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Hello from Addis Ababa airport where this is being written while
waiting for a flight which was due to leave Monday night Feb 3 at 11.55pm
but is now not leaving till Tues Feb 4 at 2.10am. I had deliberately arrived
very, very early in order to do many computer jobs ....but "very
early" became "extremely early". In fact I just looked at the
clock in the restaurant where I am using a power plug for typing this. Clock
shows 6.10pm ... which means I have 8 hours to go! Well ...not quite....now an
update a couple of hours later: direct flight to HK due to leave at 11.55pm
became a direct flight to HK due to leave at 2.55am .... and has now become a
2.55am flight to HK ...via ...Manila in the Philippines! Due HK 10.55pm Tuesday
night!
This morning I had a meeting with a Federal Member of Parliament who kindly came to my hotel for a cup of tea. He was due to attend a parliamentary meeting with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed later in the day ... and said he would ask the PM for more security resources for Addis airport (at present understaffed, very little screening machinery, no dogs! (... A dog is now being trained in Germany!). We also discussed the Wuhan virus issue which is shaping up as a nightmare for Africa's busiest airport.
A friendly man from China joined me for lunch at my hotel. He has not been to China for a long time but he is very sad at what is happening in China and around the world. He kindly gave me some face masks to be ready for HK .... aware of what I had experienced in Johannesburg: shops in Africa have sold out of face masks. And ...see my Wuhan virus article below. Hope it does much good.
Before going to the airport, I went to the Cathedral of the Nativity to spend a few minutes of "thank you" time .... in the same spot where I spent a few minutes of "blessing please" time first thing on my arrival on Jan 7
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Virus: wear a mask ... and a Cross. It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
This was written early Monday morning in Addis Ababa. Idea came to me while sleeping/thinking/praying during the night.
It replaces this article: The Wuhan virus ... and Africa
International
"students" sentenced in Australia for drug trafficking
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus 8: After seven days,
God told Moses and
Aaron
to go to Pharaoh again,
this time causing a plague of frogs to cover the land
when Pharaoh again refused to let the Israelites go.
Then God got Aaron to strike the ground
and the dust turned into mosquitoes
which attacked people and animals throughout
Pharaoh changed his mind and would not let the Israelites go.
Dear
God, please help all world leaders to listen to your voice
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 117: O Praise the Lord, all you
nations.
Acclaim him, all you peoples! Strong is his love for us.
He is faithful for ever.
May all the nations love and
praise you, Lord
Listen
Titus
2.11-14:
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
Listen
Mark
1.9-13:
About this time Jesus came from Nazareth in
Galilee
and was baptized by John in the river Jordan. As soon as Jesus came out of the water, he saw
the sky open
and the Spirit, like a dove, coming down on him. Then a voice came from heaven
"You are my Son, the Beloved. My favor rests on you". Straight after this the Spirit led Jesus into
the wilderness for 40 days.
During this time Jesus was tempted by Satan.
Holy Spirit, please increase
your influence in my life
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: While I was in
Johannesburg, person after person told me how during the President Zuma years,
many South African political representatives had no ambition except to
"feather their own nests" .... the opposite of St Paul's words
"have no ambition except to do good"
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While waiting for a visa-on-arrival two nights ago at
Addis airport, I met someone who has a friend in Johannesburg currently working
on a a documentary about drug trafficking....whom I hope to contact. Another
providential meeting ....
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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 4th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangdong
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 4th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Mozambique
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Feb 3
Hello from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia where I arrived last night
from Johannesburg. Thank you Jesus for another safe flight. Am due to take
flight tonight for HK. Due to attend a couple of meetings today to round off
these few weeks in Africa. A source at Addis airport last night told me that a
number of Nigerian drug mules had been arrested in the past couple of weeks
....with drugs from Sao Paulo in Brazil, aiming for India and other places. They
are the little fish. Please God some Big Fish will soon also be in
detention.
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
7:
Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh again
and showed him Aaron's staff changing into a snake.
When Pharaoh's magicians were able to do the same thing
Aaron's staff swallowed up the magicians' staffs.
But Pharaoh's heart stayed stubborn
and he wouldn't listen to Moses and Aaron.
So God told Moses and Aaron to go to the river the next morning.
When they saw Pharaoh there
Aaron struck the river with his staff
and the river and all water throughout Egypt
turned into blood.
But Pharaoh still would not let the Israelites go.
Dear
God, please soften stubborn hearts that make life difficult for other people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
116: I love the Lord for he has heard the
cry of
my appeal.
He turned his ear to me in the day when I called him. They surrounded me, sorrow, distress and the
snares of death.
I was helpless, so the Lord saved me. Calm down my soul, for the Lord has been good.
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to
me?
The cup of salvation I will raise to thank the Lord. O precious in the eyes of the Lord is the
death of his faithful.
Lord, you have loosened my bonds. I am your servant.
Thank you, Lord, for all your
goodness to me
Listen
Titus
2.1-10: It's your job to preach
the behavior that
goes with sound doctrine: the older men should be reserved, dignified,
moderate, sound in faith and love. The older women should be teachers of good
behavior, avoiding scandalmongering and too much wine. They should be an
example to the younger women in their love for their husbands and children.
Younger men should be moderate, with yourself
setting an example of sincerity for them. Slaves should be obedient to their masters,
and avoid petty thieving
Jesus, help me be a good person, a good
Christian
Listen
Mark
1.1-8: This is the
story of the Good News about Jesus Christ,
the Son of God. Long ago God
said through the prophet Isaiah
"I am going to send my messenger before you. He will prepare your
way. A voice cries out in the wilderness: prepare a way for the
Lord". And so it was
that John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness,
proclaiming a baptism for the forgiveness of sins. As the people
were baptized by John in the river Jordan,
they confessed their sins. John wore a
garment of camel skin.
Locusts and wild honey were his food. He said to the
people "Someone is coming who is more important than I am. I am not
worthy to kneel down and undo his sandal straps.
I baptize you with water. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit".
Jesus,
please help us prepare a way for you like John the Baptist
Listen
?
Reflection on the above readings: Our sick and troubled world urgently needs Jesus. Is there anything more I can do to introduce Jesus to someone?
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My
Johannesburg motel twice did laundry for me (... I have five sets of clothes).
The first time was rather expensive, so the second time - last Saturday - I put
on the laundry order form "no need to iron". Back came my washing that
night ... and to my horror I discovered that many of the items, especially my
trousers, were not dry .... in fact were quite damp! So on Sat night I used my
room cupboard as a drier ... and yesterday morning from around 6am the Good Lord
provided lovely sunshine ....allowing me to hang things at the window ....which
had everything dry by the time I left for the airport.
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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 3rd of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Gansu
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 3rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Burundi
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Feb 2
40th
day after Christmas: Candlemas
Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the
Temple
Hello one last time from Johannesburg in South Africa. Yesterday I attended a
lovely Mass at the Hong Ning Chinese Aged Home, joined by Fr Ron O.M.I. and a
local parish priest. Followed by a meeting with some local Catholic educators
who enlightened me about the wonderful history of Catholic schools in the
"opening up" of education in South Africa ... and who will help inform
students about the danger of drug trafficking. Dear
Jesus please bless all the people I have met in JHB over the past week ... and
please give SA better leaders to deal with the enormous social problems facing
this beautiful nation
Today I am due to fly to Addis Ababa for an overnight stay and some meetings tomorrow before please God returning to HK on Tuesday night.
O.M.I. priest murdered in South Africa on Jan 12
Another report from press conference on Jan 31: How a South African woman escaped death penalty in Iran (she was at press conference!)
And see this report about the situation of South Africans in prison in HK and other places (scroll down to No. 3)
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Wuhan
virus:
Message from Cardinal John
Tong
No evidence China developed virus as biological weapon? (c.f. article about this on yesterday's menu, below)
Crisis brings out worst in toxic HK
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Readings for Feast of Presentation
Malachi
3.1-2: The Lord God says this: Look, I am going to
send my messenger to prepare a way before me. And the Lord you are seeking will
suddenly enter his Temple.
Jesus presented in the Temple on this day, we praise
you Lord
My
recording of this reading 
Psalms
24-26: The Lord's is the
earth and all its peoples. It is the Lord who is Creator of the universe.
May all hearts open their doors to the Lord. Let
him enter, the king of glory. Lord
I hope in you all the day long. Forgive my sins and help me walk in your truth.
God my savior, teach me your way of truth
Recording 
Hebrews
2.14-18: The
Son did not become an angel. He became a man, so that he could die for
us. By his death he took away the power of the devil. He himself experienced
temptation. He is able to help us when we are tempted.
Jesus, please help me when I am tempted to do something wrong
Recording
Luke
2.22-32: When
Jesus was 40 days old, his parents took him to the Temple in Jerusalem to
present him to the Lord, as the Law required. In Jerusalem there was an
old man named Simeon. The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that before he died,
he would see the Christ of the Lord. Prompted by the Spirit, he came to the
Temple, took Jesus in his arms and praised God, saying "Now, Master, you
can let your servant go in peace, for my eyes have seen the Savior. He is a
light to enlighten the pagans, and he is the glory of your people Israel".
Jesus, true Light of the world, we praise you
Lord
Recording
Reflection
on the above Bible readings:
Simeon in Luke's Gospel and the three wise men in Matthew's Gospel have the same
message: the Baby born in
the stable is the Saviour of not just Israel but of the whole world. May all
places, all hearts open their doors to him
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: The Light of the World (with Chinese text below English 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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Two
mornings ago as I was about to get an Uber taxi to a meeting in Johannesburg, a
policeman who had been staying at my motel asked the taxi driver to help him ...
his car's battery needed help. So ... the taxi driver ... charged the policeman!
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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 2nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Fujian
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 2nd of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Niger
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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South
Africa 6 hours behind HK. I am due back HK Feb 4 Please God
(My
aging Toshiba is not well. Many problems uploading this file. If file does not
upload tomorrow night or following night.... problem is computer)
Sat Feb 1
Hello again from Johannesburg in South Africa. The press conference of two days
ago has produced reports like these (as well as many radio interviews):
IOL: Airport authority slams chaplain (!)
News 24: Airport a drug hub
Citizen: Airport a drug route
Sowetan: Airport lax security
OFM: Airport a drug hub
Spotlight: Narco airport
Herald Live: HK & JHB airports link
Please God this publicity will encourage to tighten airport security, as was done so successfully by Tanzanian and Kenyan govts some years ago.
Communist
Party to blame for virus? *** Virus
stolen from Canada?
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
5-6: Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said
'God says: let my people go into the desert to worship me".'
Pharaoh not only refused to let them go;
he also made their life more difficult
by forcing them to gather their own straw for making bricks.
The people complained to Moses and Aaron
for having made their life more difficult.
So Moses prayed to God for help
and God said he would force Pharaoh to let the people go.
Dear
God, please don't let me make life difficult for other people
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
114-115: When Israel came out of Egypt,
Jacob's descendents from an alien people, Judah became the Lord's temple,
Israel became his kingdom. Descendents of Israel, trust in the
Lord.
He is our help and our shield. To you may the Lord grant increase,
to you and all your children. May you be blessed by the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth.
Thank you, Lord, for all your
blessings
Listen
Titus
1.1-9: From Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to
Titus, true child of mine in the faith we share, wishing you grace and
peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Saviour. The reason I left you behind in Crete was for
you to appoint elders in every
town: each of them a man of irreproachable
character, married only once, not arrogant
or hot-tempered, not a heavy drinker, not out to make money. A man who is hospitable and a friend of all
that is good; sensible, devout, with a firm grasp of the Good News, a good
teacher, able to refute people who argue against sound doctrine
Jesus, please help all pastors be good
"elders"
Listen
Matthew
28.16-20: The 11 apostles went to Galilee,
to the mountain where Jesus had arranged to meet them. When they saw him they fell down
before him in worship.
Jesus said to them
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations. Baptize them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Teach them to understand and live according to my words.
And know that I am with you always, yes, to the end of time".
Jesus, "God-with-us",
please help us live our lives according to your teaching
....and thank you, Matthew, for this beautiful Gospel Report
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: "The Great Commission" ... go and teach all nations
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At a lunchtime meeting yesterday, held in the restaurant
section of a local hotel, I saw a lady much older than I am ... and I was
tempted to say to her "I am so happy to see someone older than I am"
.... but common sense for once prevailed.
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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 1st
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Anhui
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 1st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Congo
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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South
Africa 6 hours behind HK. I am due back HK Feb 4 Please God
Fri Jan 31
Hello again from Johannesburg in South Africa where many things
are happening. Yesterday morning Sean Christie (investigative
journalist), Patricia Gerber (Locked Up
In A Foreign Country), Marcel van der Watt (Police
Department) and I each had one or more radio interviews relating to the
press conference we attended in the afternoon .... where we were joined by local
NGO leaders and by two former prisoners who had served long prison sentences in
other countries (after being deceived and forced by Nigerians to be drug mules).
A large number of journalists attended the PC ... for which thanks go to Sean
for his tireless organising work. Hopefully the enormous publicity from the PC
will lead to changes at Johannesburg airport where security has been very, very
poor.
Capetalk: Prison chaplain says Johannesburg airport needs tighter security
Article
in Swahili published by Xinhua News Agency (!) whose reporter kindly
attended press meeting in Dar es Salaam last week
HK
universities suspend class till March. Schools might do the same
Caged
like animals - inside Thailand's notorious immigration centre
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Exodus 4: Moses said to
God
"What if the people won't believe you sent me?"
God said "Throw your staff onto the ground."
When Moses threw his staff onto the ground,
it became a snake.
"Catch it by the tail" said God.
When Moses caught it by the tail,
it changed back into a staff.
Moses said to God "I'm a poor speaker."
God said "Aaron your older brother can be your mouthpiece. Now
go back to
Dear
God, God of Moses and Aaron, we praise you Lord
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
113: Praise, O friends of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord. May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore. From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord. Who is like the Lord our God,
above the heavens his glory. From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
to put them in the company of royalty. To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children.
May the Lord be praised from
sunrise to sunset
Listen
2
Timothy 4.6-8:
As for me, my life of service to the Lord is
nearly over.
I have fought the good fight to the end.
I have run the race to the finish. I have kept the faith. The Lord will soon give me the best of all
prizes: eternal life in heaven. He will give it not only to me, but to
everyone who has loved him sincerely in this life
Jesus, help me keep running to
the finish line
Listen
Matthew
28.1-15: Jesus died on Friday afternoon.
Early on Sunday morning, two women went to Jesus' tomb. Suddenly there was a violent
earthquake, and an angel from heaven
came and rolled away the big stone at the tomb's entrance.
The guards at the tomb were terrified of the angel. The angel said to the women
"Do not be afraid. I know you are looking for Jesus who was
crucified. He is not here. He has risen from the
dead. Go and tell his
disciples he has risen from the dead and will see them in Galilee". The women were filled with joy
and ran to tell this news to the disciples.
As they left the tomb area, Jesus himself appeared to them and said "Do not be afraid. Go and tell the disciples they
must go to Galilee. They will see me there".
Lord Jesus, by your Cross and Resurrection you
have set us free.
You are the Savior of the world.
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: May we, like Paul - like Jesus! - "run the race to the finish"
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Two mornings ago I did a phone interview with Radio
Veritas. I was thinking that maybe it does not have a very big audience
since it is a church station. But just after the interview as I left my motel to
walk to a nearby shopping centre to meet the family of a prisoner in HK, the
guard at the motel gate said "I was just listening to you on the radio!
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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 31st
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tianjin
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 31st of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Haiti
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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South
Africa 6 hours behind HK. I am due back HK Feb 4 Please God
Thu Jan 30
Hello again from Johannesburg in South Africa ... the city with a
"drugs welcome" airport ... which is a main them of a press conference
to be held this afternoon....for which my
colleague Sean Christie (2014 Africa journalist of the year) yesterday put out
this powerful press release: Johannesburg's
Drug Airport
A speaker at the press conference will be a local lady who was forced by
Nigerians to take drugs from South America to Macau. Last night I made this
video with her
Whole
world must take Wuhan virus seriously
Each
night I usually the
HK court lists for the next day. But last night I was unable to check. I
guess this means that the courts, like schools and many other institutions in
HK, are closed for the time being?
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Exodus 3: The Israelites begged God to free them
from slavery in
Dear
God, God of life, God of Abraham, we praise you Lord.
Recording
Psalm 112: Happy are people who love and honor the Lord,
who take delight in his commands.
The children of such people will be blessed. Such people are a light in the darkness for
others.
Such people are generous, merciful and just. They take pity and help those in need.
They conduct their affairs with integrity. Open-handed they give to the poor.
Their justice and goodness will never be forgotten.
Lord, please help me do more for the poor
Recording
2 Timothy 4.1-5: In the presence of God our Father and of
Christ Jesus, I give you this command: proclaim the Good News and, welcome
or unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, call to
obedience
- but do this with patience. Be prepared to face people who jettison sound
teaching in favor of the latest novelty. Instead of listing to the truth,
they will turn to myths. Make the spreading of the Good News your
life's work
Jesus, please protect me from junk ideas and
misleading teachers
Listen
Matthew
27.57-66: Joseph from Arimathaea was a rich man who had
become a disciple of Jesus. After Jesus died on Friday, he asked Governor Pilate for
Jesus' body. Joseph wrapped the body in a clean
burial cloth and put it in his own new tomb in a rock cave. He then put a
large stone at the cave's entrance. The next day, Saturday, the religious
leaders went to Pilate and said
"This imposter said he would rise from the dead after 3
days.
Therefore you should secure the tomb in case his disciples steal the body
and say he has risen from the dead".
Pilate gave them a guard and told them to secure the tomb.
The guards took up their position at the tomb
and seals were put on the entrance stone.
Jesus in the tomb, please give
eternal life to all who have died
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: In order to show he could be victorious over death, Jesus ... needed .... to die
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Not far from where I am staying is a McDonald's which has the
most beautiful chai latte .... and where ... finally .... I have learnt how to
use the computer order menu!
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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 30th 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 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Nepal
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Jan 29
Hello
again from Johannesburg in South Africa. Thanks to an introduction by a kind
reader in Australia, I was invited yesterday morning to speak to 3 groups of
students at 2 high schools in Soweto. The second school is run by the Sisters of
Mercy from Ireland ... whose student I was in Wynnum, Brisbane 68 years ago!
Each of yesterday's groups had more than 100 students and they were most
attentive to the anti-drug campaign message. May yesterday's talks help them
avoid the trap of drug trafficking.
This is the best article I have seen. I have learnt a lot from
it: HK's
coronavirus Lunar New Year ***
HK
public doctors association says HK govt not doing enough
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Chris McDonnell
It's time
to listen
Listening is not a one way process
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
2: One Israelite mother hid her baby boy for three months.
When she could no longer hide him
she put him in a basket
and placed the basket among reeds near a river bank.
The basket was found by Pharaoh's daughter
when she went to bathe in the river.
She felt sorry for the baby and decided to keep it.
The baby's sister saw all this happen
and asked Pharaoh's daughter if she'd like a nurse for the baby.
Pharaoh's daughter agreed,
and so the baby's mother was paid by Pharaoh's daughter
to be the baby's nurse.
When the child was weaned, he was taken to Pharaoh's daughter
who treated him like her own son.
She named the baby Moses.
When Moses became a man,
he visited the Israelites and saw their hard life.
He saw an Egyptian hit one of the Israelites
so he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
But people found out; and so did Pharaoh who decided to kill Moses.
Moses then fled to the land
of
and invited him for a meal.
Moses then stayed with Jethro
who gave him his daughter Zipporah for a wife.
Dear
God, please protect all new-born babies,
especially baby girls.
01
02
Psalm
111: I will thank the Lord with all my heart.
Great are the works of the Lord,
to be pondered by all who love him. His goodness stands firm for ever.
The Lord is compassion and love. His precepts are for all peoples and all
times.
He is to be honored by all nations. To love and honor the Lord
is the beginning of wisdom.
Dear Lord, please help me to
love and honor you every day
Listen
2
Timothy 3.12-16: Anyone who tries to live a sincere Christian
life will be persecuted. Stay faithful to what you have been taught and
know to be true.
Remember who your teachers were, and how, ever since you were a child, you
have known the Scriptures. From the Scriptures you can learn the wisdom
that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and can be
used for teaching, for refuting error, for guiding people's lives and
teaching them to be holy
Jesus, please give all Christians, especially
pastors, a passion for the Scriptures
Listen
Matthew 27.45-54: Jesus was put on the cross about 9am. From about noon until 3pm there was darkness over all the land. About 3pm Jesus cried out the words of Psalm 22: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" A little while later he again cried out in a loud voice.
Then he died.
At that moment the holy curtain
in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and there was a violent
earthquake. The Roman soldiers were
terrified.
Their leader called out "Truly this was a son of God".
Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for the
salvation of the world
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: t h a n k y o u ....
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After my 3 talks in two High Schools in Soweto yesterday I paid a
visit to Regina Mundi O.M.I. church in Soweto, the largest Catholic church in
South Africa .... and probably the largest O.M.I. church in the world. This
Wikipedia article says how former US president Bill Clinton and former first
lady Michelle Obama visited the church (...not forgetting the many visits
by Nelson Mandela!)
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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 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, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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My Africa trips:
2020: Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dar es
Salaam, Johannesburg (under construction)
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
Oct 23, 2019: FM988 Breakfast program in Kuala Lumpur at which I was a guest
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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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