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Tues Aug 31
Yesterday afternoon I attended a two hour lunch meeting with the
Consul General and his assistant Consul of the Peru Consulate ... sharing ideas
how to stop people from Peru bringing drugs to HK .... similar to meeting two
weeks ago with staff of Indonesian Consulate .... and meeting next week with
staff of Philippine Consulate
At the lunch the two men from Peru drank Coke .... because Coke's
history began in Peru ... which explains why Coke is red and white!
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Leviticus
18: Do not marry a close relative.
Do not have sex during time of menstruation.
Do not practise sodomy. Do not have sex with an animal.
Dear God, please help us to
respect the gift of sex
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
1: Happy the person who
avoids evil and evil entertainment.
Happy the person who reads and meditates on God's words. Such a
person is like a tree planted beside a river, getting plenty of
nourishment, bearing plenty of fruit. Such a
person is on the Way of Life.
People who do evil are on the Way of Death.
Dear
Lord, please help me do good and avoid evil
Listen
Acts
19.23 - 20.1:
In Ephesus there was a silversmith who
employed many craftsmen making shrines of the local idol, Diana. The
silversmith called a meeting of the city's silversmiths and said to them
"Not just here in Ephesus, but in many parts of the region, this man
Paul has converted many people with his argument that gods made by hand
are not gods at all. This is a threat to our trade". A mob was formed and dragged two of Paul's
companions to a local theatre. The town clerk eventually calmed the mob
and dismissed them. By now Paul had decided to leave Ephesus. He
went to Greece and spent three months there
Jesus, please help people give up the worship
of idols made by human hands
Listen
Luke
22.1-6: Big crowds were in Jerusalem for the feast of
the Passover which was only a few days away. The
religious leaders were afraid that the crowds would prevent them
from killing Jesus.
But then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot who
was one of the 12 apostles. Judas went to the leaders to plan how to
capture Jesus. The leaders agreed to give Judas some money for his
help. Judas then began looking for an opportunity to
betray Jesus at a time when there were no crowds around
Jesus, please protect me from Satan's
influence, and from any sort of pride that might make me want to abandon
your friendship
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Psalm 1 encourages us to continuing making time each day for reading the Bible!
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Two hundred people all arrived at the Pearly Gate at the
same time. St Peter ordered them to form two lines in front of him.
"Everyone who comes from a family in which the woman is in charge, stand to
my right," he said. "And everyone who comes from a family in which the
man is in charge, stand to my left." A long line formed to his right, and
on his left only one lone man stood. St Peter, very disappointed, called to the
man. "Well done," he said, "now tell all these people why it is
that you are the only one standing on my left." "I don't know,"
the man shrugged, "my wife told me to stand here."
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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 31st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Nepal
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 31st of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Nepal
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 30
As a
prison chaplain I feel sorry for anyone locked up .... including animals. For
many years I have felt that keeping birds in small cages is cruelty. Recently I
saw a poor bird which must have high blood pressure. We might smile at this
picture at first, but it's nor so funny if you're the bird!
Helping MercyHK rent rooms for
homeless people - Carousell:
Shop 1
Shop
2 (updated lists)
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Leviticus
16-17: Instructions for the annual Day of
Atonement:
Once a year Aaron or his successor must wear special vestments
and enter the sanctuary past the veil.
Then he is to offer two goats to pray for atonement
for the whole community of Israel.
One goat will be sacrificed in the Temple;
the other is to be set free to go out into the desert -
a symbol of the people's sins being carried away.
(...this story gives us the English word:
"scapegoat")
Dear God, please forgive
us, and help us to forgive others
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
149, 150: Sing a new song to the Lord.
Let the praise of God be always on our lips. Praise God in his holy temple.
Praise him in the heavens. O praise him with sound of
trumpet.
Praise him with lute and harp.
Praise him with drums and dancing.
Praise him with strings and pipes. Let everything that lives and
breathes,
give praise to the Lord our Creator. Alleluia! Lord, to you we say every day
"Allelu-ia" ("praise God")
Listen
Acts
19.11-20: So remarkable were the miracles worked by God
through Paul, that even handkerchiefs which had touched him,
were taken to the sick, and they were healed and evil spirits came out of
them. Some believers admitted how they had practised
magic. They collected their expensive books on magic and burnt them in
public. Things like these helped the word of the Lord
to continue spreading
Jesus, what can I do to help your message
spread?
Listen
Luke
21.3-38: Jesus said to his disciples that Jerusalem
would be destroyed and its people scattered throughout the world. He also spoke of how his followers would be
persecuted, and of the end of the world: "The planets will be
shaken, nations will be in agony, bewildered by the force of the oceans.
Then they will see me coming in a cloud with great power and
glory. To prepare for your own end of earthly life,
stay faithful to prayer and goodness. Don't let your heart be coarsened by
debauchery, drunkenness and material cares". In this his final week on earth, Jesus spent
the daytime in the Temple, teaching. From early morning the people would
gather round him to listen to him. Then he would spend the night on the
Mount of Olives
Jesus, help me be faithful to prayer
and goodness
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Some people in developed countries don't believe in curses and evil spirits (Acts, above). But people in other parts of the world understand that curses are real
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A
couple were having a heated argument about whose job it was to make the coffee.
The wife eventually said, "I can prove to you from Scripture that it's the
husband's job," she claimed. "Ha!" said the husband, "the
Bible doesn't mention coffee, not even once." "OK," she said,
"hand me the Bible." He handed her the Bible, she opened it, and
pointed: "There you are: HeBrews!"
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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 30th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanghai
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Haiti
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 29
Two meetings yesterday afternoon at the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street: 10 people attended the regular prayer meeting for the sick, then 8 dedicated MercyHK friends attended a finance meeting. God bless both groups!
2
min Tik Tok video about Covid situation in Thailand
Mass Psychosis: How an
entire population becomes mentally ill
Bible Study: John 14
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 22
Deuteronomy
2-4: Moses
continued his talk to the Israelites: "God has been with us these 40 years,
watching over us and providing for us. God gave us many victories and
continually told us not to be afraid of any enemies. So now, Israel, do not
forget God's goodness and help and laws. Do not forget the things your eyes have
seen. Make sure to tell these things to your children's children. God has
brought you out of Egypt to be his special people. If you seek God with all your
heart and soul you will find him. Understand
this today, therefore, and take it to heart: The Lord is God indeed, in
heaven above as on earth below, he and no other. Keep his laws and commandments
as I give them to you today, so that you and your children may prosper and live
long in the land that the Lord your God gives you forever."
Lord, please help me
to seek you with all my heart
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
14-15: So many people live and act as if God
doesn't exist. Some foolish people even
say there is no God. So many people have left the way
of justice and truth. So many people follow the way of falsehood. Lord,
help us to live as we should.
Help us not to slander, help us not to wrong others.
Lord, help us to stand firm in the way of goodness
Listen
James
1.26-27: Don't
go thinking you're "religious" while your tongue is out of control.
That's the wrong idea of religion. Genuine
religion, in the eyes of God our Father is this: coming to the help of
orphans and widows, and staying clear of bad values
Jesus, help me control my tongue ...and help me do more to help the poor
Listen
Mark
7.1-23: Some religious leaders asked Jesus
"Why do your disciples ignore many external practices of our
religion?" Jesus answered, with the words of the prophet Isaiah: "This
people honors me with external lip-service, while their hearts are far from
me." Jesus also said "It's not certain foods or lack of washing
that makes a person unclean. It's evil
in the heart that makes a person unclean. Evil intentions like murder,
adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, slander. These are the things that make a
person unclean."
Jesus, please clean my heart
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: Not
everyone suffers from physical heart attacks and other heart-related problems.
But everyone suffers from moral heart problems ... for which we need daily
medicine and care and exercise
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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The
pastor advertised for a gardener. Three men applied, Tom, Dick, and Harry. He
interviewed the three together. "Tom," he began, "What's the
opposite of misery?" "Happiness," Tom replied. "Not bad at
all. Now Dick, What's the opposite of depression?" "Joy," Dick
replied. "Very good," said the pastor. "Now Harry, What's the
opposite of woe?" Harry thought hard for a while, then brightened up,
jerked up his hands and said, "Giddy
up!" (.... Whoa!)
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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 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Chongqing
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 29th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Mauritania
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 28
At yesterday
afternoon's regular gathering for homeless people at the Dr Jesus Centre in
Temple Street, we watched a Youtube talk by Bishop Joseph Ha. The group was most
impressed ... and I'm hoping to invite Bishop Joseph to attend a gathering later
in the year Please God
A most important article by George Monbiot - should be required reading for all older students: Bloodhands. "The media’s lust for blood helped march us into the disastrous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It wants us to forget that"
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Readings are from
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Leviticus
13-15: Instructions for
hygiene:
People with skin diseases, suspected leprosy, boils and burns
should be carefully examined and isolated if necessary.
The clothing and homes of people with leprosy should be put out of use.
During and after seminal or illness discharges and menstruation,
people should show extra concern for hygiene
Dear God, please help me take
good care of my health
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
148: Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the heights. Praise him all his angels,
praise him all his spirits.
Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, shining stars. Let them praise the name of the Lord.
His word gave life to all of them. Praise the Lord from the earth,
sea creatures and all oceans. Praise him fire and
hail, snow and mist,
stormy winds that obey his word. Praise him all mountains and
hills,
all fruit trees and cedars.
Praise him all animals, wild and tame,
reptiles and birds in the air. Praise him all earth's kings and
peoples,
earth's princes and rulers.
Praise him young men and maidens,
old people together with children.
Let them praise the name of the Lord.
He is the praise of all who love him.
Lord our God and Creator, you
are worthy of all praise
Listen
Acts
19.8-10: For three months, Paul went to the Jewish
prayer hall in Ephesus, speaking boldly about the kingdom of God. When some Jews strongly attacked the Way, he
stopped going to the prayer hall, and began daily discussions in a lecture room.
He kept doing this for two years, with the
result that people from many places, both Jews and non-Jews, were able to
hear the word of God
Jesus, please give more and more people
the
opportunity to hear your word
Listen
Luke
20.40-45: After some leaders had asked him
some trick questions,
Jesus said to his disciples. "Beware of the religious leaders who like
to walk about in special clothes and love to be greeted obsequiously in
the market places.
They like the front seats in prayer halls and the places of honor at
banquets. They like making a show of lengthy prayers.
But at the same time they steal the property of widows. They will
receive a severe sentence from God at the end of their lives
Jesus, please help religious leaders be good
people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings:
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Yesterday morning on the way to 7.15 Mass at St
Paul's Parish, Yau Ma Tei, I heard the sound of a new-born kitten in distress on
a 1/F ledge of a building near my home. Several other people heard the sound,
but no sign of kitten. Same sound was audible when I came back from Mass and
again around midday. Then all quiet during the afternoon. But last night around
8pm the kitten re-sounded and was rescued by a group of women who lovingly care
for stray cats. God bless the women! And the kitten!
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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 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Beijing
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Lesotho
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 27
A speaker from the Salvation Army gave a most interesting
presentation on health matters at yesterday afternoon's gathering for homeless
people at the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street, Jordan.... although her talk on
health food was
followed by our usual snack of hot dogs, hamburgers etc!
Early last night I joined a zoom meeting with other members of my
NGO Voice for Prisoners,
discussing many issues to do with prisoners
Update
from Camay ... with painting of a special cat!
Malaysia:
1,640843 cases; 24,599 deaths (... official figures ... real figures may
be higher?)
Nigerian,
Thai wife arrested for smuggling Ice (notice a reference to HK!)
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Leviticus 11-12: The people were told which animals were
"clean"
and which were "unclean".
Only "clean" animals were allowed to be eaten.
Regulations were also made for when a woman had a baby:
a lamb or two turtledoves or
two young pigeons
were to be offered as a prayer for mother and baby.
Dear God, please give me a
clean heart
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
147: Praise the Lord for he is good.
Sing to our God for he is loving. To him our praise is due. The Lord builds up Jerusalem
and brings back Israel's exiles. He heals the broken-hearted
and binds up all their wounds. The Lord raises the lowly
and humbles the wicked. He fixes the number of the stars.
He calls each one by name. Our Lord is great and almighty.
His wisdom can never be measured. He covers the heavens with clouds.
He prepares rain for the earth, making mountains sprout with grass
and with plants to serve our needs. His delight is not in horses
nor his pleasure in warriors' strength. The Lord delights in those who love and honor
him,
in those who wait for his love.
It is right and fitting to
praise and love you, Lord our Creator
Listen
Acts
18.1-4:
Paul left Athens and went to the city of
Corinth. He met a Jewish couple who had recently left Italy when the
Emperor Claudius expelled all Jews from Rome. The couple were tentmakers, like Paul
himself.
Paul stayed with them and they worked together. Each Sabbath Paul preached in the prayer
halls,
trying to convert Jews as well as non-Jewish people
Jesus, thank you for the example of Paul who
worked to support himself and didn't live off others
Listen
Luke
19.41-48: As Jesus caught sight of Jerusalem,
he shed
tears over it and said "How I wish you had accepted my message of
peace. You will be totally destroyed, because you rejected God's offer of
grace". Jesus then went into the Temple and drove out
the sellers. According to the Scripture", he said, "my house
will be a house of prayer. But you have turned it into a robbers'
den". Each day Jesus taught in the Temple. The leaders wanted to
do away with him, but they didn't know how to, since most of the
ordinary people had great respect for Jesus
Jesus, please don't let me ever reject your
friendship
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Jesus shed tears over Jerusalem ... and when Lazarus died ... and probably on many other occasions.
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Prisoners ask for all sorts of textbooks for their studies,
but sometimes they ask for books for their general knowledge and for their
future ... like this
book requested by a man soon to return to Africa!
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Aug 26
After morning Mass yesterday at St Paul's Yau Ma Tei, I joined Simon (social assistant for homeless people) and Patrick (social assistant for drug addicts) for a trip to Cheung Chau ... where with Lucia (centres' manager) we visited MercyHK's Centre for Men and Centre for Women (.. with a nice lunch in between visits). The two centres currently have a total of 9 residents, all of them former prisoners ... six of them on bail release. A very special ministry indeed!
In the evening I went back to St Paul's for the monthly St Vincent de Paul meeting. No trouble sleeping last night!
Everything's a miracle!
Whales rejoice in birth of baby
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Leviticus 8-10: Moses followed God's instructions
and ordained Aaron and his sons as priests.
Moses washed them, put special clothing on them,
anointed their heads with chrism
and offered a special animal sacrifice on their behalf.
Then Aaron lifted up his hands towards the people
and blessed them.
A flame from the Lord consumed the offering on the altar.
The people shouted for joy and fell on their knees.
But later on when two of Aaron's sons offered unauthorized fire,
a fire from the Lord consumed them.
Moses then said:
"God expects the highest standard from priests".
Dear God, please bless and
protect all priests
Recording
Psalm 146: My soul, give
praise to the Lord.
I will praise the Lord all my days. Put no trust in
princes,
in mortal men in whom there is no help. Take their breath, they
return to clay
and their plans that day come to nothing. They are happy who are
helped by Jacob's God,
whose hope is in the Lord our God, who alone made heaven
and earth,
the seas and all they contain. It is he who gives
bread to the hungry,
the Lord, who sets prisoners free. It is the Lord who
gives sight to the blind,
who raises up those who are bowed down. It is the Lord who
protects the stranger
and upholds the widow and orphan. It is the Lord who
loves the just
but thwarts the path of the wicked. The Lord will reign for
ever,
Zion's God, from age to age.
Lord, please increase my trust
and faith in you
Recording
Acts 17.29-34: Paul continued speaking to the intellectuals:
"We have no excuse for thinking that the Creator looks like something
carved in gold, silver or stone. God overlooked that sort of thing when we were
ignorant. But now he is telling everyone to repent and believe in Jesus raised from the dead".
Some intellectuals laughed at Paul. A few
became believers
Jesus, please give intellectuals the humility
to believe in you
Listen
Luke 19.28-40: When Jesus came near to Jerusalem, he
sent two disciples to a nearby village to get a donkey colt which no one
had ever ridden. Jesus sat on the colt and began the descent
from the Mount of Olives down the hill to Jerusalem. The disciples spread their clothes on
the road,
and joyfully praised God for all the miracles they had seen. They cried
out "Blessings on the King who comes in
the name of the Lord!" Some religious leaders told Jesus to stop the
disciples from calling out. Jesus replied "If these keep silence, the
stones will cry out"
Jesus, you who came in the name of the Lord,
we praise and love you
Listen
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Priests
in first reading were fired from their jobs ....
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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 26th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Aug 25
Yesterday I was at Tai Lam women's prison from 9.30am to 4.30pm
.... sad to meet a few more victims of drug parcel scams. And a first for
me yesterday: my first ever visit to the rooftop outdoor recreation area ...
with lovely views of the nearby mountains.
My NGO Voice for Prisoners continues to use FB to stop
people being recruited for drug trafficking - here
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Leviticus 1-7: Moses instructed
the people:
As a sign that you are asking God for forgiveness,
put your hand on an animal's head
as you sacrifice it to the Lord.
Dear
God, please forgive my sins
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
Acts
17.16-28: In Athens, Paul was sad see so much idol worship.
Each day he talked to as many people as he could about Jesus. He was invited to a meeting of intellectuals. He said to them
"The Creator of the world does not make his home in shrines made by
human hands. He wants everyone to know him as the living God.
It is in him that we live and move and have life".
In its mother's womb, a baby lives and moves
and has life. The universe is like a giant womb, God's womb, in which we
live and move and have life. Jesus, please help me understand Paul's words
c.f. The
Universe - God's Womb
Listen
Luke
19.1-9: In Jericho there was a wealthy man named
Zacchaeus, a senior tax collector. He wanted to see what kind of person
Jesus was. But because of his
short stature he couldn't see over the crowd.
So he climbed a tree. Jesus saw him up the
tree and said "Zacchaeus, come down, because I will stay at your
house today". Zacchaeus hurried down
and welcomed Jesus warmly. People complained "He's gone to stay at
the house of an outcast". Zacchaeus replied
"Sir, I am going to give half of my property to the poor. And if I
have cheated anyone, I'll pay them back fourfold". Jesus said to him
"Today salvation has come to this house"
Jesus, please help more
people to want to know and love you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus noticed people. He notices us. He invites us to come down from our "trees"
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Yesterday during my 7 hours at Tai Lam women's prison I
spoke with over a hundred people ... only one of them male ... a two year
old son of one of the prisoners!
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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 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, 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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