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Tues April 28
Yesterday I paid my second visit to Dignity Kitchen (a wonderful social enterprise empowering handicapped people) at 618 Shanghai Street in Mong Kok - for lunch with 3 members of the No More Mules Team. We 4 guests were privileged to meet a blind man named Ming ... one of whose jobs is to make deliveries for DK, using Google Location to guide him!
On the way back to Jordan with 2 of the NMM team,
I did some shopping for the MercyHK
stall due to open this Friday night in Temple Street market. Shopping
included the ordering of this banner to be displayed in the stall:
Is
India heading for a crisis?
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: What is a "quisling"? It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy
1: After wandering in the desert for 40 years,
the Israelites reached the land of Canaan.
Moses then assembled the people
and recalled all that had happened over the past 40 years:
"When God first told us to take this land,
I said to you: Do not be afraid. God goes ahead of you
and will be fighting on your side, as he did in Egypt.
I also said how God carried you, as a man carries his
child,
all along the road you travelled to this place.
But you did not trust God
and God closed the door to Canaan for 40 years,
causing us to wander in the desert until now."
Dear God, please help me to
trust you a bit more
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
Revelation
2.18-22:
He gave me this message for the church in
Thyatira: "I know how charitable you are.
I see your faith and devotion, and your courage in suffering. But some of you are being misled by a false
teacher.
You are imitating her bad behavior. Listen to this message and repent"
Jesus, please don't let me imitate bad
behavior
Listen
Luke
4.31-37:
Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee.
On the Sabbath day he taught in the local prayer hall. In the hall there was a man possessed by a
devil which shouted "What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth?
Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of
God". Jesus said sharply "Be quiet! Come out of
him".
And the devil left the man without hurting him. People in the hall said "He gives orders
to unclean spirits and they obey him". Jesus' reputation continued to
spread through the district
Jesus, please protect my family from evil
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: False teachers do exist (Revelation). Evil spirits do exist (Gospel). May the Lord protect us from both!
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Seen at front of a shop when I was walking along Shanghai
Street to Dignity Kitchen yesterday:
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon April 27
God willing, from the early evening of May 1, my NGO MercyHK will
have a stall in Temple Street market,
Jordan. A one month experiment. A social enterprise to give homeless people work
experience. Read all about it here
(in English & Chinese)
Covid-19 has been like a public exam for each nation's leaders.
Some leaders have failed miserably (Trump, Johnson, Brazil president ... and ...
in the very beginning, China's Communist Party leadership)
Woman
was in prison for 20 years - here's how she learned to survive lockdown
Recommended by a reader in Australia: Cardinal:
We must radically change how priests interact with women
Jesus,
please protect the refugees of Cox's
Bazar in Myanmar from the virus!
Click
"countries" here
for Covid-19 latest figures. Alarming.
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers
34-35: God gave the land of
Canaan to the Israelites
and Moses allocated a section of the land to the eleven tribes.
The tribe of Levi received some towns and pasture land from each of
the eleven tribes.
Cities of refuge were established, where people could find safety
if they had accidentally caused someone's death
and the dead person's relatives wanted to take revenge.
In cases of homicide, more than one witness was required to convict
someone of murder.
A final law: the inheritance of each tribe was not to be transferred to
another tribe
Dear God, please bless my
family with a sense of history and togetherness
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
61-65: O God, hear my cry,
you who are my refuge and help. In you alone is my soul
at rest. My help comes from you. Take refuge in God,
everyone in trouble.
Trust him at all times. O God, you are my God,
for you I long.
My body and soul thirst for you
like a dry, weary land without water. Your love is better
than life,
my lips will speak your praise. On my bed I remember
you.
On you I muse through the night. You are the Creator of
the world.
You care for the earth, you give it water. To you our praise is
due,
wherever we are on earth.
Lord, my
soul clings to you. Your right hand holds me fast
Listen
Revelation
2.12-16: He gave me this message for the church in
Pergamum: "I know you live in a place where idol
worship is strong.
I know you have stayed faithful, even after one of you was killed. But some of you have compromised yourselves by
eating food sacrificed to idols. And some of you have followed false
teachers. Listen to this message and repent"
Jesus, don't let me ever compromise my faith
Listen
Luke
4.23-30: People in the prayer hall rejected Jesus.
"Who does he think he is?" they asked. "He's just the son
of Joseph". Jesus replied "No prophet is ever
accepted in his own country". The angry people then took Jesus by force to
the edge of the hill on which Nazareth was built. They planned
to throw him down the cliff.
But Jesus escaped from them and went away
Jesus, please forgive people who reject you.
Please help them accept you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Three times people tried to kill Jesus: when he was a baby .... today's Gospel ... and finally on Calvary. And Easter reminds us ... all 3 attempts were unsuccessful!
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Re
the street stall in Temple Street beginning May 1" It's a good day to start
not only because it's the feast of St Joseph the Worker .... but also
because it's Labour Day!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun April 26
Yesterday 3 more homeless men took up residence in the Ping On
building in YMT where the NGO of which I am a co-director, MercyHK, is now
renting 9 rooms for 19 people. Yesterday the 3 new men also joined me
for lunch in a Social Enterprise restaurant on 1/F of Ping On ... the same
restaurant which amazingly gives out two free meals each day (at 11am and 4pm)
to 500 poor people ... 1,000 meals per day! The restaurant has been going
about 3 years and belongs to the marvellous Ging
Ko Social Enterprise. I hope readers can check out the Ping On restaurant -
great food also!
100
year old Tom Moore has No. 1 hit with "You'll Never Walk Alone"
( video at this link, on Anzac Day, put tears in my eyes)
Remembering
the example of Cardinal Francis George O.M.I. in time of Covid-19
***
Young
Philippino Oblate priests ministering to poor affected by Covid-19
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Easter 3
Acts
2.22-36: Peter
said to the crowd "You know that Jesus of Nazareth was a man from God. You
know all about the miracles he worked. This same Jesus has been raised from the
dead by God. There are many witnesses to his resurrection. Jesus has been taken
up to God's right hand. He has received the Holy Spirit from the Father. He
has poured out the Holy Spirit on us. Know for sure that Jesus whom you
crucified is the Messiah and he is Lord".
Jesus, Messiah Lord, please pour your Holy
Spirit into my heart
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
16: Please
protect me, Lord, I take refuge in you. You are the only source of all true
happiness. I bless you, Lord, who guide and lead me. Even at night you direct my
heart. And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad. My body shall rest in safety
now and always. You will show me the path of life, the
fullness of joy in your presence, at your right hand, happiness for ever.
Thank you, Lord, for the little joys you give us
each day ....and the big joy you've prepared for us in Heaven.
Recording
1
Peter 1.1.13 - 2.3: Delete
rubbish from your minds. Control your thinking. Trust more in Jesus. Live
the way he wants you to live, not like the way you used to live before you
learnt the truth. Be good and holy. Let your love for each other be real and
from the heart. You are born again by the everlasting word of the living God.
Never be spiteful, or deceitful, or hypocritical or envious and critical of each
other.
Jesus, help me live the way you want me to live
Recording
Luke
24.13-35: That
same day, two of Jesus' disciples were on their way from Jerusalem to the
village of Emmaus, about 7 km from Jerusalem. As they talked about all that had
happened, Jesus himself joined them as they walked along. But they did not
recognize him. When Jesus asked them what they were talking about, they said
"About Jesus of Nazareth, and how our leaders had him crucified. And
how some women in our group went to Jesus' tomb and were told by angels that he
was alive". Jesus then explained the Scripture passages which predicted his
suffering and resurrection. Jesus joined the two men for an evening meal. During
the meal, he blessed some bread and gave it to them. They then recognized
him. But he immediately vanished from their sight. They said to each other
"Did not our hearts burn within us
as he talked to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?"
Straight away they returned to Jerusalem where the eleven apostles said to them
"Yes, it is true. The Lord has risen". Then they told their story of
what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus at the breaking
of bread
Jesus, please make my heart burn within me as I read the Bible
Recording 01 02
Reflection on the above readings: The two disciples in today's Gospel were not suffering from physical heartburn, but the type of sensation experienced when your team has won a Grand Final!
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
Daniel Daring: We have recognised Him in the Holy Mass (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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An
increasing number of people in HK are homeless as a result of last year's
protest movement and now Covid-19 ... causing the economy to collapse. I've
tried to do something by renting low-cost, safe and clean rooms for the
homeless, but I can't match the NSW govt which
is putting homeless people into four-star hotels!
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat April 25
Yesterday
I rented one more room for homeless people .... a 3-bed room into which 3
men will be moving today. That makes 9 rooms for 19 people. God bless the kind
donors who are making this
project possible. Project is a response to the sharp increase in the number
of homeless people as a result of Covid-19 and protest movement effects on HK's
economy.
Today
is a holiday in Australia & New Zealand for Anzac
Day (my
2012 article)
Covid-19
exposes class cracks in Singapore society (and brain fade by leaders:
why did they fail to learn from other countries that leaving large numbers of
people in cramped conditions ... like cruise ships ... is a recipe for
disaster?) *** This 5 min video will
make you very sad: The
shocking treatment of foreign workers in Singapore
AUD$80
million of Ice in water bottles (... two men due to
spend long time in cooler ...)
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
For today's Feast of St. Mark
Mark
14.48-52: Jesus said to them
"Am I a robber that you needed to capture me with swords and clubs? Day
after day I was openly teaching in the Temple". All the apostles then
deserted him and ran away. A
young man who followed
Jesus had nothing on but a linen cloth. They caught hold of him, but he left the
cloth in their hands and ran away naked.
My
recording of this reading
Acts
15.36-40: Some time after
this, Paul said to Barnabas "Let's revisit the towns where we preached the
word of the Lord". Barnabas suggested taking John
Mark with them, but
Paul opposed this, since John Mark had deserted them on the previous trip when
the situation became dangerous. After a violent argument, Paul and Barnabas
split up. Barnabas went with John Mark to Cyprus. Silas joined Paul for his next
journey.
Recording
Colossians
4.10: Aristarchus, who
is here in prison with me, sends his greetings, and so does Mark,
the cousin of Barnabas. If he comes to you give him a warm welcome.
Recording
1
Peter 5.13: Your
sister in Babylon sends you greetings; so does my son Mark
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: Mark in his youth was good at running ... running away from danger (Gospel and Acts, above). But his feet were eventually right in the danger zone that was Rome. We can also note that not all scholars agree that "Mark" in the above 4 readings is the same person. See Mark the Evangelist
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Protesters
observing social distancing
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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 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 10th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Comoros
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri April 24
Yesterday morning was spent at the desk, mainly preparing a
support letter for a prisoner due to make an application to the Court of Appeal
next month. In the afternoon I was joined by legendary social activist Fr Franco
Mella ("Gam-Jai") for a visit to the 8 rooms being rented for homeless
people by MercyHK at the Ping On building in YMT. No surprise ... many of the
homeless guests already knew Fr Franco personally from his work for the poor in
HK.
Muslim
world prepares for Ramadan under lockdown
Singapore's
terrible treatment of foreign workers a Covid-19 disaster
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Numbers 30-33: The
Israelites waged war against the Midianites and claimed their land and the land of Canaan.
To the sons of Gad, Reuben and Manasseh
were given the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites
and the kingdom of Og, king of Bashan.
The land of Canaan was divided by lot among the Israelite clans
Dear God, please give
peace to the people of the Middle East
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
52-60: Lord, I will tell everyone about how good you
are.
You are our Creator. Everyone should love you. Thank you for so often rescuing me from
trouble.
You uphold my life. Sometimes I have so many troubles and cares
that I can't get to sleep.
Sometimes I wish I was a bird and could fly away to a safe place. When I fear, I will trust in you,
in you whose word I praise. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready.
I will sing, I will sing your praise. Each morning I will sing of your strength,
and each morning acclaim your love.
O God, please help me to praise
and love you every day
Listen
Revelation 2.8-10:
He gave me this message for the church in
Smyrna: "I know the trials you have been through,
and how poor you are, and the slanderous attacks that have been made on
you. Do not be afraid of suffering, afraid of
prison.
Even if you have to die, keep faithful,
and I will give you the prize of eternal life".
Jesus, help me stay faithful when I experience
trials and suffering
Listen
Luke
4.14-22: Jesus, with the power of the Spirit in him,
returned to Galilee.
He taught in local prayer halls. His reputation spread. He came to his home town of Nazareth and went
to the prayer hall
on the Sabbath day as he usually did. He stood up and read these words from the
prophet Isaiah:
"The spirit of the Lord has been given to me. He has sent me
to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to prisoners,
to give sight to the blind, to set the downtrodden free". Jesus then sat down and said to the people in
the prayer hall "These words from Isaiah are being fulfilled today
even as you listen"
Jesus, please help me be more open to the
power of your Spirit.
O Holy Spirit, please increase your influence in my life
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: There's not much good news for the poor at this time of Covid-19 ... the news is bad and getting worse with predictions of depression, famine etc. Christians have the duty of showing special concern for the poor at times like this
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For start of Ramadan:
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu April 23
Yesterday after a morning at the
desk, I walked to 618 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok, for lunch at Dignity
Kitchen, a wonderful social enterprise which is empowering HK disabled people. It's
open 10am to 9pm Monday to Saturday. Been open only a few months. Hope HK
readers can check it out soon!
From the kitchen I went to the Ping On building in YMT where I rented 2 more rooms for homeless people. This updated file has new photos and info - scroll down. 16 formerly homeless people last night slept in a bed (16 beds!)
In between two trips to Ping On I went to the custodial ward of Queen Elizabeth Hospital to help CSD staff obtain some medicine for a local prisoner ... and to visit that prisoner and another prisoner. After which I made a visit to YMT church to say thank you for a remarkable day focused on the handicapped, homeless and prisoners.
Beijing's
hands are around HK's throat
Covid-19
is a dress-rehearsal for what will happen if governments ignore science
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Numbers 28-29: Times for the Israelites
to offer sacrifices to God:
- daily
- the Sabbath
- the feast of the New Moon of each month
- the feast of Unleavened Bread (14th day of 1st month)
- the feast of Weeks
- the feast of Acclamations (1st day of 7th month)
- the day of Atonement (10th day of 7th month)
- the feast of Tabernacles (15th day of 7th month)
Dear God, thank you for
special days and seasons to honor you
Recording
Psalm 51: Have mercy on me, God, in your
kindness,
and cleanse me of my sin. My offences truly I know them.
What is evil in your sight I have done. But in my defence please don't forget that
sinfulness is part of the human condition, part of our DNA. A pure heart create for me, O God.
Put a steadfast spirit within me. Give me again the joy of your help.
With a spirit of fervor sustain me.
Lord, you will not spurn
a humbled, contrite heart
Recording
Revelation 2.1-4: The Son of Man gave me this message for the
church in Ephesus:
"I know all about you. I know how much you have suffered for me. But your love has grown
cold. Repent, and revive your original love"
Jesus, keep my love for you strong. Don't let
it grow cold
Listen
Luke 4.1-13: Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus was led by
the Spirit into the wilderness. For 40 days he ate nothing, and was tempted
by the Devil. The Devil said "If you are the Son of
God, turn a stone into bread".
Jesus replied "Scripture says we do not live on bread alone". The Devil took him to a high place and showed
him all the kingdoms of the world. "Worship me and they will all be
yours" he said.
Jesus replied "Scripture says we must worship only God". Then the Devil took him to the top of the
Temple in Jerusalem and said "If you are the Son of God, throw
yourself down and let the angels protect you". Jesus replied "Scripture says we must not
put the Lord our God to the test". The Devil then left
him
Jesus, protect us from the Devil
and all evil
Listen
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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 23rd 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 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Djibouti
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed April 22
After spending most of yesterday at Lo Wu women's prison, I went
around 6pm to visit 97 year old Fr John Chai O.M.I. in his new hospital location
(not QE). Many thanks to kind hospital staff for allowing me to visit. My Queen
Elizabeth Hospital chaplain's pass was a big help!
Beijing
office in HK pours more oil on the fire. (Why not go
further and say the judiciary needs to toe the Party line?)
This
is not good news for Muslim countries .... making the
same mistake as UK and US
Moving
video report about New York paramedics
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Chris McDonnell
"He, after all, is Christ"
Dorothy Day was "one of the
most prominent thinkers of the left and doers of the right"
And a poem by Chris: Night Watch
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Numbers 26-27: Moses made
a census of all the men in the community.
The total number was 624,730.
Moses also gave a ruling concerning inheritance:
"If a man dies without sons,
his inheritance is to pass to his daughters.
If he has no daughter, the inheritance is to go to his brothers.
If he has no brother, it is to go to his father's brothers.
If his father has no brothers,
it is to go to the member of his clan who is his closest relative".
As Moses neared the end of his life, he asked God for someone to succeed him as leader.
God answered:
"Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom the spirit
dwells.
Lay your hands on him, then bring him before Eleazar the priest
and the whole community so that everyone will obey him".
Dear God, please
bless all my relatives...and people in authority
01
02
Psalms
49-50: I will turn my mind to a parable,
with the harp I will solve a problem. The problem is: why do bad people prosper and
succeed? The answer: at the end of their lives bad
people will have to face death and judgement, just like everyone else.
When we are rich, we often lack wisdom.
Wealth blinds our minds and hearts. Let's not forgot God and his laws.
Let's try to be good and lead good lives.
Lord, please help me understand
the meaning of life
Listen
Revelation
1.9-17: I, John, share your sufferings. I was on the
island of Patmos, imprisoned for having preached about Jesus.
One Sunday the
Spirit possessed me. I heard a
voice shouting
"Write down all you see, and send it to the seven churches of
Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea".
I turned to see who had spoken to me, and I
saw Jesus,
full of glory. His face was like the sun shining with all its force. He said to me "Do not be afraid. It is I,
the First and the Last. I am the Living One"
Jesus, Living One, we praise and adore you,
Lord
Listen
Luke
3.15-22: John the Baptist said to the people "I
baptize you with water, but someone more powerful than I will baptize you
with the Holy Spirit.
I am not fit to undo the strap of the powerful one's sandals". Jesus then came and was baptized by John.
While Jesus was praying after his baptism, heaven opened and the Holy
Spirit came down on him in the shape of a dove. And a voice came from heaven "You are my
Son, the Beloved. My favor rests on you"
Jesus, Beloved Son, please baptize me with
your Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit, please increase your influence in my life
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The 7 cities of Revelation, above, were on an ancient road which linked all 7 in the order they are listed in Revelation. The list follows the road!
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When I went to the holding centre of the High Court a
couple of days ago to visit a prisoner whose case had just been adjourned, I
could not find my keys to put with my phone and Cross on display at the security
desk. From the holding centre I went back to the High Court and retraced my
steps ... even checked with information desk in case someone had handed in the
keys .... but no luck. Then as I headed somewhat soberly to the MTR I tried once
more to see if the keys were in their usual place: the fob pocket of my
trousers. And they were! The fob pocket, as sometimes happens after trousers are
washed, had doubled up on itself and "hidden" my keys. These Seniors
Moments are a worry!
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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 22nd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Zhejiang
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 22nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Rwanda
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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On-going project to help homeless people in YMT-Jordan area
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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
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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