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Ex-US consul-general says
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Philippines recalls labour attache in
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Letter
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Grace
Mugabe accused of smuggling ivory, gold, diamonds from Zimbabwe
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Tues of Holy
Week. Let's use these readings with Jesus ... they apply to him
Isaiah 46-49: The Lord called me before I
was born. From my mother's womb he knew my name. While I was thinking that I had
toiled in vain, all the while my cause was with the Lord. The Lord who formed me
in the womb and assigned me to rescue his people, that same Lord said to me:
"I will make you the light of the nations, so that my salvation will reach
to the ends of the earth"
Jesus, please help me understand how
these words refer to you
Psalm
71: In you, O Lord, I take refuge. Please
hear me and help me. Be a
rock where I can take refuge. Rescue me from people
who want to hurt me. It is
you, O Lord, who are my hope. In you I have trusted since I was young. From my
mother's womb you have been my help. My hope has always been in you. Now that I
am old, please do not forget me. Now that my strength fails, do not abandon me.
To you I will sing with the harp. All day long my tongue will tell of your
goodness to me. Jesus, please help me
understand how these words refer to you
Recording
Luke
22.63-65: The men who were guarding
Jesus mocked him and beat him. They blindfolded him. "Since you are a
prophet", they said, "tell us who hit you just then". And they
continued heaping insults on him.
Jesus, please stop me from making offensive fun of other people
Recording
Luke
22.66 - 23.12: At daybreak there was a meeting
of the religious leaders. Jesus was brought before them. They asked him
"Are you the Son of God?". He replied "Yes". They said
"We have heard his blasphemy from his own lips". They took him to the
Roman governor, Pilate, and made many false accusations against him. Pilate said
"I find no case against him". Jesus was then taken to King Herod who
made fun of him and sent him back to Pilate.
Jesus, on trial before the leaders, before Herod and before Pilate, please help
all prisoners who are on trial today
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings: When
someone makes fun of us, we react, internally if not externally. Being made fun
of is not a pleasant experience. And most of us have to admit to having made fun
of others. But human
hurt feelings pale into insignificance when compared with what Jesus must have
felt. The Creator of the Universe being ridiculed by creatures. A loving and
kind parent being ridiculed by a son or daughter .... only a faint image of what
happened 2,000 years ago this week.
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10 years ago: The Wu brothers -
both have cerebral palsy ((ten years later,
2018, I now know the cause of the boys' illness: "Cousin marriage" -
as described here))
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Last night I saw something that I hadn't seen for several
months: my Gmail Inbox was ....empty!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N 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 27th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tibet
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 27th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Uganda
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon March 26
Yum Cha after 8.30am Mass yesterday at St Paul's, Yau Ma Tei - with Michael and Emily, Tony and Mag
Keep
shouting, Pope tells young people (on weekend of youth
protests about gun killings in US)
Filipinos'
extravagant piety mirrors social conditions
Holy
Week traditions are an annual display of devotion as poor people look for their
prayers to be answered
Woman killed by driver affected by Ice...Courier
Mail report ...driver travelling at 120kmp in 80kph zone
China's
years of worshipping dangerously Xi
Jinping's new religious rules more concerning to Catholics than Vatican-Beijing
deal
Asian
Christians can save Christianity from Christendom
Part
1; Part
2
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. Monday of Holy Week.
Isaiah 42: Here is my
servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have endowed
him with my spirit that he may bring true justice to the nations. He does not
cry out or shout aloud. He does not extinguish the wavering flame. I have called
him to serve the cause of right, to open the eyes of the blind, to free captives
from prison.
Jesus, Servant of the Father, you are the Saviour of the world.
My
recording of this reading
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!
Jesus, may we pray this psalm in time of trial, just as you did
Recording
Acclamation:
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus Christ! Thank you for showing
mercy to us sinners.
Recording
John
12.1-8: Six
days before the Passover, Jesus went to
Bethany, for a dinner at the home of Lazarus, Mary and Martha. Mary
put expensive ointment on Jesus' feet. Then she wiped his feet with her hair.
Judas Iscariot, the disciple who was going to betray Jesus, said "Why
wasn't this ointment sold and the money given to the poor?" He said this
not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. He was in
charge of the moneybag and would steal from it. Jesus replied "Leave her
alone. She is anticipating and honoring my burial. Besides, the poor will always
be with you. But I will soon be gone".
Jesus, may we "anoint your feet" by serving the poor
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: We can wash Jesus' feet ... by serving him in the poor ... by real service of the real poor, not insincere lip-service like that of Judas.
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10
years: Thank you
No. 4 Hospital in San Mau for once again providing free injections for our 200+ children
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Maybe
I should change the "Ricci Centre" sign on my front door to read
"Ricci Press Conference Centre" ....last Saturday afternoon a team
from HK's TVB and yesterday afternoon a
reporter from Spain's El Mundo were at my
home ....for which I'm humbly grateful since their publicity will greatly help
stop people bringing drugs to HK
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South America
Sat: Cent, N. 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 26th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Xinjian
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 26th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Togo
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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March 25 Palm Sunday
Yesterday while doing some office work, as a background I started watching this 2017 movie version of the 1678 (!) classic Pilgrim's Progress. At first I found the movie quite boring, thinking to myself "this won't hold people's interest". But then as the movie went along, it got me in, and I finished it quite inspired. It's a great movie for Holy Week, encouraging Christians to keep going despite difficulties. A most relevant message for today's world when our Christian faith is under attack from all sides. One particular line which struck me yesterday was "from now on, your name is not Pilgrim, but Christian" ....c.f. yesterday's Bible reading from Acts..."it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians"! The original book has an anti-Catholic section, but that seems to have been left out of the movie...unless I missed it while I was doing some photocopying.
Humankind is threatening its own future,
alarming study finds
((future generations will ask why our
generation did not take this seriously))
200
HK children need foster parents!
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Palm Sunday
Isaiah 50: The Lord has opened my ear to hear his
message.
The Lord has given me words to proclaim his message. For my part, I made no
resistance,
neither did I turn away.
I offered my back to those who struck me,
my cheeks to those who tore at my beard. I did not protect my face
from insult and spittle. I set my face like flint.
The Lord will help me.
Jesus, please help me understand
how these words refer to you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 22: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? I call to you for help, but day and night you give no reply. I am a worm and not a man. Everyone who sees me makes fun of me. They taunt me: "He trusted in the Lord, why doesn't the Lord help him?" Like water I am poured out, my bones no longer connected. My throat is parched, my tongue sticks to my jaws. Many evil people attack me. They make holes in my hands and my feet. They await my death. They divide my clothing among them, they throw a dice for my robe.
Yet I know Lord, that
you are good and holy. I know how you heard the cries of our ancestors and you
helped them. It was you who took me from the womb and entrusted me to my
mother's breast. To you I was committed from my birth, from my mother's womb you
have been my God. Lord, I trust in you even now. I trust you will not scorn my
prayer. Even now I praise you as my Creator. May all the nations know and
worship you.
Lord, please help people who are in big trouble right now, especially people
whose lives are in danger
Philippians 2.6-11: O Lord, unite us in your love and keep our minds in you. O Lord, unite us in your love and keep our minds in you. Though you were God in state divine you did not cling to what you were. No, you shed your glory's shine so as to live just like a slave. O Lord, unite us in your love and keep our minds in you. You came on earth in human form and you shared our troubled life. A humbler man there never was, even in death obedient. Yes, Lord, death upon a cross, yes, upon a cross.
Therefore are you raised on high and you have the name of names. At that name should bend the knee and tongue confess: Jesus Christ is LORD. And tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD. And tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD. To the glory of God the Father
Mark
11.1-11: Jesus sat on a donkey colt for the trip down the hill
from the Mount of Olives into the city of Jerusalem. Big crowds accompanied Jesus down
the hill.
People spread their clothes on the road as a sign of honor. People cut branches from the
trees and waved them singing
"Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of
the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!"
Jesus, may you be warmly
welcomed by every place and every person in the world
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings:
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian with English, Chinese and
Spanish subtitles
Daniel Daring: The last act of the Year of Grace
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10 years ago today: Another
report of very sick child for kind doctors in Hong Kong / Macau to check please
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Hour
of Love HK radio program 8.30
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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For
Palm Sunday:
It was Palm Sunday
but because of a sore throat, 5-year-old Johnny stayed home from church with a
sitter. When the family returned home, they were carrying several pieces of
palm. Johnny asked them what they were for. "People waved them as
Jesus walked by," his father told him. "Wouldn't you know
it," Johnny said with annoyance, "the one Sunday I don't go and he
shows up."
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Fri: South America
Sat: Cent., N 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 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, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat March 24
Yesterday I twice visited a dangerously ill inmate at a local hospital....Jesus, please bless that inmate!
Late yesterday afternoon, with another member of the "No More Mules"
team, I again visited the Consulate General of Colombia, for another encouraging
meeting with the Consul General and Consul. Good place to learn a little bit
more Spanish (the 200km per hour type!)
New letter in Swahili from a
Tanzanian in prison in HK, warning fellow Tanzanians in South Africa
(..they are many..) not to be tricked/recruited by Nigerian Drug Lords there
(..also many..) to take drugs to HK - here.
Letter has been put on East Africa's biggest blog, Jamii Forums - here
(scroll down)
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Readings are from
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Isaiah
20-24: Trust in the Lord, not in military might.
Israel is going the wrong way in forgetting God's protection. It has no thought for its Maker,
no eyes for him who shaped everything long ago. The reason why the earth is without rain and crops
is that people have forgotten their Creator.
Lord, please increase my trust
in you,
and help all nations remember you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
126: When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage,
it seemed like a dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
on our lips there were songs. What marvels the Lord worked for us.
Indeed we were glad. Those who are sowing in tears
will sing when they reap. They go out, full of tears, carrying seed for
the sowing.
They come back, full of song, carrying their sheaves.
Dear God, please bless all
people who are sorrowful as they work
Listen
Acts
11.19-26:
Some believers went to Antioch in Syria where they
preached the Good News
of the Lord Jesus to non-Jewish people. Many
non-Jewish people became believers. Barnabas, a good man filled with the Holy
Spirit, was sent to Antioch in Syria to encourage the new believers to remain
faithful to the Lord. Barnabas brought
Paul from Tarsus to Antioch.
They stayed in Antioch one year, instructing a large number of people. It was at Antioch that the believers were
first called "Christians".
Jesus, please help me be a good Christian
Listen
Luke
8.40-56: A prayer hall official came to Jesus and
urgently asked him to go to his house, where his 12 year old daughter was
dying.
As Jesus and his friends were following the official to his home,
a woman who had a hemorrhage for 12 years came up behind Jesus and touched
his clothing. Her bleeding stopped at that moment.
Jesus knew what had happened and said to her
"My daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace".
Before Jesus arrived at the official's house, a messenger arrived
and said to the official " Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the
Master any more". Jesus heard these words and said to the
official "Do not be afraid. Have faith, and she will be ok". At the house Jesus allowed only Peter, James,
John and the girl's parents to go with him inside.
To the mourners Jesus said "Stop crying.
She is not dead, but asleep".
They laughed at him, since they
knew she was dead.
Jesus took the little girl by the hand and called to her "Child, get
up". Her spirit returned and she got up at once
Jesus, please increase my faith in your power to
heal sick people and raise the dead
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The fact that the mourners laughed at Jesus is verification that the girl really was dead...a point of special note to Luke who was a doctor.
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10
years ago today: Marco Polo Center construction jobs
- made possible by donations from Rotary Club of Taipa, Macau
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Not the first time a president has lost his job not long
after the visit of a Pope! (Think ....Sri Lanka...twice!):
Peru bishops statement on resignation of president
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent. & N
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 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, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri March 23
Sample
case from HK Court of Appeal
Excellent summary of what's happening in China:
Separation
of party and state? All power to party
This article on
totalitarianism seems to sum up what is happening in China. Lord,
have mercy!
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Bible
Isaiah 13-19:
God will punish the world for its evil-doing.
Then peoples' hearts will turn back to their Creator. Then people will no longer worship idols made
by human hands.
Instead, people will look towards their Creator. The nations will be converted and know the
Lord.
Egypt and Assyria will be blessed like Israel. The Lord will give his blessing in these
words:
"Blessed be my people Egypt,
blessed be Assyria my creation,
and blessed be Israel my heritage".
Lord, please help all Middle
East countries,
especially Israel, Egypt, Iran and Iraq, to be friends
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
125: Those who put their trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, that cannot be shaken.
Jerusalem, the mountains surround her,
so the Lord surrounds his people, now and forever.
Lord, please help us be
more aware of your protecting presence
Listen
Acts 10.1-48:
Cornelius was a Roman centurion stationed in
the town of Caesarea.
He and his household prayed, loved God, and helped the local people. One morning Cornelius had a vision that Peter
would visit him.
In another town, Peter was instructed by the Lord to visit Cornelius. Peter preached God's message to Cornelius and
his household.
While Peter was speaking, the Holy Spirit came down on all the listeners. Jewish believers who had accompanied
Peter were astonished
that the Holy Spirit would come down on non-Jewish people
Holy Spirit, please come down on all peoples
everywhere!
Listen
Luke
8.22-25: Jesus and his disciples got into a boat to
cross the lake. Jesus was so tired that he went to sleep in
the boat.
Then a sudden storm caused big waves to lash the boat. Jesus' friends woke him up and said
"Master, we are sinking". Jesus ordered the wind and sea to be
calm.
Straight away the wind and sea were calm. The disciples said to each other
"Who is this? Even the wind and sea obey him."
Jesus, please calm the storms in my life
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Even the silent remembering of the name "Jesus" can give peace to a storm, a non-peaceful situation.
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Fridays
of Lent:
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10 years ago today: Deqing
handicapped....China8 offering to provide therapist/teacher
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"They could be
twins" - photos show Russians voting twice in election
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: S.
America
Sat: Cent, N. 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 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, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu March 22
Yesterday
I spent 8 hours at Stanley men's prison....visiting inmates whose families I met
in Latin America earlier this year...and other inmates preparing for court
cases. I've now finished the Latin American group ...it's taken me two months to
get to all of them in 6 different prisons (Lai Chi Kok, Lo Wu, Shek Pik,
Stanley, Tai Lam, Tong Fuk),
but been a happy experience checking photos etc from Latin America. Please God
2018 will see a drastic drop in the number of Latin American drug mules coming
to HK. (and
see below!)
March 29 Pope will again be in prison for Holy Thursday Mass (as in photo above)
Chris
McDonnell
Thanks
for stopping
"The
Church has survived in spite of her clergy"
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Bible
Isaiah
10-12: Woe to legislators who issue unjust laws,
laws which exploit poor people. A day of reckoning is coming
when unjust legislators will answer to the Lord. The Lord will send a good and just king
to rescue the poor. A shoot will spring from the stock of Jesse,
on him the spirit of the Lord will rest, a spirit of wisdom and insight,
a spirit of counsel and power, a spirit of knowledge,
a spirit of love and respect for the Lord.
He will judge justly
and the land will know peace. The country will be filled with the knowledge
of the Lord.
Exiles will return to their homeland. Then we will draw water joyfully from the
springs of salvation,
for great in our midst will be the Holy One of Israel.
Lord, please help governments
to do more for poor people
Recording
Psalm
124: "If the Lord had not been on our
side",
this is Israel's song. If the Lord had not been on our side
when people rose against us, then would they have swallowed us alive
when they were angry with us. Blessed be the Lord who did not let us become
a prey for their teeth. Our life, like a bird, has escaped
from the snare of the hunter. Indeed the snare has been broken
and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord
who made heaven and earth.
Thank you, Lord,
for all the times you have rescued me from trouble
Recording
Acts 9.32-35: Peter visited churches in many areas. When he
went to Lydda,
he saw a man named Aeneas, a paralytic who had been bed-ridden for 8 years.
Peter said to him "Aeneas, Jesus Christ
cures you.
Get up and fold up your sleeping mat". Aeneas got up immediately. The people of that
area who saw him, were converted to the Lord.
Jesus, let there be more miracles of healing,
so that more people will believe in you
Listen
Luke
8.19-21: Jesus' mother and his brothers came looking
for him.
They could not get to him because of the crowd. Jesus was told "Your mother and brothers
want to see you". Jesus replied "My mother and brothers are
people who hear the word of God and put it into practice".
Jesus, please help me put your word into
practice in my daily life
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: In so many countries there are politicians who pass laws to favor the rich/powerful/corporations ....America's gun legislation comes to mind. Such politicians need to read today's words from Isaiah.
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10 years ago: HK Jennie & Michael + Happy Birthday Helen + shoes from HK Annie
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See my comment at end of this ridiculous
article:
Move HK's prisons to mainland to free up land for housing, says media tycoon
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N America
Jesus,
today, Thursday,
please bless the people of
South East 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, today, Thursday,
please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed March 21
6-minute
report re Cecilia, a domestic helper who was put in prison after her
employer forced her to do illegal work. For more than 6 months while on bail
Cecilia stayed at the Mercy Centre on Cheung Chau Island - many views of the
centre in this report. Thank you Cable-TV for such a quality report!
HK teen drug
mule arrested in Macau and
Large cocaine haul found in noodle-making machine
((Drug Lords not exactly on holidays))
How did police fail to notice HK$33m robbery suspect was also wanted by
Interpol? ((...co-operation of HK authorities with
overseas authorities is against the law?!))
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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.
Lord, Prince of
Peace, thank you for the peace and hope and joy of your friendship and
love
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
123: To you have I lifted up my eyes,
you who dwell in the heavens. My eyes, like the eyes of slaves
on the hand of their lords. Like the eyes of a servant on the hand of her
mistress,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God till he show us mercy. Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
We are filled with contempt. Indeed all too full is our soul with the scorn
of the rich,
with the proud man's disdain.
Lord, please protect poor
people from being exploited by rich people
Listen
Acts
9.20-31: After a few days,
Paul began preaching in the
prayer halls that Jesus is the Son of God. People were amazed at Paul's
conversion. As time
passed, the Jews planned to kill
Paul. Paul heard of this and decided to leave the city. The Jews kept watch at
the city gates to stop him leaving. Then one night he was able to escape: some
disciples lowered him in a basket from the city wall. He went to Jerusalem and began preaching
boldly in the name of the Lord.
Soon another plot was made to kill him. Therefore the disciples sent him
to Tarsus. After this the churches throughout Judea,
Galilee and Samaria were left in peace. They steadily grew, strengthened
by the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit, please strengthen me, as you
strengthened Paul and the first believers
Listen
Luke
8.4-15:
One day Jesus told the people this story: A farmer was planting seeds in his field.
Some seeds fell on the path. Birds ate them. Some seeds fell on rocky ground.
They became sickly plants, without roots, and died. Some seeds fell among thorns.
When they became plants, they were choked by the thorns. Some seeds fell on good soil
and produced a rich harvest. People who hear God's word without good will
are like the seeds on the path.
They are easy prey for Satan. People who hear God's word only superficially
are like the seeds on rocky ground.
As soon as difficulties come, such people easily give up. People who hear God's word with one ear
but with the other are listening to the call of greed and pleasure
are like the seeds among thorns. Greed kills the word. People who hear God's word with good will and
put it into practice
are like the good seeds which produced a rich harvest.
Jesus, please help me be
good seed!
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: A happy reality....formerly bad soil can become good soil. An unhappy reality....formerly good soil can become bad soil
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10 years ago today: The
story of Wendy, paralyzed mentally and physically after contracting fever when about two years old
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1. St Paul (above) was "a basket case"
2. This story reminds me of Charles Dickens' words "If
the law says this, then the law is an ass":
'I
am officially dead' Romanian court tells man he is not alive
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E.Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N 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 21st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Yunnan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Benin
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Please also join me in praying for the very many deformed and handicapped people from China who are on the streets of HK as beggars...as well as deformed people in China itself ...like Hung Chun Cai
My Africa trips:
2015: Tanzania, Malawi
2016:
Kenya, Uganda
2017:
Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2018:
My trip to Latin America
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
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Australian Chinese for
Families Association
Gay marriage: an elephant in the room (by John W)
Video:
What "gay
marriage" did to Massachusetts
同志婚姻自2004年立法後，美國麻省的改變
（ 廣東話附字幕版）
Frightening
YouTube reports:
LGBT radical impact
on educational institutions (No.
5); LGBT
infiltrating churches
(No. 6); US corporations massively
supporting LGBT agenda (No. 7). What
has happened in the US is now starting to happen in other places. Some
day our children will ask "why didn't you do more to stop this evil?"
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Pope's surprise visit to drug treatment centre
Pope is practising what he preaches: "get out and mix with the poor"
HK
readers might like to join me in praying each day for one group of HK
prison inmates: Sun:
Lo Wu; Mon: C.I.C., Siu Lam, Tai Lam; Tue: Stanley
Wed: Hei Ling Chau Thu: Lantau
Fri: Lai Chi Kok
Sat: Hospitals, Pik Uk & other centres
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