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Tues March 31
Yesterday
I was at Tai Lam women's prison from 9am to 5.45pm .... sad to meet several new
drug mules from Africa and Thailand .... but hoping the flow of drug mules will
be greatly reduced by the virus - as explained in this article:
How
virus is affecting drug trafficking!
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Life in post-Covid-19 Hong Kong. It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers
10: The Israelites made two silver trumpets.
When both trumpets sounded,
the whole community would go to where Moses was.
When only one trumpet sounded,
only the leaders would assemble.
The trumpets were also used on special feast days,
to remind the people to praise God
Dear
God, when we hear trumpets being used in an orchestra or band, may their sound remind us of you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
28: To you, O Lord, I call, my rock, hear me.
If you do not heed, I shall become like people in the grave. Lord, you are my strength and my shield.
In you my heart trusts. Thank you, Lord, for so often hearing my
prayer.
I will always thank and praise you. You are the strength of your people Israel.
Save your people. Be our shepherd and carry us for ever.
Lord, please help people who
are in big danger today
Listen
1
John 1.1-2: Something which has existed since the
beginning,
that we heard,
that we saw with our own eyes,
that we touched with our hands:
the Word, who is life
- this is our subject. That life was made visible.
We saw it, and we are giving our testimony,
telling you of the eternal life
which was with the Father and has been made visible to us
Jesus, Word-made-flesh, you are the Way, the
Truth and the Life
Listen
"In the beginning was
the Word"
(Morrison
Chapel, Protestant Cemetery, Macau)
Mark
13.1-37:
Jesus spoke to his disciples about the future:
"On account of my name you will be hated, tortured and killed.
But the Good News of the kingdom will spread to every nation
before the end of the world. At the end of the world, the sun
and moon will stop shining.
Stars will fall from the sky. Then the sign of the Son of Man
will appear in the sky
and all peoples will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds
with power and glory.
He will send his angels with a loud trumpet
to gather good people from all parts of the earth. Therefore you should
live a good life
and you will have nothing to fear on your last day"
Jesus, please help me live and
grow and die in your love ...
and not be afraid of death
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Numbers mentions 3 uses for a trumpet. Gospel add one more
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As I reached the main entrance of Tai Lam women's prison
yesterday at 8.55am, there was a wild pig on the roadway not far from where I
was standing. I took some photos ....will be on menu in next couple of days (..
the photos, not the pig). As I waited at the prison bus stop for 6pm mini-bus I
saw a banner which had the words "What to do if you see a wild pig".
One item was: don't take photos of the pig! I took photos of the sign ... also
for tomorrow's menu.
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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 31st
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 31st of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Nepal
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 30
I watched this yesterday while preparing for a prison visit today. It is
gripping. This guy was behind the kidnapping of HK booksellers, he infiltrated
the protest movement in HK, he was supposed to manipulate the Taiwan elections: 60
Minutes - Chinese spy spills secrets to expose Communist espionage
(4.5m views)
The
"ranting" style of this report takes away from its message. But the
basic message is worthy checking. When I was in Ethiopia in January I learned first hand
that the Ethiopian director of WHO would not criticise China and would not
push his own country to introduce the quarantine of passengers from China because
.... Ethiopia is beholden to China for economic reasons (like Cambodia): Corruption
in W.H.O. helped virus spread
Is
factory farming to blame for coranvirus? The
way meat is produced - and not just in China - contributed to Covid-19. This
gives us an opportunity to question our lifestyle choices - because chicken
isn't cheap if it costs a million lives
- and vote for politicians who hold agribusiness to higher standards of
ecological, social and epidemiological sustainability.
Yesterday
while packing/preparing for a prison visit today, I really enjoyed this most
interesting video: Iran in
the Bible. The forgotten story
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers
9: Whenever the Israelites pitched camp
the Cloud of God's presence covered the Sacred Tent.
From nightfall until morning,
the Cloud took the appearance of fire.
Whenever the Cloud lifted above the Tent,
the Israelites broke camp.
Wherever the Cloud stopped,
there the Israelites pitched camp.
Sometimes the Cloud stayed in one place
for one day, sometimes for a month, sometimes a year.
However long the Cloud stayed above the Tent
the Israelites remained in camp.
In this way they pitched camp and broke camp
at the Lord's command
The
Cloud in Christian tradition is understood to be God the Holy Spirit,
so we can pray:
Dear Holy Spirit,
please lead me and guide me
just as you guided the Israelites through the desert
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!
Lord, you are my light and my
help.
I will always praise you
Listen
2
Peter 1.20 - 3.18: We must be careful to understand Scripture
according to God's mind.
We are not free to make up our own interpretations as we like. In the past there were false prophets. So
there will always be false prophets and teachers who twist the truth to
suit their own tastes and corrupt behavior. They will have much to
answer for when the Day of the Lord comes. Our brother Paul has written to you about this
issue. Sometimes his writing is not easy to understand, and is distorted by false teachers.
Avoid false teaching. Stand firm in the truth.
Go on growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
To him be glory, in time and in eternity. Amen
Jesus, protect me from people who
distort the Bible message
Listen
Mark
12.41-44: Jesus sat down in the Temple area and noticed
people putting money into a donation box to help the poor. Many rich people put in a lot of money.
A poor widow put in two small coins. Jesus said to his disciples "That
poor widow has donated more than all the other people, for they put in
money they had left over, but she put in the only money she
had"
Jesus, please make me more
generous in helping poor people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Notice Peter's comment about Paul: "Sometimes his writing is not easy to understand, and is distorted by false teachers"!
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Millionaire
gives away everything and sleeps under a tree
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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 30th 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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun March 29
The
Chinese Communist Party has rightly been criticised for not acting on the first
virus news. Mr Trump joined the chorus of criticism. But as the article below
shows, Mr T did exactly the same! He failed to act on virus news:
The
missing 6 weeks: How Trump failed, how South Korea did not fail
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Lent 5:
Ezekiel
35-48: Through
Ezekiel, God kept calling on the people to turn from their sins and remember
their Creator. God said he would bring back Israel's exiles to their homeland. He
would give them a new start in life, like a skeleton coming back to life.
God said the people would rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem, and religious
practice would once again flourish. The people would once again remember God.
The people would once again be blessed by the Lord.
Lord, please help nations which have forgotten
you to come back to you
Psalm
130: Out
of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice. If you, O Lord,
should record our guilt, Lord, who would survive? But with you is found
forgiveness. For this we revere you. My soul is waiting for the Lord. I count on
his word. My soul is longing for the Lord more than watchman for the daybreak.
With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption. Israel
indeed he will redeem from all its iniquity.
Lord, please forgive me for all the bad
things I have done
Romans
8.9-13: You
are on God's team. God the Father is the manager. Jesus is the captain. The Holy
Spirit is the coach, a coach living in your heart. If the Spirit of him who
raised Jesus from the dead, is living in you, then he who raised Jesus from the
dead will help you live a risen life. By
the grace of the Holy Spirit you can stop doing bad things.
Holy Spirit of Jesus, Holy Spirit of the Father,
fall afresh on me!
Recording
John
11.1-44: 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
Reflection on the above readings: The topic of death from Covid-19 is on everyone's lips these days. One question we will have to wait till Heaven for an answer: Why can't the virus be stopped by prayer? Maybe this sickness is being used to save the world from an out-of-control lifestyle .... like people who radically change their dangerous lifestyle after they've had a big accident/illness.
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
Daniel Daring: The Resurrection and the Life (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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To
go with today's Gospel (?):
Reporter to pastor: What have you done to respond
to Covid-19?
Pastor: I have enlarged the area for parishioners
at .... the cemetery
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat March 28
Yesterday
morning I spent much time, unsuccessfully, trying to find accommodation for some
of the dozens of people in my area who used to spend the night at McDonald's
(God bless McDs for their compassion) but have nowhere to sleep because McDs now
serves only take-a-ways from 6pm because of virus restrictions.
The 25 points here are excellent! Mental
health tips for quarantine conditions (e.g. No.
17: Find something you can control, and
control the heck out of it: In
moments of big uncertainty and overwhelm, control your little corner of the
world. Organize your bookshelf, purge your closet, put together that furniture,
group your toys. It helps to anchor and ground us when the bigger things are
chaotic.)
I
fled the virus in New York for Sydney. I was shocked by what I saw in Australia
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers
7-8: When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting
to speak with God,
Moses heard God's voice.
Specially dedicated to God were the Levites.
They were responsible for the worship ministry in the Tent.
They served this ministry from when they were
twenty five years old until they were fifty years old
Dear
God, please bless all pastors and ministers
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
Listen
2
Peter 1.12-18:
As long as I am in this passing world, my duty
is to keep on reminding you of the truths we hold dear. Writing this letter is one way of making sure
that after my departure you will still have a way of recalling the truths
we hold dear. These truths are not cleverly invented myths.
I myself saw the majesty of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was honored and glorified by God the
Father,
when the Sublime Glory himself spoke to him and said
"This is my Son, the Beloved. He enjoys my favor". I heard this myself, spoken from heaven,
when I was with Jesus on the holy mountain
Jesus, Beloved Son, may more and more people
accept the truth of your Good News
Listen
Mark
12.38-40: Jesus told the people to
beware
of religious
leaders who like to walk about in long robes, who like to be greeted obsequiously in the market places,
who like to take the places of honor at prayer halls and banquets, who steal the property of widows, while making a show of
lengthy prayers
Jesus, help religious
leaders to be good people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: First reading concerns the origins of the Jewish priestly class. The Gospel show how that class suffered from corruption .... a danger for all groups and all times
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Song
by a teacher ... on line classes ... Zoom etc: I will survive
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri March 27
To
stop people gathering in locations where infections have spread, the HK govt is
trying to bar restaurants and
clubs from selling alcohol. (... bar ...?!)
What
Australia can learn from countries winning fight against virus
India
lockdown is terrible news for the poor .... update: Govt
to provide aid to poor
How
Spain made so many mistakes
Encouraging
words from Cardinal Tagle
Fridays
of Lent:
Prayer before a Crucifix
(& wear
a Cross for protection from virus!)
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Numbers 6: God said to Moses and Aaron:
"This is how you are to bless the
people. Say to them:
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord let his face shine on you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord uncover his face to you and bring you peace."
Dear
God, please bless everyone in the world
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
23: The Lord is my
shepherd, there is nothing I
shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. He guides me along the right path. He is true
to his name.
If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your staff; with these you give me
comfort. You have prepared a banquet for me in the
sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil. My cup is overflowing. Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life. In the Lord's own house shall I dwell for ever
and ever.
Thank you, Lord, for being my
good shepherd
Listen
2 Peter
1.1-11: From Simon Peter, servant and
apostle of Jesus Christ,
to all who have faith through our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.
May you have more and more grace and peace
as you come to know our Lord more and more. By his divine power, he has given
us all we need for life and faith.
He has called us to share his divine nature in his eternal kingdom. So we must do our best to live
lives of goodness, understanding, self-control, patience, a love for
prayer, kindness and love
Dear Jesus, may I see you more
clearly, love you more dearly,
follow you more nearly, day by day
Listen
Mark
12.28-30: In Jerusalem a religious leader
asked Jesus
"Which is the most important commandment?" Jesus replied
"You must love the Lord your God with all your heart.
And you must care as much about others as you care about yourself. These are the two most important
commandments.
All other commandments depend on these two."
Jesus, please help me love you
with all my heart
and care for others as much as I care about myself
Listen
Reflection
on the above Bible readings:
The
Lord will bless you (words from today's first reading) - one of my favourite
songs
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A new experience yesterday .... first time in my life to
have a hair cut .... while wearing a mask! I wonder what happens for someone who
wants their beard trimmed?!
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu March 26
One thing I have noticed since coming back from Australia:
police are back on the job of walking the streets .... in ordinary, not riot,
uniform. For me this is a good thing.
Australian reporter based in HK: I'd
rather be in HK than anywhere else at this virus time
World
leaders need to read this! How
Taiwan successfully fought Covid-19 (Vice-President an epidemiologist!)
Retired
doctor, nurse and paramedic come out of retirement to fight virus
(.. inspiring ...)
Homeless
people who used to sleep at McDs now on street because of virus restrictions
Among
other things, this article makes us aware that the
human body was designed by a Genius: Can
you boost immune system to fight infection?
5
men get 79 years prison for 2 tonnes of drugs
Amazing video recommended by a reader in Malaysia: How
wolves changes rivers!
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Numbers 1-5:
A census was
taken of all the men aged twenty years and above.
The twelve tribes were told to pitch their tents all around the
Sacred Tent site.
Each time they moved to a new place and
pitched their tents, they would do so in the place allocated to each
tribe.
Dear
God, may our homes never be too far from a church
Recording
Psalm 22: (Many
things in this psalm happened to Jesus when he was put to death. This psalm prophesizes Jesus' death)
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
Recording
1 Peter 5.5-14:
To everyone else I say: do what the elders
tell you.
Wrap yourselves in humility to be servants of each other.
God refuses the proud and favors the humble. Bow down before the power of God, and he will
raise you up. Unload all your worries on to him, since he is
looking after you. Be calm, but careful, because your enemy the
Devil is prowling round like a roaring
lion, looking for someone to eat.
Stand up to him, strong in faith. Peace to all who are in Christ
Jesus, please protect me from Satan
Listen
Mark
11.15-19: When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem,
he went to the Temple.
In the Temple there were money changers and people selling pigeons.
Jesus tipped over their tables and drove them out of the Temple.
He said to them "My house is a house of prayer for all the peoples of
the world,
but you have turned it into a place for robbery"
Jesus, protect all
places of prayer from corruption
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Jesus' words "a place for robbery" indicate that unjust prices/practices were involved
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No shortage of masks in HK. In fact, people
are mailing masks to friends and relatives in other countries!
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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 26th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed March 25
9 months to Christmas:
The Annunciation
Pope
asking that today be a day of special prayer to stop the virus
For
2 weeks from today, only take-away service at McDonald's in HK in evening from
6pm. Which means several hundred homeless people who sleep at McDs every
night (God bless McDs!) will be out on the street.
Has
China really beaten virus? *** 
60
Italian priests have died from virus ((if clergy deaths occur worldwide,
this might hasten ordination of married men to provide Mass?))
Prisons
worldwide warned about virus risk ((hope chaplains are not stopped from
visiting prisons))
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Chris McDonnell
Journey time
We are all living through difficult days
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for March 25, Annunciation
Isaiah
7: A foreign king and his
army attacked Jerusalem. The king of Judah and his
people were full of fear. God told Isaiah to say to the king of Judah:
"Keep calm, have no fear. You will not be defeated. The Lord himself gives
you a sign of his protection: a
maiden is with child and will give birth to a son whom
she will call God-with-us."
Lord, please help me understand how you are God-with-me every day
My recording of this reading
Psalm
40: You do not ask for
sacrifice and offerings, but an open ear. You do not ask for holocaust and
victim. Instead, here am I. In the scroll of the book it
stands written that I should do your will. My God, I delight in your law
in the depth of my heart. Your justice I have proclaimed in the great assembly.
My lips I have not sealed, you know it, O Lord. I have not hidden your justice
in my heart, but declared your faithful help. I have not hidden your love and
your truth from the great assembly.
Here I am, Lord. I come to do your will
Recording
Luke
1.26-38 (a) In the sixth
month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the town of
Nazareth in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary who was betrothed to a man named
Joseph. The angel said to her "Mary, Rejoice! You have been greatly blessed
by God. You
are to conceive and have a son whom you must name Jesus. He will be great
and will be called the Son of God". Mary said to the angel, "How can
this happen since I am a virgin?"
Recording
Luke
1.26-38 (b) The angel
replied "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High
will specially bless you. Know this too: your cousin Elizabeth has, in her old
age, conceived a son, and is now in her sixth month". "I am the
handmaid of the Lord", said Mary, "let
what you have said, be done for me". And the angel left her.
God the Son, thank you for becoming a baby in Mary's womb
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: Gentle Woman (Carey Landry)
Homily
of Pope John Paul on March 25, 2000 in
the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth
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When I returned from Australia to HK on March 15 there was a
friend in the arrival hall (on poster!) to meet me:
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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 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, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Africa:
2020: My trip to Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
2017:
My trip to Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2016:
My trip to Kenya, Uganda
2015: My trip to Tanzania, Malawi
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Latin America:
2019-05-10: No More Mules Peru FB boost 199,000 views!
2019-01-20: Article in El Pais, Uruguay - 01 02
2018-09-18: No More Mules Facebook campaign - more than 300,000 people reached in Venezuela
2018: My trip to Latin America
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South East Asia:
Oct 23, 2019: FM988 Breakfast program in Kuala Lumpur at which I was a guest
June 2019: My campaign featured in The Malaysia Drug Trade (6 written reports & documentary video)
2019-03-25: Eleven HK01 video and photo reports about Malaysian drug mules arrested in HK- here (one of the reports is about my anti-drug campaign).
Dec 2018 - My Jan 2019 trip to Malaysia
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
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Hong Kong:
July 2019: My warning to HK domestic helpers - published here in HK Filipino media
2018-09-22:
My
60 min video interview with Radio99,
in Cantonese, is here: 01 02
to help stop people going to prison
2018-07-29: SCMP- Beware drug lords luring domestic helpers, refugees into narcotics trade
2018-04-08: The Pearl Report on TVB - concerning HK's Long Term Sentencing Review Board and my anti-drug campaign
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
2017-12-01: Report in Chinese in Ming Pao Magazine
2017-09-27: SCMP Spirit of HK Awards (video starts after 20 secs)
2017-08-24: Cable TV video report on my anti-drug campaign and a Facebook report on the video report (click "translation" for English)
2027-05-18: SCMP - The prison chaplain who has stopped 150 drug mules reaching HK
2017-03-25: Oriental
Daily
report of case of South African woman given discount for help to my campaign
*** May
14 updates:
Oriental
Daily, Apple
Daily, Sing
Tao
Dec 1, 2016 - HK News: More women being recruited as drug mules
2016-10-13: HK01 report about campaign and about work for the poor
2016-09-11: Oriental Daily report about my campaign - and same day Editorial
2016-08-27: Oriental Daily article about court case and campaign
My
anti-drug campaign sites
(skillfully
managed by kind HK friends):
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomasmulas/
Facebook: AddisAbabaDrugTrade; KenyaDrugTrade; TanzaniaDrugTrade; JohannesburgDrugTrade; SaoPauloDrugTrade; MalaysiaDrugTrade; ThailandDrugTrade; HongKongDrugTrade; CambodiaDrugTrade; IndonesiaDrugTrade
Weibo Post:
http://hkdrugblog.org/name-and-shame/index.htm
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Photos
from my time in China 2001-20008
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Australian Chinese for
Families Association
Gay marriage: Elephant in the room (by John W)
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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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