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Tues May 11
Hello again from the annual O.M.I. retreat at Sheung Shui. Our main speaker, by zoom from Melbourne, is Fr Pat Moroney O.M.I. who several times visited HK when he was Australian provincial about 20 years ago. During his 57 years in Australia from Ireland, Fr Pat has been principal of the three O.M.I. secondary colleges in Australia: Iona in Brisbane, Mazenod in Perth and Mazenod in Melbourne.
411
years ago today in 1610, Matteo
Ricci died in Beijing (see: www.riccicenter.com)
Anti-mafia
judge on way to sainthood
New articles from Sr.
Anastasia, M.M. (黄莉莉修女）
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Daniel
14: In Babylon there was a temple with an idol
named Bel
to which lots of food and drink were offered each day. 70 priests and their families used to
eat the food each night,
having entered the temple by a secret door. The king believed Bel ate the food.
Daniel told him that an idol cannot eat anything. The 70 priests called for Daniel to be
executed
if he could not prove the idol was not eating the food. Daniel got his servants to spread ashes over
the temple floor.
Next morning he showed the king the footprints in the ashes. The king had the 70 priests and their families
executed.
The king had Bel destroyed.
Lord, please help people turn
away from lifeless idols and serve you, the Creator of the world
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
20-21: May the Lord protect and help you,
may he give you your heart's desire
and fulfil every one of your plans. Some trust in chariots or horses,
but we trust in the Lord.
Lord, may our plans and hopes
be acceptable to you.
Please bless our plans
Listen
1
John 2.3-6: We can be sure we know God
only by keeping his commandments. Anyone who says "I know him"
and does not keep his commandments,
is a liar, refusing to admit the truth. We can be sure we are in God
only if we are living the same kind of life as Christ lived
Jesus, please help me live like you, live for
you
Listen
Mark
15.1-15: Early in the morning, the
religious leaders had Jesus bound with ropes. They took him to
Pilate, the Roman governor. The leaders accused
Jesus of many crimes.
To the governor's amazement, Jesus remained silent.
The leaders persuaded
the crowd to demand
the execution of Jesus. They called out to Pilate "Crucify him".
Pilate asked "Why? What has
he done wrong?"
The crowd shouted all the louder "Crucify him. Crucify him". Giving in to the crowd, Pilate
then ordered Jesus to be scourged and crucified
Jesus, help people who
are condemned to death
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: At first Jesus remained silent before Pilate, but John's gospel shows that Jesus eventually replied to Pilate. Bottom line: when we are wrongly accused of something, there's a time to remain silent and a time to speak up
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No need for an alarm clock here on the retreat. The choir
starts singing not long after 5am ....made up of many birds ... a beautiful
sound!
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon May 10
Hello from St Paul's House of Prayer in Sheung Shui where I arrived last night for the annual O.M.I. retreat. I'm due home Friday night please God. Thank you for a prayer this week .... and I will be praying in a special way this week for all readers, particularly friends of my two NGOs - MercyHK and Voice for Prisoners
April
25 sharing by Camay
- at blessing of Dr Jesus Centre - now available on
Youtube. Apologies ... when I posted it last week I failed to click "Public
Viewing". Now ok
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: India's covid catastrophe. It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Daniel
13: A beautiful woman named Susanna
was condemned to death on a false charge of immorality. God stirred Daniel's heart to help Susanna.
Daniel confronted Susanna's two accusers, two elderly Jewish men. Daniel had the two men separated.
He then asked them individually where the alleged crime took place. One of them said "under a mastic
tree."
The other said "under an oak tree." The people then realized the men were lying.
The people praised God for giving such wisdom to Daniel. Susanna was freed.
The two men were executed, as required by the Law.
Lord, please help people who
have been falsely accused of crimes
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 19: 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 John
1.5-9: God is
light. There is no darkness in him.
If we say we are in union with God
while we are living in darkness,
we are lying, because we are not living the truth. If we say we have no sin in us,
we are deceiving ourselves
and refusing to admit the truth. But if we acknowledge our sins,
God will forgive us
and purify us from everything that is wrong
Jesus, forgive my sins. Please help me
avoid sin
Listen
Mark
14.66-72: Peter went to the place where the
religious leaders had Jesus on trial. A young woman in the courtyard of the place said to him
"You were with Jesus, the man from Nazareth". Peter replied "I don't know
what you're talking about". Peter went to the gateway of the
place, where the woman saw him again and said to people around her
"This man is one of them".
Peter denied it. Not long after this a group of
people said to Peter
"You are his friend. We can tell by your Galilean accent".
Then Peter even more strongly replied "I do not know the man". At that very moment, a rooster
crowed.
Peter remembered Jesus' words "Before the rooster crows, you will
deny me three times". Peter then wept loudly.
Jesus, please help me not to
deny you. Give me courage to say "I am a Christian"
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: It is said that Peter, to make up for having denied Jesus three times, asked to be crucified upside down
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I
can't get away from St Paul! I live and work in St Paul's Parish in Yau Ma Tei
... and now I'm at St Paul's House of Prayer in Sheung Shui!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun May 9
HAPPY
MOTHER'S DAY!
Jesus,
Son of Mary, please bless all mothers!
A Mother's Day
reflection
I spent much of yesterday trying to catch up on a load of desk jobs .... to clear the deck before going this afternoon to Sheung Shui for the annual O.M.I. retreat. Due back home Friday night please God. Must admit, the older I get, the more I look forward to retreats!
Bible Study: Luke 10
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c.f. readings for Easter 6
Acts
10.1-48: Cornelius
was a Roman centurion stationed in the town of Caesarea. He and his household
prayed, loved God, and helped the local people. One morning Cornelius had a
vision that Peter would visit him. In another town, Peter was instructed by the
Lord to visit Cornelius. Peter preached God's message to Cornelius and his
household. While Peter was speaking, the
Holy Spirit came down on all the listeners. Jewish believers who
had accompanied Peter were astonished
that the Holy Spirit would come down on non-Jewish people
Holy Spirit, please come down on all peoples everywhere!
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
98: Sing a new song to the
Lord for he has worked wonders. His right hand has brought salvation. The Lord
has made known his salvation. He has shown his justice to the nations. He has
remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. All the ends of the
earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring
out your joy. Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp, with the sound of music. Let
the sea, the world and all peoples acclaim the King, the Lord. Let the
rivers clap their hands and the hills ring out their joy at the presence of the
Lord, for he comes to rule the earth. He will rule the world with justice
and the peoples with fairness.
Lord, may all peoples in all countries know your love and goodness
Listen
1
John 4.7-16: Let
us love one another. Love comes from God. God
is love. God showed his love for us by sending his Son as a sacrifice to
take away our sins. Since God has loved us so much we should love one another.
God is love. Anyone who lives in love, lives in God, and God lives in him
Jesus, you are love itself. May I live in your love
Listen
John
15.9-13: At the meal,
Jesus said to his disciples "As the Father has loved me, so I have loved
you. Remain in my love by keeping my commandments, especially this commandment: love
one another, as I have loved you. You can have no greater love than to
lay down you life for your friends".
Jesus, thank you for loving us. Help us to love one another as you have loved
us
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Surprise, surprise (??) ... the God who made this beautiful world ... is ... L O V E !
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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Two
women I recently helped get out of detention on bail, last night moved into the
new MercyHK centre for women on Cheung Chau Island. They did a great job
cleaning up the place. They are the first residents. A great location,
right on the beach. Hope they can soon enjoying cooking the fish they have
caught!
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat May 8
Yesterday morning after a visit to the Catholic Centre chapel in
Central to ask for help, I went with Eddie Chan (a fellow director of MercyHK)
to Cheung Chau Island to inspect and then sign a contract, on behalf of MercyHK,
for a new centre - a centre for women - at a most beautiful location near the
Cheung Chau beach. Fervent prayers were made when negotiations met with some
obstacles at one stage ... and our prayers were answered, to enable the signing
to go ahead. Centre will mainly be for ex-prisoners and people out on bail. On
returning to Central I paid another visit to the chapel ... this time to say
THANK YOU JESUS!
MercyHK's volunteer accountant is doing a wonderful job keeping a
record of our work for the poor in Jordan/Yau Ma Tei. Now we need a second
accountant - for our work at the two centres on Cheung Chau. Work will involve
processing daily expense sheets from both centres. If you'd like to help, please
contact me: jdwomi@gmail.com
(To my shame I can't find the contact info of two kind people who previously
offered to help with accounting. Maybe they might see this!)
Coffee
with God! - daily readings
and reflections
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Daniel
8-12: Daniel received many visions from God,
usually after a special time of prayer and fasting. Daniel was given glimpses of the future,
the rise and fall of nations. He also was given to understand what happens
after this life:
"The dead will rise from the grave,
some to everlasting life,
some to everlasting shame. Those who have instructed others in virtue,
will shine like stars for all eternity."
Lord, please help everyone get
to Heaven
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
17-18: Lord, when trouble breaks out on every
side,
please protect and help me. For you are my strength, my rock, my fortress,
my savior.
I love you, Lord who save me because you love me. Lord, you are my lamp who lightens my life.
I will praise you among the nations.
Lord, you are worthy of
all praise
Listen
1
John 1.1-2:
Something which has existed since the
beginning,
that we heard,
that we saw with our own eyes,
that we touched with our hands:
the Word, who is life
- this is our subject. That life was made visible.
We saw it, and we are giving our testimony,
telling you of the eternal life
which was with the Father and has been made visible to us
Jesus, Word-made-flesh, you are the Way, the
Truth and the Life
Listen
"In the beginning was the Word"
Mark
14.53-65: The men who arrested Jesus took
him to a meeting of the religious leaders. The leaders wanted to condemn
Jesus to death,
even if they had to use false evidence. Jesus remained silent before
their accusations.
Then the main leader challenged Jesus:
"Are you the Saviour, the Son of God?" Jesus replied "I am".
The leader then called out
"We have heard him claim to be of
Divine origin. This is blasphemy". The rest of the leaders shouted
"He should die".
Then they spat in Jesus' face and hit him with their fists
Jesus, thank you for submitting
yourself to insult and spittle
for the salvation of the world
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: 1 John reminds us Who was being insulted and spat upon
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As well as signing the contract yesterday for the
new centre on Cheung Chau Island, I also tested the portable Smartone router
used at the Dr Jesus Centre .... and it worked on Cheung Chau at both the new
and old centres. So, two more such routers will duly be obtained!
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri May 7
Yesterday
morning I was at the High Court for the third day in a row ... this time for an
application (successful) to change bail conditions ... God bless the kind judge.
After which I spent time (no
pun intended) with 3 people out on bail helping them with a number of jobs.
In the afternoon I joined social work assistant Simon and his assistant Sr
Louise and new volunteer Ranita for the weekly gathering at the Alhambra
Building for formerly homeless people now accommodated in the building.
Update
here
from Camay who is making a remarkable recovery from stage 4 lung cancer
April 2021 financial report for MercyHK here
As the pandemic crisis grows around the world, I hope and pray that more people will try this:
I hope that Pope Francis will encourage everyone to wear a Cross!
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Bible
Daniel 7: Once when Daniel was asleep,
he had a vision of heaven: "Thrones were put in place
and one of great age took his seat. His robe was white as snow,
his hair as pure as wool. A thousand thousand waited on him,
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. Then coming on the clouds of heaven
was one like a son of man. On him was conferred glory and kingship,
and people of all nations became his servants. His kingship is eternal.
His empire will never be destroyed."
Jesus, please help me
understand that you are the "Son of Man" whose kingship is eternal
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
16: Please protect me, Lord, I take refuge in
you.
You are the only source of all true happiness. I bless you, Lord, who guide and lead me.
Even at night you direct my heart. And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad.
My body shall rest in safety now and always. You will show me the path of life,
the fullness of joy in your presence,
at your right hand, happiness for ever.
Thank you, Lord, for the little
joys you give us each day
....and the big joy you've prepared for us in Heaven.
Listen
2 Peter
1.20 - 3.18:
We must be careful to understand Scripture
according to God's mind.
We are not free to make up our own interpretations as we like. In the past there were false prophets. So
there will always be false prophets and teachers who twist the truth to
suit their own tastes and corrupt behavior. They will have much to
answer for when the Day of the Lord comes. Our brother Paul has written to you about this
issue. Sometimes his writing is not easy to understand, and is distorted by false teachers.
Avoid false teaching. Stand firm in the truth.
Go on growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
To him be glory, in time and in eternity. Amen
Jesus, protect me from people who
distort the Bible message
Listen
Mark
14.43-52: While Jesus was still speaking, Judas arrived.
Judas had with him a large crowd of men with swords and clubs,
sent by the religious leaders. Judas had told these men
"The one I kiss is the man. Take him".
So Judas went to Jesus and said "Teacher" and kissed
him.
The men then seized Jesus.
Jesus said to them "Am I a robber that you needed to capture me
with swords and clubs? Day after day I was openly teaching in the
Temple".
All the apostles then deserted him and ran away
Jesus, when I am being
treated unfairly by other people,
please give me strength
Listen
Reflection
on the above Bible readings: Re
2 Peter, above - not
all Bible teaching on Youtube is of the same quality. Some is of doubtful value
... e.g. the "prosperity Gospel" material
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As I spent time yesterday with 3 people out on bail, I had
a continuous feeling of joy and gratitude as I watched them enjoying "life
outside". They were so excited to be able to use W/App to communicate with
their families ... and see each other's faces for the first time for more than 2
years
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu May 6
A long but happy day yesterday: after a couple of hours office work I attended a
late morning case at the High Court where a kind judge granted bail to an
overseas prisoner facing a drug trafficking trial ... already in remand several
years. After leaving the court I went to the holding area to collect the
prisoner's passport (from person to person), then to the accounts office to hand
in the passport and to pay bail and surety, then after a High Court lunch time
break, back to the judge's court to show the accounts office receipts, then to
another floor for formal processing and signing of the surety agreement. Then to
the nearby Chinese University office to enrol some prisoners for courses.
Then back to Jordan where an African asylum seeker was asking urgent help with his accommodation bills ... which meant a visit to his rented flat and then a visit to his estate agent's office ....during which time many phone messages were exchanged between myself, a kind barrister, the kind court clerk, staff at the holding area and a kind volunteer who was waiting at the High Court holding entrance to receive the bailed prisoner and take him to MercyHK's 2nd hand shop in Jordan for clothes/shoes/phone etc .... phone calls concerning the fact that the Immigration Dept had strangely decreed the prisoner was going to Tuen Mun Immigration Centre (the notorious CIC) for processing and would not be released at the High Court.
Then eventually after a couple of hours the prisoner
called from CIC to touch base, and a very unpleasant male officer demanded
minute and unnecessary details about the prisoner's bail accommodation (which
even the Court had not required) ...saying the prisoner would be released later
in the evening ... no time given ...just thrown out on the street with no help (not
uncommon at CIC). Fortunately I was able to tell the prisoner to get a taxi (he
had a little money) and ask the driver to phone me for directions. Unpleasant
officer hung up on me when I tried to point out it was cruel to throw people who
have never lived in HK out
on the street without help and said "no wonder people criticise CIC".
Finally the prisoner reached Temple Street where he was able to get items from
MercyHK's shop just before closing time. Then the volunteers (two of them) took
him to the accommodation place. (and see 
below)
Everything's a miracle!
The miracle of smiling
17
year old Perth girl charged: 22kg of heroin from China
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Bible
Daniel 4-6: Some of the king's officials were jealous of Daniel,
so they had him arrested on a false charge and condemned to death. One evening,
Daniel was put into a cave of lions.
The mouth of the cave was sealed with a great stone. In the cave Daniel prayed to God for help,
and God protected Daniel. The next morning the stone was removed.
Daniel walked out unharmed. The king then ordered Daniel's accusers to be put into the cave.
The lions immediately ate them.
Thank you, Lord, for protecting
Daniel.
Thank you, Lord, for so often protecting me
Recording
Psalms 14-15: So many people live and act as if God doesn't exist.
Some foolish people even say there is no
God. So many people have left the way of justice and truth.
So many people follow the way of falsehood. Lord, help us to live as we should.
Help us not to slander, help us not to wrong others.
Lord,
help us to stand firm in the
way of goodness
Recording
2 Peter 1.12-18: As long as I am in this passing world, my duty
is to keep on reminding you of the truths we hold dear. Writing this letter is one way of making sure
that after my departure you will still have a way of recalling the truths
we hold dear. These truths are not cleverly invented myths.
I myself saw the majesty of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was honored and glorified by God the
Father,
when the Sublime Glory himself spoke to him and said
"This is my Son, the Beloved. He enjoys my favor". I heard this myself, spoken from heaven,
when I was with Jesus on the holy mountain
Jesus, Beloved Son, may more and more people
accept the truth of your Good News
Listen
Mark 14.26-42: After the meal, Jesus said to his apostles
"Tonight all of you will desert me".
Peter said "I will never desert you".
Jesus replied "Tonight before the rooster crows,
you will deny me three times". They came to a place with olive
trees called Gethsemane.
Jesus asked Peter, James and John to pray with him. Jesus was overcome with sadness
and fear.
He said to them "Sadness is filling my heart, as if my heart is
dying.
Please support me as I pray". Then he fell on his face and
prayed for about an hour:
"Father, don't let this suffering continue. But your will be
done". He stood up and found that the
apostles were asleep.
He said to them "Couldn't you stay awake one hour to support
me?" Three times he prayed the same way.
Three times the apostles went to sleep. Then he said "Get ready.
The one who is betraying me is coming".
Jesus, please help me give more
time to prayer
Listen
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In addition to the two main dramas of yesterday - the bail case
and the asylum seeker - a third item at several parts of the day was much
communication with a friend locating a new centre for MercyHK, a centre for
women .... in time for the new centre's address information to be given to a
court hearing this morning! No trouble sleeping last night!
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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 6th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed May 5
Yesterday at midday I came away happy from the High Court after a
kind judge granted bail to a prisoner who had served 17 months .... with several
months to go before their trial. I enlisted another prisoner who was granted
bail a month ago to look after the new recruit!
Beautiful sharing in Cantonese by Camay at April 25 blessing of Dr Jesus Centre at 187 Temple
Street, Jordan - here
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Daniel 2-3: The king of Babylon had a dream
which none of his wise men could interpret. God enabled Daniel to understand the dream.
The king then promoted Daniel and his friends to important jobs. Some time after this, the king built a golden
statue
and everyone was commanded to adore it. The Jewish exiles, including Daniel and his
friends,
refused to adore the statue. Daniel and his friends were condemned to be
burnt to death
in a big furnace. But God protected the four young men
and they walked around unhurt in the
flames. They praised God for his wonderful protection
and called on all creatures to adore the one true God. When the king saw this miracle take place
he cancelled the law for Jews to be killed.
Give thanks to the Lord for he
is good. Let everyone praise the Lord for his love is everlasting
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
9-13: I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart.
You have so often rescued me from trouble. Thank you! You are the best helper for people in trouble.
Please keep on helping me when troubles come. Please stop bad people from hurting others.
Please let peoples in all countries know they must avoid evil and live a
life of justice.
Dear Lord, thank you for
so often rescuing me
Listen
2
Peter 1.1-11: From Simon Peter, servant and
apostle of Jesus Christ,
to all who have faith through our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.
May you have more and more grace and peace
as you come to know our Lord more and more. By his divine power, he has given
us all we need for life and faith.
He has called us to share his divine nature in his eternal kingdom.
So we must do our best to live
lives of goodness, understanding, self-control, patience, a love for
prayer, kindness and love
Dear Jesus, may I see you more
clearly, love you more dearly, follow you more nearly, day by day
Listen
Mark
14.17-25:
On Passover Eve, Jesus ate a last meal with his apostles.
While they were eating, Jesus told them he knew he would be betrayed by
one of them. He told Judas he knew he was the betrayer. Then Jesus took some bread,
blessed it and gave it to his apostles saying " This is my body".
Then he took a cup of wine,
blessed it and gave it to them saying
"This is my blood"
Jesus, please help me
understand how bread and wine become your body and blood when Christians
celebrate the Eucharist
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The 4 young men walked around unharmed by the flames (1st reading). In today's society, we try to walk around unharmed by the "flames" of modern life .... by ... as the young men did ... relying on the help of the Lord
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Last night there was a storm - as in lightning and thunder
and heavy rain - over Kowloon. The first this year ... but not the last as we
enter the rainy season
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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 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, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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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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