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Tues July 14
Yesterday morning I was at the High Court for the case of an
African woman on a drug trafficking charge. Also went to the Chinese University
office to enroll some prisoners. Then to a bookshop to get a text book for a
prisoner. After lunch I packed up for a prison visit today. In the late
afternoon I attended an O.M.I. meeting.
Maybe
this means no public Masses for the time being? (To be confirmed):
Gov
tightens restrictions
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1
Samuel 13-15: Not long after he became king, Saul began
doing things
that caused Samuel to stop supporting him. Samuel clearly told Saul what the Lord wanted
Saul to do,
but Saul insisted on doing things his own way. Saul seemed more concerned about his own
popularity
than about being obedient to the Lord. This displeased the Lord, and he rejected Saul.
Dear God, please help us
not to disobey you.
"Your will be done".
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
144: Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
who gives me strength for every situation. He is my love, my fortress.
He is my stronghold, my savior. To you, O God, will I sing a new song,
you who so often rescued David your servant. Happy the people whose God is the
Lord.
Please continue to bless your people, Lord. Let our sons flourish like saplings
grown tall and strong from their youth;
our daughters graceful as columns,
adorned as though for a palace.
Let our crops and stock be blessed.
May there be no sound of weeping on our streets.
Lord, please help us love and
honor you every day.
Don't let us ever forget your love
Listen
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
Jesus,
at your Last Supper you
prayed for the unity of your followers. Help us avoid
arguments
Listen
Luke
22.12-20:
On the evening of the Passover feast, Jesus and his apostles ate the
Passover Lamb in a large upper room furnished with couches. While they were having the meal, Jesus took some bread, and when he
had given thanks, broke it and gave it to his apostles saying: "This
is my body. Do this in memory of me".
Then he took a cup of wine and said "This cup is the new
covenant
in my blood which will be poured out for you"
Jesus, please help me understand how your Body
and Blood
are present in a Communion service
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: HK Catholics love for the Eucharist is strong. As soon as Masses resumed after the Covid-19 break, the numbers were back to pre-Covid times
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From a friend in Malaysia:
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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 14th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jilin
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 14th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Ethiopia
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon July 12
After Mass yesterday morning, I caught up on some office work, had a rest, then meet four groups of kind people - at 3pm, 4pm, 5pm and 7pm. All groups concerned with helping the poor or prisoners. Thank you Jesus for so many good people in the world!
MercyHK
Financial
report for July - here
Click
"countries" here
for Covid-19 latest figures. Yesterday after Mass I had a worrying thought: will
there be Mass next weekend? (since virus is rapidly spreading in HK and govt
might restrict gatherings again as in March and April).
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1
Samuel 12: As the elderly Samuel handed over leadership
to Saul,
he said to all the people:
"In future it is the king who will lead you. The Lord is my witness that I have never
treated you unjustly. You must follow the Lord with all your
heart.
Do not turn your back on the Lord's way.
Do not follow false ways."
Dear God, thank you for the
life of Samuel.
Please help all people to follow your way, not follow false ways
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
140-143: Lord, save me from
people who do evil,
you who do justice for the needy. I have no way out of
this situation.
And no one wants to help me. Lord, I beg you tonight
to make haste and give me an answer,
for my spirit fails within me. In the morning let me know your love
for I put my trust in you.
Lord, please help people who
are in big trouble
Listen
Acts
15.1-29: Some Jewish Christians came to Syrian
Antioch from Judea and said that non-Jewish Christians should be
circumcised. Paul and Barnabas argued against such an
idea, and decided to
go to Jerusalem to discuss this issue with the apostles there. During a long meeting, Peter reminded everyone
how the Holy Spirit had been poured out on non-circumcised people. James spoke
of how all peoples are meant to be consecrated to the Lord. James then issued a teaching for non-Jewish
believers:
"All we ask you to do is to abstain from food sacrificed to idols,
from blood from the meat of strangled animals, from fornication. Avoid these, and you will do what is right"
Jesus, please don't let me make unreasonable
demands on other people
Listen
Luke
22.1-6: Big crowds were in Jerusalem for the feast of
the Passover which was only a few days away. The
religious leaders were afraid that the crowds would prevent them
from killing Jesus. But then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot who
was one of the 12 apostles. Judas went to the leaders to plan how to
capture Jesus. The leaders agreed to give Judas some money for his
help. Judas then began looking for an opportunity to
betray Jesus at a time when there were no crowds around
Jesus, please protect me from Satan's
influence, and from any sort of pride that might make me want to abandon
your friendship
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Concerning unreasonable demands (Acts), see Pope Francis May 21, 2020: Do not impose unnecessary burdens on people or require demanding programs of formation in order to enjoy what the Lord gives easily - here
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One
group of visitors yesterday joined me for pizza at the Pakistan canteen opposite
MercyHK's 2nd hand shop at 191 Temple Street. Only HK$90 for a scrumptious large
pizza!
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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 13th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jiangxi
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 13th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mali
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun July 12
Yesterday morning I accompanied a social worker for a visit to
the Alhambra (Ping On) building in Yau Ma Tei. The social worker will keep
regular contact with the formerly homeless people for whom MercyHK is now
renting rooms at the building. From Alhambra I went back to Temple Street for a
short 3 hour meeting with Eddie Chan (chairman of St Peter's Association) and
volunteers who kindly help at our 2nd hand shop at 191 Temple St
During the above meeting when at one stage I checked my email, I
was saddened to learn that my former novice-master, Pat
Slattery, left this world a few hours before the meeting began. He was
one of the kindest people I have ever known. I last saw him in 2007 when I
visited his home in Melbourne - photos here
(Aug 8). Earlier in the morning when I made my weekly check of the O.M.I.
website I learned that one of the early pioneers in HK, Fr
Richard Haslam, aged 93, also went home to Heaven, on July 5. May the
prayers of these two good men on the other side of the veil in Heaven help us on
this side each day. R.I.P.
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 15
Isaiah 55: Thus says the Lord: "As the rain and the snow come down from the heavens and do not return without watering the earth, making it yield and giving growth to provide seed for the sower and bread for the eating, so the word that goes from my mouth does not return to me empty, without carrying out my will and succeeding in what it was sent to do."
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
Recording
Romans
8.14-21: Everyone
moved by the Spirit is a child of God. The Spirit lets us use children's
language to speak to God tenderly as "Abba, Father". Since we are
God's children, we are also his heirs, coheirs with Jesus, sharing his suffering
so as to share his glory. What we suffer in this life can never be compared with
the glorious life we will have in heaven. The whole of creation looks forward to
sharing the same glory, to sharing immortality.
Abba, Father, may everyone love and honor you.
Help everyone get to heaven
Recording
Matthew 13.1-23: One day Jesus told the people this story: A farmer was planting seeds in his field. Some seeds fell on the path. Birds ate them. Some seeds fell on rocky ground. They became sickly plants, without roots, and died. Some seeds fell among thorns. When they became plants, they were choked by the thorns. Some seeds fell on good soil and produced a rich harvest.
People
who hear God's word without good will are like the seeds on
the path. They are easy prey for Satan. People who hear God's word only
superficially are like the seeds on
rocky ground. As soon as difficulties come, such people easily give up.
People who hear God's word with one ear but with the other listen to the call of
greed and pleasure are like the seeds among
thorns. Greed kills the word. People who hear God's word with good will
and put it into practice are like the
good seeds which produced a rich harvest.
Jesus, please help me be good seed!
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: "Greed kills the word" .... God's message is snuffed out by sefishness
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
Daniel Daring: Sower, seeds and the mysteries of God's Kingdom (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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One
homeless man around 30 years old for whom I arranged a bed at Alhambra (the Ping
On Building) yesterday morning, followed me back to MercyHK's 2nd hand shop at
191 Temple Street .... and on his own initiative started attracting passers by
to the shop by wearing .... a rabbit headtop!
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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 12th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jiangsu
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 12th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Guinea Bissau
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat July 11
A long day yesterday: Morning Mass at the Oblate Primary School in Tokwawan for its 45th Anniversary, then a lunch time meeting with a HK deacon who has greatly supported all my jobs, then two afternoon meetings on HK Island concerning my anti-drug campaign, then a stop at the Chinese University Office in Admiralty to enrol some prisoners, then back to Jordan for a meeting about MercyHK's 2nd hand shop at 191 Temple Street. God bless all the people I met yesterday!
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1
Samuel 11:
The people of Jabesh-gilead told Saul
that the Ammonites were threatening them. The spirit of the Lord stirred up Saul
and he led the Israelites to a great victory over the Ammonites. Samuel and all the people then went to Gilgal
where Saul was again proclaimed king.
Dear Lord, may your Spirit stir
us up to do good things
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
139: O Lord, you search me and you know me.
You know my resting and my rising. You know exactly what's going on in my life,
all my ways are an open book to you. Before ever a word is on my tongue,
you know, O Lord, what I'm going to say. Your knowledge is beyond my understanding,
too high, beyond my reach. It was you who created my being,
knit me together in my mother's womb. I thank you for the wonder of my life,
for the wonders of all your creation.
Lord, thank you for the gift of
life. Please help me follow the path to eternal life
Listen
Acts
14.19-27:
Some Jewish leaders arrived from Pisidian
Antioch and Iconium.
They turned the people of Lycaonia against Paul and Barnabas. The people stoned Paul and, thinking he was
dead, dragged him outside the town. The disciples gathered around Paul's body. As
they did so, he stood up. The next day he and Barnabas went to the town of
Derbe. After Derbe, they went back to Pisidian
Antioch via Lystra and Iconium. In each place they encouraged the
believers to persevere in the faith, especially during difficult times in
their lives. In each place they also appointed elders to be
church leaders.
Eventually Paul and Barnabas arrived back in Syrian Antioch, where they
gave an account of how God had opened the door of faith to non-Jewish
people
Jesus, please help me persevere in the faith,
like Paul and Barnabas
Listen
Luke
21.3-38: Jesus said to his disciples that Jerusalem
would be destroyed and its people scattered throughout the world. He also spoke of how his followers would be
persecuted, and of the end of the world: "The planets will be
shaken, nations will be in agony, bewildered by the force of the oceans.
Then they will see me coming in a cloud with great power and
glory. To prepare for your own end of earthly life,
stay faithful to prayer and goodness. Don't let your heart be coarsened by
debauchery, drunkenness and material cares". In this his final week on earth, Jesus spent
the daytime in the Temple, teaching. From early morning the people would
gather round him to listen to him. Then he would spend the night on the
Mount of Olives.
Jesus, help me be faithful to prayer
and goodness
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The more our world is troubled/broken/confused, the more we must try to stay faithful to prayer and goodness
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40 year old woman, a sad sight, needs money each day
to buy heroin at night. Sleeps on street. A few mornings ago I saw her at Jordan
MTR station as I was going to the High Court. As usual I paid for a some food
and drink for her at a station shop (... won't give her money ...). A few hour
later I saw her again ... at Central Station ...using her main line (no pun
intended) to travellers: "Can you please give me 2 dollars ... I don't have
enough to buy a ticket". Also saw her last night at Jordan station and
bought her something to eat. Jesus,
please help her get free from heroin!
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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 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Eritrea
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hunan
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri July 10
The Ping On Building in Yau Ma Tei where MercyHK is renting
around 20 rooms for around 30 homeless people has an English name: Alhambra ...
named after the famous complex
in Spain. Some photos of the YMT building here
How US
caught flashy Nigerian Instagrammers "with $40m"
My
paradise-wrapped hell
True account of phishing scam victim promised a large sum of money, flown to
paradisiac Seychelles and caught with drugs in Hong Kong. Read his story (as
illustrated by No
More Mules team)
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
1 Samuel 9-10:
Among the men of the tribe of Benjamin
there was a very tall and very handsome man named Saul. Once when he went in search of his father's
stray donkeys,
he met up with Samuel. The Lord had told Samuel that he would meet
Saul,
and that he should be anointed as king. And so Samuel took some oil and poured it on
Saul's head.
He told Saul that the Lord had chosen him to be king. Samuel presented Saul to the people.
The people acclaimed Saul saying "Long live the king!"
Dear Lord, please protect and
guide all people in authority
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
138: I thank you, Lord, with all my heart.
You have heard the words of my mouth. With the angels I will bless you.
I will adore you in your holy temple. I thank you for your faithfulness and love
which are far above what we can understand. On the day I called you answered.
You increased the strength of my soul. All earth's kings shall thank you
when they hear the words of your mouth. They shall sing of the Lord's ways:
"How great is the glory of the Lord!" Though I walk in the midst of affliction
you give me life and frustrate my foes. Your love, O Lord, is eternal.
Do not abandon us whom you have made. Lord, when we remember how much
you love us and help us, every day of the year is a Thanksgiving Day
Listen
Acts
14.8-18:
In Lycaonia, there was a man who had never
walked in his life, because his feet were crippled from birth. As he listened to Paul preaching,
Paul noticed
him and saw that he had the faith to be cured. Paul said in a loud voice "Get to your
feet! Stand up!"
The crippled man jumped up and began to walk. The local people thought that Paul and
Barnabas must be gods, so Paul said to them "We are only human beings
like you. We have come with Good News to help you turn from empty idols to
the living God who made heaven and earth. It is he who sends you rain and
who makes your crops grow"
Jesus,
help people turn away from idol
worship
Listen
Luke
20.45-47: After some leaders had asked him
some trick questions,
Jesus said to his disciples. "Beware of the religious leaders who like
to walk about in special clothes and love to be greeted obsequiously in
the market places.
They like the front seats in prayer halls and the places of honor at
banquets. They like making a show of lengthy prayers.
But at the same time they steal the property of widows. They will
receive a severe sentence from God at the end of their lives
Jesus, please help religious leaders be good
people
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Bad leaders a problem in Jesus' day .... bad leaders a problem in every generation ... in society in general
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Last night my Australian football team (the Brisbane Lions)
was thrashed by the Geelong Cats. My mood became more and more gloomy as the
game went on. Few things in this world are taken as seriously as Australian
Rules Football!
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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 10th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hubei
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 Guinea
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu July 9
Yesterday I was at Tai Lam women's prison from 9am till 4.30pm
.... and as usual I came away with a load of jobs to help prisoners get
information to prepare their cases etc ... which is not going to make it easy
for me to start catching up on a backlog of mail/email/W-App messages etc.
W/App message from reliable friend says that there is virtually no
cocaine for sale in HK .... largely because Covid-19 has stopped drug mules from
coming
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Chris McDonnell
Cry
out with joy to the Lord
The
Book of Psalms is a book for all Seasons
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
1 Samuel 8: When Samuel grew old, the people asked him to
find someone
to be their king. Samuel was not happy that the people asked for
a king.
Samuel also warned the people that a king would impose taxes
and have many rights over them. But the people insisted on having a
king.
The Lord then told Samuel to give the people a king.
Dear God, you are our only true
King
Recording
Psalm 137: By the rivers of Babylon we sat and cried,
remembering Zion.
On the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps. For it was there that they asked us, our
captors, for songs.
"Sing to us", they said, "one of Zion's songs". O how could we sing the song of the Lord on
alien soil?
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth
if I remember you not, Jerusalem, above all my joys.
Lord, please help people
who have been exiled from their homeland
Recording
Acts 14.1-7: Paul and Barnabas went to another city,
Iconium. As usual, their first stop was the local Jewish prayer hall. Many
Jews became believers, as did many non-Jewish people. During their stay in
Iconium, Paul and
Barnabas preached fearlessly for the Lord. And the Lord supported them by
allowing miracles to be worked by them. But their success again aroused
opposition,
and they were in danger of being stoned. So they went to Lycaonia and
preached the Good News there
Jesus, please help Gospel workers by allowing
miracles to be worked by them
Listen
Luke 19.41-48: As Jesus caught sight of Jerusalem, he shed
tears over it and said "How I wish you had accepted my message of
peace. You will be totally destroyed, because you rejected God's offer of
grace". Jesus then went into the Temple and drove out
the sellers. According to the Scripture", he said, "my house
will be a house of prayer. But you have turned it into a robbers'
den". Each day Jesus taught in the Temple. The leaders wanted to
do away with him, but they didn't know how to, since most of the
ordinary people had great respect for Jesus
Jesus, please don't let me ever reject your
friendship
Listen
One of my favourite YouTube recordings, based on Psalm 137: By
the Rivers of Babylon
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There
is such a thing as a happy place in prison: The mothers and babies section of
Tai Lam prison which I visited yesterday. Just like a playgroup .... with free
membership!
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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 9th 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 9th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Central
African Republic
and praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed July 8
Yesterday
morning I was at the High Court for the sentencing of an African woman for drug
trafficking.
My
afternoon was dedicated to meetings and jobs to do with MercyHK's 2nd hand shop
at 191 Temple Street which is raising money to rent rooms for homeless people
So
many places have worrying news about the virus: Africa, India, Australia, South
America, the US, Mexico ... and HK. My basic thoughts about protecting ourselves
and others from the virus: Wear
a mask .. and a Cross
Report
on June 26 funeral of Professor Audrey Donnithorne which I attended
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1 Samuel 7:
The Sacred Chest was taken from the town of
Beth-shemesh
to the town of Kiriath-jearim, to the house of Abinadab,
whose son Eleazar was consecrated to guard the Chest. After 20 more years, the Israelites again
longed for freedom from the Philistines. Samuel gathered all the Israelites at
Mizpah,
where after prayer,
battle was joined with the Philistines who were defeated. The Philistines no longer came into Israelite
territory.
Samuel was judge over all Israel for the rest of his life.
During Samuel's time, the Philistines no longer troubled Israel.
There was peace also between Israel and the Amorites. Each year Samuel went on circuit around the
country
to judge cases of law. He would then return to his home town of Ramah
and continue his work as a judge from there.
Dear God, please give the world
more leaders like Samuel
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
136: O give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his great love is without end. It was his wisdom which made the skies,
for his great love is without end. It was he who made the sun, moon and stars,
for his great love is without end. It was he who rescued and protected his people
Israel,
for his great love is without end. He gives food to all living things,
for his great love is without end. To the God of heaven give thanks,
for his great love is without end.
We praise you, Lord, for your
great love is without end
Listen
Acts
13.13-52: Paul and Barnabas went to another Antioch,
Antioch in Pisidia.
Out of jealousy, the local Jewish leaders there stopped Paul from preaching to
the Jewish community. Paul and Barnabas then turned their attention to non-Jewish
people, and so the word of the Lord spread through the whole countryside.
But the Jewish leaders kept up their campaign,
and had Paul and Barnabas expelled from Pisidia.
Jesus, please don't let Gospel workers be
expelled
Listen
Luke
19.28-40: When Jesus came near to Jerusalem, he
sent two disciples to a nearby village to get a donkey colt which no one
had ever ridden. Jesus sat on the colt and began the descent
from the Mount of Olives down the hill to Jerusalem. The disciples spread their clothes on
the road,
and joyfully praised God for all the miracles they had seen. They cried
out "Blessings on the King who comes in
the name of the Lord!" Some religious leaders told Jesus to stop the
disciples from calling out. Jesus replied "If these keep silence, the
stones will cry out".
Jesus, you who came in the name of the Lord,
we praise and love you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The message of God's endless great love (Psalm 136), with its corollary of the need to live honestly and justly (Samuel) is something about which we cannot keep silent (Gospel), even if we suffer persecution for proclaiming it (Acts)
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At last Sunday's 50th Anniversary Dinner for St Paul's
Parish, everyone received a lovely statue of St Paul. Mine was immediately put
in a prominent place near the counter of MercyHK's 2nd hand shop at 191 Temple
Street (since shop is in St Paul's Parish ... good to ask Paul's help) ....
attached by much Blue Tak in case someone tries to buy him/it!
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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 8th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Heilongjiang
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 8th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Sierra
Leone
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: Chinese no more mules page
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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