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Ph 
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& shame
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MatteoRicci
Tues Aug 17
Yesterday
afternoon at the Indonesian Consulate I attended a most encouraging meeting
comprising six consulate staff and four members of my NGO Voice
for Prisoners ...discussing how we could work together to help stop
Indonesian domestic helpers and asylum seekers in HK from being
tricked/recruited for collecting drug parcels. And .. Jesus .. please bless
Indonesia and all overseas Indonesians today for National Day (1945)!
Big
increase in number of homeless women in HK. (Hope someone in govt reads
this)
Update from Camay who bravely continues her battle against stage four lung
cancer. Her inspiring story is giving hope to many other people in HK!
Most
significant
editorial by Indonesia's Jarkarta Post:
Afghanistan's
Dark Age
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
33: The Israelites continued their journey
through the desert.
Wherever the people camped,
Moses would put the Sacred Tent outside,
some distance from the camp.
Whenever Moses went out to the Tent,
the pillar of cloud came down on the Tent
and God spoke with Moses face to face,
just like friends speak to each other.
The Israelites would go out to the Tent
for Moses to consult God for them.
Dear
God, thank you for your friendship
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
135: Praise the name of the Lord,
praise him, servants of the Lord. Praise the Lord for he is
good.
Sing a psalm to his name for he is loving. I know the Lord is great. He does whatever he
wills
in heaven, on earth, in the seas. Pagan idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
They have mouths but they cannot speak.
They have eyes but they cannot see. Sons of Israel, do not trust in useless idols.
Sons of Aaron, trust only in our Creator and Lord.
Dear Lord, please help people
who worship idols to know and love you
Listen
Acts
15.36-40:
Some time after this, Paul said to Barnabas
"Let's revisit the towns where we preached the word of the
Lord". Barnabas suggested taking John Mark with them,
but Paul opposed this, since John Mark had deserted them on the previous
trip when the situation became dangerous. After a violent argument, Paul and Barnabas
split up. Barnabas went with John Mark to Cyprus. Silas joined Paul for
his next journey
Jesus,
at your Last Supper you
prayed for the unity of your followers. Help us avoid
arguments
Listen
Luke
18.1-7:
Jesus told his disciples a story about the
need to pray continually and never lose heart:
There was a judge who had neither fear of God nor respect for people. In
the same town there was a widow who kept asking the judge for justice
against someone who had wronged her. For a long time the judge refused to help her,
but at last he said to himself "I must give this widow her rights or
she will pester me to death". Even more so God will see that justice
is done for those who cry out to him for help day and night, even if he
delays to help them
Jesus, please give me the perseverance to pray
each day
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Barnabas believed in giving people "another chance" .... he gave Paul another chance when others were still afraid of Paul. But Paul did not share this outlook and would not give John Mark "another chance" .... although Paul softened and eventually spoke kindly of John Mark (Colossians 4.10)
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Two days ago at my 8.30am Sunday Mass at St Paul's Yau Ma
Tei, just before Communion, a homeless man for whom MercyHK is providing
accommodation, came into the hall where Mass is held .... walked to the front of
the altar and gave me a big wave! He was ushered to a seat, but re-appeared in
line for Communion and had to be re-ushered! At the end of Mass, with his ok, I
introduced him and the congregation gave him a welcome round of applause!
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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 17th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shaanxi
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 17th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Malawi
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 16
35
min interview I made with Malaysian
woman acquitted by HK High Court from drug trafficking charge .... after
she spent 2 years in prison - here
14
min interview I made with Indonesian
woman acquitted by HK High Court from drug trafficking charge .... after
she spent 2 years in prison - here
"When you're in a form slump, you tend to overthink
things" .... applies to all of us at times ... good advice from a
footballer: here
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
32: Moses stayed on the mountain about 40
days.
During this time the people told Aaron to make them a god out of gold.
Aaron made a golden calf and the people worshipped it.
On the mountain, God said to Moses
"Go down now, because the people have been unfaithful to me.
I will punish them, but of you I will make a great nation."
Moses pleaded with God not to punish the people.
When Moses, carrying the two tablets, came down the mountain
he saw the people partying before the golden calf.
He threw down the tablets and broke them.
He smashed the golden calf.
The men of the tribe of Levi were then commissioned
to go through the camp and kill many men.
About 3,000 men were killed.
Dear
God, please don't let us ever worship anyone or anything except you
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Psalm
134: O come, bless the Lord,
all you who serve the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God. Lift up your hands to heaven
and bless the Lord through the
night. May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who made both heaven and earth.
Lord, please protect my
family tonight and every night
Listen
Acts
15.1-29: Some Jewish Christians came to Syrian
Antioch from Judea and said that non-Jewish Christians should be
circumcised. Paul and Barnabas argued against such an idea, and decided to
go to Jerusalem to discuss this issue with the apostles there. During a long meeting, Peter reminded everyone
how the Holy Spirit had been poured out on non-circumcised people. James spoke
of how all peoples are meant to be consecrated to the Lord. James then issued a teaching for non-Jewish
believers:
"All we ask you to do is to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood from the meat of strangled animals,
from fornication. Avoid these, and you will do what is right"
Jesus, please don't let me make unreasonable
demands on other people
Listen
Luke
17.11-19: On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus entered a village where 10 lepers came
to meet him.
They stood at a distance and called out "Jesus, Master, take pity on us!"
Jesus said to them "Go and show yourselves to the priests".
As they went away, their leprosy disappeared.
Seeing that he was healed, one of them turned back praising God at the
top of his voice. He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him.
This made Jesus say "Were not all 10 healed? Where are the 9
others?"
Jesus, please don't let me forget to say "thank you" when someone helps me
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: 
Song:
Ten Lepers
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To
go with today's Gospel:
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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 16th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Qinghai
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 16th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Afghanistan
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 15
The
Assumption of Mary to Heaven
My August 15 Reflection: In our spiritual DNA, there's something about Mary that moves our hearts on August 15. May this reflection be an encouragement to people who might be influenced to doubt the beautiful importance of Mary in God's plan and in our lives
My first time to hear of this amazing Italian doctor: "Maestro
of Humanity" dies at 73
187: Yesterday afternoon I joined Camay, Yuki and several other special friends for the weekly prayer meeting for the sick at the Dr Jesus Centre at 187 Temple Street. Every Saturday at 3pm. Everyone (especially people with cancer) welcome!
Bible Study: John 12
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Assumption
Revelation
12: The sanctuary of God in heaven opened and the
ark of the covenant could be seen inside it. Then came flashes of lightning,
peals of thunder and an earthquake, and violent hail. Now a great sign
appeared in heaven: a
woman adorned with the sun, standing on the moon, and with twelve stars on her
head for a crown
My
recording of this reading
Mary
of Guadalupe
Many people see in this picture the Woman of
today's first reading: dressed in the sun, standing on the moon, crowned with
stars
Psalm
44: The daughters of kings are among your loved
ones. On
your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir. Listen, O
daughter, give ear to my words: forget your own people and your father's
house. So will the king desire your beauty: He is your lord, pay homage
to him. They are escorted amid gladness and joy; they pass within the palace
of the king
Recording
1
Corinthians 15: Christ
has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of all who have fallen asleep.
Death came through one man and in the same way the resurrection of the dead has
come through one man. Just
as all people die in Adam, so all people will be brought to life in Christ; but
all of them in their proper order: Christ as the first-fruits and then, after
the coming of Christ, those who belong to him. After that will come the end,
when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, having done away with every
sovereignty, authority and power. For he must be king until he has put all his
enemies under his feet and the last of the enemies to be destroyed is death, for
everything is to be put under his feet.
Recording
Luke
1: Mary set out and went as quickly as she could
to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah's house and
greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child
leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a
loud cry and said, "Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is
the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother
of my Lord? For the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb
leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by
the Lord would be fulfilled." And Mary said: "My soul proclaims the
greatness of the Lord, and my spirit exults in God my saviour; because he has
looked upon his lowly handmaid. Yes,
from this day forward all generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty
has done great things for me"
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
The spirituality of Mary invites us to the values of Catholic Social Teaching: concern for the poor, solidarity with all people, a preference for the ways of nonviolence rather than military might, forgiveness and reconciliation rather than domination and manipulation.
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 feastday:
Small child to parents: "Will we have to wear masks in Heaven?"!
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Aug 14
On
this day in 1941 a man died in place of another man at Auschwitz death camp - Maximilian
Kolbe (and this article says he is the patron saint of drug addicts! Dear
St. Maximilian, please help all the drug addicts in the Jordan/Yau Ma Tei area!)
187: MercyHK's social work assistant Simon is doing a great job buying meals/snacks each Friday for the lunch time group of women who work on Temple Street and for the homeless group who meet at 3pm ... both gatherings in the Dr Jesus Centre. Yesterday for lunch he prepared one of my favourites: curried fish with rice & small potatoes!
The
burning and flooding of the planet (Fr
Shay Cullen)
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
31: God said to
Moses:
"The Israelites must make the Sabbath a holy day each week,
because the Sabbath is a sign between you and me.
Do not do any ordinary work on the Sabbath.
Work for six days, then rest on the Sabbath.
Consecrate the Sabbath to me."
God's words were inscribed on two stone tablets.
Dear
God, please help us to make Sunday a holy day
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
133: How good and how pleasant it is
when people live in unity. It is like precious oil upon the head,
running down upon the beard. It is like the dew of Hermon
which falls on the heights of Zion. For there the Lord gives his blessing,
life for ever.
Dear Lord, please help all the
peoples of the world to live as one family, in unity.
Listen
Acts
14.19-27: Some Jewish leaders arrived from Pisidian
Antioch and Iconium.
They turned the people of Lycaonia against Paul and Barnabas. The people stoned Paul and, thinking he was
dead, dragged him outside the town. The disciples gathered around Paul's body. As
they did so, he stood up. The next day he and Barnabas went to the town of
Derbe. After Derbe, they went back to Pisidian
Antioch via Lystra and Iconium. In each place they encouraged the
believers to persevere in the faith, especially during difficult times in
their lives. In each place they also appointed elders to be
church leaders.
Eventually Paul and Barnabas arrived back in Syrian Antioch, where they
gave an account of how God had opened the door of faith to non-Jewish
people
Jesus, please help me persevere in the faith,
like Paul and Barnabas
Listen
Luke
16.19-26: Jesus told this story to the people: There was a rich man who used to
dress in expensive clothes and feast magnificently every day.
At his gate there was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
who longed to eat scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Dogs
even came and licked his sores.
The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.
The rich man also died and was buried. In his torment in Hell, the
rich man looked up and saw Abraham a long way off with Lazarus at his
side.
So the rich man cried out "Father Abraham, pity me and send Lazarus to
dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in
agony in these flames".
"My son", replied Abraham, "remember that during your life, good
things came your way, just as bad things came the way of Lazarus. Now
he is being comforted here, while you are in agony"
Jesus, please help me understand how I should do more to help poor people
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Reflection on the above readings: Australian Bishops' Conference: Lazarus At Our Gate
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Sometimes Mother Teresa's Sisters of Charity come to
MercyHK's second hand shop at 191 Temple Street ... to get things for poor
people. A lovely sight when their blue and white outfit appears in Temple
Street!
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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 14th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jilin
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 14th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Ethiopia
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 13
A new experience for me yesterday morning: I gave a testimony at
the Torture Claims Appeal Board in North Point ... on behalf of an African
prisoner who is applying for refugee status in HK. But as I said to the
adjudicator, while I feel the prisoner faces some danger if they return to HK,
they face greater danger staying in HK: no job, the danger of being recruited
for drug trafficking etc.
In the afternoon I attended the usual gathering for homeless people at the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street ... where a local evangelist gave a most interesting sharing about his life in Yau Ma Tei
"Prosecution
only interested in guilty plea" - Judges
blast Department of Justice. Full text of judges' statement here
(2021-08-11). For reports in Chinese, Google "馬家健"
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Exodus 30: God said to Moses:
"Every morning offer one lamb as a sacrifice for the people.
Every evening offer another lamb as a sacrifice for the people.
I will meet the people of
Dear
God, you created us, we are your people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 130: Out of the depths I cry to you, O
Lord. Lord, hear my voice. If you, O Lord, should
record our guilt,
Lord, who would survive? But with you is found
forgiveness.
For this we revere you. My soul is waiting for the Lord.
I count on his word. My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for the daybreak. With the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption. Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity.
Lord, please forgive me for all
the bad things I have done
Listen
Acts
14.8-18:
In Lycaonia, there was a man who had never
walked in his life, because his feet were crippled from birth. As he listened to Paul preaching,
Paul noticed
him and saw that he had the faith to be cured. Paul said in a loud voice "Get to your
feet! Stand up!"
The crippled man jumped up and began to walk. The local people thought that Paul and
Barnabas must be gods, so Paul said to them "We are only human beings
like you. We have come with Good News to help you turn from empty idols to
the living God who made heaven and earth. It is he who sends you rain and
who makes your crops grow"
Jesus,
help people turn away from idol
worship
Listen
Luke
15.11-24: Jesus told this story: a man had two sons. The younger said
to his father "Father, give me the share of the estate that would
come to me".
So the father divided his property between them.
A few days later, the younger son left for a distant land where he wasted his money in wild living.
When he had used all his money, that country had a severe famine, and he
began to feel the pinch, so he got a job on a farm feeding pigs.
He would willingly have eaten the pigs' food, but
no one offered him anything.
Then he came to his senses and said "How many of my father's paid
servants have more food than they want, and I am dying of hunger.
I will leave this place and go to my father and say: Father, I have
sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be
called your son. Treat me as one of your paid servants."
So he left the place and went back to his father.
While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved
with pity. He ran to the boy, clasped him in his arms and kissed him
tenderly. Then the son said "Father, I have sinned against heaven and
against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son".
But the father said to his servants "Quick! Bring out the best robe
and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Bring the calf we have been fattening, and kill it. We are going to
have a feast, a celebration, because this son of mine was dead and has
come back to life. He was lost and is found."
Jesus, please help me understand how much you love me,
no matter what mistakes I make
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02 03
04
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Reflection on the above Bible readings: The father in this story reminds me of the many fathers and mothers who continue to love their sons/daughters who are prison.
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Beautiful story: Olympic
Gold Medalist finds woman who helped him get taxi to final after he took wrong
bus!
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Aug 12
"Goodbye" in English comes from "God be with you". "Adios" (goodbye) in Spanish comes from "a Dios seades" - "may you be commended to God". "Adieu" (goodbye) in French means "to God"!
Bye
bye Teachers' Union. Adios
Journalists' Association? And Adieu
RTHK
Yesterday
morning I was at the High Court for two drug cases: one the sentencing of a
woman from Thailand (she received a discount for her help to my anti-drug
campaign), the other the on-going trial of two women from South America. Thanks
to the MTR (metro) I can be at the High Court 30 mins after leaving my front
door
Update
from Camay as she bravely continues her battle against stage four lung
cancer
Everything's a miracle!
How do fish breathe?!
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Exodus 28-29: God said to Moses:
"Your brother Aaron and his sons will be priests in my
service.
Make sacred vestments for them: breastpiece, ephod, robe, tunic, turban and sash.
You must anoint Aaron and his sons
and consecrate them to serve me as priests.
Dear
God, please bless and protect all sacred ministers
Recording
Psalm 128: O blessed are those who love the Lord and
walk in his ways. By the labor of your hands you shall eat.
You will be happy and prosper: your wife like a fruitful vine in the heart of
your house;
your children like shoots of the olive, around your table. Indeed thus shall be blessed
the people who love and honor the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion all the days
of your life.
May you see your children's children in a happy Jerusalem!
On Israel, peace!
Dear Lord, may all married
people live to see their children's children
Recording
Acts 14.1-7: Paul and Barnabas went to another city,
Iconium. As usual, their first stop was the local Jewish prayer hall. Many
Jews became believers, as did many non-Jewish people. During their stay in
Iconium, Paul and
Barnabas preached fearlessly for the Lord. And the Lord supported them by
allowing miracles to be worked by them. But their success again aroused opposition,
and they were in danger of being stoned. So they went to Lycaonia and
preached the Good News there
Jesus, please help Gospel workers by allowing
miracles to be worked by them
Listen
Luke 14.12-14: Jesus said to the meal guests "When you
give a lunch or a dinner, do not ask your friends, family, or rich neighbors.
Rather, when you have a party, invite the
poor, the crippled,
the lame, the blind. That they cannot repay you means you are
fortunate, because repayment will be made to you when the virtuous rise again"
Jesus, help me do more to help poor
people
Listen
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Before the showing of the movie "Drifting" 2 days ago
at Yau Ma Tei cinema, there was much rain. But during the movie, the sun came
out and dried up the seating area outside the cinema so people could sit and
enjoy their McD's meals! Thank you Jesus for taking care of the weather!
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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 12th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Aug 11
Yesterday I was one of 90 people who watched the powerful movie Drifting (... click trailer ...) at the Yau Ma Tei cinema, a special screening arranged by MercyHK ... attended by a large group of homeless people, staff and volunteers of MercyHH's shop in Temple Street, Salvation Army and NGO Gingko friends, helpers of the Missionaries of Charity, special friends of MercyHK, and some clergy ... including Fr Franco Mella who features in the movie. A moving experience that had many people in tears. For me it had the effect of wanting to do more for drug addicts .... which is what MercyHK is now doing with the hiring of a full-time worker to minister to drug addicts.
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Exodus
26-27: God
said to Moses: "Make a cover
for the sacred tent. Make the cover's support frames
of acacia wood. Make a veil of
purple, violet and red behind which to put the sacred chest. Make an altar
out of acacia wood. Make altar vessels
out of bronze. Make a sacred courtyard
to go around the tent. Place a sacred flame
outside the veil and keep the flame burning from night till morning."
Dear
God,
thank you for churches and other special places for prayer
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
127: If the Lord does not build the house, in vain do its builders
labor. If the Lord does not watch over the city,
in vain does the watchman keep vigil. Success comes not from earlier rising or from
going later to rest,
but from the Lord's blessing. Success is from the Lord
who blesses the womb of his beloved while she sleeps. Truly, children are a gift from the Lord,
a blessing, the fruit of the womb.
Lord, many people these days
don't want children. Please help such people understand that children are
a blessing
Listen
Acts
13.13-52: Paul and Barnabas went to another Antioch,
Antioch in Pisidia.
Out of jealousy, the local Jewish leaders there stopped Paul from preaching to
the Jewish community. Paul and Barnabas then turned their attention to non-Jewish
people, and so the word of the Lord spread through the whole countryside. But the Jewish leaders kept up their campaign,
and had Paul and Barnabas expelled from Pisidia
Jesus, please don't let Gospel workers be
expelled
Listen
Luke
14.7-11: At the leader's house, Jesus noticed how the guests picked the places of
honor.
He said to them "When someone invites you to a meal, do not choose a
seat of honor. Rather, when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place
and sit there. Maybe your host will ask you to move to a seat of honor.
Everyone
who exalts himself, will be humbled. Whoever humbles himself, will be
exalted"
Jesus, please help me choose the lowest place
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: It's good to try to be humble, but not good to practice a false humility like Uriah Heep
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Some Catholics put
today's Gospel into practice .... they like to sit at the back of the church!
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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 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, 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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