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Tues March 16
Yesterday I attended a most worthwhile lunch meeting discussing ways of providing jobs for homeless people. In the late afternoon I joined two dear Canossian sisters in praying for a very sick person. Last night I got the good news that an Indian man for whom I had written a bail support letter was granted bail by the High Court ... thanks to the awesome (as the Americans say) perseverance of prison chaplain Fr Tommy Murphy!
Homelessness - yesterday's Apple
Daily:
Yesterday's Ming Pao:
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
248. Nor must we forget the
atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Once again, "I pay
homage to all the victims, and I bow before the strength and dignity of those
who, having survived those first moments, for years afterward bore in the flesh
immense suffering, and in their spirit seeds of death that drained their vital
energy. We cannot allow present and future generations to lose the memory of
what happened. It is a memory that ensures and encourages the building of a more
fair and fraternal future"
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Isaiah
56: Foreigners who love and serve the Lord
- these I will bring to my holy mountain, says the Lord. I will make them joyful in my
house of prayer,
for my house will be called a house of prayer for all the
nations.
Lord, please help all peoples
of the world
know that you are their loving Creator
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
117: O Praise the Lord, all you
nations.
Acclaim him, all you peoples! Strong is his love for us.
He is faithful for ever. May all the nations love and
praise you, Lord
Listen
Hebrews
2.14-18:
The Son did not become an angel.
He became a man, so that he could die for us. By his death he took away the power of the
devil. He himself experienced temptation.
He is able to help us when we are tempted.
Jesus, please help me when I am tempted to do
something wrong
Listen
Mark
6.17-29:
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 readings: "All
the nations" say Isaiah and Psalm 117! Which is a bit like saying
"parents should be loved by all their children"
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Thanks to its Carousell sales, MercyHK's second hand shop
at 191 Temple Street, Jordan had another good day yesterday. Despite small
crowds on the streets (because of Covid restrictions) the shop is heading for a
possible record monthly sale (... if that's not being too optimistic for the
middle of the month!)
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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 16th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Qinghai
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 16th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Afghanistan
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 15
I spent much time at the desk yesterday, catching up on many office jobs. Today at lunch time I'm due, with other members of the MercyHK team, to attend a most important lunch time meeting which will discuss an exciting idea to create jobs for homeless people.
Helping MercyHK rent rooms for homeless people - Carousell:
Shop 1
Shop
2 (updated lists) ***
Updated financial report for MercyHK is here
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
247. The Shoah (Holocaust)must
not be forgotten. As I think of
it, I cannot help but repeat this prayer: "Lord, remember us in your mercy.
Grant us the grace to be ashamed of what we men have done, to be ashamed of this
massive idolatry, of having despised and destroyed our own flesh which you
formed from the earth, to which you gave life with your own breath of life.
Never again, Lord, never again!"
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Isaiah
54-55: Though the mountains may fall and the hills
turn to dust,
the love of the Lord will never cease. O come to the water, all you are
thirsty,
though you have no money, come. Why spend your money on what is
useless,
your wages on what fails to satisfy? Seek the Lord while he is to be
found.
Call to him while he is near.
Lord, please help us give
more time to things that are important .... and less time to things that are not so
important
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 116:
I love the Lord for he has heard the cry of
my appeal.
He turned his ear to me in the day when I called him. They surrounded me, sorrow, distress and the
snares of death.
I was helpless, so the Lord saved me. Calm down my soul, for the Lord has been good.
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to
me?
The cup of salvation I will raise to thank the Lord. O precious in the eyes of the Lord is the
death of his faithful.
Lord, you have loosened my bonds. I am your servant.
Thank you, Lord, for all your
goodness to me
Listen
Hebrews
1.1-4: At various times in the past and in various
different ways, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets. But in our own time, he has spoken to us
through his Son,
through whom he made everything.
He is the radiant light of God the Father's glory. He has sacrificed himself for sinners.
He has taken his place at the right hand of the Father.
He is far greater than any angel
Jesus, deepen my understanding of
who you are
Listen
Mark
6.7-13: Jesus went on a teaching tour of the
nearby villages.
He sent out his 12 special friends in 6 pairs, with
authority over evil spirits. He told them to take only bare essentials for
the journey.
He said "If any place does not welcome you, as you leave that place shake the dust from your feet as a
sign to them". The 12 apostles preached
repentance. They cast out many devils. They anointed sick people with
oil and healed them.
Jesus, may every place welcome
you and your messengers
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: What is the meaning of "through whom he made everything" (Hebrews)? This scholarly article tries to explain (although I'm not sure I understand everything it says!)
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Sometimes
in other countries people build their own homes. This never happens in HK. But
yesterday I met a homeless man who, when he had a job, worked on the
construction of HK's Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui .... where recently he
used to sleep!
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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 15th 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 15th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Zimbabwe
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 14
Since the beginning of March I have an official assignment:
assistant priest at St Paul's Parish, Yau Ma Tei ....which is what I have been
unofficially for the past 10 years. Yesterday with the new parish priest, Fr
Patrick Sun and parish representatives I attended a parish council meeting. Very
encouraging! God bless St Paul's Parish!
I
wish other places - including HK - would do this: Russia
stops FB drug mule advertisements
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
245. Unity
is greater than conflict. This is not mean opting for a kind of
syncretism, or for the absorption of one into the other, but rather for a
resolution which takes place on a higher plane and preserves what is valid and
useful on both sides
Bible Study: Luke 3
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c.f. readings for Lent 4
2
Kings 21-25: Josiah
king of Judah was a good leader who loved the Lord. and promoted
religious reform. But most other kings of Judah and Israel at this time were not
good. The country was invaded by the king of Babylon who deported most of the
population to Babylon. Only the poorest people in the countryside were left
behind.
Dear God, please give the world good leaders
My
recording of this reading
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
Listen
Ephesians
2.4-10: God loved us so much,
that when we were dead through our sins, he brought us to life with Christ. We
are God's work of art, created in Christ Jesus to live a life of
goodness, as God originally intended us to live.
Heavenly Father, help
me live my life the way you want me to live it
Listen
John
3.13-17: Jesus said to the religious
leader: "The
Son of Man must be lifted up on a cross, as Moses lifted up the snake in the
desert, so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him". God
loved the world so much, that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who
believes in him may not be lost, but may have eternal life. For God sent his Son
into the world, not to condemn the world, but so that through him the world
might be saved.
Jesus, only Son of God
the Father, thank you for coming into this world. Please help more and more
people believe in you
Listen
Reflections
on the above readings: Psalm
137 - 
- By
the Rivers of Babylon - with lyrics (nearly 10,000,000
views!)
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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Nuns
dance to cheer up pandemic world!
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat March 13
Yesterday morning after attending a very special funeral, I visited a sick person in their home and joined their family in praying for healing. Many thanks to same ill person and dear friend for kindly doing something I've been meaning to do for a long time but haven't got round to doing: putting into PDF the Chinese and English texts of Dr Jesus!
200
kg of cocaine seized from boat near Sydney
Coffee
with God! - daily readings
and reflections
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:244.
Authentic reconciliation does not flee from conflict, but
is achieved in conflict,
resolving it through dialogue and open, honest and patient negotiation
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Isaiah
52-53: See, my servant will prosper,
he shall be lifted up and exalted. As the crowds were appalled on
seeing him
- so disfigured did he look -
so will the crowds be astonished at him,
for they will see something that has never happened before. Without beauty, without
majesty, we saw him.
He was despised and rejected,
a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering.
He was despised and we took no account of him. And yet ours were the sufferings
he bore,
ours the sorrows he carried. He was pierced through for our
faults,
crushed for our sins. On him lies a punishment that
brings us peace,
and through his wounds we are healed. We had all gone astray like
sheep,
and the Lord burdened him with our sins. Harshly dealt with, he bore it
humbly,
never opening his mouth. He let himself be taken for a
sinner,
and all the time he was suffering and praying for sinners.
Jesus, these words refer to
you.
Thank you for all you suffered to redeem the world.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
114-115: When Israel came out of Egypt,
Jacob's descendents from an alien people, Judah became the Lord's temple,
Israel became his kingdom. Descendents of Israel, trust in the Lord.
He is our help and our shield. To you may the Lord grant increase,
to you and all your children. May you be blessed by the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth.
Thank you, Lord, for all your
blessings
Listen
Philemon
9-25: While here in prison, I have helped someone
you know
to become a believer. He is carrying this letter - Onesimus. I'm sending him back to you,
no longer your
slave,
but your brother in Christ. Please welcome him as you would welcome me.
And let me pay for anything he stole from you. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with
you
Jesus, please put an end to slavery in the
world
Listen
Mark
6.1-6: Jesus and his disciples went to his home town
of Nazareth.
On the Sabbath he went to the prayer hall and began teaching. People in the prayer hall were astonished at
his teaching.
"Who does he think he is?" they asked. "He is just a
carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, Joset, Jude and Simon.
His sisters also are here." And they would not accept
him. So Jesus said to them "A prophet is
despised only in his own country". Because of their lack of faith, Jesus cured
only a few sick people there. He was amazed at the lack of faith in
Nazareth.
Jesus, please help me be happy
about your gifts to others
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus was a carpenter. He spent his early life with timber/wood. A piece of wood/timber featured at the end of his life when he was crucified.
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Hollywood
moving to Australia!
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri March 12
CNS
report about my work for the homeless. (Some corrections needed ...e.g. McDs
kindly used to provide accommodation for the homeless but did not give them free meals; restaurant in apartment building gives out
meals every day, not just Wednesday, and was doing so before I started renting
rooms there)
Yesterday I attended two meetings to discuss ways of helping homeless people. The first meeting focussed on how to find part-time jobs for homeless people. The second meeting was about how to help homeless drug addicts
Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
243. Each of us should realize that "even the harsh judgment I hold in my heart against my brother or my sister, the open wound that was never cured, the offense that was never forgiven, the rancour that is only going to hurt me, are all instances of a struggle that I carry within me, a little flame deep in my heart that needs to be extinguished before it turns into a great blaze"
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Isaiah 51-52: Pay attention to me, you peoples.
Listen to me, you nations. The islands put their hope in the
Lord.
They put their trust in his strength. How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of one who brings good news,
who proclaims peace and salvation,
and tells Zion "Your God is king!" Break into shouts of joy, you
ruins of Jerusalem,
for the Lord is redeeming his people. All the ends of the earth
shall see the salvation of our God.
Lord, may more and more people
in more and more countries
know you and love you.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
113: Praise, O friends of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord. May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore. From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord. Who is like the Lord our God,
above the heavens his glory. From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
to put them in the company of royalty. To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children.
May the Lord be praised from
sunrise to sunset
Listen
Philemon
1-7:
From Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy,
to our dear fellow worker Philemon and the church that meets in your
house. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ. I am so happy that your faith and love have given great
encouragement to the believers
Jesus, bless all house church groups
and meetings
Listen
Mark
5. 21-43: A prayer hall official,
Jairus, fell at
Jesus' feet and pleaded "My little daughter is dying. Please come and
lay your hands on her and save her life". While Jesus was on the way to
Jairus' home,
people arrived and told Jairus "Your daughter is dead. No need
to trouble the Master any further". Jesus heard this and said to Jairus "Do
not be afraid. Just have faith". Jesus allowed only Peter, James and
John to go with him. At Jairus' home, everyone was weeping and
wailing.
Jesus said to them "Why all this crying? The child is not dead, but
asleep". Everyone laughed at him.
So he got them all to leave. Then taking the girl's parents and his 3
companions, he went to the place where the child was lying. Taking the girl by the hand he said to her
"Little girl, I tell you to get up". The little girl got up at
once. She was 12 years old.
Jesus, please give us more
faith to pray for the sick ... .even for children who have died!
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Paul's Christians had no church buildings ... they met in homes ... house churches ... which maybe is what today's Christians in many parts of the world need to get back to in order to survive the closure of church buildings
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Yesterday I saw something not usually seen parked in the
Jordan-Yau Ma Tei area: a 1978
Silver Shadow II Rolls-Royce , .... 43 years old and looking great!
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu March 11
One of the homeless people now in a room at the Alhambra Building
in YMT, rented by MercyHK, is "homeless" because their own home is so
full of junk that it cannot be entered! So MercyHK's social work assistant
Simon, with Sr Louise and a volunteer, have kindly spent 3 days cleaning up that
home. Hopefully the homeless person will soon be able to use their home again.
This is a true story!
Everything's a miracle!
The miracle of how our ears work!
Pope
Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
242.
The important thing is not to fuel
anger, which is unhealthy for our own soul and the soul of our people, or
to become obsessed with taking revenge and destroying the other. No one achieves
inner peace or returns to a normal life in that way.
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Isaiah 50: The Lord has opened my ear to hear his
message.
The Lord has given me words to proclaim his message. For my part, I made no
resistance,
neither did I turn away.
I offered my back to those who struck me,
my cheeks to those who tore at my beard. I did not protect my face
from insult and spittle. I set my face like flint.
The Lord will help me.
Jesus, please help me understand
how these words refer to you
Recording
Psalm 112: Happy are people who love and honor the Lord,
who take delight in his commands.
The children of such people will be blessed. Such people are a light in the darkness for
others.
Such people are generous, merciful and just. They take pity and help those in need.
They conduct their affairs with integrity. Open-handed they give to the poor.
Their justice and goodness will never be forgotten.
Lord, please help me do more
for the poor
Recording
Titus 3.8-15: Tell people to
keep their minds occupied in
doing good works.
Avoid useless speculations about trivial matters. All believers, including elders, should try to
be self-supporting. Grace be with you all
Jesus, help me be a doer and not just a
talker
Listen
Mark 5.25-34: A large crowd gathered around Jesus near the
side of the Sea of Galilee. In the crowd was a woman who had suffered from
bleeding for 12 years. She had spent all her money on doctors, but
they had been unable to help her. She had heard about Jesus. She came up behind
him in the crowd and touched his cloak. "If I can touch even his
clothes, I will be healed" she said to herself. As soon as she touched Jesus' cloak, the
source of the bleeding dried up at once. Aware that power had gone out
from him, Jesus turned round and said "Who touched me?" The woman fell at his feet and told her story.
Jesus said "My daughter, your faith has restored you to health. Go in
peace and be free from your illness".
Jesus, please
help sick people
touch you by prayer
Listen
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Story
at top of menu about too much junk in home is true, not at all a
load of rubbish!
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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 11th 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 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Eritrea
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 10
I spent yesterday morning at Lai
King prison for young women ... located on the edge of a lovely forest area
where there's millions (trillions?) of leaves and the sound of many birds.
Catholic
nun on knees - to Burma police: Shoot me, not the children!
New
posts from Sr.
Anastasia, M.M. (黄修女）
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Pope Francis - Fratelli
Tutti:
241.
We are called to love everyone, without exception; at the same time, loving an
oppressor does not mean allowing him to keep oppressing us, or letting him think
that what he does is acceptable. On the contrary, true love for an oppressor
means seeking ways to make him cease his oppression; it means stripping him of a
power that he does not know how to use, and that diminishes his own humanity and
that of others. Forgiveness does not
entail allowing oppressors to keep trampling on their own dignity and that of
others, or letting criminals continue their wrongdoing. Those who suffer
injustice have to defend strenuously their own rights and those of their family,
precisely because they must preserve the dignity they have received as a loving
gift from God. If a criminal has harmed me or a loved one, no one can forbid me
from demanding justice and ensuring that this person - or anyone else - will not
harm me, or others, again. This is entirely just; forgiveness does not forbid it
but actually demands it.
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Chris McDonnell
Perseverance has landed
The question arises, are we alone in the Universe?
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Isaiah 46-49:
The Lord called me before I was born.
From my mother's womb he knew my name. While I was thinking that I had toiled in vain,
all the while my cause was with the Lord. The Lord who formed me in the womb
and assigned me to rescue his people, that same Lord said to me:
'I will make you the light of the nations,
so that my salvation will reach to the ends of the earth'. The Lord also says to his people:
"Does a woman forget her baby,
or a mother the child within her womb?
Yet even if these forget, I will never forget you".
Lord, please help me understand
how you loved me even before I was born.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 111: I will thank the Lord with all my heart.
Great are the works of the Lord,
to be pondered by all who love him. His goodness stands firm for ever.
The Lord is compassion and love. His precepts are for all peoples and all
times.
He is to be honored by all nations. To love and honor the Lord
is the beginning of wisdom.
Dear Lord, please help me to
love and honor you every day
Listen
Titus
3.1-7: Remind everyone to be obedient to government
officials; to be ready to do good at every
opportunity; not to go
slandering other people or picking quarrels; to be courteous and polite to
everyone. There was a time when we too were ignorant;
when we lived in wickedness and ill-will, hating each other and hateful
ourselves. But then the kindness and love of God our
Saviour were revealed, and God saved us because of his compassion. God saved us by the cleansing water of
rebirth, and by renewing us with the Holy Spirit whom he has poured over
us through Jesus Christ our Saviour. So we are justified by his grace, and look
forward to eternal life
Jesus,
Saviour of the world, you
are our Saviour
Listen
Mark
6.53-56: When Jesus got out of the boat on the other
side of the lake,
people recognized him and news of his presence spread quickly.
From
all around that area, sick people were brought to him.
Wherever he went, to village or town or farm, they laid down the sick in
open spaces, begging him to let them touch even the fringe of his cloak.
All those who touched him were healed
Jesus, please heal my sick
friends ...(names)... by letting them,
through prayer, touch your clothing
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: St Augustine says we, like the people in the Gospel, can touch Jesus ... by ... prayer
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Yesterday afternoon I spent a couple of hours with a kind
reporter preparing a video report on the situation of homeless people in my
area. This is interview number 12! Most of the interviews have involved at least
2-5 hours work.... and have done a lot of good as regards publicity for MercyHK
... but I am just about interviewed-out! No more for the time being, Please God!
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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 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, 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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