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Frid: South America           Sat: Central & North America     Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Jesus, today please bless the people of  South East Asia & the Pacific

 Thursday August 23,  2012                      Daily Blog                  John W                   Previous 2012 blogs

Dear Friends

Yesterday I went as usual for my weekly visit to Hei Ling Chau Island drug treatment centre

Centre has been in the news lately
(Many thanks to kind reader who sent this article)

To be honest, staff at Centre have impossible job.
Locking up people to cure them of drugs 
is like locking up people to cure them of alcohol or gambling

Staff are totally dedicated, facilities are good, food is good,
but only One Thing/Person is strong enough to break the power of drugs
...and that One is missing from the program (....unlike Christian drug centres...which have the One...and have real success in helping people stay off drugs)

In fact, the main conversation at the centre among the men is drugs
...."all they talk about is drugs" as one man put it....past experiences, how to get drugs when you get out etc etc

Pressure on staff to get good results in such a setting is totally unreasonable

Government would do well to privatise such centres as much as possible
....give them to groups like St Stephen's Society who get genuine, not false, results

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As usual each Thursday, my Calendar:

Aug 24, Frid:        Lai Chi Kok Detention Center
Aug 25, Sat:        
Aug 26, Sun:           
                               3pm Healing Meeting at Yau Ma Tei St Paul's. Everyone of any faith most welcome, 
                               especially people suffering from big sicknesses like cancer.
                               6pm gathering at Yau Ma Tei St Paul's for ex-inmates. Other friends most welcome
Aug 27, Mon:          Lai Chi Kok Detention Centre
Aug 28, Tues:          Lai Chi Kok Detention Centre
Aug 29, Wed:          Hei Ling Chau Drug Treatment Centre 
Aug 30, Thur:          Lai Chi Kok Detention Centre

Recent photos  - see link below ("Recent HK photos") 

This week's smile 

On this 23rd of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guangxi 
(Please join me in praying for one part of China each day of the month)

God bless all on my sick list, in HK, Australia, China and other places,
- especially dear friends battling cancer.....

Today's English editorial in the Ming Pao newspaper (HK),
The Education Bureau Should be Responsive to Public Opinion 
and my recording of same, 
can be accessed here  from midday today HK time  to mid-evening tonight HK time 

My  Bible Plan for today = Please join me in using these readings for courage and energy for today

Thank you for a prayer

God bless!

John W

Why recordings?