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Tues March 9
Yesterday afternoon, after collecting the day's mail from Kowloon
Central Post Office (which contained one last minute application!) I went to the
Chinese University office in Admiralty to enrol a final batch of prisoners for
courses this semester. Yesterday was the final registration day for the coming
semester.
Helping MercyHK rent rooms for homeless people - Carousell:
Shop 1
Shop
2 (updated lists) ***
Feb financial report for MercyHK is here
*** Yesterday morning
at McDonald's I had a long chat with a man who stays in accommodation for him
provided by MercyHK at the Alhambra Building in Yau Ma Tei. Our conversation was
mainly about how to find some part time work each day for him and his room
companion. Tomorrow afternoon the two of them will try something we talked about
yesterday morning!
Thank you Jesus for giving Pope Francis a safe trip to Iraq! May
his visit bear much fruit, especially the fruit of peace. And please protect
from Covid-19 all who attended functions of the visit! (and
see 
below!)
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Isaiah
43-45: The Lord says: Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by your name, you are mine. If you travel over the seas, I will be with you.
If you travel on great rivers, I will protect you. For I am the Lord, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your savior. They are ignorant, those who carry around an idol made of wood,
those who pray to a lump of wood that cannot hear. Turn to me and be saved
all peoples of the world.
Lord, please help me be more
aware of your protection
each day and night
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
109-110: O God whom I praise,
do not be silent,
for people are bombarding me with words of hate. They speak to me with
lying tongues
and attack me without cause. They repay me evil for
good.
While I pray for them, they show me hatred. I have become an object
of scorn.
Help me, Lord my God.
Lord,
when people are unkind to me, please give me the grace to pray for them
Listen
Titus
2.11-14: God's grace has made salvation available for
the whole human race.
We must give up everything that does not lead to God. We must delete our worldly ambitions. We must
be self-restrained and live good lives here in this present world, while
we wait in hope for the blessings that will come with the Coming of the
glory of our God and savior Christ Jesus. He sacrificed himself for us in order to set
us free from wickedness, and to purify us so that we would have no
ambition except to do good
Jesus, please help me give up everything that
does not lead to you
Listen
Mark
4.35-41:
Jesus and his disciples got into a boat
to cross the lake. Jesus was so tired that he went to sleep in
the boat.
A sudden storm caused big waves to lash the boat. Jesus' friends woke him up and said
"Save us, Lord, we are sinking". Jesus stood up, and ordered the wind and sea
to be calm.
Straight away the wind and sea were calm. Jesus' friends said to each other
"Who is this? Even the wind and sea obey
him."
Jesus, please calm the storms
in my life, my family, our world
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: No
"storm" - international, national, local, family, personal - cannot be
calmed by Jesus
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As I waited on an MTR platform for train to Kowloon Tong
and then to Tai Wai yesterday afternoon, I started using Google to check if the
Pope was on his way back to Rome after his visit to Iraq. When I got on the
train, the train's news video was showing the Pope in Iraq! This so distracted
me that I forgot to get off at Kowloon Tong and had to retrace my steps from the
next station!
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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 9th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Henan
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 the Central African Republic
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon March 8
Today
is a VIP day in China:
The
history of International Women's Day
Yesterday at a canteen near MercyHK's shop at 191 Temple Street,
Jordan, I had lunch with 4 ex-prisoners who are staying at the Mercy Centre on
Cheung Chau Island. One of the greatest joys for a prison chaplain is to meet up
with former prisoners on the "outside". One big problem: it's extra
hard for ex-prisoners to find a job. If anyone would like to employ an
ex-prisoner, please contact me: jdwomi@gmail.com
March financial report for MercyHK is here
Pope
says Mass in city that was ISIS headquarters
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: How lockdown helped homeless! It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Isaiah
41-42:
The Lord says to his people Israel:
"I have chosen you. I have not rejected you.
Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Stop being anxious and worried.
I am your God. I give you strength and help. Here is my servant whom I uphold,
my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have endowed him with my spirit
that he may bring true justice to the nations. He does not cry out or shout aloud.
He does not extinguish the wavering flame. I have called him to serve the cause of right,
to open the eyes of the blind,
to free captives from prison".
Lord, please help me understand
how "my servant" is Jesus
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
108: My heart is ready, O God. I will sing, sing
your praise.
Awake, lyre and harp. I will awake the dawn. I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples,
praise you among the nations, for your love reaches to the heavens
and your truth to the skies. O Lord, come and deliver us today.
Help us with your right hand. Give us help in difficult situations.
With your help we shall be brave.
Lord, we need your help every
day
Listen
Titus
2.1-10: It's your job to preach the behavior that
goes with sound doctrine: the older men should be reserved, dignified,
moderate, sound in faith and love. The older women should be teachers of good
behavior, avoiding scandalmongering and too much wine. They should be an
example to the younger women in their love for their husbands and children.
Younger men should be moderate, with yourself
setting an example of sincerity for them. Slaves should be obedient to their masters,
and avoid petty thieving
Jesus, help me be a good person, a good
Christian
Listen
Mark
4.1-20: 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. Jesus explained the story:
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 are listening 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!
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Reflection on the above readings: a Google search of "Titus 2 ministry" shows that many places have a Titus 2 ministry!
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338
metre golf shot over lake!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun March 7
The Pope removed his shoes before entering Sistani's room. The
Muslim cleric, who normally remains seated for visitors, stood to greet Francis
at the door of his room - a rare honour. From this
report about the Pope's visit to Iraq
I spent yesterday morning at the desk catching up on office jobs
.... including many letters from prisoners. There's talk of a trial system to
allow prisoners to use email to communicate with their families ... I hope that
day comes soon!
Bible Study: Luke 2
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Lent 3
Exodus 20: The Ten Commandments given by God to Moses:
1:
I am the Lord your God. Do not worship anyone or anything else.
2: Use my name with respect. Do not insult my name.
3: Make the Sabbath Day a holy day each week.
4: Honor your father and your mother.
5: Do not kill.
6: Do not commit adultery.
7: Do not steal.
8: Do not tell lies.
9: Do not lust after someone else's wife.
10: Do not desire what belongs to someone else.
Dear God, please help us to put these commandments into practice
Psalm
19: (sun
+ law = the "sun-in-law" psalm)
The heavens proclaim the glory of God, the starry
skies are the work of his hands. The
stars can't speak, but they are God's handwriting. The sun is God's love shining
on the whole world. The universe is a masterpiece, and so is God's law which shines in
our hearts. The precepts of the Lord enlighten our
lives each day. The law of the Lord gives joy and wisdom to our hearts. The
decrees of the Lord are to be desired more than gold, they are sweeter than
honey, than honey from the comb. But often we are unaware of our
errors. Lord, please protect us from making mistakes.
Lord, may the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be
pleasing to you
Listen
1
Corinthians 1.18 - 2.9: The
language of the Cross doesn't make sense for some people. But
for us it is God's power to save. While the Jews demand miracles and the
Greeks require philosophy, here we are preaching a crucified Christ: to the Jews
an obstacle they cannot get over, to the pagans madness. During my stay with
you, I relied not on philosophy or my own efforts, but only on the power of the
Spirit. The wisdom we teach is about things no eye has seen, and no ear has
heard, things beyond human understanding - all that God has prepared for those
who love him.
Jesus, crucified Lord, please increase my faith in you
Listen
John
2.13-22: Just before the
Passover Feast, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple he saw people selling
cattle and sheep and pigeons, with money changers sitting at their counting
tables. Jesus made a whip out of some cord, then drove the sellers out of the
Temple, cattle and sheep as well. He scattered the money changers' coins,
knocked their tables over, and said to the pigeon sellers "Take all of this
out of here and stop turning my Father's
house into a market". Some religious leaders asked him "What
sign can you show us to justify what you have done?" Jesus answered
"Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up". The
leaders replied "It has taken 46 years to build this sanctuary". But
Jesus was speaking of the sanctuary that was his body, and when he rose from the
dead, his disciples remembered his words.
Jesus, please don't let churches and prayer centers become centers of
commerce
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The Jewish people who received the Ten Commandments came to realise the wisdom of God's law (Psalm) ... that the constant remembering and referring to God's law helps us navigate our way through the ocean of life
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
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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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After
a monthly visit by my landlord to collect rent yesterday morning, I went back to
my computer desk and was wondering why my reading glasses kept fogging up? Then
I realised I still was wearing a mask (which I had put on for landlord who
always wears one)!
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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 7th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hebei
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 7th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Burkina Faso
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat March 6
Yesterday
morning I was at the High Court for the case of a local HK man. In the afternoon
I attended a most encouraging meeting concerning the work of my NGO Voice
for Prisoners .... we are hoping to employ some part-time helpers, just
like MercyHK now has a full time social work helper
SCMP July 2020 video: Because
of Covid-19 restrictions, people no longer allowed to stay overnight at
McDonald's (God bless McD's for all the years of allowing overnight
sleepers!)
Dear Jesus, please protect Pope
Francis in Iraq today!
Coffee
with God! - daily readings
and reflections
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
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Isaiah
36-40: "Console my people, console them"
says the Lord. A voice cries out "Prepare in the
wilderness a way for the Lord.
Make a straight highway for our God across every desert. Let every valley be filled in,
every mountain and hill be laid low.
Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
and all people will see the Lord's glory." Go up on a high mountain,
joyful messenger to Zion. Shout with a loud voice,
joyful messenger to Jerusalem. Shout to the towns of Judah
"Here is your God".
Lord, please help me prepare
your way
into my heart, into my family, into my world
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
107: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
His great love is without end. Let them say this, those the Lord has helped,
people from east and west, north and south. Some people wandered in the
desert, lost and unable to find their way to safety. In their hunger and thirst they cried to the
Lord for help.
He rescued them and showed them the way to safety. Let them thank the Lord for his love,
for he fills the hungry with good things. Some people were prisoners in misery and
chains,
living in darkness and gloom. In their distress they cried to the Lord for
help.
He rescued them and restored their freedom. Let them thank the Lord for his goodness,
for he shatters the iron bars of prisons. Some people were sick on account of their
sins,
unable to eat, and close to death. They cried to the Lord in their need.
He healed them and saved them from the grave. Let them thank the Lord for his love,
for the wonders he does for us. Some people sailed to the sea in ships
and were caught in terrifying storms. They cried to the Lord in their need
and he calmed the sea and wind. Let them thank the Lord for his love,
for the wonders he does for us. Whoever is wise should meditate on these
things
and reflect on the love of the Lord.
Thank
you Lord, for your rescuing love
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02 03
04
Titus
1.1-9: From Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to
Titus, true child of mine in the faith we share, wishing you grace and
peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Saviour. The reason I left you behind in Crete was for
you to appoint elders in every town: each of them a man of irreproachable
character, married only once, not arrogant
or hot-tempered, not a heavy drinker, not out to make money. A man who is hospitable and a friend of all
that is good; sensible, devout, with a firm grasp of the Good News, a good
teacher, able to refute people who argue against sound doctrine.
Jesus, please help all pastors be good
"elders"
Listen
Mark
3: Jesus went back to Capernaum. Such a crowd gathered that he could not even have a meal.
When his family heard about such things,
they set out to take care of him, thinking that he was crazy. His mother and brothers arrived at the house.
Standing outside, they sent in a message asking for him. Jesus was told "Your mother and brothers
and sisters are outside asking for you". Jesus replied
"Who are my mother and brothers?"
Then looking round at the people sitting in a circle about him, he said
"Here are my mother and my brothers. Anyone who does the will of God,
that person is my brother and sister and mother".
Jesus, please help me to do
your will,
even if people sometimes think I'm crazy
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: If someone asks "how many brothers or sisters do you have?", we need to add ONE
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Almost everywhere I go in HK - prisons, court,
chapel, McD's .... I use Leave
Home Safe App on arrival. But ... very often I forget to press the "I
am leaving button" on departure. Maybe there could be a new App to remind
us to check out?!?
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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 6th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hainan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 6th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Liberia
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri March 5
I spent yesterday afternoon at Pik
Uk prison and Pik
Uk correctional institution, meeting old and new friends ... happy to see
some old friends from Africa and South America who will soon be going home ...
sad to see some new local HK friends who will not be going home for some time.
One of the African men has completed a university degree while in
detention!
Jesus, please protect Pope Francis in Iraq today! Excellent Guardian
article: In
the footsteps of Abraham
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Isaiah 35: Strengthen all weary hands,
steady all trembling knees,
and say to all faint hearts
"Courage! Do not be afraid. The Lord is coming to save you." Then the eyes of
the blind shall be opened,
the ears of the deaf unsealed.
Then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongues of the dumb sing for joy. Exiles will return to Zion shouting for joy,
everlasting joy on their faces. Joy and gladness will go with them.
Sorrow and lament will be ended.
Lord, please heal the friends I
know who are blind, deaf, dumb ....
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
106: O give thanks to the Lord for he is good.
His great love is without end. They are happy who do what is right,
who at all times remember what is just. When our ancestors came out of Egypt,
they forgot the greatness of God's love. Each time they strayed, God forgave them.
But still they continued to forget God who was their saviour,
God who had done such great things for them in Egypt.
O Lord, our God, please don't
let us forget your love
Listen
2
Timothy 4.6-8: As for me, my life of service to the Lord is
nearly over.
I have fought the good fight to the end.
I have run the race to the finish. I have kept the faith. The Lord will soon give me the best of all
prizes: eternal life in heaven. He will give it not only to me, but to
everyone who has loved him sincerely in this life
Jesus, help me keep running to
the finish line
Listen
Mark
3.13-19: Jesus went up a hill and called his
disciples.
He chose 12 of them to be his special companions.
He commissioned them for preaching.
He gave them power to cast out devils. The names of the 12:
Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter;
James and John the sons of Zebedee. Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas,
James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot
and Judas Iscariot the one who would betray him.
Jesus, please bless and protect
all Gospel workers
Listen
Reflection
on the above Bible readings:
Resumes of the
apostles!
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To go with today's Gospel:
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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 5th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guizhou
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 5th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Chad
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu March 4
Yesterday
midday I came away happy from the High Court after a South American man on a
drug trafficking charge was given a 3 month discount for help to my anti-drug
campaign ... and a further 9 month discount for help to authorities.
Lack
of action in Brazil allowing Covid to mutate
Everything's a miracle!
The miracle of how our eyes work!
Jesus,
please give Pope Francis a safe trip
to Iraq tomorrow!
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Isaiah 31-32: How foolish are people who trust in armaments
but never bother to consult the Lord. Help and salvation come from the Lord who
says:
"Once more I will send the good rain.
Then shall the wilderness be fertile land
and fertile land will become a forest. In the wilderness justice will come to live
and integrity in the fertile land.
Integrity will bring peace,
and justice will bring security. My people will live in a peaceful
home,
in safe houses, in quiet dwellings."
Lord, please give our world a
bit more peace
Recording
Psalm 105: Give thanks to the Lord,
make known his deeds among all the peoples. O sing to him, sing his praise.
Tell all his wonderful works. Be proud of his holy name.
Let hearts that seek the Lord rejoice. Consider the Lord and his strength.
Constantly seek his face. Never forget how the Lord has helped us in the
past,
how he has protected Israel from its beginning till now
Dear
God, please help me understand how you have been loving and protecting me
since the beginning of my life
Recording
2 Timothy 4.1-5: In the presence of God our Father and of
Christ Jesus, I give you this command: proclaim the Good News and, welcome
or unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, call to
obedience, but do this with patience. Be prepared to face people who jettison sound
teaching in favor of the latest novelty. Instead of listing to the truth,
they will turn to myths. Make the spreading of the Good News your
life's work
Jesus, please protect me from junk ideas and
misleading teachers
Listen
Mark 3.7-12: Jesus went again to the Sea of Galilee.
Great crowds of people from all over the country went to him.
They had heard what he was doing and wanted to see him. Large crowds of sick people pushed forward, trying to touch
Jesus.
They had heard how he had healed so many sick people.
Jesus, please heal my friend
(.. name ..) who is sick
Listen
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On the MTR to and from the High Court at Admiralty yesterday I
couldn't help noticing that I was the oldest passenger. Just couldn't find
anyone younger. Same on walkway to/from High Court. Glad to get back in
afternoon to Jordan-Yau Ma Tei where I have many "older brothers and
sisters"!
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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 4th 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 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mozambique
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed March 3
Yesterday in-between and sometimes during meetings and
appointments I helped two sets of legal teams, by W/App and phone, negotiate
bail for two prisoners on trial at the High Court. Both have now been released
from detention, for the time being.
February financial report for MercyHK is here.
Notice that our little second hand shop at 191 Temple Street, Jordan, had sales
of $57,443. This is outstanding considering the dearth of people on the streets
because of Covid restrictions. The shop's rent is $20,000 ... so that's an
excellent result to help us provide accommodation for homeless people. God bless
everyone who helps at the shop and all who have provided items for sale
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
238. Jesus
never promoted violence or intolerance. He openly condemned the use of
force to gain power over others: "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles
lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. It will not be so
among you" (Mt 20:25-26)
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Chris McDonnell
A bowl of rice
How might we determine the consequence of our last twelve months of lockdown
crisis?
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Isaiah 28-30:
God says:
"I will punish priests and prophets who mislead the
people.
Their mouths utter lies. They honor me only with lip-service
while their hearts are far from me. Religion has become just a mental exercise,
just a series of human laws." The Lord appeals to everyone:
trust in him and cease to do evil. Salvation is found in conversion and
tranquility.
Strength is found in complete trust in the Lord.
Lord, please help us honor you
with our hearts as well as our heads
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
104: Bless the Lord, my soul!
Lord God, how great you are. You make the clouds your chariot.
You walk on the wings of the wind. You make springs gush forth in the valleys.
They give drink to all the animals of the field. You make grass grow for the cattle
and plants to provide food for people. You give us wine to cheer our hearts
and oil to make our faces shine. You made the moon to mark the months.
The sun knows the time for its setting. How many are your works, O Lord.
In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches
and the sea is swarming with life. All things, great and small, look to you for
food.
You open your hand, they have their fill. You send forth your spirit, and life is
created.
You renew the face of the earth. I will sing to the Lord all my
life.
May my thoughts be pleasing to him.
Bless the Lord, my soul!
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02
2
Timothy 3.12-16: Anyone who tries to live a sincere Christian
life will be persecuted. Stay faithful to what you have been taught and
know to be true.
Remember who your teachers were, and how, ever since you were a child, you
have known the Scriptures. From the Scriptures you can learn the wisdom
that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and can be
used for teaching, for refuting error, for guiding people's lives and
teaching them to be holy
Jesus, please give all Christians, especially
pastors, a passion for the Scriptures
Listen
Mark
3.1-6: Jesus again went to a prayer hall on the
Sabbath.
In the hall was a man with a withered hand. The religious leaders were watching Jesus to
see if he would heal on the Sabbath, hoping for something to use against
him. Jesus said to the man with the withered hand
"Stand in the middle of the hall". Then he said to the
religious leaders "Is it against the law on the Sabbath to do
good?"
They remained silent. Grieved that they were so obstinate, Jesus looked
angrily round at them, and said to the man "Stretch out your
hand". He stretched it out and it was
healed.
The leaders left and began to plot how to get rid of Jesus.
Jesus, don't let my
heart become obstinate
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: May all children have the chance to learn about God from the Bible
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MercyHK's shop in Feb had sales of $57,443 (see top of this
menu). That's extra good when we remember that February had only 28 days!
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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 3rd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Gansu
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 3rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Burundi
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, 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)) (blocked by FB Oct 2020)
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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