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taking drugs from Africa to Malaysia. I visited her a couple of years ago and
have been trying to use information from HK to help her legal team. Yesterday a
kind HK lawyer signed an affidavit I had prepared .... and I sent a PDF copy to
her legal team. Jesus, please help Faith today!
Man
said to have disappeared/died during protest at MTR station now in UK!
Homelessness
in Australia could reach record levels (... just like HK ... and like most
countries in the world at this time of Covid-19)
Joint statement from WCC & Vatican: Serving
a Wounded World during Covid-19 and Beyond (see especially p. 7 re migrants,
refugees and prisoners)
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Kings
20: King Hezekiah became ill and was dying.
Hezekiah begged the Lord to cure him. The Lord told Isaiah the prophet to tell
Hezekiah:
"I will add 15 years to your
life." The king recovered and lived for another 15
years.
Dear God, please cure (..a sick
person..)
the way you cured Hezekiah
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
50: 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
Listen
Romans
1.18-25:
Everyone needs the Good News, especially
people who put truth in prison. Ever since the world began, people could know
God by seeing the wonders of creation. But even though they saw the beauty of
creation, they refused to honor the Creator. They replaced honor for God with honor for
images of men and beasts.
They worshipped a god they made instead of God who made them
Jesus, may the beauty of creation help people
know you and your Father and the Holy Spirit
Listen
John
6.35-40:
Jesus said to the people "The bread of
God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. I am the bread of
life. Anyone who comes to me
will never be hungry. Anyone who believes in me will never be thirsty. It is my Father's will that whoever believes
in me will have eternal life".
Jesus, living bread from heaven, please help
more and more people believe in you and love you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The 12 stages of physical and spiritual starvation
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Each night at 8pm the staff of our 2nd hand shop in Temple
Street have a simple prayer before closing down for the night. Last night during
the prayer I was a bit distracted when I looked down at the items in front of
me: diapers for the elderly (2nd hand but not used, if that makes sense). Wonder
how long before I need them?!
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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 1st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Anhui
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 1st of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Congo
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Aug 31
Yesterday, 4 more homeless men and a 72 year old homeless woman
moved into rooms at the Alhambra Building in Yau Ma Tei. The woman had been
sleeping in parks for several years. MercyHK is now renting 25 rooms for
44 people .... thanks to donations from many kind people and to our little 2nd
hand shop at 191 Temple Street where our sales record was broken yesterday:
$6769 ... helped greatly by the sale of items displayed on our
Carousell
Yesterday I had a lunch meeting with a group of Kenyan women
waiting court cases after being badly treated by their agent and their
employers. Some of the women feature in this
report. HK local woman agent who deceived them was arrested but released on
bail ... and is now again deceiving others. Later in the afternoon the 4
homeless men above - all from India - all with HK ID cards - all chefs - told
how their employers cruelly dismissed them and left them stranded .... also
waiting courts cases but not allowed to work and no government help .... been
sleeping in a park.
Click
"countries" here
for Covid-19 latest figures
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Kings
19:
King Hezekiah asked the prophet Isaiah for
advice.
Isaiah said to the king:
"The Lord says 'Do not be afraid of the King of Assyria.
He shall not enter Jerusalem. I will protect this city and save
it.'" That same night the angel of the Lord struck
the Assyrian camp
with a type of plague which killed thousands of men. The Assyrians then went back to their own land
and did not attack Jerusalem.
Dear God, please protect
....... (the city where I am living now)
My
recording of this reading
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
Romans
1.8-16: I thank God for the
way people everywhere speak of your faith. I never fail to mention
you in my prayers.
I pray for the opportunity to visit you if God wills. I long to see you to
encourage you and to be encouraged by you. For I am not ashamed of
the Good News. It is the power of God saving everyone who has
faith, Jews
first then everyone else
Jesus, help me to pray
for others the way Paul prayed for others
Listen
John
6.26-29: Jesus said to the people "You have come
looking for me because you had so much bread to eat. Do not give so much concern to physical
food.
Be more concerned about the spiritual food that lasts forever.
This is the food I am offering you"
Jesus, please give us the food that lasts
forever
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Keep Fit! .... physically ... and ... mentally ... and ... spiritually
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More
and more people agree with me: the best Pizza in HK is from the Pakistan shop
opposite MercyHK's 2nd hand shop at 191 Temple Street, Jordan!
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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 31st of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tianjin
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 31st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Nepal
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Aug 30
End of month ... so these days I have been spending (no pun
intended) much time at the Alhambra Building in Yau Ma Tei to pay rent for a
large number of rooms for the coming month. Latest "date" is
2338: that's 23 rooms for 38 homeless people. With 5 more people due to
join the club this afternoon. A few days ago I heard that one of the 38 lived at
HK airport for 20 years! As did many others for shorter times ... until
following protest activity, access to the airport was restricted to passengers
and staff.
Good for time of Covid-19: The
power of silence !
I was in Bolivia in January 2018. So I found this
O.M.I. article about Bolivia's Covid-19 situation most informative
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 22
Jeremiah 18-20: Some
officials decided to get rid of Jeremiah. They did not want to listen to his
message any more. "Come on,", they said, "let us make a case
against him." Jeremiah prayed to God: "Lord, you know that people are
plotting against me. Please help me and keep me safe." One of the Temple
priests had Jeremiah beaten and put in
stocks for a day near the Temple. Again Jeremiah prayed to God: "You
have seduced me, Lord. You have told me to proclaim a harsh message for the
people. This has made me a laughing-stock. Being your messenger has caused me
insult all the day long. At one stage I even thought of not speaking your
message any more. But then I felt a fire
burning in my heart. I could not stop thinking of you. I just
had to speak your message."
Lord, please increase my love for you. Please give me more courage to
speak your message to my family, friends and people I meet
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
Romans
12.1-2: I beg you, trust in
God's mercy, and worship him in a spiritual way, not just in an external way.
Offer your whole life to him as a holy sacrifice. Do not blindly follow the
fashions of the world. Instead, let your
behavior change, fashioned by your enlightened mind. This is the way to
discover the will of God, the way to know what God wants us to do.
Jesus, help me give more time to things that are important, less time to
things not so important
Listen
Matthew
16.21-28: Jesus now began explaining to
his disciples how he must go to Jerusalem to suffer, die and rise from the dead.
He also said "If you want to be my disciple, you must deny yourself,
take up your own cross, and follow me. Selfishness
will ruin your life. Self-sacrificing will bless your life. What use is
it to have everything in this world yet miss out on Heaven?"
Jesus, please help me find my life by losing it
in service of others
Listen
Reflection on the above readings:
Never once did Jesus say to a sick person "your illness is your cross ... go and carry it". Every time someone asked for healing, Jesus healed them or those for whom they asked healing. So what is our cross? Jeremiah gives the answer: it's ridicule, persecution for being a Christian ....for upholding Christian values ... like marriage (... just ask John the Baptist!)
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
Daniel Daring: Do not be confirmed to this age (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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In
recent years I have spent single nights at various airports: Bogota, Los
Angeles, Brisbane. Not much sleep because of announcements/cleaners etc. So I am
full of esteem for the homeless people who spent years living at HK airport!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
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 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanghai
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 30th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Haiti
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Aug 29
A skilful volunteer who manages our Carousell
site sent this message yesterday, with image below:
Father, this is Virginia. Want to share good news. The woman who
bought over $3000 of Dicky's clothing, she got the news to Dicky's fans in mainland China as well. And they know what MercyHK do, appreciate the charity work.
MercyHK is most grateful to actor Dicky
Cheung for his support.
Yesterday
Voice for Prisoners volunteers
Melissa, Emily and I had a most encouraging lunch time meeting with HK film
maker Kenneth
Bi who kindly made contact after seeing the
recent CNN report about our anti-drug campaign.
Jesus, please give peace to YEMEN!
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Kings
14-18:
After the death of Elisha, kings continued to
come to power
and be assassinated in Judah and Israel. It was then that the king of Assyria invaded
Israel and Judah. Hezekiah, king of Judah, a good man, prayed to
God for help.
Dear God, please save us in
time of trial
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
47-48: All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with
shouts of joy.
For the Lord, our Creator, we must love and honor,
great king over all the earth. Especially in his holy city is the Lord worthy
to be praised.
Praise is fitting in Mount Sion, our earth's most sacred
site. O God, as we pray in your temple,
our hearts meditate on your love. May peoples and rulers everywhere
acknowledge and love you as Creator of the Universe
Let all the peoples praise you, Lord. Let all the peoples praise you
Listen
Romans
1.1-7:
From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, who has
been called to be an apostle,
and specially chosen to preach the Good News. This news is about the Son of God who,
according to the human nature he took, was a descendant of David. This news is about Jesus Christ our Lord who,
by his resurrection from the dead, proved he was the Son of God. From him I received my mission to preach the
obedience of faith to non-Jewish nations. You are one of these nations. You belong to
Jesus Christ. To you who are God's beloved friends in Rome,
may
God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give grace and peace
Jesus, Son of God, may all nations know
and love you
Listen
Mark
6.17-29 For feast of
the Beheading of John the Baptist: Not
long after Jesus began traveling and teaching, King Herod arrested John the
Baptist and put him in prison. This was because John had told Herod he was
breaking the Law by living with Herodias, his brother's wife. During a
birthday party for Herod, the daughter of Herodias danced. Her dancing so
pleased Herod that he said he would give her anything she wanted. Herodias told
her to ask for the head of John the Baptist on a dish. Herod
then had John beheaded.
Jesus, please give the world good leaders, and protect people from bad
leaders like Herod
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Unmarried John the Baptist was murdered for speaking truth to power about the sanctity of marriage
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When film maker Kenneth
Bi visited MercyHK's 2nd hand shop at 191 Temple Street yesterday he
delicately pointed out that Carosell advertised at front of shop should be
Carousell! (I yoused ta
bee ang Inglash tacher?)
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Aug 28
Yesterday
at the monthly lunch gathering for formerly homeless people now living at the
Alhambra Building in Yau Ma Tei, there were some special guests: Fr Jojo (who
again sponsored the meal), Ying from the Salvation Army and Man from Eden. Both
Ying and Man are registered social workers. They spoke and took questions re how
the homeless can apply for government help despite setbacks and they, together
with Fr Jojo, visited a number of people in their rooms to hear their stories in
more detail. The two social workers will continue to visit people at Alhambra
next week - thank you Jesus!
Twelve months ago a gram of cocaine was
worth $350 but it is now found to be worth up to $750 ... because of shortage
caused by Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Jesus, please give peace to YEMEN!
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
2 Kings 7-13: During Elisha's life time, there were many
kings in Israel and Judah. A number of these kings were assassinated. Elisha also died and was buried in a tomb.
Once when a dead man was put in Elisha's tomb,
the man came back to life.
Dear God, please help us love
you the way Elisha loved you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
46: (c.f.
famous hymn by Martin Luther "A Mighty Fortress is our
God", and also the hymn "Be Still and Know that I am
God")
God is for us a refuge and strength,
in time of distress he is a helper close at hand. Therefore we shall not fear even though the
earth should rock,
even though the mountains fall into the sea. The Lord of hosts is with us.
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Come and consider the works of the Lord
and always remember his words: "Be still and know that I am God".
Lord, help us to be more aware
of your presence,
especially when we are in trouble
Listen
Acts
28.17-31:
Not long after his arrival in Rome, Paul had a
meeting with a large number of Jews. The meeting went from early morning
until evening. Paul talked to them about the kingdom of God.
He tried to help them believe in Jesus. Some accepted Jesus. Paul was in detention for two years, in his
own rented house. He welcomed everyone who came to visit him. With
boldness and without hindrance, he taught people about the Lord Jesus
Christ.
Jesus, thank you for the Acts of the Apostles.
May I help more people know and love you, like Paul
Listen
Luke
7.11-17 (for
Feast of St. Augustine): Jesus and his disciples went to a town called
Nain. Many other people went with them. As they reached the town, a
dead man was being carried out for burial, the only son of his mother, and
she was a widow. When the Lord saw her, he felt sorry for her.
"Do not cry" he said. Then he said "Young man, I tell you
to get up". The dead man sat up and began to talk, and
Jesus gave him to his mother. Everyone was filled with awe and praised God
saying "A great prophet has appeared among us. God has visited his
people"
Jesus, please give me the faith to pray that
dead people will come back to life - you who once told your disciples
"to raise the dead"
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Two stories above of people coming back to life!
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As the staff were packing up MercyHK's 2nd hand shop at
191 Temple Street last night, I couldn't help noticing something on left for
start of life and something on right for end of life!
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Aug 27
It's now becoming "dangerous" (in a good sense) for me
to go outside. Most times when I walk anywhere in the local area I come across
homeless people .... who need to be taken to the Alhambra Building for a room
rented in the name of MercyHK...then a visit to our 2nd hand shop for free
clothing....and sometimes to nearby phone shop to buy a $240Nokia with sim
card. See UCAN update report (script in Chinese, photos in Everyoneese)
about the work of MercyHK for the homeless - here
Police
now claim Yuen Long attack not indiscriminate ***
SCMP video says
indiscriminate ***Wikipedia
says indiscriminate *** HKFP
video *** c.f. the reinterpretation of history
by Donald Trump: "I've done a great job to stop Covid-19". People who
untruthfully reinterpret history need to be exposed for the protection of
society. Enough is enough!
Jesus,
this week we keep praying: Please give peace to YEMEN!
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
2 Kings 6: The king of Aram was at war with Israel.
But each time he planned an attack,
Elisha warned the king of Israel
and the attack was foiled. The king of Aram therefore sent soldiers to
capture Elisha.
Elisha prayed to God for help and the soldiers were temporarily
blinded. While they were blinded, Elisha led them to
the king of Israel.
The king of Israel asked Elisha "Shall I kill them?" Elisha told him not to kill them but to feed
them and let them go. After this there was peace for a time between
Aram and Israel.
Dear God, please bless our enemies,
and help us be kind to them
Recording
Psalms 42-45: Like a deer that longs for running streams,
so my soul is longing for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for you, the God of my
life.
I think of you all the time, here in my land of exile. People make fun of us here in exile.
They taunt us saying "Where is your God?" Yet no matter what happens we will hope in you,
for you are our saviour and our God. No
matter where we are or what happens to us,
our hearts will long for you, like a bride longing for her groom.
Lord, no matter what happens,
may I always hope in you
Recording
Acts 28.11-16: After three months we set sail in a ship going
to Italy. Our trip took us to Syracuse, Rhegium and Puteoli before we
arrived in Rome. Believers in Rome heard of Paul's arrival
and came to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God with all his heart.
Paul was allowed to stay in lodgings of his
own, with a soldier to guard him.
Jesus, thank you helping Paul reach
Rome
safely. Thank you for protecting me on all my journeys
Listen
John 6.16-21: That evening, the disciples got into a boat
to cross the sea to Capernaum. The wind became strong and the sea became
rough.
They had rowed about 4km when they saw Jesus walking on the sea, coming
towards them.
They were frightened, but he said "It is I. Do not be afraid". He got into the boat, and it quickly
arrived at Capernaum
Jesus, help me remember that you are in my
boat
Listen
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Mexico's
Secretary of Education - supervising the learning of millions of students by Zoom -
is Mr Moctezuma
(which fact I learned when listening to yesterday's
Vatican news while having breakfast)
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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 27th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Aug 26
When we do something "against Nature" we cause problems
.... c.f. eating wild animals linked to start of Covid-19. Certain animals were
not meant to be eaten. And using aborted fetus material to produce a vaccine is
likewise asking for trouble. c.f. this
report
Jesus, please give peace to YEMEN!
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Chris McDonnell
It's
different this year
This year has been different in so many ways
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Kings 5:
Naaman was an army commander for the
king of Aram.
Naaman enjoyed success and favor, but he was a leper. He heard about Elisha and the king sent him to
Elisha
with gifts of gold, silver and garments to request healing. When Naaman reached Elisha's house,
Elisha sent him a message: "Bathe 7 times in the Jordan River." At first Naaman was angry at this message,
having expected Elisha to see and heal him personally. But then he humbly bathed 7 times in the
Jordan
and his flesh became clean once more.
Elisha declined Naaman's gifts.
But after Naaman left Elisha, Elisha's servant Gehazi
caught up with Naaman and deceitfully obtained some silver. Elisha confronted Gehazi about this
and Gehazi became a leper.
Dear God, please heal everyone
who has leprosy
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
41: Blessed the person who helps the poor and the
weak.
He himself will be helped by the Lord when he is sick and in trouble. The Lord will help him on his bed of pain.
The Lord will bring him back from sickness to health.
Lord, please help me to do more
for the poor
Listen
Acts
28.1-10: We were on the island of
Malta. The local
people were really kind to us. They made us welcome. They lit a huge fire
because the weather was cold and rain was falling. Paul collected a bundle of sticks and was
putting them on the fire, when a snake bit his hand and held on. The locals
expected him to die. But he just shook the snake into the fire. He was ok.
The local Roman governor kindly gave us
hospitality for three days. The governor's father was very sick in bed
with fever and dysentery. He was healed when Paul prayed for him with the
laying on of hands.
Word of the healing got around fast, and soon everyone on the island who
was sick, came and got healed
Jesus, please bless the people of Malta
Listen
John
6.1-15: Near the Sea of Galilee, a large crowd
followed Jesus, attracted by the way he healed so many sick people. Jesus climbed a hillside and
sat there with his disciples. Seeing the huge crowd, Jesus said to one of
his disciples
"How can we feed so many people?" The disciple Andrew said "There's a young boy here with
5
loaves and 2 fish. But what good is that for such a huge crowd?"
Jesus said "Make the people sit down". The crowd of about
20,000 sat down on the grass. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and gave them out to all
the people. He did the same with the fish. Everyone ate as much as they
wanted to. The people, seeing this miracle, said "He really is God's great
prophet". Jesus, aware that they wanted to make him
king, slipped away and went up the hill by himself
Jesus, please bless my prayers and actions to
help others,
just as you blessed the loaves and fish
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Reflection on the above readings: God takes care of our physical needs (Gospel) and our physical illnesses (the 3 other readings)
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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 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, 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:
Aug 16, 2020: CNN - Indonesian women recruited to take drugs to Hong Kong
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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