 

Psalm 97:

The Lord is king, let earth rejoice,
the many coastlands be glad.

Cloud and darkness are his robes.
His throne is justice and goodness.

The skies proclaim his goodness.
All peoples see his glory. Let those who serve idols be ashamed. Let all creation worship  the Creator.

Light shines forth for good people
and joy for the upright of heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, all good people. Give glory to his holy name.

Lord, you indeed are God of the universe

Recording   

Daniel Daring:

Emmanuel - Christmas
The celebration of Christmas does not take place in churches but in malls. “He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him”  Chinese text

Titus 3:1-7:

Remind everyone to be obedient to government officials; to be ready to do good at every opportunity; not to go slandering other people or picking quarrels; to be courteous and polite to everyone

There was a time when we too were ignorant; when we lived in wickedness and ill-will, hating each other and hateful ourselves

But then the kindness and love of God our Saviour were revealed, and God saved us because of his compassion

God saved us by the cleansing water of rebirth, and by renewing us with the Holy Spirit whom he has poured over us through Jesus Christ our Saviour

So we are justified by his grace, and look forward to eternal life

Jesus, Saviour of the world, you are our Saviour

Recording  

Luke 2.15-20

After the angels went away, the shepherds said to one another
"Let's go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about"

So they quickly went and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. People who heard the shepherds talk about the angels were amazed

As for Mary, she treasured every moment of what had happened
and pondered the whole event in her heart

The shepherds went back to their fields glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen

Jesus we adore you, Jesus we adore you, Jesus we adore you, 
Christ the Lord

Recording    

On the other hand:
When Kenyan Muslims drew a red line

Unprecedented seat change highlights ‘subordinate’ role for HK

Prison Reform Trust writing competition 2015: hopeful words after a tough year

189. Solidarity is a spontaneous reaction by those who recognize that the social function of property and the universal destination of goods are realities which come before private property.

 The private ownership of goods is justified by the need to protect and increase them, so that they can better serve the common good; for this reason, solidarity must be lived as the decision to restore to the poor what belongs to them.

 These convictions and habits of solidarity, when they are put into practice, open the way to other structural transformations and make them possible.

 Changing structures without generating new convictions and attitudes will only ensure that those same structures will become, sooner or later, corrupt, oppressive and ineffectual.

10 years ago today

2005-12-25 Christmas Day- church, Christmas Dinner at Area K, concert at Area D community centre

A man wandered into a doctor's consulting rooms and asked if could see the doctor. The receptionist was hesitant to let him in, especially as it was Christmas Eve  and she was waiting to turn off  the Christmas lights in the waiting room and go home; but he was very insistent. So the Doctor, having had completed all his consultations for the day and feeling in a 'good will to men' mood, agreed to see him.

The man entered in a rather aimless manner and after some hesitation flopped into a chair and looked nervously around the room.

"How can I help you?" said the doctor.

"Well, it's like this" said the man. "I keep thinking I'm a moth".

"A moth?"

"Yes" the man replied. "I'm convinced that I'm a moth".

"Well I'm very sorry, but you're in the wrong place. What you need is a psychiatrist". 

"That's what I've been thinking" replied the man .

"Well, as it happens, I know just the man". said the doctor "I'll give him a call and see if he can fix an appointment for you after the holiday."

The man agreed and the doctor made the appointment.

"Tell me" said the doctor "It must have been very apparent from the sign outside that I'm a general practitioner. So if you already know you need to see a psychiatrist, why did you come in?"

"Well" the man said in a resigned voice "The door was open and the lights were on .....".

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 25th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Ningxia

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 25th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Comoros

And praying for one Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, on this Muslim day of prayer, please bless all Muslims!

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 HK Asylum Seekers' File
(stopping South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK)

Islam File    The New Translation

"Same-sex marriage" file

162 (b): Furthermore, our inability to think seriously about future generations is linked to our inability to broaden the scope of our present interests and to give consideration to those who remain excluded from development.

Let us not only keep the poor of the future in mind, but also today’s poor, whose life on this earth is brief and who cannot keep on waiting.

Hence, “in addition to a fairer sense of intergenerational solidarity there is also an urgent moral need for a renewed sense of intragenerational solidarity”.[125]

In total, 39 inmates from HK's prisons have asked me to contact their families. Going to be a busy but happy time, please God. 

Kenyan and Ugandan consulates have been most encouraging. I also hope visit can promote PTA (prisoner transfer agreements) with HK

c.f. midnight Mass readings 

Isaiah 9:

The people that walked in darkness has seen a great light. On those who live in a land of deep shadow, a light has shone.

For the yoke that was weighing on them, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken and removed.

For there is a child born for us,
a son given to us, and dominion is laid on his shoulders.

And he will be called Wonder-Counselor, Mighty-God,
Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace.

Jesus, Prince of Peace, thank you for the peace and hope and joy of your friendship

Titus 2:

God's grace has made salvation available for the whole human race. 

We must give up everything that does not lead to God. We must delete our worldly ambitions. We must be self-restrained and live good lives here in this present world, while we wait in hope for the blessings that will come with the Coming of the glory of our God and savior Christ Jesus

He sacrificed himself for us in order to set us free from wickedness, and to purify us so that we would have no ambition except to do good

Jesus, please help me give up everything that does not lead to you

Recording

Luke 2.1-7 :

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Luke 2.8-14:

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YouTube - brilliant!

The Christmas Scale

188. The Church has realized that the need to heed this plea is itself born of the liberating action of grace within each of us, and thus it is not a question of a mission reserved only to a few: “The Church, guided by the Gospel of mercy and by love for mankind, hears the cry for justice and intends to respond to it with all her might”.

 In this context we can understand Jesus’ command to his disciples: “You yourselves give them something to eat!”: it means working to eliminate the structural causes of poverty and to promote the integral development of the poor, as well as small daily acts of solidarity in meeting the real needs which we encounter.

 The word “solidarity” is a little worn and at times poorly understood, but it refers to something more than a few sporadic acts of generosity. It presumes the creation of a new mindset which thinks in terms of community and the priority of the life of all over the appropriation of goods by a few.

10 years ago today

2005-12-24 Christmas Eve Dinner for migrant worker families at Marco Polo, with HK special friends Ah Yau, Dorothy, Mavis & Tracy

2005-12-24 CAS end of semester Christmas Dinner for overseas staff + welcome back Liam + CAS secondary Christmas parties

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 24th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Inner Mongolia

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 24th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Zambia

And praying for one Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, please pacify Al-Qaeda

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 HK Asylum Seekers' File
(stopping South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK)

Islam File    The New Translation

"Same-sex marriage" file

162 (a): Our difficulty in taking up this challenge seriously has much to do with an ethical and cultural decline which has accompanied the deterioration of the environment.

Men and women of our postmodern world run the risk of rampant individualism, and many problems of society are connected with today’s self-centred culture of instant gratification. 

We see this in the crisis of family and social ties and the difficulties of recognizing the other. Parents can be prone to impulsive and wasteful consumption, which then affects their children who find it increasingly difficult to acquire a home of their own and build a family. 

Chris McDonnell (UK blogger) 

“It’s time we were moving, it’s time we were gone”

During these days of Christmas, there will be families living in rough dwellings, tents and make-do shacks, as we share our family Christmas in the warmth of our comfortable homes

Psalm 24:

Lord, help me walk in your truth

Recording  

 O Immanuel, you are our king and our judge, the One whom the peoples await and our Saviour. O come and save us, Lord our God

Recording   

Luke 1.63 - 66

The father asked for a writing-tablet and wrote, ‘His name is John.’ And they were all astonished. 

At that instant his power of speech returned and he spoke and praised God. 

All their neighbours were filled with awe and the whole affair was talked about throughout the hill country of Judaea. 

All those who heard of it treasured it in their hearts. ‘What will this child turn out to be?’ they wondered. And indeed the hand of the Lord was with him. 

Lord, may I treasure your message in my heart

Recording   

Filipina drug mule who carried HK$1.77m worth of cocaine to Hong Kong while pregnant, jailed for 14 years

All-out war declared against Tanzanian drug dealers

Muslims hailed for protecting Christians during terror attack on Kenyan bus

187 (c): The old question always returns: “How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods, and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?” (1 Jn 3:17).

 Let us recall also how bluntly the apostle James speaks of the cry of the oppressed: “The wages of the labourers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts” (5:4).

10 years ago today

2005-12-23 Christmas party for Ricci children, with HK special friends Ah Yau, Dorothy, Mavis & Tracy

2005-12-23
CAS kindergarten Christmas party + Shaun on birthday + Garth's artwork

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 23rd of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangxi

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 23rd of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Djibouti

And praying for one Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, please pacify Al-Shabaab 

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 HK Asylum Seekers' File
(stopping South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK)

Islam File    The New Translation

"Same-sex marriage" file

161. Doomsday predictions can no longer be met with irony or disdain.

We may well be leaving to coming generations debris, desolation and filth.

The pace of consumption, waste and environmental change has so stretched the planet’s capacity that our contemporary lifestyle, unsustainable as it is, can only precipitate catastrophes, such as those which even now periodically occur in different areas of the world.

The effects of the present imbalance can only be reduced by our decisive action, here and now.

 We need to reflect on our accountability before those who will have to endure the dire consequences.

Yesterday I spent six hours at Stanley Prison, mainly to see Kenyan and Ugandan inmates whose families I hope to meet in Kenya and Uganda next month.

The prospect of being in prison for Christmas instead of being with families at this special time is an annual cross for people in detention, especially those in for long sentences.

May the Good Lord turn this cross into resurrection on the happy day when the inmates are once again with their families

c.f. readings for Dec 22

1 Samuel 1

Each year, Elkanah and his two wives Hannah and Peninnah,  went to Shiloh to worship the Lord.

Peninnah had children, but Hannah was barren. Each year at the temple, Peninnah would taunt Hannah because she was barren.

One year at the temple, Hannah prayed in great distress: "God, if you give me a child, I will dedicate him to you".

Not long after, Hannah conceived a son whom she called "Samuel".

When Samuel was weaned, she took him to the temple and gave him to the priest there to serve the Lord for the rest of his life.

Dear God, please bless all women who are unable to have a baby

Recording of this reading

1 Samuel 2

Hannah praised God for giving her a child: "My heart rejoices in the Lord. The Lord, our fortress, is holy.

Don't speak proudly, for the Lord knows what's in our hearts.

The Lord breaks the power of the strong. He gives strength and victory to the weak. He blesses the barren woman.

The Lord raises the poor from the dust, and gives them a seat of honor with princes.

The Lord guards the steps of good people, but scatters bad people in their pride."

Lord, please "scatter" bad people

Recording 

Luke 1 (a)

Recording   

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

Recording  

 Ex-bikie's Thailand death shines light on offshore drug criminals

91 missing after massive Shenzhen landslide

One Belt, One Road - a Faustian deal that nobody will sign… in public

NCR Editorial: The Incarnation is both pure grace and a work in progress
Our humanity has a divine destiny. Our hunger for identity, purpose and meaning is the answer to a question seeded in our consciousness, reflected in our dignity, grounded in the image and likeness of God. It challenges any idea that history is about winners and losers, the survival of the fittest

Where Santa hats are banned
Lighting candles, putting up trees, singing religious songs, sending Christmas greetings and putting up decorations could get you up to five years jail.

187 (b): A mere glance at the Scriptures is enough to make us see how our gracious Father wants to hear the cry of the poor: “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt ; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them… so I will send you…” (Ex 3:7-8, 10). We also see how he is concerned for their needs: “When the Israelites cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up for them a deliverer” (Jg 3:15 ).

 If we, who are God’s means of hearing the poor, turn deaf ears to this plea, we oppose the Father’s will and his plan; that poor person “might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt” (Dt 15:9). 

A lack of solidarity towards his or her needs will directly affect our relationship with God: “For if in bitterness of soul he calls down a curse upon you, his Creator will hear his prayer” (Sir 4:6). 

Yesterday at Stanley Prison I delivered ("handed in") some items urgently required by a Nigerian inmate for his graduation ceremony early next month (.. at the prison): black trousers, white shirt, red tie, white sox. But the tie was refused ...because it has some tiny white dots on it.  Regulations is regulations: red tie means 100% red. Any reader need a red (?) tie?!

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 22nd of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Zhejiang

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 22nd of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Rwanda

And praying for one Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, please pacify Boko Haram 

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 HK Asylum Seekers' File
(stopping South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK)