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Tues Oct 19
I spent most of yesterday on office jobs, apart from a brief visit to the High Court to hand in a mitigation letter. One of the office jobs was preparing material that might help 50 year old mentally disordered HK man Wu Chu Man avoid execution before the end of the month in China, for drug trafficking. See this file
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: It's
all about The Light!
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
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Deuteronomy
10: Moses
continued his speech to the people: "And now, Israel, what does the Lord
your God ask of you? Only this: to love and honor the Lord, to follow all his
ways, to serve him with all your heart and all your soul, to keep the
commandments and laws of the Lord that for your good I set before you today.
Circumcise your heart and be obstinate no longer. The Lord your God is great and
good. He it is you must praise, he is your God. It is he who sees justice done
for the orphan and widow, who loves the stranger and gives him food and
clothing. You too must love the stranger,
for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt."
Dear Lord, please help me love you as I should
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
49-50: I will turn my mind to a
parable, with the harp I will solve a problem. The problem is: why do bad people
prosper and succeed? The answer: at the end of their lives bad people will have
to face death and judgement, just like everyone else. When we are rich, we often
lack wisdom. Wealth blinds our minds and
hearts. Let's not forgot God and his laws. Let's try to be good and lead
good lives
Lord, please help me better understand the meaning of life
Listen
Romans
8.26-29: When we are not
sure of what to say in prayer, we ask the Spirit to pray in us. We
know that by turning everything to their good, God blesses everyone who loves
him. God the Father wants us to become living images of his Son, so that
his Son will be the eldest of many brothers and sisters
Jesus, brother Jesus, please help me to be more like you
Listen
John
6.1-15: Near the Sea of
Galilee, a large crowd followed Jesus, attracted by the way he healed so many
sick people. Jesus climbed a hillside and sat there with his disciples. Seeing
the huge crowd, Jesus said to one of his disciples "How can we feed so
many people?" The disciple Andrew said "There's
a young boy here with 5 loaves and 2 fish. But what good is that for such a huge
crowd?" Jesus said "Make the people sit down". The crowd of about
20,000 sat down on the grass. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and gave
them out to all the people. He did the same with the fish. Everyone
ate as much as they wanted to. The people, seeing this miracle, said
"He really is God's great prophet". Jesus, aware that they
wanted to make him king, slipped away and went up the hill by himself
Jesus, please bless my prayers and actions to help others, just as you
blessed the loaves and fish
01
02
Reflection
on the above readings: Prayer before meals, addressed
to Jesus:
Unseen Guest at every meal
You who blessed the loaves and fish
May our hearts your presence feel
As we pray you bless each dish
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Recommended movie: Amazing Grace
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Last week I was able to get to Lai Chi Kok men's prison
for 3 straight days. But this week my diary tells me I won't be going to a
prison .... rather to the High Court for 3 or 4 days, starting yesterday
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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 19th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanxi
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 19th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Sudan
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Oct 18
A long but happy day yesterday: I had both 8.30am and 10am Mass at St Paul's Parish, Yau Ma Tei ... then a lunch at the Dr Jesus Centre for parishioners who live near the centre .... then with some kind friends to visit homeless people ....then the usual Sunday night gathering at the Dr Jesus Centre for prison visitors/groups. God bless everyone I came in contact with yesterday!
Update
from Camay as she bravely continues her fight against stage four lung cancer
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Bishops
& The Bible
Helping MercyHK rent rooms for
homeless people - Carousell:
Shop 1
Shop
2 (updated lists) ***
Updated financial report for MercyHK is here
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Feast of Saint Luke ("Luke"/"Acts")
Luke
1: Dear
Friend of God, there are already many reports written about Jesus. These reports
come from people who were the earliest eyewitnesses and ministers of the Good
News. After checking the whole story, I also have decided to write a report, so
that you may see for yourself the truth and accuracy of the Good News
Jesus, help me understand your Good News
Recording
of this reading
Acts
1: Dear Friend of God, in
my first book (the Gospel of Luke)
I wrote about everything Jesus did until the day he was taken up to heaven. For
40 days after his death, he appeared to his apostles many times, and taught them
about the kingdom of God. He told them to stay in Jerusalem and wait for what
the Father had promised: "You will soon be baptized with the Holy
Spirit"
Jesus, please baptize me with the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, increase your
influence in my life
Recording
Colossians
4.14 (St
Paul writing from prison in Rome):
Greetings from my
dear friend Luke,
the doctor
Recording
2
Timothy 4.11 (St Paul writing
from prison in Rome):
Only Luke is
with me
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings:
I
enjoyed this: 
David
Pawson - The Gospel of Luke
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Several
birthday gatherings over the past 3 days ....God bless all the people who
attended the gatheringS!
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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 18th 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 18th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Ivory
Coast
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Oct 17
A long but happy day yesterday: morning Mass at St Paul's Yau Ma Tei, lunch at the Dr Jesus Centre with a very special group, prayer meeting for healing at the same centre, then evening OMI meal at Notre Dame College in Kowloon City. No trouble sleeping last night!
450kg
of heroin from Malaysia seized in Melbourne
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2:
Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ
Bible Study: Acts
5
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
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c.f. readings for Sunday 29
Isaiah 52-53: See, my servant will prosper,
he shall be lifted up and exalted. As the crowds were appalled on
seeing him
- so disfigured did he look -
so will the crowds be astonished at him,
for they will see something that has never happened before. Without beauty, without
majesty, we saw him.
He was despised and rejected,
a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering.
He was despised and we took no account of him. And yet ours were the sufferings
he bore,
ours the sorrows he carried. He was pierced through for our
faults,
crushed for our sins. On him lies a punishment that
brings us peace,
and through his wounds we are
healed. We had all gone astray like
sheep,
and the Lord burdened him with our sins. Harshly dealt with, he bore it
humbly,
never opening his mouth. He let himself be taken for a
sinner,
and all the time he was suffering and praying for sinners.
Jesus, these words refer to
you.
Thank you for all you suffered to redeem the world
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
33: Ring out your joy to the Lord, all good
people,
for praise is fitting for loyal hearts. For the Lord loves justice and right;
he fills the earth with his love. By his word the heavens were made,
he spoke and the universe came into being. They are happy, whose God is the
Lord,
he is the source of all true joy. May your love be upon us, O Lord,
since we place all our trust in you.
Lord, we trust in your precious
love
Listen
Hebrews
4.12-16:
The word of God is something alive and active.
It goes deep into our hearts. In Jesus we have the supreme high priest who
is now in the highest heaven. He knows how weak we are. He himself was
tempted in every way, but did not sin. Let us be confident in approaching his throne
of grace.
He will give us grace when we are in need of help
Jesus, our high priest, help me when I'm weak
Listen
Mark
10.35-45: The brothers James and John were two
of Jesus' disciples.
One day their mother said to Jesus
"When you become king, allow my sons to sit at your right and
left". Jesus said to his cousins James
and John
"Only my Father in heaven can allocate seats on my right and
left". The 10 other disciples were angry
at James and John for seeking honor. So Jesus said to them all
"In most places, people in power like to dominate and control others.
But this is not to be your way of exercising authority. You must exercise authority by
serving others, not dominating them,
just as I came not to be served, but to serve,
and to give my life as a ransom for the world"
Jesus, please help me want to
help and serve other people,
not dominate and control them
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Let us pray every day for the leaders of our world to "exercise authority by serving others, not dominating them"
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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Yesterday
in the mail I received a letter from the Social Welfare Dept: "Now that you
are 75 you can have free medical care at public hospitals and clinics". God
bless the government!
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Oct 16
Dr Jesus Centre, Jordan: As usual there was lunch yesterday for mothers who work on Temple Street, followed by a gathering for homeless people for whom MercyHK is now providing accommodation.
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: "All
fish should swim"!
(a very different policy from the time 500 years ago when people 
were burnt alive for
reading an English Bible ...)
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
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Deuteronomy
9: Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"Listen, Israel, you are soon to cross the Jordan River,
to dispossess nations greater and stronger than yourself.
Know that the Lord your God will go in front of you.
So often in the past you forgot the Lord.
So often you were rebels and did not obey the Lord.
In future you must rebel no more."
Dear
Lord, please don't let me ever rebel against you
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
47-48: All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with
shouts of joy.
For the Lord, our Creator, we must love and honor,
great king over all the earth. Especially in his holy city is the Lord worthy
to be praised.
Praise is fitting in Mount Sion, our earth's most sacred site. O God, as we pray in your temple,
our hearts meditate on your love. May peoples and rulers everywhere
acknowledge and love you as Creator of the Universe
Let all the peoples praise you, Lord. Let all the peoples praise you
Listen
Romans
8.14-21: Everyone moved by the Spirit is a child of
God.
The Spirit lets us use children's language to speak to God tenderly as "Abba, Father".
Since we are God's children, we are also his
heirs, coheirs with Jesus,
sharing his suffering so as to share his glory. What we suffer in this life can never be
compared with the glorious life we will have in heaven. The whole of creation looks forward to sharing
the same glory, to sharing immortality
Abba, Father, may everyone love and honor you.
Help everyone get to heaven
Listen
John
5.36-46: Jesus said to the religious leaders "The
healing and teaching my Father has given me to do,
testify that the Father sent me. You study the Scriptures, realizing that in
them there is the message of life. Now these same Scriptures focus on
me,
and yet you refuse to come to me for life. If you really believe what Moses wrote, you
would believe in me, since it was I that he was writing about".
Jesus, please help me understand how
everything in the Bible is related to you. Help me understand that
"ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of you"
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: One of my favourite songs -
Everyone Moved By The
Spirit
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Thank you Dear God for the past 75 years!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent. & N
America
Jesus,
today, Saturday,
please bless the people of Central
& North America
And
praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Oct 15
Apologies for not mentioning on yesterday's menu that yesterday was a holiday in HK for the Chung Yeung Festival. My excuse: many things were happening 2 nights ago ... especially an urgent late night accommodation case ... and I got distracted. Yesterday with around 80 parishioners I was at the Cheung Yeung 9am Mass at St Paul's Parish Yau Ma Tei.
After Mass yesterday I went to Lai Chi Kok men's prison for the
third day in a row! Something I haven't done for many years. I used to go there
4 and sometimes 5 days a week .... but that's not possible now with extra
commitments. Was possible the past 3 days thanks to typhoon signal no. 8
cancelling activities ... and a public holiday. And see 
below!
20 years ago
today in Zhaoqing
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: The
Message of Love
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Deuteronomy 8: Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"Remember how the Lord your God
led you for 40 years in the wilderness,
to humble you, to test you, to know your inmost heart
- whether you would keep his commandments or not.
He humbled you, he fed you with manna,
to make you understand that we do not live on bread alone
but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.
Learn from this that the Lord your God was training you
as a man trains his child.
Keep the commandments of the Lord your God.
Follow his ways and reverence him.
When you become prosperous in the land that God is giving you,
do not become proud and say your own efforts have brought you success.
Take care and do not forget the Lord your God."
Dear
Lord, don't let me ever forget all you have done for me
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
46:
God is for us a refuge and strength,
in time of distress he is a helper close at hand. Therefore we shall not fear even though the
earth should rock,
even though the mountains fall into the sea. The Lord of hosts is with us.
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Come and consider the works of the Lord
and always remember his words: "Be still and know that I am God".
Lord, help us to be more aware
of your presence,
especially when we are in trouble
Listen
Romans
8.9-13:
You are on God's team. God the Father is the
manager.
Jesus is the captain. The Holy Spirit is the coach, a coach
living in your heart. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the
dead, is living in you,
then he who raised Jesus from the dead will help
you live a risen life. By the grace of the Holy Spirit you can stop
doing bad things
Holy Spirit of Jesus, Holy Spirit of the
Father, fall afresh on me!
Listen
John
5.17-30: Jesus said to the religious leaders "My
Father goes on working, and so do I. Whoever
refuses honor to the Son, refuses honor to the Father who sent him. The Father judges no one. He has entrusted all
judgement to the Son. A time will come when the dead will
leave their graves at the sound of the Son's voice. Those who did good,
will rise again to life. Those who did evil, will face condemnation".
Jesus, some day you are going to be my judge.
On that day may I hear you say "I was hungry, and you gave me food
etc" (Matthew 25. 31 - 46)
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: God does not have a retirement plan!
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When my Dad used to have a job involving a lot of items
.... like moving a lot things ....when he moved the very last one he would say
"that's the one I was looking for!" Yesterday at Lai Chi Kok men's
prison, after visiting every single dayroom and section over the past three
days, when I visited the very last part .... a special unit ....I said to the
man there "you're the one I was looking for!"
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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 15th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Liaoning
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 15th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Zimbabwe
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Oct 14
Activities yesterday were cancelled because of typhoon signal No.
8 .... but there was almost no rain/wind (was No. 8 really necessary??!!)
... so I went to Lai Chi Kok men's prison for about 4 hours ....wondering to and
from the prison why the streets were deserted!
Media
report of Fr Franco Mella's effort two days ago to stop execution of
mentally disturbed HK man in China at end of this month
(my English post about this case,
with link to report by Ming Pao newspaper).
If media report does not open, put
港人內地販毒判死刑 into
Google
My
reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: NT
stands for New Territories in HK and the .... in The Book!
Everything's a miracle!
They both hop ... must be related ... the sparrow and the kangaroo!
Update: MercyHK is now providing accommodation, mainly at the Alhambra Building
in Yau Ma Tei, for more than 40 homeless people
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Deuteronomy 7: Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"You are a people consecrated to the Lord your God.
It is you that the Lord our God has chosen
to be his very own people out of all the peoples on the earth.
But know this:
if the Lord set his heart on you and chose you,
it was not because you outnumbered other peoples.
In fact you were the least of all peoples.
It was for love of you and to keep his promise to our ancestors
that the Lord chose you.
Listen then to these ordinances, be true to them and observe them,
and in return the Lord your God will be true to you.
He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers.
He will bless the fruit of your body and the produce of your soil,
your corn, your wine, your oil, the issue of your cattle,
the young of your flock.
No man or woman among will shall be barren,
no male or female of your beasts infertile.
The Lord will keep all sickness far from you.
Be loyal then to the Lord
and have nothing to do with the religious practices
of the people you will conquer."
Dear
God, please help us to love you as we should
01
02
Psalms 42-45: Like a deer that longs for running
streams,
so my soul is longing for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for you, the God of my
life.
I think of you all the time, here in my land of exile. People make fun of us here in exile.
They taunt us saying "Where is your God?" Yet no matter what happens we will hope in you,
for you are our saviour and our God. No
matter where we are or what happens to us,
our hearts will long for you, like a bride longing for her groom.
Lord, no matter what happens,
may I always hope in you
Recording
Romans 7.14-25: Even though I'm on God's team, I don't always
play as well as I should.
At times I cannot understand my behavior.
I
fail to do good things, and I find myself doing bad things. It's as if there is a battle going on inside
me. In my heart I dearly love God,
but my will is weak, and I
do things that I know are wrong. Who can help me keep going? Who can fix up
things in my life? Jesus can. He is the one who sorts out things
in my life,
and changes chaos into order, by the working of the Holy
Spirit
Jesus, my life is in your hands. Please
arrange my life the way you want to
Listen
John 5.1-14: Jesus again went up to Jerusalem for a Jewish
festival. In a building near the Sheep Gate, he saw many sick people.
One paralyzed man had been ill for 38 years. Jesus
said to him "Do you want to be well again?
Get up, pick up your bed and walk".
The man was healed at once. He picked up his bed and walked away.
After a while Jesus met him in the Temple and said to him "Now that
you are well, do not sin any more"
Jesus, if my sickness is due to some sin,
please forgive me and heal me
Listen
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HK has just had a Clayton's
typhoon!
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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 14th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Oct 13
I spent about 5 hours at Lai
Chi Kok men's prison yesterday ..... and made sure to get home before
typhoon signal No. 8 was raised around 5.30pm. Maybe today the typhoon will be
stronger, but up until late last night: no rain, no wind! Why was No. 8 needed
many people will be asking!
A most important article: Capitalism
is what we see in the Pandora papers (George
Monbiot)
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Why
we should love OT
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy 6:
Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"Listen Israel. You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength.
Let these words I urge on you today
be written on your heart.
You shall repeat them to your children and say them
when you are resting in your house or going for a walk,
when you are lying down and when you get up.
You shall fasten them on your hand as a sign
and on your forehead as a circlet.
You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates"
Dear
Lord, please help us to love you with all our hearts
My
recording of this reading
"Love God, Love Neighbour" - OMI school motto
Psalm
41: Blessed the person who helps the poor and the
weak.
He himself will be helped by the Lord when he is sick and in trouble.
The Lord will help him on his bed of pain.
The Lord will bring him back from sickness to health.
Lord, please help me to do more
for the poor
Listen
Romans
6.12-23: Do not let sin control your life. Always
remember which team you play for: God's Grace
Guys, not Satan's Sin Side.
Playing for SSS is a recipe for death.
Playing
for GGG leads to eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord
Jesus, please help me remember I'm on your
team
John
4.46-53: Jesus went again to Cana in Galilee, where he
had changed water into wine. In Cana there was a royal official
whose son was dying in his home in the town of Capernaum.
The official asked Jesus to go to his home and cure his son.
"Sir", he said to Jesus, "come to my house before my child
dies". Jesus replied "Go
home. Your son will live". The official believed Jesus and started his
journey home. While on the journey, he was met by his servants who told him
the boy was alive and well. "The fever left him yesterday, they
said, "at 1pm". The father realized that this was the exact
time when Jesus had said "Your son will live". The
official and all his household then believed in Jesus
Jesus, (..name..) is sick.
Please heal him/her
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: In today's 4 readings, 4 beautiful messages. What a rich menu to chew over today!
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With a typhoon threatening I took my large umbrella to Lai
Chi Kok yesterday .... and left it in rack at front entrance .....and remembered
to get it when I left! (so what? you might say .... but my point is ....
umbrellas sometimes not easy to remember ...especially when there is no rain to
remind one!)
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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 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, 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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