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Tues July 30
Yesterday morning after going to a
bail case at Kowloon West court (which, as surety person, I was required to
attend) I then went to the High Court for the sentencing of a young Malaysian
man ... who was given a 10 month discount by a kind judge for his assistance to
Malaysian media in warning people about the danger of drug trafficking to HK.
Then after a lunch meeting to do with my anti-drug campaign I went to the Open
University of Hong Kong to enroll a prisoner for a correspondence course. See 
below
China calls for
HK to swiftly punish 'radical' protesters ***
Beijing offered nothing, protests to go
on *** HK
protesters have decided enough is enough
Pope's
letter to young people:
49. The heart of the Church is also full of
young saints who devoted their lives to Christ, many of them even to dying a
martyr's death. They were precious reflections of the young Christ; their
radiant witness encourages us and awakens us from our lethargy. Their
example shows what the young are capable of when they open themselves up to
encounter Christ
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Wisdom
6-7: Listen, rulers of the nations, govern with
justice,
for you will be judged by the Lord. Rulers, if you want to govern successfully,
seek Wisdom and she will guide your decisions. A wise ruler is a blessing for his people.
The more wise people there are, the better our world will be. When I, Solomon, became a ruler,
I prayed for Wisdom. I prayed, and the spirit of Wisdom came to me.
In Wisdom's company, all good things came to me.
Lord, please give me the gift
of Wisdom
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 78: Listen, everyone, to my teaching.
I will recount the lessons of our history. The things our parents have told us,
we will not hide from our children,
but will pass them on to the next generation. We want the next generation to know all that the Lord has done for us in the
past. May the next generation in turn
pass on this knowledge to their own children,
so that they too will put their hope in God
and never forget all that God has done for us. May future generations not be like our
ancestors
who so often were unfaithful to God. Even though our ancestors had seen God part
the sea,
even though they had seen him provide food and water for them
in the desert, still they went on sinning. Yet he who is full of compassion forgave and
spared them.
He remembered they were only weak humans. Eventually he brought them to the promised
land
and gave a home to each of Israel's tribes. But still they sinned by building mountain
shrines
and serving idols. Then God raised up David to be their
leader. God called him from looking after sheep to be the shepherd of his people.
Lord, help us not to forget all
you have done for us
01
02
Romans
1.26-32:
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, help people not be
mislead by false teaching which says that a "gay" lifestyle is
ok
(See: "Can Homosexuality Be
Healed?" by Francis MacNutt)
Listen
John
4.34-36:
Jesus said to his disciples "My food is
to do the will of the one who sent me, and to complete his work. Look around, look at the fields.
They are ready for harvest".
Jesus, please encourage more people to be
Gospel workers, harvesting souls for eternal life
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: First reading most relevant in every country, not least HK. May leaders be blessed wih a genuine search for wisdom
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Walking from Ho Man Tin MTR station to the Open University
of HK yesterday afternoon I met a retired teacher who used to work at the O.M.I.
Primary School in Tok Wa Wan ... and then at the OUHK I met the mother of a
recently sentenced young HK girl ....enrolling her daughter for a course. Small
world!
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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 30th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanghai
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 30th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Haiti
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon July 29
Latest on various protests held yesterday: RTHK
*** GUARDIAN.
My comment - see yesterday's menu, below.
Xi
Jinping's cousin a high roller at Australian casino
Pope's
letter to young people:
48. Today, Mary is the Mother who watches
over us, her children, on our journey through life, often weary and in need,
anxious that the light of hope not fail. For that is our desire: that the
light of hope never fail. Mary our Mother looks to this pilgrim people: a
youthful people whom she loves, and who seek her in the silence of their hearts
amid all the noise, the chatter and the distractions of the journey.
Under the gaze of our Mother, there is room only for the silence of hope.
Thus Mary illumines anew our youth.
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Wisdom
3-5: When good people die, they are in God's
hands.
Even if they died a tragic death, they are at peace. A long life is not what makes a person
honorable.
Honor is due to anyone of any age who is wise and understanding. On the other hand,
arrogance and misuse of
wealth
bring dishonor, in this life and in the next. Our life is short. We must live it wisely and
well.
Dear Lord, please help me to
live my life wisely and not foolishly
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
73-77:
Sometimes when I see how bad people prosper, wonder what's the use in trying to be good?
But then I realize that
everyone someday has to pay the bill
for any evil they have bought in the world. Sometimes when I see
our world and religion in ruins,
I wonder why has God abandoned us? Then I remember that
God has promised to break the power
of the wicked. He has promised to give strength to good people. So may all people honor
the Lord our God and judge.
May the Lord give us his loving help.
Lord,
you are goodness itself. Please help us to be good
and to trust you always
Listen
Luke
10.38-42 (for Feast of St Martha):
Jesus came to a village, and a
woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. She had a sister called
Mary, who sat down at the Lord's feet and listened to him speaking. Now Martha
who was distracted with all the serving said, "Lord, do you not care that
my sister is leaving me to do the serving all by myself? Please tell her to help
me." But the Lord answered: "Martha, Martha," he said "you
worry and fret about so many things, and yet few are needed, indeed only one. It
is Mary who has chosen the better part; it is not to be taken from her."
Recording
John
11.1-44 (for Feast of St Martha): Lazarus
and his sisters Mary and Martha lived in the village of Bethany. When Lazarus
became very sick, the sisters sent a message to Jesus "Lord, your dear
friend is very sick". By the time Jesus and his disciples arrived in
Bethany, Lazarus was dead and buried for 4 days. Martha
said to Jesus "If you had been here, my brother would not have died".
Jesus replied "I am the resurrection and the life. If anyone believes in
me, he will have life after death". Jesus said to Mary and Martha
"Where have you put him?" Jesus cried as he went to the tomb.
The tomb was a cave with a stone at the entrance. Jesus said "Take the
stone away". Then he called out in a loud voice "Lazarus, come
out!" The dead man came out, wrapped in burial clothes. Jesus said
"Unwrap him and let him go free".
Jesus, you are the Resurrection and the Life. Please give eternal life to my
friend (....name...) who died recently
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
So many of us, like Martha, worry and fret about so many non-essentials. If friendship with Jesus can be stronger in our lives, then non-essential worries and frets will decrease.
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Reliable
source says that the triad thugs (many from Mainland) who attacked people at
Yuen Long Station on July 21 were each paid about HK$3,000 before the job, with
another payment after the job ... paid by ... the Liaison Office
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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 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, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun July 28
Thousands defy ban and march through Yuen Long
World knows what's happening to
Uighurs. Why so slow to act?
Pope's
letter to young people:
46. Mary
was a young woman whose heart overflowed with joy, whose eyes, reflecting
the light of the Holy Spirit, looked at life with faith and treasured all things
in her youthful heart. She was energetic, ready to set out immediately
once she knew that her cousin needed her. She did not think about her own
plans, but went "with haste" to the hill country.
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c.f. readings for Sunday 17
Genesis 18: One day at
Mamre, God
and two angels appeared to Abraham.
At first, God and the angels looked like men.
Following the ancient custom of hospitality
Abraham prepared a feast for them.
God told Abraham that the town of Sodom was going to be destroyed because of the evil done there.
Abraham pleaded with God not to destroy Sodom.
God agreed to postpone Sodom's destruction for a while.
Dear God, please
help people avoid sodomy
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
138: I thank you, Lord, with all my heart.
You have heard the words of my mouth. With the angels I will bless you.
I will adore you in your holy temple. I thank you for your faithfulness and love
which are far above what we can understand. On the day I called you
answered.
You increased the strength of my soul. All earth's kings shall thank you
when they hear the words of your mouth. They shall sing of the Lord's ways:
"How great is the glory of the Lord!" Though I walk in the midst of affliction
you give me life and frustrate my foes. Your love, O Lord, is eternal.
Do not abandon us whom you have made.
Lord, when we remember how much
you love us and help us, every day of the year is a Thanksgiving Day
Listen
Colossians
2.9-18:
In Christ's body lives the fullness of
divinity.
In him, you too find fulfillment. In baptism, you were buried with him and then
raised to new life.
Our real life is life with and in Christ. Be careful of people who are always going on
about some vision they have had, giving such visions more importance than
Christ himself
Jesus, may my focus always be on you
Listen
Luke
11.9-13: Jesus said to his disciples "Ask, and it will
be given to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will open.
If children ask their parents for something
good, their parents will always give it to them. Even more so will the heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him"
Heavenly Father, please give me your Holy
Spirit!
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: I once heard a teacher quote a famous poet who said "When we pass to the next life, we will be staggered to see how much our prayers on earth made a difference". I think the poet was Francis Thompson, as here
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: Abba Father (Chinese text)
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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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People
arriving at HK airport on Friday were greeted by the sight of thousands of
black-shirt protesters in the arrival hall. And because of the attack on train
passengers last Sunday night in Yuen Long, one sign in the arrival hall advised
visitors to be careful of thugs (as in "mind the gap between train and
platform"):
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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 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, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat July 27
I spent yesterday afternoon at Lai Chi Kok men's prison, after
doing a job at home in the morning to try to counter the Nigerian Drug Gang in
Addis Ababa who have been sending drug mules to HK in recent weeks: I set up and
boosted a new FB page: 
Addis Ababa Drug Trade which by last night had reached 6,000
viewers with 128 engagements. I also put a post at East
Africa's biggest blog (scroll down to "Unsuitable for Nigerians")
Check the photos here! Mass protest greets people flying into
HK *** HK police breed mistrust and uncertainty with selective law enforcement
*** Chinese
media blames CIA for violent HK protests
Pope's
letter to young people:
45. Without yielding to evasions or
illusions, Mary accompanied the suffering of her Son; she supported him by her
gaze and protected him with her heart. She shared his suffering, yet was
not overwhelmed by it. She was the woman of strength who uttered her
"yes", who supports and accompanies, protects and embraces. She
is the great guardian of hope. From her
we learn how to say "yes" to the stubborn endurance and creativity of
those who, undaunted, are ever ready to start over again
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Wisdom
1-2:
Love virtue, honesty
and simplicity,
since God is found by people whose hearts are seeking goodness. Selfishness, dishonesty
and bad habits, these close the door of our hearts and prevent Wisdom from
entering. Bad people persecute
good people,
since the lives of good people are a reproach to bad people.
Lord,
please help me to be a good person
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
72: O Lord, please bless the king,
that he might serve your people with justice. May the mountains bring forth peace for the
people
and the hills, justice. The kings of Sheba and Seba bring him gifts.
All nations will serve him. He will save the poor when they cry for help
and the needy who are helpless. He will have pity on the weak
and save the lives of the poor. May every tribe be blessed in him.
May every nation bless his name.
May all the nations know and
love you, Lord
Listen
Romans
1.18-25:
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
Listen
John
4.1-14: Jesus visited a Samaritan town. Near a well
there, Jesus said to a Samaritan woman "Give me a drink".
He also said to her "If you drink water from this well, you
will get thirsty again. But if you drink the water that I shall give, you
will never be thirsty again.
The water that I shall give will turn into a spring of eternal life inside
you".
Jesus, please give me a drink of your eternal
life water - which is your Holy Spirit
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jews weren't supposed to communicate with Samaritans, and men were not supposed to talk to women who were strangers. Jesus didn't always keep the rules ...
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HK's chief sec. apologises over handling of Yuen Long attacks, stirring dissent from police
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri July 26
FB of Roger Wong
- father of HK student leader Joshua Wong Chi Fung - with whom I had a long
meeting yesterday morning to discuss the alarming situation in HK. Roger not a
Catholic, but he features a video
message from Bishop Ha about last Sunday night's attack at Yuen Long MTR
station
Civil servants join the fray as crisis escalates
*** Will
China use troops to stamp out protests in HK? (...this article uses common
sense and logic .... qualities dangerously lacking in Communist DNA) *** What
are the triads in HK attacks?
Today is the Feast of Saint Anne,
the grandmother of Jesus. Many sick people have been healed at this famous
church in her honour in Canada: St
Anne de Beaupre. Which
explains all the crutches here:
My new story: Addis
Ababa Nigerian Drug Lords' Nightmare in HK!
Pope's
letter to young people:
44. I ask each one of you: do you see yourselves as the bearers of a promise?
What promise is present in my
heart that I can take up? Mary's mission would undoubtedly be
difficult, but the challenges that lay ahead were no reason to say
"no". Things would get complicated, of course, but not in the
same way as happens when cowardice paralyzes us because things are not clear or
sure in advance. Mary did not take out an insurance policy! She took
the risk, and for this reason she is strong, she is an "influencer",
an "influencer" of God. Her yes and her desire to serve were stronger
than any doubts or difficulties
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Bible
Song of Songs 8: Set me like a seal on your
heart,
like a seal on your arm. For love is strong as death.
Love is like a fire, a mighty flame. No flood can quench love.
No torrents can drown it. Money cannot buy love.
Lord, please fill my heart with
your love
My
recording of this reading
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. Now that I am old and grey-headed,
may I continue to trust in you and proclaim your help. To you I will sing with the harp.
All day long my tongue will tell of your goodness to me.
Lord, may all elderly people
put their trust and hope in you
Listen
Romans 1.8-16:
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
Listen
John
3.25-36: Some of John the Baptist's disciples told
John that many of his disciples were leaving him and following Jesus. John replied "I am not the Christ. I am
the one who was sent to prepare his way. The bride is only for the
bridegroom. But the bridegroom's friend is happy when he hears the
bridegroom's voice. This is the happiness I now feel. He must become more and more
important.
I must become less and less important. Anyone who believes in the Son has eternal
life. But anyone who refuses to believe in the Son will not have eternal
life".
Jesus, be more and more important
in my life
Listen
Reflection
on the above Bible readings: Two
songs which use words of Song of Song: 
Set me like a seal;
Can't Buy Me Love
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After a long afternoon at the desk, last night I really
enjoyed the usual Thursday night canteen meal with homeless people. I sat next
to an 84 year old man who sleeps at McDonald's. He is most grateful to McD's
.... especially for the lovely air conditioning in this extremely hot and humid
weather!
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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 26th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Xinjiang
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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu July 25
HK train attack victims describe 30-minute
ordeal when attacked by thug gang last Sunday
Mainland
and HK students clash at Uni of Qld in Brisbane
Xi
Jinping is not a god and the backlash against him is building
Nigerian
Drug Gang taking over Sweden
Pope's
letter to young people:
44. We are always struck by the strength of the young Mary's
"yes" and the strength in her words "be it done" that
she spoke to the angel. This was no merely passive or resigned acceptance,
or a faint "yes", as if to say, "Well, let's give it a try and
see what happens". Mary did not know the words "Let's see what
happens". She was determined; she knew what was at stake and she said
"yes" without hesitation. Hers was the "yes" of someone
prepared to be committed, someone willing to take a risk, ready to stake
everything she had, with no more security than the certainty of knowing that she
was the bearer of a promise
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Bible
Song of Songs 5-7: The bride:
His conversation is sweetness itself,
my beloved is totally lovable.
I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine. The groom:
You are beautiful, my love,
as beautiful as Jerusalem. How beautiful are your feet and thighs.
The curve of your thighs is like the curve of a necklace. Your navel is like an exquisite wine glass.
Your belly is like a heap of wheat. Your two breasts are like two baby deer.
Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like beautiful water pools.
Your nose is like a majestic tower.
How beautiful you are, how charming,
my love, my delight.
Lord, please help me understand
how much you love me
Recording
Psalms 69-70: Save me, O God, for the waters have risen to
my neck.
I am sinking fast and can't keep afloat much longer. So many people hate me without cause.
I have no more strength to resist them. May my situation not cause anyone to lose
faith in you.
May people realize that it is for your sake that I am taunted. Taunts have broken my
heart.
No one shows me any compassion. For food they give me poison.
In my thirst they give me vinegar to drink. Lord, do not hide your face from your servant.
Answer quickly for I am in distress. You are my rescuer, my help, O God.
O Lord, do not delay to help me.
O God come to our
assistance. Lord make haste to help us
Recording
Acts 12.1-2
(For Feast of St James):
About this time, King Herod began persecuting
the church. He beheaded the apostle James, brother of
John. He arrested
Peter during Passover time. He put Peter in prison and planned to have him
put on trial and killed after Passover
Listen
Matthew 20.20-28:
The brothers James and John were two of Jesus'
disciples.
One day their mother said to Jesus
"When you become king, allow my sons to sit at your right and
left". Jesus said to James
and John
"Only my Father in heaven can allocate seats on my right and
left". The 10 other disciples were angry
at James and John for seeking honor. So Jesus said to them all
"In most places, people in power like to dominate and control others.
But this is not to be your way of exercising authority. You must exercise authority by
serving others, not dominating them,
just as I came not to be served, but to serve,
and to give my life as a ransom for the world".
Jesus, please help me want to help and serve
other people,
not dominate and control them
Listen
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Three days ago thugs attacked people at Yuen Long MTR station.
Many of the thugs were from across the border. People's Liberation Thugs.
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Mon:
Tues:
Wed:
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid:
Sat:
Cent,
Jesus,
today, Thursday,
please bless
the people of
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
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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed July 24
A number of kind people in other countries have been asking me
about my safety in HK during these days of turmoil. I'm very grateful for
concern ... and prayers for peace in HK. My own situation is safer than most
people .... I spend a large part of my life in HK's safest places: prisons! Like
yesterday - 9 hours at Tai Lam women's prison where I was greatly saddened to
meet four women who were recruited/coerced by Nigerians in Adis Ababa (3) and
Johannesburg (1) to bring cocaine to HK ... three of them with the drugs in
their bodies ....all arranged by HK Nigerian Drug Lords whom the HK authorities
will not go after because they are informers. The plane ticket of at least one
of the four women was issued in HK.
Protesters plan Saturday march in Yuen Long
(stand by for one almighty brawl at end of march?) ***
Why thugs may be doing the
(Beijing) government's work
Pope's
letter to young people:
43. In the heart of the
Church, Mary shines forth. She is
the supreme model for a youthful Church that seeks to follow Christ with
enthusiasm and docility. While still very young, she accepted the
message of the angel, yet she was not afraid to ask questions. With open
heart and soul, she replied, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord"
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Chris McDonnell
Can we talk politics & faith?
Casting a vote in an election demands an informed background that our life
experience has shaped
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Song of Songs 5:
The bride:
I sleep, but my heart is awake.
I hear my beloved knocking.
I open my door, but he is gone.
I search for him, but cannot find him.
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
66-68: O God, be gracious and bless us
and let your face shine its light upon us. Let all the peoples praise you, O God.
Let all the peoples praise you. O sing to the Lord, make music to his name.
Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence. Father of the orphan, defender of the widow,
God provides a shelter for the homeless. God gives his people strength
May all the peoples of the
earth know you and praise you, O God
Listen
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 peaceJesus, Son of
God, may all nations know
and love you
Listen
John
3.13-17: Jesus said to the religious leader:
"The Son of Man must be lifted up on a cross, as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so that everyone who
believes may have eternal life in him". God loved the world so much, that he gave his
only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost, but may
have eternal life. For God sent his Son into the world, not to
condemn the world,
but so that through him the world might be saved
Jesus, only Son of God the Father, thank you
for coming into this world. Please help more and more people believe in
you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Our parents love(d) us. It is only right that we love them. God loves us with the greatest love of all. It is only right that we love God
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CCTV
shows van with AUD$200m of Ice smash into parked police car! (after which driver
is arrested!)
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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 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, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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My Africa trips:
2015: Tanzania, Malawi
2016:
Kenya, Uganda
2017:
Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2018:
My trip to Latin America
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
Dec 2018 - Jan 2019 trip to Malaysia
June 2019: my anti-drug campaign featured in The Malaysia Drug Trade
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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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