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Some months ago a kind friend highly recommended this amazing free site for learning languages. Yesterday I finally got round to checking it out ... for helping me learn Spanish. And I was immediately hooked ... it's addictive in a good sense! My checking out opportunity happened yesterday morning at the Chinese University office in Admiralty, while I was waiting for some applications from prisoners to be processed.
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Exodus
1: After about 300 years, when the Israelites had grown to a huge number,
the Egyptians began to see the Israelites as a danger to Egypt.
So they forced the Israelites into slavery
and made their life miserable.
The Egyptians forced the Israelites to make bricks
and build cities.
But the more the Israelites were oppressed,
the more they increased in number.
So the Egyptian king told the Israelite midwives
to kill all new-born boys.
But the midwives let the baby boys live,
and God was pleased with the midwives and blessed them.
Pharaoh then ordered all Israelite baby boys
to be drowned in the river.
Dear
God, please stop people, especially children, from being used as slaves
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
101: My song is of mercy and justice.
I sing to you, O Lord. I will try to walk with blameless
heart.
I will try to give my attention to what is good, not what is bad. People who slander others, people of proud
looks,
these will not be my friends.
People who are good and do good,
these will be my friends.
Dear Lord, please help me to
avoid bad company
Listen
Acts
4.13-22:
The religious leaders were astonished that
two uneducated men like Peter and John could speak so confidently. The
leaders also realized that a miracle had taken place: the crippled man was
standing next to Peter and John. The leaders gave Peter and John a formal legal
warning not to speak in future about Jesus.
Peter and John replied "Which is right? To obey you, or obey God? We
cannot stop proclaiming what we have seen and heard". The leaders released the two apostles. They
were afraid to punish them since all the people were giving glory to God
for the miracle that had happened
Jesus, please help me obey you always
Listen
Luke
8.22-25:
Jesus and his disciples got into a boat to
cross the lake. Jesus was so tired that he went to sleep in
the boat.
Then a sudden storm caused big waves to lash the boat. Jesus' friends woke him up and said
"Master, we are sinking". Jesus ordered the wind and sea to be
calm.
Straight away the wind and sea were calm. The disciples said to each other
"Who is this? Even the wind and sea obey
him."
Jesus, please calm the storms in my life
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: "Obey" in 3rd reading and Gospel ... .and "good" disobedience in 1st reading.
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My transport adventures to/from OMI meetings at Notre Dame
in Kowloon (see this menu of July 11, below) took a new turn yesterday
afternoon: I got to ND in good time for 4pm meeting, only to find that the
meeting was at St Alfred's, Tai Wai! (I had failed to read re-scheduling message
clearly ... and just followed note in my diary). Quick taxi solved the problem
... I was only 15 mins late. For trip home to Jordan, I had my first ride on
direct train from Tai Wai to Austin station.
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N America
Jesus,
today, Tuesday,
please bless the people of
South
Asia
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon July 12
Is it just me or have others had the same experience?! Something is not working
properly .... you get an expert/repair person to come .... and the something
works normally! I've had this experience with computers, a modem .... and now a
leaking tap in my washbowl. Tap has been leaking for a few weeks, but when
landlord came on Saturday morning ready to fix it, it did not leak! It's as if
broken somethings show special respect to a doctor about to operate!
Helping MercyHK rent rooms for
homeless people - Carousell:
Shop 1
Shop
2 (updated lists) ***
Updated financial report for MercyHK is here
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Genesis
50: After mourning their father for 70 days
Joseph and his brothers went to Canaan and buried Jacob there.
Many of Pharaoh's officials went with Joseph to Canaan.
When the group returned to Egypt,
Joseph's brothers again asked him to forgive them
for selling him as a slave.
Joseph replied "God has turned this evil into
good,
and through me has helped many people.
So do not be afraid.
I will provide for you and your families".
Joseph lived to see his children's children.
Before he died, he asked that his bones one day
be taken back to Canaan.
Dear God, thank you for the
beautiful story of Joseph
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
100: Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy. Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we
belong to him.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Go within his gates, giving thanks.
Enter his temple with songs of praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name. Indeed, how good is the Lord,
eternal his merciful love.
He is faithful from age to age.
Dear Lord, please help us to
serve you with gladness
Listen
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
Listen
Luke
8.19-21: Jesus' mother and his brothers came looking
for him.
They could not get to him because of the crowd. Jesus was told "Your mother and brothers
want to see you". Jesus replied "My mother and brothers are
people who hear the word of God and put it into practice".
Jesus, please help me put your word into
practice in my daily life
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The brothers of Jesus
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This
story brought back happy memories - I remember the events very clearly: Dawn
Fraser's Olympic legacy
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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 12th 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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun July 11
Yesterday afternoon Camay attended the weekly meeting to pray for healing. Camay's testimony about her continuing recovery from stage four lung cancer was most inspiring. Meeting is each Saturday 3pm to 4.30pm at the Dr Jesus Centre, M/F, 187 Temple Street, Jordan. Everyone welcome ...especially people fighting cancer. Camay hopes to come each Saturday.
Bible Study: John 6
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
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c.f. readings for Sunday 15
Amos
1-9: It was God who
formed the mountains and created the wind. The Lord is his name. He says to the
House of Israel: Seek me and you shall live. Do not go to the places of idol
worship. Seek good and not evil, so that you may live. Hate evil and love good. Injustice
and swindling, exploitation of the poor, this is the reason for earthquakes and
disaster.
Lord, please help me to do good and avoid evil
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
85: I will hear what the Lord God
has to say, a voice that speaks of peace. Peace for his people and his friends
and those who turn to him in their hearts. His help is near for those who love
him and his glory will dwell in our land. Mercy and faithfulness have met. Justice
and peace have embraced. Faithfulness shall spring from the earth and
justice shall look down from heaven. The Lord will make us prosper and our earth
shall yield its fruit. Justice shall march before him and peace shall follow his
steps
Lord, please give more peace to our world
Listen
Ephesians
1.1-7: From
Paul, appointed to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. Grace and peace to you from
God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be God the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Before the world was made, he chose us in Christ, to live through
love in his presence. He chose us, in
Christ, to be his adopted children, to make us praise the glory of his
grace. This grace is his free gift to us in his Beloved Son, through whose blood
we gain our freedom and the forgiveness of our sins.
Father, thank you for upgrading me from human child to Divine Child!
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: After being rejected (last Sunday's Gospel) in his home town of Nazareth, Jesus did not "drop his bundle" but kept going ... even expanding his ministry by sending out the apostles. May we also keep going, despite setbacks.
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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Last
Saturday night I was distracted by the football in Australia and forgot to try
the new MTR line for trip from my home in Jordan to O.M.I. meeting in Kowloon
City.. ... just got bus as usual. Last night I got on the new line to come back
to Jordan from Kowloon City ... but ... was again distracted by the football ...
and got the train going the wrong way! ... even went 2 stations before I
realised I was going the wrong way!
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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 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hunan
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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat July 10
Yesterday Simon, my social work assistant and I had our usual Friday lunch at the Dr Jesus Centre with a group of 6 women who work on Temple Street (... let the reader understand ... all of them young mothers). After which we hosted the usual Friday afternoon gathering for homeless people. Two most meaningful gatherings.
Coffee
with God! - daily readings
and reflections
Chris
McDonnell
Facing
up to our responsibilities
There
comes a time when we must face reality
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Genesis
47-49: Pharaoh met Jacob and
Joseph's brothers
and welcomed them to be shepherds in the land of Goshen.
Jacob blessed Pharaoh. Pharaoh humbly received Jacob's blessing.
Joseph provided food for his family during the famine.
As the famine got worse
the Egyptians sold their livestock and their farms to Joseph
in return for grain.
Joseph made the Egyptians promise
that when the famine was over
they would give one fifth of their produce to Pharaoh.
Jacob lived in Egypt for seventeen more years
before he died in Joseph's arms.
Before his death,
Jacob blessed all his sons.
Jacob adopted and also blessed Joseph's two sons
Ephraim and Manasseh
Dear God, please bless Egypt
and Israel, and help them be friends
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
99: The Lord is king. He is great in
Sion.
His power is seen throughout the world. Among his priests were Aaron, Moses and
Samuel.
They prayed to the Lord and he answered their call. Let peoples everywhere praise his
name.
He is holy, full of power.
Lord, may all peoples
know and love you
Listen
Acts
3.9-16: When people saw the former crippled man
walking, they couldn't believe their eyes. So Peter said to them "Why
are you so surprised? Do you think John and I made this cripple walk? It is by our faith in Jesus that this man has
been restored to health. Jesus is the Holy One, the Just One, the
Prince of Life whom you handed over to Pilate for crucifixion. But God
raised him from the dead
Jesus, Prince of Life, please increase my
faith in you. Please give me a faith that can bring your healing to
handicapped people
Listen
Luke
8.4-15: One day Jesus told the people this story:
A farmer was planting seeds in his field.
Some seeds fell on the path. Birds ate them. Some seeds fell on rocky
ground.
They became sickly plants, without roots, and died. Some seeds fell among
thorns.
When they became plants, they were choked by the thorns. Some seeds fell on good soil
and produced a rich harvest. People who hear God's word without good will
are like the seeds on the path.
They are easy prey for Satan. People who hear God's word only superficially
are like the seeds on rocky ground.
As soon as difficulties come, such people easily give up. People who hear God's word with one ear
but with the other are listening to the call of greed and pleasure
are like the seeds among thorns. Greed kills the word. People who hear God's word with good will and
put it into practice
are like the good seeds which produced a rich harvest
Jesus, please help me be
good seed!
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Today's world has an increasing number of difficulties and thorns!
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Italian
soldier in 1920's messed up world heat record for 90 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: 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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri July 9
I spent most of yesterday at the desk, continuing to catch up on a backlog of office jobs ....e.g. each mitigation letter for the High Court can take 1-2 hours, sometimes longer. A bit like writing essays at school ... each one needs much care ... and produces a great feeling of relief when finished!
MercyHK's second hand shop at 191 Temple Street, Jordan continues to help needy people. Last night a prison visitor came to collect free clothing and shoes for a woman from Thailand who will soon be released after 8 years in detention and able to return to her home country. She needs larger clothing than when she came .... she has put on much weight in prison (as happens for most overseas prisoners .... the food in HK prisons is ok!)
We
might need to carry 2 phones in the future for 2 mutually
exclusive systems!
July: month of the Precious Blood of Jesus
An
amazing story: The
singing of a London tramp, made into a moving recording: 
Jesus'
Blood Never Failed Me Yet (need
to turn volume up ...and wait for sound to begin at about 28 seconds...then
music at 4 mins). Words: Jesus'
blood never failed me yet, Never failed me yet, Jesus' blood never failed me
yet, There's one thing I know, For he loves me so (and
see comments!)
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Genesis 46: Jacob and his whole
family, about 70 people,
took all their possessions and moved to Egypt.
God said to Jacob "I myself will go down to Egypt with you".
Joseph was ready for their arrival in Egypt.
As soon as his father appeared, Joseph ran to greet
him.
Joseph threw his arms around his father
and cried for a long time on his father's shoulder.
Jacob said to Joseph
"Now that I have seen you again,
I can die in peace".
Dear God, please help separated
family members to be re-united
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
Acts
3.1-10:
One afternoon about 3pm, Peter and John
went to the Temple for prayer. A beggar asked them for money. He was
crippled from birth. Peter said to him "I don't have any
silver or gold. But I do have something to give you: in the name of Jesus
Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!" Peter then took him by the hand and helped him
to stand up. Immediately, his feet and ankles became firm and he could
walk.
He was so happy he started jumping around. He went into the Temple,
praising God
Jesus, there are so many crippled people in
the world. Please heal them
Listen
Luke
8.1-3: Jesus went to many towns and villages,
proclaiming the Good News.
The 12 apostles went with him, as did a group of women who had been healed
of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Susanna and
several others.
These women used their own money to support Jesus and the apostles
Jesus, thank you for all the women who support
the spread of the Good News in today's world
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: May the Catholic Church give woman more responsibility ... it's starting to happen, but needs to speed up!
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Q: After the crippled guy was healed (Acts, above) where did the
apostles Peter and John spend the night?
A: In prison! (see reading from Acts next Monday)
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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 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 Central African Republic
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu July 8
I spent most of yesterday at the desk, trying to catch up on a backlog of jobs. I shudder to think what the work would have been like if Covid had not stopped drug mules from coming to HK over the past year. Present jobs largely concern overseas pre-2020 cases coming to court this year.
Letter
from a Western man, a HK resident, now in prison in HK for drug trafficking,
describing the hardship of prison life, and warning others not to make the same
mistake - here
Fast-tract
promotion for government solicitors
Everything's a miracle!
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Genesis 45: When Joseph realized his older brothers
were sorry for having sold him as a slave
he was overcome and started crying loudly.
He told his brothers "I am your brother Joseph
whom you sold into Egypt.
God sent me here to provide food for you".
He hugged all his brothers and talked with them.
Joseph told his brothers to bring their father
and their families to Egypt
since the famine would last for five more years.
Pharaoh was pleased that Joseph's brothers had come
and warmly invited them to live in Egypt.
The brothers returned to Canaan.
They told their father that Joseph was alive.
Their father Jacob was overcome with joy.
Dear God, please help separated
family members to be re-united
Recording
Psalm 97: The Lord is king, let earth rejoice,
the many coastlands be glad.
Cloud and darkness are his robes.
His throne is justice and goodness. The skies proclaim his
goodness.
All peoples see his glory. Let those who serve idols be ashamed.
Let all creation worship the Creator. Light shines forth for good people
and joy for the upright of heart. Rejoice in the Lord, all good people.
Give glory to his holy name.
Lord, you indeed are God of the
universe
Recording
Acts 2.37-47: The crowd was deeply moved by Peter's words,
and asked "What should we do?" Peter replied
"You must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then
you too will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit". That day about
3,000 people were baptized. These remained faithful to the teaching of the
apostles, to a life of sharing and
caring, to the Breaking of Bread, and to
prayer. Many miracles were worked by the apostles, and
this made a deep impression on everyone. Each day the Lord added new
members to their group
Jesus, please help me remain faithful to the
Christian way of life
Listen
Luke 7.36-50: A religious leader invited Jesus for a meal.
A woman who had a bad name heard that Jesus was at the leader's home.
She entered the house and knelt behind Jesus, crying. Her tears fell on
Jesus' feet and she wiped them away with her hair. She covered his feet
with kisses, and put ointment on them.
The leader was thinking "If Jesus is a prophet, he would know what
sort of woman is now touching him". So Jesus said to the leader "I
came into your house and you did not follow the custom of pouring water on
my feet. But this woman has poured out her tears on my feet. You gave me no welcoming
kiss, but she has
been covering my feet with kisses. You gave me no welcoming oil on my
head, but she has anointed my feet. And I tell you that her sins must have been
forgiven, or she would not have shown such great love. People who are forgiven little,
show little love"
Jesus, please forgive my sins. Help me
show great love
Listen
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From
a UK man who lives/works in HK but is now back in UK for holiday/football ... at
the end of an article on HK having the highest life expectancy in the world:
"Watching England in the
semi-final of a major tournament .... Nothing can be guaranteed to make you age
faster"
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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 8th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed July 7
Ethiopia
Tigray famine man-made by Nobel Prize president - George
Monbiot
Filipina due to be sentenced at end of this month for theft ....
has written her moving story, with warning to other domestic helpers not to make
the same mistake. Here.
Pls share with friends on FB and IG.
Job wanted: a Mainland woman, aged about 40, has HK ID, looking for restaurant job or something similar. Pls contact me for more info: jdwomi@gmail.com or W/App text: +852 67095674
Another
encouraging update from Camay who is courageously fighting stage four lung
cancer
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Genesis 44: Joseph had his
brothers' sacks filled with free grain,
then he gave them back their money.
But he again put them to the test:
he got his servants to put his special chalice
in Benjamin's sack.
Not long after the brothers left,
Joseph's servants caught up with them
and asked them why had they stolen Joseph's chalice.
They replied that they would never dream of doing such a thing
and that if the chalice was found in anyone's sack
that man would die.
Each man's sack was opened, beginning with the oldest,
and finally the chalice was discovered in Benjamin's sack.
On returning to Joseph's home
the brothers pleaded with Joseph not to punish Benjamin.
Judah even offered to be Joseph's slave for life
in return for Benjamin's freedom
Dear God, please
help
us in time of trial
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
96: O sing a new song to the Lord.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
O sing to the Lord, bless his name. Proclaim his help day by day.
Tell among the nations his glory,
and his wonders among all the peoples. It was the Lord who made the heavens.
Give the Lord, you families of peoples,
give the Lord glory and honor. Bring an offering and enter his temple.
Worship the Lord in his sacred place. Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad.
Let the sea and all within it thunder praise. Let the land and all it bears rejoice,
all the trees of the forest shout for joy.
Everyone and everything,
give the Lord glory and honor.
Lord, you are our Creator. We
love and praise you
Listen
Acts
2.22-36: Peter said to the crowd "You know that
Jesus of Nazareth was a man from God. You know all about the miracles he
worked. This same Jesus has been raised from the dead
by God. There are many witnesses to his resurrection. Jesus has been taken up to God's right hand.
He has received the Holy Spirit from the Father. He has poured out the Holy
Spirit on us. Know for sure that Jesus whom you crucified is
the Messiah and he is Lord"
Jesus, Messiah
Lord, please pour your Holy Spirit into my heart
Listen
Luke
7.18-30: John the Baptist, imprisoned by King Herod,
heard the news about Jesus. John sent two of his friends to
ask Jesus "Are you the promised One?" Jesus replied "Go and tell John
what you have seen today: the blind see again, the lame walk, lepers are
cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is
proclaimed to the poor". Jesus then spoke to the people about John:
"Everyone who accepted baptism from John acknowledged God's plan. But
by refusing baptism from him, the religious leaders thwarted what God had
in mind for them"
Jesus, please don't let me do anything to
thwart your plan for my life
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The people who should have supported Jesus (the religious leaders) opposed him.
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Weather in HK really hot these days, as is usually the case
when a typhoon is in the neighborhood. On such days I enjoy something
really refreshing: a 100% pure orange drink from little shop on G/F of Alhambra
Building in YMT where MercyHK is renting many rooms for homeless people. Each
drink is made from 3-4 crushed oranges.
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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 7th
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 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, 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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