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Tues April 27
Yesterday morning I enrolled 4 more drug addicts for a daily free
rice box with soup from a local canteen - sponsored by MercyHK. The 4 men often
go hungry all day, using whatever money they can beg/borrow/steal to pay for
their daily heroin dose. I am hoping that regular contact with them will lead to
something good .... please God!
Update here
from Camay who is recovering from stage 4 lung cancer .... with some photos of
last Sunday's blessing of the Doctor Jesus Centre in Temple Street, Jordan
Since yesterday afternoon I have been at Sheung Shui at the
monthly O.M.I. overnight retreat. Two of our group are absent: Fr Jun is in
lockdown in the Philippines after attending the funeral of his dear mother, and
Fr Slawek is on day 4 of a 21 day quarantine in HK after attending the funeral
of his dear father in Poland. May the 2 parents in Heaven help us by their
prayers!
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezekiel
4-11: Ezekiel used many images to describe the fall of Jerusalem.
But the people and their leaders would not believe him. God used
Ezekiel to say to the exiles: "I will bring you back to your homeland of Israel.
I will give you a new heart and a new
spirit.
Then you will keep my commandments.
Then you will know that I am the Lord."
Grant to us, O Lord, a
heart renewed
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
3: When people make fun of me for believing in
you, Lord,
I deeply remember how you are my help and my shield. Even when the whole world seems against me,
I can go to bed and sleep easy, knowing that you protect me. O Lord, please rescue me from people who plot
against me.
Lord our savior, please bless everyone who needs help.
Lord, thank you for your
protection and help
Listen
1 Peter
3.1-7:
Wives, honor and respect your husbands. If some husbands
are not yet believers, they may find
themselves won over to the Lord, without a word spoken, by the goodness of
their wives. Wives, do not dress up for show: special hair
style, gold bracelets, expensive clothes - all outside stuff. What matters is what's inside: a sweet and
gentle disposition - that's what God likes. Husbands, be kind and thoughtful to your
wives, respecting them as equals
Jesus, help husbands and wives
imitate your love
Listen
Mark
12.28-30:
In Jerusalem a religious leader
asked Jesus
"Which is the most important commandment?" Jesus replied
"You must love the Lord your God with all your heart.
And you must care as much about others as you care about yourself. These are the two most important
commandments.
All other commandments depend on these two."
Jesus, please help me love you with all my heart and care for others as much as I care about myself
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The words "respect your wives as equals" were written by a married man! In fact, right through the Bible, there is a strong theme of wife-husband loyalty/love/respect
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The retreat house at Sheung Shui where I have been since
yesterday afternoon (see above) has had a long battle re wifi coverage. I have
brought the Smartone router from the Doctor Jesus Centre as an experiment. It's
good for personal use but has a very limited range. More experimentation needed!
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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 27th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tibet
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 27 of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Uganda
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon
April 26
Yesterday afternoon Bishop Joseph Ha kindly blessed the Doctor Jesus Centre at
187 Temple Street, Jordan (next to MercyHK's second hand shop at 191). An
inspiring occasion, with a most encouraging message from the bishop and a moving
sharing by Camay Lam who is recovering from stage 4 lung cancer and who, with
her business partner Yuki Fung, designed and sponsored the centre's renovations.
Photos to come in the next few days. THANK YOU JESUS! (Camay has a report about
yesterday on her updated FB here)
Helping MercyHK rent rooms for
homeless people - Carousell:
Shop 1
Shop
2 (updated lists) ***
Updated financial report for MercyHK is here
The man
who seized power in Burma - Jesus, please zap him as you zapped Saul on the
way to Damascus!
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Why are so many name cards hard to read?. It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezekiel
1-3:
About 5 years after
the first group of Jews were exiled to Babylon,
Ezekiel received a vision while he was with the exiles in Babylon. Ezekiel saw the glory
of the Lord and he heard a voice saying:
"I am choosing you to speak my message to the people. Whether the people
listen to you or not,
you must keep on proclaiming my message. You are to be a sentry
to the House of Israel,
a lookout who warns them of danger coming."
Lord,
please help people listen to your message and obey it
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
2: Why are the nations revolting against God?
Why won't the nations accept God? O kings and rulers of the
nations, listen to God's voice.
Serve the Lord with love and honor. Blessed are the nations that love
the Lord.
Let all the nations love you,
Lord. Let all the nations love you
Listen
1 Peter
2.19-25: If you are treated unfairly, put up with it
for the sake of God. Christ suffered for you and left an example
for you to follow.
He had done nothing wrong. He was insulted and tortured,
but did not retaliate. He bore our sins in his own body on the Cross,
so that we might die to sin and live for holiness. Through his wounds you have been healed.
You were like straying sheep,
but now have come back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls
Jesus, please help me put up with difficulties
for your sake
Listen
Mark
11.15-19: When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem,
he went to the Temple.
In the Temple there were money changers and people selling pigeons.
Jesus tipped over their tables and drove them out of the Temple.
He said to them "My house is a house of prayer for all the peoples of
the world,
but you have turned it into a place for robbery"
Jesus, protect all
places of prayer from corruption
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Nigeria's 10 wealthiest pastors!
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Only
a few minutes after the final guests departed from the newly blessed Dr Jesus
Centre last night (see above), the centre was immediately used for the 3rd
weekly gathering of a group of heroin addicts ... who began their activity by
taking care of some food leftover by the blessing guests!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun April 25
Good Shepherd Sunday (see 
below!)
I spent much time yesterday helping prepare The Doctor Jesus Centre in Temple Street, Jordan, for its official blessing this afternoon by Bishop Joseph Ha. Apologies to many kind friends for no invitation - because of Covid restrictions only a small group allowed to attend. The ceremony will include this beautiful 4 min video about the Good Shepherd, prepared by Camay who is recovering from stage 4 lung cancer.
Today
is a holiday in Australia & New Zealand for Anzac
Day (my
2012 article)
Bible Study: Luke 8
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Easter 4
Acts
4.1-12: While
Peter was talking to the crowd, some religious leaders and soldiers came and
arrested Peter and John. The next day the leaders held a meeting and asked the
prisoners: "By what power and by whose name did you heal the crippled
beggar?" Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied "The cripple is
able to stand up perfectly healthy because he was healed by Jesus the Nazarene,
the one you crucified, whom God raised from the dead. Salvation comes no other
way. Only by the name of Jesus can we be
saved".
Jesus, your name means "God saves", you
are indeed the Saviour of
the world
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
118: Give thanks to the
Lord for he is good. His love has no end. Let the sons of Israel say: "His
love has no end." Let those who honor the Lord say: "His love has no
end." It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. It
is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. I was falling,
falling, falling, but the Lord was my helper. The Lord is my strength and my
song. He is my saviour. The Lord's right hand has triumphed. His right hand has
raised me up. I shall not die, I shall live and recount all his deeds. The stone
which the builders rejected has become the corner stone. This is the work of the
Lord, a marvel in our eyes. This day was
made by the Lord. We rejoice and are glad.
Lord, we give thanks to you, for you are good. Your love has no end
Listen
1
John 3.1-3: Think of the love
that the Father has lavished on us by letting us be called God's children. And
God's love has even more in store for us in the future: we
shall be like him because we shall see him as he really is. This is why
we must try to live good lives. We must try to be as good as Christ
Jesus, please help me be more like you
Listen
John
10.11-14: Jesus said to the religious
leaders "I am the Good Shepherd.
The Good Shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep. A hired man,
since he has no real concern for the sheep, abandons them and runs away if he
sees a wolf coming. I am the Good Shepherd. I know my own sheep, and my own
sheep know me".
Jesus, Good Shepherd, please help me to be a good sheep, and a good shepherd
Listen
Reflections on the above readings:
For parents, teachers, pastors, older brothers/sisters: Jesus is the shepherd, we are the sheep dogs ....for whom there is one basic rule: don't get between the shepherd and the sheep!
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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To
go with today's Gospel:
A
shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW
advanced out of a dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young man in a Broni
suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks
the shepherd, "If I tell you exactly how many sheep you have in your flock,
will you give me one?" The shepherd looks at the man, obviously a yuppie,
then looks at his peacefully grazing flock and calmly answers, "Sure, Why
not?"
The
yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects it to his
AT&T cell phone. He surfs to a NASA page on the internet, where he calls up
a GPS satellite navigation system to get an exact fix on his location which he
then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an
ultra-high-resolution photo. The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe
Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg, Germany.
Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been
processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL database through an
ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with hundreds of complex formulas.
He
uploads all of this data via an email on his Blackberry and, after a few
minutes, receives a response. Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page
report on his hi- tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer and then turns to the
shepherd and says, "You have exactly 1,586 sheep."
"That's
right. Well, I guess you can take one of my sheep," says the honest
shepherd. He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on amused
as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car. Then the shepherd says to
the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will
you give me back my sheep?"
The
young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, Why not?"
"You're
a consultant." says the shepherd. "Wow! That's correct," says the
yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"
"No
guessing required." answered the savvy shepherd, "You showed up here
even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already
knew; to a question I never asked; and you don't know anything about my
business.......now give me back my dog."
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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 25th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Inner
Mongolia
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 25th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Comoros
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat April 24
Yesterday morning I went to the Chinese University Office in
Admiralty to enrol more than a dozen prisoners for distance learning courses.
That was after going to Immigration Tower to hand in some documents that might
help a prisoner from Africa apply for asylum in HK. From the CU office I went to
the Catholic Centre Chapel in Central .... the more complicated local and
international affairs become, the more we need to pray!
Sr. Anastasia, M.M. (黄莉莉修女:New articles:01 02 03
Coffee
with God! - daily readings
and reflections
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Baruch
6: Because of your sins, you will be exiles in
Babylon
for 7 generations. In Babylon when you see all
sorts of idols being worshipped by the local people, say in your hearts:
"Master, it is you we must
worship."
Lord, when we are in places where
people are worshipping idols,
please help us remember to pray in our hearts:
"Master, it is you we worship"
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
1: Happy the person who
avoids evil and evil entertainment.
Happy the person who reads and meditates on God's words. Such a
person is like a tree planted beside a river, getting plenty of
nourishment, bearing plenty of fruit. Such a
person is on the Way of Life.
People who do evil are on the Way of Death.
Dear
Lord, please help me do good and avoid evil
Listen
1
Peter 2.11-15:
Keep yourselves free from selfish passions
that attack the soul.
Behave honorably among non-Christians, even if they treat you badly. For the sake of the Lord, accept the authority
of every social institution. God wants you to be good citizens
Jesus, bless government officials
in our country.
Give them good health, courage and wisdom
Listen
Mark
11.1-11: Jesus sat on a donkey colt for the trip down the hill
from the Mount of Olives into the city of Jerusalem. Big crowds accompanied Jesus down
the hill.
People spread their clothes on the road as a sign of honor. People cut branches from the
trees and waved them singing
"Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of
the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!"
Jesus, may you be warmly
welcomed by every place and every person in the world
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Christians are supposed to be good citizens ... which means observing traffic lights etc.
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Yesterday afternoon back at home I hastily spent
time on a mitigation letter for a prisoner due to be sentenced next week. Got
the letter done just in time to send to a lawyer before the lawyer finished work
.... only to learn that lawyer had just found out that the case has been
adjourned for a month or so. No problem, at least the letter will now be in good
time!
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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 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Inner
Mongolia
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Zambia
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri April 23
Yesterday morning I attended a Voice
for Prisoners meeting - at the Doctor Jesus Centre in Temple Street. I hope
the centre can be used for many more such meetings!
In the afternoon I enjoyed the weekly gathering at the Alhambra
Building for formerly homeless people who now stay in rooms in the building
rented by MercyHK. God bless the kind volunteers and visitors who assisted the
gathering!
Update
from Camay who is recovering from stage 4 lung cancer
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Baruch 3-4:
Listen, Israel, to commands that bring life and
peace.
Remember all that God has taught us. As by your will you strayed away from God,
so now turn back and search for him ten times as hard.
Lord, please help us not to
forget you
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
149-150: Sing a new song to the Lord.
Let the praise of God be always on our lips. Praise God in his holy temple.
Praise him in the heavens. O praise him with sound of
trumpet.
Praise him with lute and harp.
Praise him with drums and dancing.
Praise him with strings and pipes. Let everything that lives and
breathes,
give praise to the Lord our Creator. Alleluia! Lord, to you we say every day
"Allelu-ia" ("praise God")
Listen
1 Peter
2.4-9:
Jesus is
Mr Livingstone, the living stone rejected by men, but chosen by God. Stay
close to him, so that you too may be living stones in the spiritual house of
God's church. You are a chosen race, a
royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people set apart to sing the praises
of God who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light
Jesus, you are the foundation stone of my life. May I build my life on your
teaching, your values, your example
Listen
Mark
10.46-52: As Jesus was leaving Jericho on his way to Jerusalem,
many people followed him along the road. Sitting by the road was a man
who had become blind.
His name was Bartimaeus ("son of Timaeus").
When he heard that Jesus was going past,
he called out "Son of David, have pity on me". Some people tried to stop him
from calling out,
but he shouted even more loudly "Son of David, have pity on me".
Jesus stopped and said to him
"What do you want me to do for you?" He
replied "Lord, let me see again".
Jesus said to him "Go, your faith has saved you".
Immediately his sight returned, and he followed Jesus along the road
Jesus, please heal my blind
friend (.. name ..)
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: So many times in the Gospels Jesus says "your faith has saved you". Healing has more chance of happening when more faith is present .... as in case of Camay (above) now recovering from stage 4 lung cancer
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At yesterday morning's meeting at the Dr Jesus Centre I
served the very first cups of tea from the centre's water boiler (a gift from
MercyHK's second hand shop next door)!
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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 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangxi
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 23rd of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Djibouti
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu April 22
Yesterday
afternoon I was privileged to be a guest speaker at an in-service program for
some 40 staff members of Po
Yan Oblate Primary School in Kowloon City. God bless Po Yan!
If you put "MercyHK" into Google, you will now see a
photo of our shop at 191 Temple Street in Jordan, plus map, plus other details.
Thank you IT expert Kane for making this possible!
Monash
University story about HK Court of Appeal Judge Kevin
Zervos (a Monash graduate)
USA, Brazil, Mexico .... and now India ....countries paying the
price for Covid-denying leaders:
Looking out over a sea of jostling,
maskless faces gathered at a political rally in West Bengal on Saturday, the
Indian prime minister, proudly proclaimed that he had never ever seen such
huge crowds. A mask was also noticeably absent from his face. That same day,
India registered a record-breaking 234,000 new coronavirus cases and 1,341
deaths (report)
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Baruch 1-2: The message of Baruch, written in Babylon for the exiles living
there,
and sent to Jerusalem for the people still there: Let us pray that our genuine service for the king of Babylon
will win his favor and protection.
To us belongs a look of shame, because we have not listened
to the message of the Lord our God. Lord, please listen to our prayer.
Rescue us from exile and humiliation.
Dear God, please help all
exiles return to their homeland
Recording
Psalm 148: Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the heights. Praise him all his angels,
praise him all his spirits. Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, shining stars. Let them praise the name of the Lord.
His word gave life to all of them. Praise the Lord from the earth,
sea creatures and all oceans. Praise him fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy winds that obey his word. Praise him all mountains and hills,
all fruit trees and cedars.
Praise him all animals, wild and tame,
reptiles and birds in the air. Praise him all earth's kings and peoples,
earth's princes and rulers. Praise him young men and maidens,
old people together with children. Let them praise the name of the Lord.
He is the praise of all who love him.
Lord our God and Creator, you
are worthy of all praise
Recording
1 Peter 1.13 - 2.3: Delete rubbish from your
minds. Control your
thinking.
Trust more in Jesus. Live the way he wants you to live,
not like the way you used to live before you learnt the truth.
Be good and holy. Let your love for each other be real and from
the heart. You are born again by the everlasting word of
the living God. Never be spiteful, or deceitful, or
hypocritical
or envious and critical of each other
Jesus, help me live the way you want me
to live
Listen
Mark 10.35-45: The brothers James and John were two
of Jesus' disciples.
One day their mother said to Jesus
"When you become king, allow my sons to sit at your right and
left". Jesus said to his cousins James
and John
"Only my Father in heaven can allocate seats on my right and
left". The 10 other disciples were angry
at James and John for seeking honor. So Jesus said to them all
"In most places, people in power like to dominate and control others.
But this is not to be your way of exercising authority. You must exercise authority by
serving others, not dominating them,
just as I came not to be served, but to serve,
and to give my life as a ransom for the world"
Jesus, please help me want to
help and serve other people,
not dominate and control them
Listen
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Yesterday
morning I attended a meeting in the Dr Jesus Centre, Temple Street, to discuss
the possibility of MercyHK job-sponsoring long-term prisoners for early release.
So, in some ways my two NGOs - MercyHK and Voice for Prisoners - are combining
for a joint project!
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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 22nd 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 22nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Rwanda
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed April 21
I
was at Tai Lam women's prison from 9am to 2pm yesterday .... and can say that no
overseas drug mules have been arrested at HK airport this year .... because of
Covid-19 travel restrictions. From Tai Lam I went to Tuen Mun church for a
visit, then to a meeting in Mei Foo to discuss the blessing of the Doctor Jesus
Centre this coming Sunday. After which I stopped at the computer centre in Sham
Shui Po to buy a printer for the new centre.
Western
Australian police seize 33kg of Ice
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Lamentations 1-5:
The roads to Zion are in mourning.
No one comes to her festivals now. Jerusalem is a captured city,
a city of ruins. All you who pass this way, look and see.
Is there any sorrow like mine? My eyes are wasted away from crying
as I see children dying of starvation. Yet deep in my heart there is hope
that the Lord will rescue us
from this calamity which our sins have caused. The favors of the Lord are not just something of the past.
His kindness is for the present, even in times of despair. Every morning there are signs of his kindness,
and so I will continue to hope in him for help. Lord, forgive us
for abandoning you.
Do not abandon us.
Lord, especially when I'm in
trouble,
please help me to keep trusting in you for help
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
147: Praise the Lord for he is good.
Sing to our God for he is loving. To him our praise is due. The Lord builds up Jerusalem
and brings back Israel's exiles. He heals the broken-hearted
and binds up all their wounds. The Lord raises the lowly
and humbles the wicked. He fixes the number of the stars.
He calls each one by name. Our Lord is great and almighty.
His wisdom can never be measured. He covers the heavens with clouds.
He prepares rain for the earth, making mountains sprout with grass
and with plants to serve our needs. His delight is not in horses
nor his pleasure in warriors' strength. The Lord delights in those who love and honor
him,
in those who wait for his love.
It is right and fitting to
praise and love you, Lord our Creator
Listen
1
Peter 1.3-9: Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
In his great mercy, he has made us his children.
He has prepared a place in heaven for us to live with him forever. This is a cause of great joy for you,
even though life in this world has many trials. You did not see Jesus, yet you love him, and
you believe in him.
Faith gives you confidence to look forward to the salvation of your souls
Jesus, I have never seen you with my physical
eyes,
but I love you and believe in you
Listen
Mark
10.28-30: On behalf of all the disciples,
Peter asked Jesus
"What about us? We have left everything to follow you." Jesus replied "You will be
leaders in the church on earth. Anyone who has left home, family
or country for the sake of my name, will receive a 100-fold blessing in
this life,
and will also receive eternal life in Heaven."
Jesus, please bless all Gospel
workers
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: 
The Steadfast Love of the
Lord (today's first reading) ... a beautiful
song using words of hope written at a time of devastation .... good to use in
times of crisis!
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Last night I couldn't understand why my computer suddenly
started deleting, one character at a time, everything I had written .... until I
realised that the "Delete" button was stuck after being pressed!
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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 21st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Yunnan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Benin
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Tues April 20
187: Smartone's 5G internet connection was installed yesterday at MercyHK's new centre "The Doctor Jesus Centre" in Temple Street, Jordan. Neither Simon (MercyHK's social work assistant who arranged the installation) or I have ever used 5G .... but we are looking forward to to checking it out! Smartone (= Vodafone) is cheaper (HK$213 per month) and faster than PCCW
Yesterday afternoon I attended two meetings to do with my work as
a prison chaplain and my anti-drug campaign
Australia's highly trusted ABC news service is now available in Chinese
and Indonesian
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Jeremiah
46-52: Jeremiah predicted that the powerful nations involved in
Israel's capture would all fall:
the Egyptians, the Philistines, the Moabites, the Ammonites,
the Babylonians and others. Jeremiah also reminded Israel to rely on the help of the Lord
more than the help of other nations: "Our redeemer is strong. The Lord is his name.
He will bring peace to the world". Lord, help us to rely on you
more than on human help
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
146: My soul, give
praise to the Lord.
I will praise the Lord all my days. Put no trust in
princes,
in mortal men in whom there is no help. Take their breath, they
return to clay
and their plans that day come to nothing. They are happy who are
helped by Jacob's God,
whose hope is in the Lord our God, who alone made heaven
and earth,
the seas and all they contain. It is he who gives
bread to the hungry,
the Lord, who sets prisoners free. It is the Lord who
gives sight to the blind,
who raises up those who are bowed down. It is the Lord who
protects the stranger
and upholds the widow and orphan. It is the Lord who
loves the just
but thwarts the path of the wicked. The Lord will reign for
ever,
Zion's God, from age to age.
Lord, please increase my trust
and faith in you
Listen
1 Peter
1.1-2:
Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ, sends
greetings to the believers living among foreigners. You were chosen by God the Father. You
were made holy by the Spirit. You are obedient to Jesus Christ
and are sprinkled with his blood. Grace and peace be with you more and more
Father, Son and Holy Spirit - thank you for
life and faith
Listen
Mark
10.17-27:
A young man asked Jesus
"Master, what do I have to do to get to Heaven?" Jesus replied "Keep the commandments:
do not kill; do not commit adultery; honor your father and mother;
care for others as much as you care about yourself". The young man said "I have kept all these
commandments.
What else do I need to do?" Jesus said "If you want to do something
really special with your life, go and sell all your possessions, give the
money to the poor,
then come and follow me as one of my disciples". When the young man heard these words he went
away sad,
because he was very rich.
Jesus then said to his disciples
"It is hard for a rich person to get to Heaven".
Jesus, please don't let riches
endanger my eternal life
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings:
Using words of today's psalm - All
of my life I will praise the living God
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Seen on T-shirt yesterday:
Procrastinators of the world unite! ... tomorrow
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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 20th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Sichuan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 20th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Gambia
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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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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