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Tues Aug 10
A-Ching is a local drug addict, aged around 50, who sits each day
in the covered walkway leading to Austin MTR station .... seeking money to
support his habit. Yesterday I bought him a meal and got his phone number to
give to MercyHK's new assistant responsible for caring for drug addicts. A-Ching
got me to phone his (A-Ching's) number to make sure I had it right ... and
we both laughed when we heard the ring tone ..."Jingle Bells" ....
because some years ago during several Christmas parties for poor people A-Ching was our
Santa Claus!
Saintly
Uganda neurosurgeon dead from Covid
Beijing
needs to stop Taliban from influencing Xinjiang
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
25: God said to Moses:
"Build me a sacred tent so that I may live among the people.
Let everyone follow the promptings of their heart
in making contributions for the building of the temple.
Make a sacred chest (ark) to hold
the stone tablets on which are the Ten Commandments,
Aaron's rod and some manna.
Also make a table for the bread of offering,
and a golden lamp-stand."
Dear God, thank you for churches and other special places for prayer
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
126: When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage,
it seemed like a dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
on our lips there were songs. What marvels the Lord worked for us.
Indeed we were glad. Those who are sowing in tears
will sing when they reap. They go out, full of tears, carrying seed for
the sowing.
They come back, full of song, carrying their sheaves.
Dear God, please bless all
people who are sorrowful as they work
Listen
Acts
13.1-3:
In the church at Antioch in Syria, the following were
prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Simeon, Lucius, Manaen and Paul. One day while they were offering worship to
the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said "I want Barnabas and Paul
set apart for the work to which I have called them". After fasting and prayer, the
leaders prayed for Barnabas and Paul with the laying on of hands and sent them off on a
missionary journey
Holy Spirit, help me be attentive to
your guidance
Listen
Luke
14.1-6: One Sabbath day Jesus went for a meal to the house of a religious leader. In
the house Jesus saw a man with dropsy.
Jesus asked the leaders present there "Is it against the Law to cure a man on the
Sabbath?" But they remained silent.
Jesus took the man, healed him, and sent him away.
Then Jesus said to the leaders "Which of you here, if his son falls into a
well, will not pull him out on a Sabbath day?"
Again the leaders
remained silent.
Jesus, help me understand that "the Sabbath was made for man, not
man for the Sabbath"
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Luke, being a doctor, uses a specific medical term, "dropsy", which today is known as edema (swelling of various parts of the body)
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A-Ching, drug addict in story at top of menu, is quite
distinctive. As he sits on his piece of cardboard on the ground, he has a small
table in front him on which is placed a large Bible which he spends the day
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: 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 Aug 9
On Cheung Chau Island all of the guests at the Mercy Centre for Men and the Mercy Centre for Women are former prison inmates ... or people out on bail. Each centre at the moment has 3 bail cases. Over recent years I have been involved in about 20 bail cases (including a group who once stayed at a guest house in Temple Street, Jordan!). Thank you, Jesus, not one bail person has ever absconded! One of the big advantages of getting bail is that people are able to meet more easily and regularly with their legal teams to prepare their trials
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.
Helping MercyHK rent rooms for
homeless people - Carousell:
Shop 1
Shop
2 (updated lists)
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
24: God invited Moses, Aaron, Nadab and 70
other men
to see him face to face.
They saw God face to face and ate and drank in his presence.
Under God's feet the ground was like a pure blue jewel.
God then invited Moses to go up the mountain.
A cloud covered the mountain
and for 6 days the glory of the Lord settled on the mountain.
On the seventh day God spoke with Moses inside the cloud.
Moses stayed on the mountain for about 40 days.
Dear
God, thank you for times of prayer
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
125: Those who put their trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, that cannot be shaken.
Jerusalem, the mountains surround her,
so the Lord surrounds his people, now and forever.
Lord, please help us be
more aware of your protecting presence
Listen
Acts
12.20-23: Wearing his robes of state and sitting on a
throne, King Herod made a speech to the leaders of Tyre and Sidon. People
acclaimed him saying "It is a god speaking, not a man!" At that moment, the angel of the Lord struck
him down, because he had not given the glory to
God. He was eaten away
with worms and died.
Jesus, please help us remember that all our
talents are a gift from you. "Not to us, Lord, but to your name be
the glory"
Listen
Luke
13.18-25: Jesus said to the people "The kingdom of God is like a tiny seed
planted in the ground. It grows and becomes a big tree, and the birds
live in its branches.
The kingdom of heaven is like yeast mixed with flour until the flour
is leavened all through.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill the prophets who are sent to you. How
often have I longed to gather your children, as a hen gathers her
chickens under her wings, and you refused"
Jesus, may your kingdom grow in the hearts of more and more people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: "Hen" in today's Gospel is why some spiritual writers speak the maternal side of Jesus/God - like this one
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Yesterday
morning I was watching a Youtube video on the Eucharist. I needed to pause it in
order to take some rubbish to the bin outside my front door. Just by chance I
paused it as the speaker was saying "my jaw dropped" ... which is what
showed on the screen when I pressed pause!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Aug 8
Many thanks to St Margaret's Parish, Happy Valley, for inviting me to gathering yesterday focussed on service to the poor. And God bless St Margaret's for its wonderful help over the years to the Sunday Pizza Party gathering for the poor at St Paul's Yau Ma Tei (currently in Covid recession). St Margaret's is also the home parish of HK Olympic double silver medalist Siobhan Haughey who has returned to HK but will be going to Europe at the end of this month.
See loaf of bread, below!
Bible Study: John 11
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 19:
1 Kings 19.4-8: Elijah went into the wilderness, a day's journey, and sitting under a furze bush wished he were dead. "O Lord," he said "I have had enough. Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." Then he lay down and went to sleep. But an angel touched him and said, "Get up and eat." He looked round, and there at his head was a scone baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. But the angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, "Get up and eat, or the journey will be too long for you." So he got up and ate and drank, and strengthened by that food he walked for forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
Psalm
34: I will bless the Lord
at all times, his praise always on my lips. In the Lord my soul shall make its
boast, the humble shall hear and be glad. Glorify the Lord with me, together let
us praise his name. I sought the Lord and he answered me. From all my terrors he
set me free. The angel of the Lord is encamped around those who revere the Lord,
to rescue them. Taste and see that the
Lord is good. They are happy who seek refuge in him. The Lord is close to
the broken-hearted.
Those whose spirits are crushed he will save.
Lord, by our Bible reading and prayer, may we taste and see your goodness
each day
Listen
Ephesians
4.22-32: You
must give up your old way of life. You must put aside your old self and its
delusions. Your mind must be renewed by a spiritual revolution, so that you can
follow a way of life based on goodness
and truth. From now on, no more lies. Delete anger from your mind at the
end of each day. Anyone who was a thief must stop stealing. Try to find a decent
job. Guard against foul talk. Let your conversation encourage people, not drag
them down. Avoid grudges. Don't lose your temper.
Don't raise your voice to anyone. Don't call people names. Be friends with one
another, and kind, forgiving one another as readily as God forgives us in Christ
Jesus, help me put these words into practice
Listen
John
6.42-51: The people
criticized Jesus saying "We know his father and mother. How can he
say he has come down from heaven?" Jesus replied "I am the bread of
life. If you eat this bread which has come down from heaven, you will live
forever. I am the living bread which has
come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever. And
the bread that I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world".
Jesus, living bread come down from heaven, please help me understand how you
give your flesh for the life of the world
Listen
Reflection on the above readings:
Reflection on the above readings: I'm not a great fan of Bishop Robert Barron (...maybe I misjudged him from hearsay), but this talk of his on the Eucharist (which I watched yesterday to help prepare for Mass today) is excellent for both content and clarity of presentation
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
night at the O.M.I. gathering at Notre Dame in Kowloon City, as I was using a
knife and fork with my meal, I managed to cause a very small piece of chicken to
fly upwards and land in my glass of water! Gives new meaning to the phrase
"chicken wing"!?
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Aug 7
Many good things happened yesterday to give me a gold medal feeling: MercyHK's new assistant dedicated to serving drug addicts, Patrick, continued to build up his special group; social work assistant Simon and I had our two regular Friday meetings at the Dr Jesus Centre (lunch for women who work on the street, and a gathering for about 15 homeless people); and the latest edition of the Simple Bible Old Testament in Chinese arrived from the printer and is now stored in the prayer room of the Dr Jesus Centre (in the seats so wisely designed by Camay and Yuki to be storage areas!). Thank you Jesus for all the blessings of yesterday!
Priest
verbally attacked after his Covid critisicm of president
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
23: Moses told the people:
"Don't be unfair to anyone, friend or foe.
Work for six days, then rest on the seventh day.
Work your land for six years,
then let the land rest and recover in the seventh year.
Three times a year you must celebrate special feasts:
the Feast of Unleavened Bread,
the Feast of Harvest,
the Feast of Ingathering.
On these three feasts
all men must present themselves before the Lord."
God's promise:
"I will send an angel before you to protect you
and bring you to the land I have prepared for you.
Eventually you will possess this special land
and take it over from the peoples who live there now." Dear
God, please help everyone love you
01
02
Psalm
124: "If the Lord had not been on our
side",
this is Israel's song. If the Lord had not been on our side
when people rose against us, then would they have swallowed us alive
when they were angry with us. Blessed be the Lord who did not let us become
a prey for their teeth. Our life, like a bird, has escaped
from the snare of the hunter. Indeed the snare has been broken
and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord
who made heaven and earth.
Thank you, Lord,
for all the times you have rescued me from trouble
Listen
Acts
12.1-17: About this time, King Herod began persecuting
the church. He beheaded the apostle James, brother of John. He arrested
Peter during Passover time. He put Peter in prison and planned to have him
put on trial and killed after Passover. Each day Peter was in prison, the believers
stormed heaven praying for him. On the night before he was to be put on
trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, fastened with chains, with
more soldiers at the prison entrance. Suddenly Peter's cell was filled with light,
and an angel told him to get up. The chains fell from his
hands. The angel
led Peter out of the prison, without the guards knowing what was happening.
Peter then left for another place. Herod was
unable to find him
Jesus, please help Christians who are in
prison for their faith
Listen
Luke
13.10-17: One Sabbath day Jesus was teaching in a prayer hall. There
was a woman there who for 18 years had been possessed by a spirit
which left her bent over and unable to stand up straight.
When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said "Woman, you are rid of
your infirmity" and he laid his hands on her. At once she was healed
and could stand up straight, and she glorified God
Jesus, please heal the people I know who are bent over and can't stand
up straight
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The woman in the Gospel did not ask Jesus for help. It was Jesus, with his compassionate heart, who took the initiative .... just as we must sometimes do ... not wait for people to ask for help but reach out to people in need
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When the Old Testament books were due to be
delivered yesterday to a location near the Dr Jesus Centre, I asked the staff of
our nearby MercyHK shop to prepare our two small (inadequate) trolleys to move
the 10 very large and very heavy cartons each carrying 100 books. But Someone
anticipated our need: when we went to the location, a nearby market stall holder
"just happened" to have left a large, long trolley right next to the
location ... and kindly let us use it.
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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 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 8th
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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Aug 6
As we follow the Olympics in Tokyo, let's remember what happened 76 years ago today in Hiroshima:
Conclusion of P. Ham: H & N:
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
c.f. readings for Feast of the Transfiguration
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
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
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
Recording
Matthew
17.1-8: One day Jesus took his disciples
Peter, James and John up a high mountain. On
the mountain Jesus' whole appearance changed. His face shone like the
sun. His clothes were as white as snow. The prophets Moses and Elijah
appeared and spoke with him. Peter said to Jesus "Lord, how good it is
for us to be here!" Then a bright cloud covered them with its shadow. From
the cloud came a voice: "This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him."
The disciples bowed to the ground. When they got up, they saw only Jesus in his
normal appearance.
Jesus, Beloved Son of God, how good it is to
spend time with you in prayer.
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
May today's Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus give us hope and courage to do whatever we can to help transform our troubled word into a better place
A beautiful song about the Transfiguration: We Behold
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Clever headline by South China Morning Post:
Reports
of suspected gunman trigger
police operation
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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 6th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hainan
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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Aug 5
9
minute video I made with 2 women from Indonesia & Malaysia after they were
free by HK High Court jury from drug trafficking charges (.. having been tricked
to carry drugs to HK) - here
Letter from young HK woman soon to be sentenced for drug
trafficking - illustrated by No More Mules here
(English) and here
(Chinese)
Update
from Camay who continues to
recover from stage four lung cancer
At 11am on Tuesday Aug 10, MercyHK is sponsoring a special free showing of Drifting,
based on a true story about homeless people in the Sham Shui Po area of HK.
Readers of this website are most welcome to join the group ... we have 97 seats
.... about 30 for homeless people, about 30 for MercyHK volunteers/associates, and about
30 for other friends. Please let me know before end of this week if you would like a ticket: jdwomi@gmail.com
The showing will be at Yau Ma Tei Cinamatheque, 3 Public Square, YMT. After the
movie there will be a McDonald's lunch outside the next door McD's restaurant!
Everything's a miracle!
Budgies
in Australia! (check the video!)
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Exodus 22: Laws
announced by Moses:
"If a man seduces a virgin, he must marry her.
A sorceress must be put to death.
Anyone who has intercourse with an animal must die.
Do not discriminate against foreigners,
for you yourselves were foreigners in
Always remember you are a people consecrated to God."
Dear God, please help us not to hurt other
people
Recording
Psalm 123:
To you have I lifted up my eyes,
you who dwell in the heavens. My eyes, like the eyes of slaves
on the hand of their lords. Like the eyes of a servant on the hand of her
mistress,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God till he show us mercy. Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
We are filled with contempt. Indeed all too full is our soul with the scorn
of the rich,
with the proud man's disdain.
Lord, please protect poor
people from being exploited by rich people
Recording
Acts 11.19-26: Some believers went to Antioch in Syria where they
preached the Good News
of the Lord Jesus to non-Jewish people. Many
non-Jewish people became believers. Barnabas, a good man filled with the Holy
Spirit, was sent to Antioch in Syria to encourage the new believers to remain
faithful to the Lord. Barnabas brought
Paul from Tarsus to Antioch.
They stayed in Antioch one year, instructing a large number of people. It was at Antioch that the believers were
first called "Christians"
Jesus, please help me be a good Christian
Listen
Luke 12.35-38: Jesus said to his disciples "Be like people waiting for their master
to return, ready to open the door as soon as he comes and knocks. Be
ready, for I will come at an hour you do not expect. "When someone is given a great deal, of that person more will
be expected"
Jesus, you have given me so much. Please help
me use my gifts and my situation
to do more to help other people
Listen
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Women
prisoners in HK should be allowed to wear shorts in Summer ... like male
prisoners
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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 5th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Aug 4
From yesterday MercyHK has a new assistant - Patrick
Leung - whose responsibility is ministering to drug addicts in the Jordan/Yau Ma
Tei area. Welcome Patrick and God bless you as you begin a most difficult job!
Yesterday morning I went to the High Court for a bail application
by a woman from Indonesia. As I was about to enter the court room, I saw a local
man I know so well ... he used to work in Temple Street just near my home. I was
surprised to learn that his friend, a woman from Thailand, was also due to apply
for bail ... in the same court before the same judge. In fact 4 applications
altogether over 90 minutes. So, on a spare copy of the letter which I had
written for the Indonesian woman, I crossed out the Indonesian woman's name and
put in the Thai woman's name. And both applications were successful! Both women
now staying at the Mercy Centre for Women on Cheung Chau Island. God bless the
kind judge!!!
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
21: Laws
announced by Moses:
"When you buy an Israelite slave, you may keep him
for only six years. In the seventh year he is free to leave or stay.
Put to death anyone who kills someone in cold blood,
anyone who curses or strikes his father or mother.
If someone injures another person,
the compensation will be according to the formula
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, burn for burn, injury for injury."
Dear God, please help people not to seek
revenge
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
122: I rejoiced when I heard them say
"Let us go to God's house."
And now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. For the peace of Jerusalem pray
"Peace be to your homes." For love of the house of the Lord
I will ask for your good.
Lord, may your peace be in our
hearts and homes
Listen
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!
Listen
Luke
12.22-34:
Jesus said to his disciples "Do not
worry about food and clothing.
As regards food, think of the birds.
They don't sow or reap, and they have no homes to store things. Yet God
feeds them.
As regards clothing, think how the flowers grow with a beauty greater than
that of Solomon's clothes. God will look after you more than he looks
after the flowers. So, don't set your hearts on food and
clothing.
Don't go in for worry. Just set your hearts on God's kingdom, then food and clothing will not be a problem.
Where your treasure is, that is where your
heart will be too
Jesus, please help me to put your friendship
as number one in my life
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus' words are radical! He was speaking to poor people yet he said not to worry (too much) about food and clothing! See my commentary here (pages 4 & 5)
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Yesterday afternoon when I went to the local Yau Ma Tei
cinema to collect tickets for MercyHK's special showing of "Drifting"
next Tuesday I noticed something special: an old man was holding open the front
door of the theatre ... so his three (!) also elderly dogs could rest at the
entrance on a hot day and enjoy .... the air conditioning! (c.f. the Chinese
saying "mun hau gau" - watch dog at door!)
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E.Asia, Pacific
Frid: 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 4th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangdong
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mozambique
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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