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Cheung Ka Long on winning Gold Medal
for fencing!
Yesterday
was
the Feast of Saint Anne,
the grandmother of Jesus. Many sick people have been healed at this famous
church in her honour in Canada: St
Anne de Beaupre. Which
explains all the crutches here:
Yesterday
morning I was at the High Court for two cases: an (unsuccessful) application for
bail) and the closing of a drug trafficking trial. In the afternoon I joined
Eddie (MercyHK Director) and Simon (MercyHK social assistant) for a
meeting with Camay and Yuki (Dr Jesus Centre designers) to discuss some
renovation for MercyHK's second hand shop at 191 Temple Street. Already the shop
has stopped selling clothing and no longer takes donations of clothing (... no
space!)
187: Last night the Dr Jesus Centre was used for a monthly meeting of a wonderful NGO which has greatly supported MercyHK and helped many prisoners and ex-prisoners: St Peter's Revival Association
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
14: Not long after the Israelites left
Egypt
Pharaoh again changed his mind.
He decided to catch the Israelites
and make them return to
Dear
God, please rescue people in trouble, just as you rescued the Israelites when they were in trouble
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
113: Praise, O friends of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord. May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore. From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord. Who is like the Lord our God,
above the heavens his glory. From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
to put them in the company of royalty. To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children.
May the Lord be praised from
sunrise to sunset
Listen
Acts
7.55 - 8.3:
Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked
up and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God's right hand. "I can see heaven thrown open", he
said, "and Jesus standing at the right hand of God". At this, the religious leaders at the meeting
covered their ears with their hands. They sent Stephen out of the city and
stoned him. The false witnesses (who were required to throw the first
stones) put down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Paul. As they were stoning him, Stephen prayed
"Lord Jesus, receive my spirit". Then he knelt down and prayed
"Lord, do not hold this sin against them". Then he died. Paul
entirely approved of the killing. That day a bitter persecution started against
the church in Jerusalem
and everyone except the apostles fled to the countryside. Paul began working for the destruction of the church. He went from house to house arresting men and
women and sending them to prison
Jesus, thank you for the example of Stephen
who, like yourself, forgave those who were killing him
Listen
Luke
10.29-37:
The religious leader then asked another
question: "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied "A man on a journey was
attacked by robbers. They beat him, took all he had, and left him
seriously injured. A priest came by and saw the man, but did not help
him. A temple worker also saw him, but did not help. But
a lowly foreigner
who saw him was moved with pity. The foreigner bandaged his wounds, and used
his own donkey to take the man to an inn. He paid the innkeeper to look
after the man. Which of the three was a neighbor to the
injured man?" The leader replied "The one who
helped him". Jesus then said "Go, and do the same"
Jesus, please don't let me ignore people who
need help
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: Pope Francis gives a very
detailed commentary on today's Gospel in nos. 63-86 here
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The phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means
"you are mistaken" ... like a barking dog looking for a cat up the
wrong tree. But interesting ... the outer "skin" of a tree is called
"bark"!
("Barking up the wrong bark"?!)
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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 27th 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 July 26
After morning Mass at St Paul's Parish yesterday morning I headed back to the Dr Jesus Centre where several groups had gatherings during the day and early evening. One group was a local Legion of Mary group of Filipinas (whose prayers are most, most welcome!)
Pope
establishes World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, to coincide with
Feast of Feast of Saints Joachim and
Anne, parents of Mary, grandparents of Jesus. Jesus had only 2, not 4,
grandparents!
Pandemic
and politics leave HK's poor languishing
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:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
12-13: God said to Moses and Aaron
"From now on, this month is to be the first month of your year.
On the evening of the 14th day of this month
each family must kill and eat a one year old male sheep or goat.
Some of its blood must be put on your front door.
You must eat it in a hurry,
with a belt round your waist, sandals on your feet
and a staff in your hand.
This night I will go through the
of all the Egyptians,
including the son of Pharaoh.
There was great mourning in
Dear
God, please help me understand the full meaning of the Passover story
01
02
Psalm
112: Happy are people who love and honor the Lord,
who take delight in his commands.
The children of such people will be blessed. Such people are a light in the darkness for
others.
Such people are generous, merciful and just. They take pity and help those in need.
They conduct their affairs with integrity. Open-handed they give to the
poor.
Their justice and goodness will never be forgotten.
Lord, please help me do more
for the poor
Listen
Acts
7.1-54: The meeting of religious leaders had falsely
accused Stephen of being disloyal to Moses. So Stephen gave a long speech, full of loyalty
to Moses. Then he made a stinging attack on the leaders: "You
stubborn people, with your pagan hearts and pagan ears. You are always
resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors did. Your ancestors killed the prophets who
foretold the coming of the Just One. You have gone further: you
have killed the Just One himself". When the leaders heard these words, they were
very angry and wanted to kill Stephen.
Jesus, Just One from heaven, please don't let
me resist the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit of God, please increase your
influence in my life
Listen
Luke
10.25-28: To test Jesus, a religious leader asked him
in public "Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus replied "What does the Law
say?" He replied "You must love the Lord your
God with all your heart, and you must care for others as much as you care about yourself".
"You are correct", said
Jesus, "do this and life is yours"
Jesus, help me to love you with all my
heart .... and to care for others as much as I care about myself
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: We need to often ask ourselves "how much do I care about others ... in practice, not just in theory?"
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For
Feast of Joachim and Anne:
Q: What do you call having your grandmother on speed dial?
A: Instagran
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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 July 25
187: Everyone - especially people fighting cancer - welcome to come to Dr Jesus Centre 3pm - 4pm each Saturday for prayer for healing, at M/F, 187 Temple Street, Jordan (not far from Jordan MTR Exit A) ... next to MercyHK's second hand shop at 191 Temple Street. Yesterday we were a group of 8 ... a very special experience.
Q:
Why is Jesus like a McDonald's fillet of fish?
A: See 
below!
Bible Study: John 9
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 17
2
Kings 4: A poor
widow whose husband had been a prophet asked Elisha for help when a creditor
demanded her two sons as slaves. All she had was a small pot of oil, not enough
to pay her debts. Elisha told her to get many jars, and start
pouring oil from the pot into the jars. As she and her sons did this, the
oil did not run out. Elisha told her to sell the oil to pay off her
debts. At another time Elisha brought back to life a dead child. He also
once brought about a miraculous multiplication of bread.
Dear God, you once worked miracles by the prayers of Elisha. Please let
miracles be done in our day.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
145: I will give you glory, O God
my king. I will bless your name day after day. The Lord is great, worthy of all
praise.
His greatness cannot be measured. Age to age shall proclaim your works, shall
speak of your splendor and glory. The Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow
to anger, abounding in love. How good is the Lord to all, compassionate to all
his creatures. All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord, and tell all the
world of your love. The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his
deeds. The Lord supports all who fall and raises all who are bowed down. The
eyes of all creatures look to you and you
give them their food each day. The
Lord is close to all who call him, who call on him from their hearts. Let the
whole world bless the Lord's holy name, for ever, for ages unending.
Thank you, Lord, for your love. Thank you for your love
Listen
Ephesians
4.1-16: I
implore you to lead a life worthy of your vocation. Bear with one another
charitably, in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience. If we live by the
truth and in love, we shall become more and more like Christ. We are parts of
the Body of Christ. Christ is the head. Each
part must do its bit to keep the Body healthy and growing in love
Jesus, help me understand how the Church is your Body
Listen
John
6.1-15: Near the Sea of
Galilee, a large crowd followed Jesus, attracted by the way he healed so many
sick people. Jesus climbed a hillside and sat there with his disciples. Seeing
the huge crowd, Jesus said to one of his disciples "How can we feed so
many people?" The disciple Andrew
said "There's a young boy here with 5 loaves and 2 fish. But what good is
that for such a huge crowd?" Jesus said "Make the people sit
down". The crowd of about 20,000 sat down on the grass. Then Jesus took the
loaves, gave thanks, and gave them out to all the people. He did the same with
the fish. Everyone ate as much as they
wanted to. The people, seeing this miracle, said "He really is God's
great prophet". Jesus, aware that they wanted to make him king, slipped
away and went up the hill by himself.
Jesus, please bless my prayers and actions to help others, just as you
blessed the loaves and fish
Listen
01 02
A
prayer before meals - based on today's Gospel:
Unseen Guest at every meal
You who multiplied loaves and fish.
May our hearts your presence feel
as we pray you bless each dish
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:
The Chinese characters for "Jesus" are 耶穌
("Ye-So"). The character on the right - "So" - has
two parts. The left side means "fish" ... and the right side means
"grain" ... fish and grain ... fish and bread!
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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 Ningxia
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 July 24
Yesterday morning I was at the High Court for the application by
an Indonesian woman for an appeal against conviction. The application was made
to an Australian judge and the woman was represented "pro bono" (free)
by an Australian barrister. The woman was one of the victims of this
group (... this link has link to this
video which makes me very nervous). Application successful. Thank you Jesus
... and God bless the kind barrister and good judge!
New
update from Camay whose cancer index is at a record low! Thank you Jesus!
Why
is Indonesia the new epicentre of Covid? Because of big mistakes by govt
leaders ...
How
Taliban smuggles heroin to Australia ***
Who
are the Taliban? (BBC)
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
Exodus
11: One last time God sent Moses to Pharaoh,
with this message:
"Tonight at midnight, God's angel will pass through
Dear
God, please bless everyone in Egypt!
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 111: I will thank the Lord with all my heart.
Great are the works of the Lord,
to be pondered by all who love him. His goodness stands firm for ever.
The Lord is compassion and love. His precepts are for all peoples and all
times.
He is to be honored by all nations. To love and honor the Lord
is the beginning of wisdom.
Dear Lord, please help me to
love and honor you every day
Listen
Acts
6.8-15: One of the seven deacons, Stephen, was filled
with grace and power.
He began to do many miracles. A group of Jews tried to beat Stephen in a
debate. But they could not win, because the Holy Spirit was guiding
Stephen in his speech. The group then got some men to falsely accuse
Stephen of being disloyal to Moses and to God. The group had Stephen arrested and brought
before a meeting of the religious leaders. At the meeting, false witnesses
accused Stephen of speaking against Moses and the Law
Jesus, please protect people who are accused
by false witnesses
Listen
Luke
10.17-24: The 72 came back rejoicing. "Lord",
they said, "even the devils submit to us when we use your name".
Jesus replied "Yes, I have given
you power to tread underfoot the whole strength of the enemy. Yet do not rejoice that the spirits submit to
you. Rejoice rather that your names are written in heaven. Blessed are the eyes that see what you
see.
For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see,
and never saw it; to hear what you hear, and never heard it".
Jesus, thank you for the gift of faith
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: In Genesis and Acts, "truth is speaking to power"
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Yesterday, Friday, I saw someone wearing a T-shirt
which had the words: "Friday forever"!
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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 July 23
187: Recent heavy rain has caused some leakage in the prayer room section of the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street, so over the past two days some repairs were made. Thank you Camay and Yuki for arrangements. Despite repair work, the usual gathering for homeless people went ahead yesterday, with guest speaker Ben Keung Bing Yiu who gave a moving talk on how he was freed from the world of drugs and now helps others affected by drug abuse.
Matilda Children's
Foundation: Free life changing surgery for children who need it most
YMT 7.30pm Monday July 26: Talk
(Cantonese) on contemplative prayer
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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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Exodus 10: Pharaoh's
advisers urged him to let the Israelites go.
They said to him "How much longer is this affair going to go on?
Let the Israelites go before Egypt
is ruined."
Pharaoh agreed to let the men go, but not the rest of the people.
So God sent two more plagues on the Egyptians:
locusts which devoured all the plants and trees,
and then three days of total darkness,
except in the land where the Israelites lived.
But even after the above nine plagues,
Pharaoh still wouldn't let the Israelites go.
Dear
God, stubbornness can sometimes be a good thing, but please don't let me
be stubborn if that will hurt other peopleMy
recording of this reading
Psalms
109-110: O God whom I praise,
do not be silent,
for people are bombarding me with words of hate. They speak to me with
lying tongues
and attack me without cause. They repay me evil for
good.
While I pray for them, they show me hatred. I have become an object
of scorn.
Help me, Lord my God.
Lord,
when people are unkind to me, please give me the grace to pray for them
Listen
Acts
6.1-7:
About this time as the number of disciples
kept growing, the twelve apostles decided to give other men the job of
daily food distribution. The apostles said to the whole group of
believers "It is not right for us to neglect the service of the
word. Therefore you should choose seven men of good reputation, filled
with the Holy Spirit and with wisdom. We give them the food
distribution job, so that we can devote ourselves to prayer
and the service of the word". The whole assembly approved of this idea.
They
chose seven men and presented them to the apostles who prayed over them
with the laying on of hands. The word of the Lord continued to spread. Even
a large number of priests became believers
Jesus, please bless all deacons. Fill them
with the courage and wisdom of the first seven deacons
Listen
Luke
10.1-9: Jesus appointed 72 disciples to go ahead of
him in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. He said to them "The harvest is rich, but
the laborers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers to
his harvest. When you go into a town, cure those in it who
are sick, and say: 'The kingdom of God is very near to you' "
Jesus, please inspire more people to make the
spreading of the Good News their life's work
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Jesus chose apostles and appointed disciples (Gospel). The apostles chose and appointed deacons (Acts). A structure of authority
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To go with today's first reading!
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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 July 22
Just released in HK - Drifting
- based on true story about homeless people in HK. Hope HK readers have a chance
to see it. I will ask friend to arrange special showing in Yau Ma Tei. No date
yet. Details on this blog when available.
Updated info for making donations of items for sale at MercyHK's 2nd hand shop at 191 Temple Street, Jordan - here
Brisbane
(my home city) to host 2032 Olympics! (I wonder
if I'll still be around?!)
Insensitive
to push suicide bill at time of Covid - Archbishop Fisher
Everything's a miracle!
Why birds
fly!
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
c.f. readings for Feast of Mary Magdalene
Song of Songs 3.1-4: The
bride says: On
my bed, at night, I sought him
whom my heart loves. I sought but did not find him. So I will rise and
go through the City; in the streets and in the squares, I will seek him whom
my heart loves. I sought, but did not find him. The watchmen came upon me on
their rounds in the City: "Have you seen him whom my heart loves?"
Scarcely had I passed them, when I found him whom my heart loves.
Jesus, please increase my love for you, my longing
for you.
My recording of this reading
Psalm 63: O
God, you are my God, for
you I long. My body and soul thirst for you, like a dry, weary land
without water. Your love is better than life, my lips will speak your praise.
On my bed I remember you. On you I muse through the night.
Lord, our hearts are restless, until they rest in you
Recording
2
Corinthians 5.14-19: The
love of Christ is like a tsunami. It overwhelms
us and sweeps us away when we remember how Jesus
died for everyone. God, through Christ, has repaired his friendship with
humanity. We must spread the news of this reconciliation.
"And when I think, that God his Son not
sparing, sent him to die, I scarce can take it in"
- from "How Great Thou Art"
Recording
John 20.11-18: Peter
and John went home. Mary
Magdalene remained at the tomb, crying. When she looked inside the
tomb, she saw two angels in white. She also saw Jesus standing there, though
she did not recognize him. Jesus said "Woman, why are you crying?".
Mary thought he was the gardener so she said to him "If you have taken
him away, tell me where you have put him". Jesus said "Mary"
and she recognized him. Jesus then said "I will ascend to my
Father". Mary went and told the disciples all she had seen and heard.
Jesus, please bless people who are crying at
funerals today. May awareness of your presence bring them peace and
strength for the days ahead
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
Apostles' "right brain" said "no use staying at empty tomb. Can't do anything. Useless to stay". Mary Magdalene's feminine intuition said "Stay. Not sure why. But it's best to stay".
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Not broken down .... parked on a pedestrian crossing!
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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 July 21
Yesterday morning I was at the High Court for two drug
trafficking cases - one involving a woman from Thailand, the other a man from
the Philippines. In between cases I had a cup of tea with someone from EnrichHK
which helps domestic workers from Indonesia and the Philippines
When I got back to Jordan I noticed a man in poor condition walking along the street in front of me .... no umbrella, drenched from heavy rain, walking as if influenced by drugs. When I caught up with him and offered him a meal I realised he was a woman. I took her to MercyHK's nearby 2nd hand shop for some free clothes, then Simon (MercyHK's social assistant) with his assistant Ranita spent about 6 hours looking after the woman at the Dr Jesus Centre ... giving her something to eat ... establishing her identity (she had lost her ID card) ... making contact with a social worker who knew her history (not long out of detention) and finding a friend of hers who came and took her to the place where she had been staying before hitting the street.
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
9: Through Moses, God kept saying to
Pharaoh
"Let my people go to offer me worship."
But Pharaoh kept refusing to let the people go.
So God sent three more plagues:
all the Egyptians' animals died,
then all the Egyptians were covered with boils,
then the land was hit by a fierce hailstorm.
During the hailstorm, Pharaoh said the people could go.
But as soon as the storm stopped, he changed his mind again.
Dear
God, please help us not to ignore your voice
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
108: My heart is ready, O God. I will sing, sing
your praise.
Awake, lyre and harp. I will awake the dawn. I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples,
praise you among the nations, for your love reaches to the heavens
and your truth to the skies. O Lord, come and deliver us today.
Help us with your right hand. Give us help in difficult situations.
With your help we shall be brave.
Lord, we need your help every
day
Listen
Acts
5.34-42: One religious leader at the meeting,
Gamaliel,
asked that the apostles be removed from the room. Then he spoke to the
other leaders: "Men of Israel, be careful how you deal
with these people. If this movement of theirs is of human origin, it will
die out of its own accord. But if it comes from God, you will not be able
to destroy it. You might even find yourselves fighting against God".
His advice was accepted. The apostles were
warned, flogged and released. They left the meeting glad to have had the
honor of suffering humiliation for the sake of Jesus. They resumed their
daily preaching, in the Temple and in private homes
Jesus, thank you for times
of suffering for you
Listen
Luke
9.51-58: When the time came for Jesus to finish his
life on earth, he resolutely took the road to Jerusalem.
As Jesus and his disciples traveled along,
they met a man who said to him "I will follow you wherever you
go". Jesus replied "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but
I have nowhere to lay my head"
Jesus, give me courage to do what
I should do
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus' example in going to Jerusalem gives us courage to keep going even if that means difficulty, suffering etc.
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To go with first reading above, from Exodus: If all the
Egyptians' animals died, where did the horses come from for the chase to the Sea
of Reeds in a few chapters' time? An
attempted answer (.. not very convincing?)
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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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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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